Medicine
STAT+: Momentum is building for a big change to how doctors get paid
Congress is considering linking doctor payment rates to medical inflation under the proposed Patients First Act.
STAT+: In radiology, AI is blurring the line between technology development and clinical practice
A new wave of radiology practices are aggressively embracing AI: developing and deploying it in-house, and marketing themselves as 'AI-native.'
STAT+: How a young doctor rose from rural New Mexico to FDA commissioner nominee
What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to run the FDA, including her medical background and career trajectory.
Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a shocking social crisis playing out behind closed doorsI’ve spent my working life…
White House plan to increase control of NIH grants appears ‘dead’
A planned EO that would have greatly enhanced White House influence over grants at the NIH is “looking dead,” a source said.
STAT+: Nominee to lead FDA aims to speed up medical research, combat China’s rise
Exclusive: Heidi Overton plans to tell senators she will speed up biomedical research, working with FDA staff.
Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals
Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosedOnly half of people being treated by a GP for high blood pressure in …
STAT+: FDA advisory panel endorses Grail blood test for cancer, saying benefits outweigh risks
An FDA advisory panel has endorsed Galleri, a blood test designed by the biotech firm Grail to screen for multiple types of cancer.
Something in your eye? Here’s how to get it out – without making it worse
It’s natural to want to soothe eye irritation, but mishandling could lead to more problems, experts warn. We asked them for advice on how to deal with it properlyIt may feel like …
STAT+: Flagship gets a Pentagon contract
Biotech investment firm Flagship Pioneering has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to advance countermeasure technologies against biological threats.
STAT+: AI doomerism: Here’s how to make sense of it
In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter: Brittany Trang offers a few stories to make sense of the AI doom/slowdown talk, and more.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a closing loophole for importing meds, European competitiveness, and more
As of next month, a loophole that allows Americans to personally import their medications by mail is closing
New powerful synthetic opioid behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths
Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug marketA new type of powerful synthetic opioid have contributed to …
The latest in the legal saga for youth gender-affirming care in the U.S.
The chilling effect of the Trump administration's dogged offensive against transgender health care has been swift, with dozens of hospitals across the U.S. ending care, even if th…
Trump administration drops 760,000 Americans from ACA coverage, citing fraud
Citing widespread fraud, JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz announced 760,000 Americans had been kicked off health insurance purchased in the federal ACA marketplace. The move raises lots…
Latest CDC report on youth behavior has some good news — and MAHA vibes
The CDC's latest report from Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey highlights students' diets, sleep and mental health, which are priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kenne…
CDC survey finds mental health and suicide risk among U.S. teens has improved
The CDC's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey highlights students' diets, sleep and nutrition, which are priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
STAT+: A private equity-owned hospital chain is becoming a nonprofit. Is it just a bailout for investors?
Other private equity-owned hospital chains have collapsed in recent years, so the stakes are high for Quorum.
Opinion: Mentally ill women deserve more support to have children
“The maternal mental health needs of women like me have been badly underprioritized in American society,” writes Meg LeDuc.
STAT+: Drugmakers, biotech VCs show ‘reinvigorated’ interest in osteoporosis treatments
Medicines for osteoporosis are grabbing the attention of the pharma industry, which has been incentivized by a long-awaited regulatory change.
STAT+: UnitedHealth, CVS push back on Medicare plan to curb remote patient monitoring
Some health insurers push back on a Medicare proposal that would disrupt how doctors can bill for remotely monitoring patients' health.
‘Ghost patient’ policy wrongly removing at-risk people from GP lists, doctors say
NHS England initiative to reduce cut-off period to three months ‘disproportionately affecting’ most deprived areasAn NHS policy to remove “ghost patients” from GP lists is inadver…
UK doctors develop non-invasive test for womb cancer in women bleeding after menopause
Test using urine and vaginal fluid samples raises hopes thousands of lower-risk women could be spared internal ultrasounds and hysteroscopiesDoctors have developed a simple test t…
Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysisChildren as young as 13 in the U…