Medicine
ER visits from people born outside the U.S. dropped after ICE raids
A new study found that visits by people born outside of the U.S. to three LA emergency rooms dropped precipitously after ICE raids increased last year.
2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘mirror image’ molecule research, with impact on pharmacology
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for solving a mystery with research on "mirror image" molecules.
Opinion: My oncologist recommended active surveillance for prostate cancer. Life insurers called it ‘untreated cancer’
“I reject the idea that a man who keeps every prostate cancer surveillance appointment has ‘untreated cancer,’” writes Howard Wolinsky.
STAT+: Democrats plot a midterms push for MAHA voters
Key Democrats are meeting with MAHA activists and rolling out food and environmental plans to entice them.
STAT+: In Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a promising therapy is available to a fortunate few
Exon-skipping drugs present a critical test for the FDA’s goal of encouraging treatments for rare disease.
STAT+: Caribou Biosciences, biotech co-founded by Jennifer Doudna, is shutting down
Caribou Biosciences is shutting down after failing to raise the money necessary to fund a late-stage clinical trial of its off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy for lymphoma.
The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on healthThey were born into a Britain still recovering fro…
Opinion: Infectious disease expert: The mysterious pneumonia in Russia deserves attention, not panic
Chill out about reports about plague in Siberia, writes infectious disease doctor Krutika Kuppalli.
CDC funding for HIV prevention shifted from providers to states under Trump
Nonprofits fighting HIV used get direct funding from the CDC. Now that money is going to state health departments that may have other priorities.
An early start to flu season moves up vaccination timing
This year's flu season is unusual. It started early and in the West, instead of the South. A new variant with a mutation that helps the virus evade immunity may be playing a role.
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data showsMore than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having…
STAT+: AstraZeneca opens new Boston site
AstraZeneca opened a new R&D site in Kendall Square yesterday, celebrating a $1 billion investment in the unsettled center of U.S. biotechnology after a spate of Chinese dealmakin…
STAT+: Are stem cell treatments about to have their day?
Stem cells might be the next peptides, and how Trump's $90 checks will play out after the election.
What are hospital longevity programs, and what can they tell you about your health?
What can hospital longevity clinics can tell you about your health? STAT's Sarah Todd went to one to find out.
STAT+: FDA spells out 2027 AI guidance plans
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: New AI guidances expected from the the FDA in 2027, Utah expanding its AI sandbox, and more.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about U.S.-funded psychedelic trials, an AstraZeneca R&D center, and more
The Trump administration is advancing the first government-funded clinical trials of the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat opioid addiction and PTSD
New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases
The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are upThe New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emerg…
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last weekThe World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowaf…
Deciding when to get your flu shot? Consider these factors
When’s the best time to be vaccinated? Here are some thoughts that may help you make your decision.
'We could all hear her breathing': Witnessing the failed execution of Christa Pike
Catherine Sweeney was in the witness room when Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30. An attempted execution in May had also failed. Here's what Sweeney saw and …
STAT+: Can you live longer for $5,500? Longevity clinics are the buzzy new trend at nonprofit hospitals
Longevity clinics promise personalized health advice and cutting-edge tests. Now major hospitals are entering the business, at costs reaching $45,000 a year.
Opinion: Why the FDA should not approve an ineffective multicancer screening test
“Telling more people they have cancer is not progress; progress is having fewer people die from cancer,” H. Gilbert Welch writes of Grail’s multicancer screening test.
Opinion: I’m a doctor. Here’s what I want the public to know about AI tools and health care costs
“We can document honestly and still wind up inflating hospital bills,” writes a frustrated doctor.
In this hospital, pulse oximeters went from overestimating to underestimating blood oxygen. Why?
Researchers found pulse oximeters went from overestimating blood oxygen levels to underestimating them; inaccuracies were worse in patients of color.