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One patient in a small trial is experiencing the fantasy results so far with an mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine. She shows no evidence of the cancer that was supposed to kill her years ago.
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A person in Washington state has died from complications of the bird flu, the first such U.S. death in a year.
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Health care affordability is a major issue for voters, and a new kind of medical clinic sticks some patients with big bills.
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Five Bay Area labs teamed up to compare lasting effects of psilocybin on anxiety and depression-like behavior in mice, with limited results:
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The FDA has approved a generic HIV prevention shot, a key step in widening access for dozens of lower-income countries.
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Four big drugmakers allegedly paid tens of millions of dollars to middlemen to supply lifesaving drugs to Russian government entities
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Inside the global fertility industry using women as "guinea pigs":
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For years, Georgia was the only state to require some Medicaid enrollees to work to obtain and keep coverage. Those rules could expire just as the federal Medicaid work requirements they helped inspire roll out across most of the country.
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A California congressman voted for the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which is projected to reduce Medicaid spending by $900 billion. Now Rep. David Valadao, whose House race will help decide control of Congress, is telling his constituents they may not have to follow the new rules.
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More people are swapping out their fluoride dental products for ones made with a mineral called hydroxyapatite. What do dentists say about it?
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“The economics of the U.S. health care system are broken,” writes Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun.
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Investors and doctors are intensely awaiting mid-stage results of an experimental Kymera therapy positioned to rival Dupixent.
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Pioneering IVF technique to reduce the risk of children inheriting mitochondrial diseases is being marketed as a fertility procedure for older women, despite little evidence it works.
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Women can be safely treated for many cancers during pregnancy, a maternal fetal medicine specialist writes.
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Are you pursuing MRT as a treatment for infertility? STAT wants to hear from you
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It's been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA. How well is the Trump administration meeting its promises?
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When federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance expired last year, Florida was hit particularly hard. Now, as the election and open enrollment coincide, healthcare is a major issue.
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No matter what happens on Election Day, the midterms will have sweeping implications for American health care. More than two dozen experts on what could come next.
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From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Political campaigns can do more than raise your blood pressure. Studies link election stress to irregular heartbeats and an increase in heart attacks.
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On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” we discuss the latest cancer data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
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AstraZeneca has launched a three-year cost-cutting program that aims to slice off $1.5 billion a year, with the savings reinvested in R&D
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A new series in The Lancet argues for the need to investigate a paradox of men’s health: why men experience worse health outcomes than women, even though they hold undeniable…
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Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the average increase by switching to lower-cost plans.
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The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so. In the absence of federal…
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This year’s winning Halloween haikus take on measles, the high cost of dental care, and AI-powered insurance denials.
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In California, healthcare costs are rising faster than income and inflation, and 4 in 10 adults in the state say they’re paying down medical debt. With the governor’s race in full swing, it’s still not clear what the candidates would do to fix it.
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Florida is seeing a record number of dengue fever cases this year as the tropical disease thrives in warming climates.
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In this week's "STATus Report," STAT reporters break down how the midterms could shape federal health and science policy, and an El-Sayed interview.
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Officials are moving behind the scenes to head off a conflict brewing between states and the federal government over regulating AI.
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An 1834 letter about a measles outbreak sheds light on today’s anti-vaccine movement, writes a medical historian.
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They visited for what they thought were obvious urgent care issues — coughs, congestion, flu — and were shocked to get bills for ER care instead, totaling thousands of dollars.
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“This evisceration of scientific advice is untenable,” write C. Joseph Ross Daval and Aaron S. Kesselheim.
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A judge ruled that federal regulators exceeded their authority in narrowing the exceptions to Medicaid work requirements for people with medical issues.
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A judge ruled that federal regulators exceeded their authority in narrowing the exceptions to Medicaid work requirements for people with medical issues.
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A Trump administration rule will force pharmacy benefit managers to disclose fees and compensation details currently kept private.
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In this edition of STAT Health Tech: An Epic investigation, a Teladoc surprise, and figuring out how to pay for AI.
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RFK Jr. is making his pitch ahead of a midterm election that could shape the fate of his MAHA movement.
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, pushes back against the RFK Jr.'s claims, and the new FDA policy around peptides.
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Great news for peptide fans: The Trump administration is giving the peptide craze a regulatory boost, despite objections from FDA career scientists.
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Martin Kulldorff, the biostatistician who advocated against Covid lockdowns, insisted that the rise in measles cases is caused by a widely disputed claim about said lockdowns:
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Ahead of its FDA approval decision on Nov 30, Vertex's kidney disease drug is being heavily scrutinized for infection risk.
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HHS released a policy that will temporarily allow compounding pharmacies to manufacture some peptide products
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A new atlas of colorectal tumors sheds light on why cancers in young people are more dangerous.
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The "KFF Health News Minute" brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.
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The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about how the ban on midterm ballots would play out.
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Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.
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An uninsured woman sought help at a Virginia urgent care center after being stung by a wasp. She said she was stunned when the center asked her to pay before giving her a shot to reverse her allergic reaction.
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Brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease can be detected by a new type of blood test -- and a growing number of patients are asking their doctors about it.
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When Congress cut Medicaid benefits for refugees who are in the U.S. legally, most states allowed them to continue for children and pregnant women. Arizona and 10 others did not.
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Biologist Paul Knoepfler asks: Could overdependence on AI make us less capable as researchers?
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"The industry’s major players have little appetite for change," writes Anthony T. Lo Sasso.
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As costs surge, voters are embracing more radical solutions to the crisis.
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An exemption for a common kind of biopharma deal is at the heart of disagreements over the proposal.
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The Department of Health and Human Services will let small compounding pharmacies make six peptides that haven't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It may not be enough to meet demand.
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A House lawmaker asked the Government Accountability Office to review whether the TrumpRx platform has saved Americans any money.
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Kennedy and his MAHA movement have embraced peptides, though there's little evidence for many of the wellness compounds.
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Abdul El-Sayed has made headlines for his progressive politics and stance on Israel. But some supporters consider his public health background critical.
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In this edition of AI Prognosis: A new investigation into how Epic's market dominance is impacting health tech innovation and AI adoption.
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Missouri attorney general warned Eli Lilly to discontinue requiring hospitals to provide claims data to receive discounted medicines under 340B program
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