Medicine
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an HHS peptide push, Trump’s pharma stock holdings, and more
The Trump administration is proceeding with a plan to allow compounding pharmacies to produce certain peptides
STAT+: RevMed’s pancreatic cancer drug nears European approval
Following a green light from the FDA, European regulators have now recommended the approval of Revolution Medicines' Rasonque for pancreatic cancer.
What to read before you go see that new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes
Ahead of "You Can See Everything" hitting theaters, let's rewind the last decade and review some of the most significant news tied to Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted in 2022…
Public health nurse talks about the moment she learned to ask for help
For StoryCorps, a public health nurse in Minnesota speaks with her college mentor about a moment when she almost gave up on her career aspirations.
‘Clean air is not a favour’: Indonesia’s neighbours fed up with acrid haze as Singapore threatens to prosecute
Companies behind fires in Indonesia threatened with legal action as region dogged by persistent, transboundary hazeSingapore is threatening to prosecute companies responsible for …
Opinion: I thought I knew why patients stopped taking their medicine. I was wrong
Patients can understand that medication is necessary and still struggle with what taking it means.
Opinion: Is Milton Friedman to blame for America’s health care woes?
Health policy experts John McDonough and Stuart Butler debate where the U.S. medical system went wrong — and how to fix it.
STAT+: In DOGE’s aftermath, federal health workers bristle at new performance reviews
Changes to the annual performance review process are the latest flashpoint in tensions between federal workers across the Department of Health and Human Services and the Trump adm…
STAT+: Coerced sex or a jealous ex? Jury weighs dueling accounts of star scientist David Sabatini’s downfall
Was molecular biologist David Sabatini a manipulative mentor who coerced a younger colleague into sex? Or was he the victim of a spurned former lover?
Commercial kitchen staff exposed to high levels of air pollution, study finds
US research says nitrogen dioxide in restaurants that cook with gas can exceed WHO limits, which also affects dinersEach time we enjoy a meal out or order a takeaway, someone cook…
Pope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?
Pontiff is recovering from a lobectomy, which is standard treatment for lung cancer caught early and can be curativeOn Tuesday, surgeons in Rome removed the lower part of Pope Leo…
Hit a midlife wall? This test identifies your strengths and what matters to you
In this first episode of Your Turn with Allison Aubrey, we explore the science of the flow state with violinist Diane Allen, who lost her flow and then tried to find it again, and…
Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.
U.S. health officials are moving ahead with a plan to allow specialty pharmacies to produce certain peptides, a class of largely unregulated injections favored by health secretary…
Merck and Moderna have ‘lot of exploring to do’ after initial cancer vaccine success
Stephen Hoge and Dean Li, at the STAT Summit, spoke of how Merck and Moderna will pair Keytruda with personalized mRNA vaccines to target tumors.
The Trump administration is doubling down on health care fraud investigations
At the STAT Summit, the Department of Justice offered up a warning for health care executives: Don’t be another Theranos.
UK HRT shortages: which products are affected and what to do about it
Experts say seeking alternatives that deliver the same dose of oestrogen by the same method is keyWomen in the UK are again facing shortages of some HRT products, with warnings th…
Oliver Rackham obituary
My son Oliver Rackham, who has died aged 57 of a brain tumour, was no ordinary neonatal paediatrician. Believing that a child’s parents were vital in every consultation and decisi…
The Guardian view on food security: we have just-in-time, we need just-in-case | Editorial
Experts are warning that the UK is unprepared for crises. A refrigerator cyber-attack scare in France is the latest reminder of the risksWhat’s worrying French supermarket bosses …
Mass. lawmaker Auchincloss favors boosting U.S. biotech over targeting China
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) has some advice for fellow lawmakers: unapologetically support the biotech industry.
Trans women no longer to be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance
Rules mean single-sex wards, toilets and changing rooms will now be used by people based on their biological sexTrans women will no longer be placed on female-only wards under new…
STAT+: Former FDA commissioners Califf, Gottlieb, Sharpless lay into current HHS leadership
Former FDA commissioners Rob Califf (Obama and Biden administrations), Scott Gottlieb, and Ned Sharpless (both from the first Trump administration) criticized the officials who ra…
STAT+: Verastem’s KRAS inhibitor shows promise in pancreatic cancer
Verastem Oncology reports encouraging early results for its KRAS G12D inhibitor, which it’s studying in more than 200 patients with advanced solid tumors like metastatic pancreati…
After a melanoma diagnosis, mRNA cancer vaccine delivered a patient hope — and a path forward
A schoolteacher diagnosed with melanoma provides an inside look at what it was like to be treated with a cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna.
Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics
Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessmentsA senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdo…