Medicine
A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again
A bad breakup had made me afraid I would be mired in anger for ever. But on that family hike, in our fear and horror as we awaited the air ambulance, my old hurts took on a differ…
STAT+: At MAHA Summit, a grassroots movement goes corporate
Federal officials and health care executives rubbed elbows at the ritzy MAHA Summit, causing some supporters to question what MAHA has become.
‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits
Though not yet approved by any regulatory agency, retatrutide could help improve blood sugar levels and reduce inflammationThe ‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could help improve b…
STAT+: Lawmakers urge Trump to rethink new rule that could restrict imported meds from Canada and overseas
Some lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to rethink a pending rule that may prevent Americans from obtaining medicines from licensed international pharmacies.
STAT+: PhRMA taps Eric Cantor as new CEO
Eric Cantor, a former GOP House majority leader, is taking the helm of PhRMA at a challenging time for the industry.
STAT+: Beam Therapeutics sues Chinese biotech, VC-backed startup, alleging theft of intellectual property
The gene-editing company Beam Therapeutics is alleging that one of its scientists stole intellectual property and used it to co-found a Chinese company that made a deal with VC fi…
It’s not the price of your toothbrush but how you use it | Letters
Responding to an article by Emine Saner, Gemma Hooson writes that there are no shortcuts to oral hygiene. Plus a letter by David Duell Emine Saner offers a fascinating survey of t…
STAT+: Overton won’t get a vote before midterms
Health department nominees await Senate votes, and we map out what the elections mean for healthy policy.
This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice
The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Among the recipients of the $800,000 "no-strings-attached" fellowships are researchers who were recogni…
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for col…
STAT+: Anthropic joins ARPA-H clinical AI moonshot, will hold closed-door health care event
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Oura delays IPO plans, Anthropic joins an clinical AI effort by ARPA-H, and MAHA's health data goals.
STAT+: AstraZeneca invests $2 billion in Summit Therapeutics
AstraZeneca is teaming up with Summit Therapeutics to test its PD-1/VEGF bispecific ivonescimab alongside AstraZeneca’s antibody-drug conjugates.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo licensing a Chinese obesity pill, Merck pulling an antibiotic, and more
Novo has agreed to pay up to $2.6 billion to license an experimental, weekly weight loss pill from China’s Hengrui Pharma
Researchers slow neurodegeneration in mice by barring T cells from the brain
A new study in mice led by Washington University in St. Louis researchers suggests that stopping certain immune cells from entering the brain could limit neurodegeneration.
Tell us: have you had the shingles vaccine in the hope of reducing your dementia risk?
Have you had the shingles vaccine on the NHS or privately because you hoped it might lower your dementia risk? We’d like to hear from youSales of shingles jabs have increased afte…
STAT+: UniQure’s gene therapy continues to slow Huntington’s progression after four years
UniQure's gene therapy continues to slow Huntington's progression after four years. But the magnitude of the benefit waned compared to a similar analysis from a year ago.
Child review – jump scares abound in twisty organ transplant fable that keeps horror at its heart
This Luxembourg-made movie about a couple who venture east to save their son features some impressive film-making Stippled with first-world guilt about income inequality even betw…
Opinion: Massive SNAP cuts could mean more children are separated from their families
"We should not make families poorer and then punish them for their poverty," write Sandy Santana and Kristen Weber of the National Center for Youth Law.
Opinion: Child health is the national security crisis we keep ignoring
“National security begins in childhood,” write Tina L. Cheng, Stanley McChrystal, and James M. Perrin.
STAT+: Drug pricing, Medicaid, and research funding: The key policy issues at stake in the midterms
Big shifts in health care policy could emerge depending on who wins the midterms, affecting hospitals and pharma companies.
STAT+: The last ‘breakthrough’ devices to get special treatment from Medicare
New medical devices deemed "breakthrough" by the FDA are no longer automatically eligible for extra Medicare payments.
She’s spent two decades talking to parents who don’t vaccinate their children. Here’s what she’s learned
Jennifer Reich has spent two decades speaking to families about their immunization decisions. In an interview, she unpacks what she's learned.
Why MAHA wants to make health data much more accessible
At a MAHA Institute event, Kennedy and others argued that health data should be more accessible to researchers can study vaccines, chronic diseases, and autism
Britons are not ageing healthily – we need to learn from countries that have made it a priority | Devi Sridhar
Although we’re living longer, the data on healthy life expectancy in the UK isn’t good. Andy Burnham must reverse this trend to protect the NHS and social careProf Devi Sridhar is…