Health and Nutrition
STAT+: CMS extends fraud crackdown to New York’s adult day care program
CMS is cracking down on adult day cares in New York, part of a broader focus on alleged health care frauds.
Pope will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say
Medics indicate pontiff’s tumour had not spread, but doubts remain about planned trip to South America next monthPope Leo will not need any further therapy after undergoing lung …
Children who later develop psychosis tend to have slightly smaller heads, study finds
Young people who met criteria for a psychotic disorder at 18 had slightly smaller heads from birth through age 15. But once height was taken into account, the difference largely d…
STAT+: Another diabetes association leader is out while review continues
An endocrinologist who had long served in the American Diabetes Association's leadership is out without explanation.
No surprise and lasting anger: families of people who died in care homes react to Covid inquiry report
Relatives recount distress and loneliness their loved ones went through in pandemic as result of isolation policy“At the time it felt like a devil’s bargain – it was horrible, but…
Intelligence predicts charitable giving and voting in massive Swedish study
A massive analysis of Swedish administrative records reveals that higher cognitive abilities strongly predict prosocial behaviors. Individuals with higher general intelligence are…
STAT+: What’s the deal with Isomorphic Labs?
In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: What does Isomorphic Labs' high valuation say about AI's role in drug development, and the debate around AI and cost of care.
Your posture may change how much pain you feel
There may be a physical reason lying down feels good when you’re hurting. Pain sensitivity was modestly lower while lying flat, possibly because more blood returns to the chest an…
New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first d…
Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president
Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaignersPoland’s lower house of parliament has approved two bills a…
STAT+: GSK picks up hep B drug approval
GSK has won FDA approval for its hepatitis B drug, which extended functional cures to far more patients than previous methods.
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after Matilda Davis’s death
Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela PerteghellaAndy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention trainin…
Extraversion is linked to faster relief from depressive symptoms
During psychiatric treatment, a patient's personality and depression symptoms change in tandem. A new study reveals that high neuroticism slows recovery across multiple symptoms, …
First a strip-search goes too far, then a boy is isolated in a cell … the former detainees who tell all-too-similar stories
Exclusive: Guardian Australia has spent five months talking to men and women who are speaking out at last, alleging systemic assaults in custody across the countryWarning: This ar…
Mark Allen reveals he made snooker return after 10-week stay in mental health clinic
Former world No 4 vows to show ‘fighting qualities’‘I see the light now that I couldn’t see before’Mark Allen has revealed he spent 10 weeks in a mental health clinic before disch…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Mark Cuban eyeing rare disease drugs, a ketamine gold rush, and more
Mark Cuban has a new vision for his company Cost Plus Drugs: shake up the business of custom-made rare disease medicines
Older adults tell the story of their lives differently, and it may not be a sign of decline, new psychology study suggests
Older adults described both one-time events and recurring routines with more general facts and fewer specific details than younger adults did, yet both age groups struggled simila…
Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records
Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knewA woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely kne…
STAT+: Roivant says closely watched immune drug succeeded in new eye disease
An immune drug from Roivant could be headed to a new market, after the company reported positive trials in the eye disease non-infectious uveitis.
How to turn brown bananas into the best vegan bread of the bunch – recipe | Waste not
Use over-ripe fruit to flesh out this loaf with chocolate, spelt and miso – truly top bananaAfter nine years, I can’t believe I’ve never written a recipe for banana bread for this…
Early fluid intelligence linked to faster gray matter refinement
A large longitudinal study reveals that early childhood intelligence scores can predict the pace at which gray and white matter develop during adolescence, highlighting distinct p…
Nigeria identifies travel-related Ebola case
Nigeria has confirmed an imported Ebola case tied to the ongoing outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, becoming the fifth country to identify a related infect…
One in three teen boys follows Andrew Tate at least a little, and those who do hold more rigid views of manhood
A third of U.S. teen boys in a new survey said they follow Andrew Tate at least a little. Those who did tended to favor emotional detachment, dominance, toughness, and rejecting f…
Neuroscientists uncover brain clues to why some people with childhood trauma struggle to look forward to things
Among young adults with more childhood trauma, weaker communication between the hippocampus and the brain’s reward hubs was linked to a reduced ability to look forward to pleasura…