Opinion: The science on relieving cancer symptoms is clear. Why isn’t insurance paying?
Research shows that integrative therapies reduce cancer-related pain, fatigue, anxiety, and nausea. Why won't insurance pay?
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Opinion: Social media bans are passing around the world. How will we know if they help teens?
“Researchers must seize this opportunity to examine how social media — and its regulation — impacts teenagers,” writes Wellcome’s Camilla Iannone.
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STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next
Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next.
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STAT+: Ohio governor’s race is a battle over Covid, health costs, and trust in science
The race between Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy could be the election’s most direct test of where the heartland stands on health care and the pandemic.
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STAT+: Members of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grants
Several members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign off on NIH grants
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STAT+: Lilly’s breast cancer combo wins approval
The FDA just approved a new combination drug treatment for patients with an advanced form of breast cancer.
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo plans to expand its pipeline, early Alkermes ADHD data, and more
Novo Nodisk outlined plans to expand its pipeline and find new products that it could sell more like consumer goods than traditional medicines
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President Trump’s newest vaccine ‘demands’ repeat old misinformation
A day after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that parents concerned about vaccines had a “friend” in the White House, President Trump said he’ll be “demanding” that drug…
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STAT+: Alkermes’ orexin agonist shows potential to treat ADHD in early-stage trial
The drugmaker Alkermes said a therapy called an orexin agonist for the first time showed potential to treat people with ADHD in an early-stage study.
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STAT+: With new strategy, Novo outlines plans for obesity, direct-to-consumer work
Under investor pressure, Novo presented its strategy to both grow its obesity franchise and diversify its pipeline.
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Opinion: ClinicalTrials.gov needs a pregnancy and lactation checkbox
It’s hard to identify which clinical trials pregnant and lactating patients can join. Here’s one fix, experts write.
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Addiction clinics see rising cases of kratom and 7-OH withdrawal
Addiction clinics are seeing a surge in patients dependent on potent kratom and 7-OH products.
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Skeptical about modern medicine? I know the feeling — and want to listen
"I know what it means to be searching for an explanation to what ails you, and a way to fix it," writes STAT's new trust-in-science reporter, Nicholas Florko.
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Why is trust in science important?
STAT's Alex Hogan sits down for an in-depth conversation with our new trust-in-science reporter, Nicholas Florko, on the latest episode of STATus Report.
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STAT+: Can RFK Jr. help GOP win the midterms? Iowa is a test
How one state's governor's race is a test of whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement has an enduring political draw.
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Opinion: STAT+: The NIH budget should be $100 billion per year
“We should be strengthening our investment in the NIH, not dismantling it,” writes Reed Jobs.
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STAT+: Radiopharma companies merge after one receives surprise FDA rejection
ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE and Telix Pharmaceuticals, two leading companies in the burgeoning radiopharmaceuticals field, are merging.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood.
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STAT+: Trump touts pharma deals to offer cheaper drugs to state Medicaid programs
Every state will participate in the GENEROUS program, but many of the details are unknown.
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STAT+: In a fight over denied claims, HCA sues out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield plan
Several Texas hospitals are suing an out-of-state Blue Cross for unpaid medical claims, highlighting the varying standards for whether care is medically necessary.
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