Opinion: What Argentina’s World Cup loss should teach American hospitals
“Hospitals often make Argentina’s mistake: We confuse continuity with progress,” writes physician, hospital…
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest…
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STAT+: Pharma tries to tamp down broad China restrictions
AI-focused VC firm raises $800M, Merck's new cholesterol pill, and more biotech news from The Readout
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Trump’s plan for tariffs on generics, a Merck and Gilead HIV pill, and more
President Trump plans to impose tariffs on imported generic medicines, his latest threat aimed at bringing…
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Job dissatisfaction and health care access uncertainty grows in the U.S., new study finds
What Hawaii's wildfires can teach the nation about health recovery, 4.5 million people disenrolled from SNAP, and more…
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STAT+: ‘Cochlear implant for blindness’ debuts in Europe, could launch in U.S. in 2027
Science Corporation announced the European launch of its retinal implant for patients with age-related macular…
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STAT+: Federal health quality research grants worth $109 million ended early
At least 78 AHRQ grants worth $200 million have been affected by "non-award" notices; it's estimated those grants had…
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Opinion: STAT+: I’m a cardiologist. I’m not sure the new cholesterol drug enlicitide is a game-changer
“In truth, I don’t anticipate prescribing patterns changing immediately,” cardiologist Vishal Khetpal writes of the new…
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Opinion: STAT+: Hospitals’ AI may be drifting. Who’s watching?
Senior leaders must treat AI governance as their own daily job, not something the technology committee handles…
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As Maui recovers from devastating fires, a study offers vision for new rural health model
A study of the long-term health impact of the Lahaina wildfires is inspiring a new model for disaster recovery and…
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STAT+: More workers hate their jobs, but keep them for the health insurance
A new survey reveals 24% of U.S. workers stay in unwanted jobs to keep health insurance. Experts call it 'job lock.'
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Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
The Trump administration said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California…
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STAT+: Rare disease drugmakers try to avoid Trump price cuts
Plus, GOP voters want a crackdown on health care fraud, and how PBMs are skirting state laws.
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Opinion: Pete Hegseth, ‘The Odyssey,’ and the testosterone myth
The poet didn’t say “sing to me, Muse, of a man with optimized endocrine panels," writes urologist Elizabeth Dray.
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STAT+: Advocates say federal funding is being cut from groups fighting HIV
The administration is shifting some funding to states, but community groups are set to lose out.
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Is there an exodus underway at Epic?
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: executive departures at Epic Systems, new CEO takes over at Nabla, and more health…
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STAT+: Broad Institute, partners unveil new initiative to develop gene therapies for rare diseases
The Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Maine’s Jackson Laboratory announced a collaboration to develop…
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STAT+: Anthropic deepens work with rare disease drugs
Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over GLP-1s, Medicare pricing plans, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read at source →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo suing Lilly over ‘deceptive’ ads, a fugitive’s secret life in biotech, and more
Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly for allegedly running “deceptive” ads to make its obesity and diabetes drugs appear more…
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STAT+: Nabla’s new CEO on plan to gain market share in a competitive AI scribe environment
Ambient scribe developer Nabla said Brian Manning will be the Paris-based company's new CEO as it looks to grow in a…
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over GLP-1 drug ads it calls ‘deceptive’
Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly for allegedly running a “deceptive” ad campaign that uses “outdated clinical trials” to…
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