Medicine
Welsh health board may close urgent primary care centres at three hospitals
UPCCs in Holyhead, Tremadog and Bangor may shut as Betsi Cadwaladr University health board struggles with funding and recruitmentA struggling Welsh health board may close urgent p…
Has Trump kept his promises to the MAHA movement?
It's been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA. How well is the Trump administration meeting its promises?
How to improve your memory: 10 easy, enjoyable expert tips – from reading a book to getting more sleep
Relying on technology can make us forgetful, but there are some simple ways to sharpen your recall. Memory experts describe the tricks and habits that can helpMemory can worsen as…
A lot of Floridians lost their healthcare this year. Now, they're heading to the polls
When federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance expired last year, Florida was hit particularly hard. Now, as the election and open enrollment coincide, healthcare…
STAT+: What are the health stakes of the midterms? Policymakers, lobbyists, and experts weigh in
No matter what happens on Election Day, the midterms will have sweeping implications for American health care. More than two dozen experts on what could come next.
Can Democrats win Maha voters after Trump let them down?
The party is hoping they can integrate the public health message with grassroots concern, but leave behind conspiracy theoriesChellie Pingree remembers when she moved to Maine as …
FDA again bypasses advisers to remove black-box warnings from menopause treatments
Some experts express concern about ‘lack of transparency’ as agency removes warnings on three estrogen patchesThree more patches for treating menopause will no longer carry black-…
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
How Election Day can affect your heart
Political campaigns can do more than raise your blood pressure. Studies link election stress to irregular heartbeats and an increase in heart attacks.
Assessing Merck and Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine
On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” we discuss the latest cancer data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about AstraZeneca cost-cutting, Sun Pharma facility problems, and more
AstraZeneca has launched a three-year cost-cutting program that aims to slice off $1.5 billion a year, with the savings reinvested in R&D
The persisting paradox of men’s health
A new series in The Lancet argues for the need to investigate a paradox of men’s health: why men experience worse health outcomes than women, even though they hold undeniable…
Everyone is thin and we’re not allowed to say so: the toxic legacy of body positivity
In the late 2010s, a movement argued that no one body type is superior than another. Now in the GLP-1 age, people are still pursuing thinness - and just not talking about itVogue …
Families in the US are opting for earlier measles vaccinations amid outbreak
Parents are opting for a second shot of MMR vaccine sooner, which aligns with guidance in Germany, the UK and FranceMeasles cases are accelerating in the US, with twice as many co…
Florida sees spike in dengue fever cases
Florida is seeing a record number of dengue fever cases this year as the tropical disease thrives in warming climates.
STAT+: How a simple UTI turns into a $1,756 bill
They visited for what they thought were obvious urgent care issues — coughs, congestion, flu — and were shocked to get bills for ER care instead, totaling thousands of dollars.
Opinion: How Congress can fix expert advisory committees
“This evisceration of scientific advice is untenable,” write C. Joseph Ross Daval and Aaron S. Kesselheim.
The health care issues STAT reporters are watching in the midterms
In this week's "STATus Report," STAT reporters break down how the midterms could shape federal health and science policy, and an El-Sayed interview.
STAT+: FDA, CMS scramble to avoid regulatory logjam as more states look to test AI in clinical settings
Officials are moving behind the scenes to head off a conflict brewing between states and the federal government over regulating AI.
Opinion: What a mother’s 1834 letter about measles tells us about MAHA
An 1834 letter about a measles outbreak sheds light on today’s anti-vaccine movement, writes a medical historian.
UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn
Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PMThe UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity ra…
Manosphere and online misogyny should be treated as public health issues, say UK experts
Report calls for an effort to tackle harms in similar way to obesity and smoking, and stresses need to ‘offer boys something better’The manosphere and online misogyny should be tr…
What killed 500-plus penguins? How scientists solved the mystery
The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica. The prime suspect was avian flu. Researchers were surprised by what they found.
Lost your spark? The "silent sister" of depression, and a quiz to spot her
Always busy, but rarely joyful? Allison Aubrey and Juana Summers discuss a tool to spot "high functioning depression."