Did we undercount Covid deaths by 155,000?
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The indirect — and sometimes surprising — benefits of vaccines
With a backlash against vaccines following the Covid-19 pandemic — and the rise of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — there has been an intense focus among some in the United
STAT+: HHS watchdog slams nursing homes’ antipsychotic drug use and schizophrenia diagnoses
A pair of federal watchdog reports released Thursday urge Medicare to do more to crack down on nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic drugs and inappropriate schizophrenia diagnoses for residents with dementia. One
More than 150,000 uncounted Covid-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds
NEW YORK — The Covid-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths. About 840,000
Premature menopause is linked to 40% increase in heart disease risk
Women whose menstrual periods end before they reach age 40 face a sharply higher risk of coronary heart disease over their lifetimes, a new study reports, a danger more pressing for Black
As Trump administration cracks down on health care fraud, people with disabilities feel singled out
The Trump administration has zeroed in on its next target: ending health care fraud. President Trump announced Monday the creation of a task force devoted to ending fraud, waste, and abuse in
Two doctors on the challenges of medicine today
Good morning. As I just said to STAT’s Executive Editor Rick Berke, I’ll try any pizza once. But for now, over coffee, let’s read some news. ‘Scientists that are listening: don’t pay
STAT+: How a Texas couple is getting rich off out-of-network medical bills
When they met, it was at a party in Las Vegas, music bumping. Alla Kosova, newly divorced, told her friend to pick out her next husband, and she ushered over a stranger
Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts
As U.S. drug use behavior has shifted away from injecting and toward smoking, public health experts have been almost uniform in their reaction. The development, they’ve said, is almost entirely positive: Smoking
Smoking rates are at a historic low. You’re not hearing about it from the government
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults fell below 10% for the first time in recorded history in 2024. That’s a big deal in itself. Also remarkable is how everyone is finding