Medicine
What does marathon training do to your body? A reporter becomes the test subject
Before running the New York City Marathon, NPR's Elissa Nadworny gets a bone scan, blood work and a treadmill test to settle a question from Mom: Is this bad for my body?
Good palliative care and assisted dying can go hand in hand | Letters
Readers respond to an article on the urgent need for palliative care reformJane Turner is right that end-of‑life care needs fixing (MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care …
Trump announces $90 payments for seniors’ Medicare premium costs ahead of midterm elections
President Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time for seniors' Medicare Part B premiums
Medicare for All remains key pressure point for Democrats ahead of midterms
The idea of universal health coverage in the US is embraced by party’s left but is often considered a liability by centristsLast week, 1,500 unionized nurses gathered in a large c…
Dining across the divide: ‘Without being patronising, I think as he grows older he’ll tune in to the damage “free speech” can do’
Did a Tory voter who opposes all censorship offend a leftwinger concerned about how people treat one another?• Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out …
Hegseth is obsessed with testosterone therapy. If anything, I’d like the opposite | Dave Schilling
Maybe the key to life is being able to bench press 300lb at 75. But do we need more muscle-bound, angry guys around?I loathe going to the doctor.Not a controversial opinion, compa…
Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread
Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination ratesPennsylvania is bracing for a wave of measles cases, with some pu…
Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban
‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift, anonymous access They call it the “world’s first parcel locker for abortion pills…
Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman
In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-tickingAndy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he se…
My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner
For years, eating was something to control, fear or regret. After I hunted my first deer, I started to see fat, hunger and my own body in a different lightI muffled my sobs with a…
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals
Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is saferBacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern ab…
NIH rolling out streamlined website to help public find information more easily
The redesign is intended to streamline what was a sprawling and fractured information ecosystem, requiring users to understand NIH's organizational structure
The 7 best blenders in the US: For smoothies, frozen drinks and more
A great blender is a kitchen workhouse – I tested more than a dozen options including the Vitamix and Breville for budget, size, mulch factor, speed and whether they had plastic o…
What it’s like to wait for the call from the Nobel Prize committee
Ahead of this year's Nobel Prize announcements, STAT chatted with Mary-Claire King, who discovered the BRCA cancer mutations and is frequently mentioned in prize predictions.
They’re delicious, popular and versatile – but how healthy are berries?
Experts say that if you’re eating any berry – strawberries, blackberries, currants, raspberries, blueberries – you are benefitingSprinkled on top of yoghurt, blended into smoothie…
Access to addiction meds for young people has improved — but retention hasn’t
Only a small fraction of young people with opioid use disorder receive addiction medications, and few stay on them for long, a study finds.
An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
STAT+: Lilly bypasses Australian pharmacies with DTC model
Eli Lilly is launching LillyDirect to deliver Mounjaro straight to Australian patients’ doors — and local doctors and pharmacists aren’t thrilled.
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.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the 340B drug pilot program, an obesity drug disappointment, and more
The U.S. approved 10 drugmakers to participate in a 340B pilot program that will allow them to offer rebates, instead of upfront discounts, to certain providers
How big is Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak?
News of a fifth measles death in Pennsylvania underscores a longstanding issue about the disease. The full scope of the outbreak — in the state and in the country —…
Opinion: I treated heat stroke at the NYC Marathon. Marathons need to prepare for a climate-changed world
A doctor’s request to marathons: Let’s make evidence-based medical plans — especially for extreme heat.
Opinion: The law has to catch up on orphan-designated drugs with multiple uses
The law has to catch up on the 340B drug discount program, writes a pharmacist.
STAT+: NIH awarded all its grant funding, but delayed and opaque decisions stymied researchers
The NIH continued reducing grants involving health disparities, race, and ethnicity but made little progress toward other administration priorities in the 2026 fiscal year.