Medicine
Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company
Britain’s nursing union axes Teva UK as commercial partner over links to Israel’s military and corporate track recordBritain’s nursing union has cut its ties with an Israeli drug …
‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK
Barbara O’Neill has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate sodaA controversial proponent of natural remedies who has been banned from prov…
Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchersNew research has found that increased air pollution is associated wit…
Heat-related deaths in Phoenix rise, after two years of decline
Metro Phoenix has so far seen twice as many heat deaths as this time last year. Authorities are trying to understand why and how to intervene.
STAT+: Medicare Advantage plans shift more costs onto seniors in 2027
Premiums are stable, but Medicare Advantage plans are making big changes that could make care more expensive for patients.
Top journal’s special issue on women’s health casts spotlight on menopause and pain
"Highlighting a ton of open questions": Top journal's special issue on women's health examines the latest discoveries on chronic pain and menopause.
Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
Rebuilding a complex and broken system into one that’s fair for all, and in the face of steely opposition: that will be the PM’s real challengeHere is rare clearcut proof of the p…
Specialist services are vital to help people with ME/CFS | Letter
Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article about how those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome, have been failed by the health systemGeorge Monbiot (Aband…
It’s cruel to delay ADHD and autism assessments for children | Letter
Anna Bird says the decision by some NHS integrated care boards to impose a two-year minimum wait is harmful to young people and their familiesBlocking assessments of children with…
£350m a week for a national care service? Hmm… time for some joined-up thinking | Brief letters
A side-of-the-bus calculation | GPs, nurses and preventive healthcare | House guests | Treasured kitchen tools | Hedgehog-flavoured crisps | Advance bookingA quick side-of-the-bus…
Mistrust in science and a juicy gene-editing lawsuit
Why have so many Americans lost trust in science? And what's the deal with a new gene-editing lawsuit? Find out on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD" podcast.
As CDC redesigns annual health survey, it removes questions about disabilities
Proposed changes to the federal government’s health survey would undercount Americans with disabilities, advocates say.
STAT+: A journey to witness China’s biotech boom up close
Chinese-designed drugs now account for roughly half the global pipeline. STAT's Jason Mast traveled to Shanghai to get an up-close look at the competition that's making American's…
STAT+: MAHA goes corporate
Health care companies dominate the MAHA Summit, and a look at Trump's watered down effort to lower Medicare drug prices.
STAT+: A major insurer on how it may replicate Medicare’s chronic-care experiment
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A California insurer on how it may replicate Medicare's tech-enabled chronic-care experiment.
Tell us: what happened after you froze your eggs?
Much is made of the decision to try to preserve fertility but less explored are the choices that come afterwards. We want to hear from people about what happened nextOocyte cryopr…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a plan to lower Medicare drug prices, a Lilly obesity drug, and more
A final Medicare rule aimed at lowering prices for doctor-administered drugs applies to only four companies and saves 96% less than the initial proposal
Trump administration appeals ruling blocking limits on international student visas
DHS has appealed a court ruling blocking it from restricting how long international students and postdoctoral researchers can remain in the U.S.
STAT+: Why a Huntington’s patient isn’t fazed by the waning effect of UniQure’s gene therapy
Questions about the durability of an experimental Huntington's disease therapy matter to Wall Street. They matter less to those directly affected by the disease.
STAT+: Invivyd’s pursuit of a Covid vaccine alternative gets a lift, but an FDA hurdle may await
The small biotech company Invivyd is developing an injectable, low-dose monoclonal antibody to protect against Covid.
20 fascinating facts about hair: why baldness is super-masculine – and a pubic bush could be a ‘cheating detector’
Judy Wearing has spent much of her life studying our follicles. She explains how our armpits betray our emotions, why some gentlemen really do prefer blondes and the reason we evo…
Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integra…
Opinion: Claude analyzed my genome in 30 minutes. Now we need standards for the results
In 2009, analyzing Euan Ashley’s whole genome took 30 people and almost a year. In 2026, he writes, Claude did it in 30 minutes for about $5.
Opinion: I studied GLP-1 use in children. The results are reassuring
“Intervening in childhood could save children from decades of irreversible damage,” a transplant surgeon writes of GLP-1 weight loss drugs.