Grip Strength Tied to Chronic Disease and Early Death Risk in People With Obesity
A recent study linked stronger grip strength to a lower risk of developing obesity-related health conditions and early death.
STAT+: Biotech leaders say uncertainty at FDA threatens drug development
BOSTON — Replimune Group and Capricor Therapeutics both seemed on track to receive long-awaited drug approvals from the Food and Drug Administration earlier this year. Then, amid tumult at the agency as
Large LGBTQ+ health center will stop gender-affirming care for those under 19
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Baby KJ’s doctors will ask FDA this winter to OK a clinical trial of pioneering gene editing approach
BOSTON — It was an ordinary moment, but it meant everything to the father of a little boy with the rarest of diseases. Last month, in the final seconds of a Sunday
STAT+: In Texas, ex-vegan restaurateurs put MAHA’s vision for farming to the test
BANDERA, Texas — You could be forgiven for thinking Ryland Engelhart is religious. “This is very me,” the 45-year-old says as he maneuvers his golf cart past a massive, three-dimensional heart he
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‘Doctor Mike,’ the popular YouTube creator, faults AMA communication strategies to counter misinformation
BOSTON — Mike Varshavski, a family physician and content creator who goes by Doctor Mike on YouTube, has made it his mission to combat medical misinformation. He’s attracted 14 million followers by
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts. They’re framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency preparedness
Doctor groups need to ‘step up to the plate’ as CDC guidance becomes harder to trust, former leaders say
BOSTON — It’s getting harder to trust guidance coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, creating an opening for physician groups to step up and fill the void, two
CDC workforce is down 33% since Trump’s start, per union
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