STAT+: FDA finalists under review
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Who’s going to run the FDA?
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STAT+: The quest to save Grace — and clear the way for rare disease patients everywhere
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Wilsey adjusted the plastic tube coming out of his 15-year-old daughter’s stomach and tried, again, not to think beyond the next 15 minutes. His job was to be there
What happens on ‘MAHA Monday’?
The Great American State Fair in Washington wraps up this week. During its two-week run, the programming included two “MAHA Mondays,” which featured speakers and administration officials representing the Make America Healthy
STAT+: RFK Jr. plans to create list of injuries caused by Covid-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to make it easier for people to claim that they were injured by a Covid-19 vaccine and receive compensation. Kennedy is set
Bryan Johnson’s chronic disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose
Longevity entrepreneur Bryan Johnson shared some bad news on social media recently. “I have an autoimmune disease. My stomach is eating itself,” he wrote on X. The good news? “I’m going to
Affordable Care Act insurers want more premium increases as enrollment sags
For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump
Transplants extended survival for patients whose stage 4 lung cancer hadn’t spread, study says
Could a lifesaving lung transplant strategy that contained the Covid-19 virus also save patients whose advanced lung cancer hasn’t spread? That’s the question that inspired surgeons and oncologists at Northwestern Medicine to
Another big premium hike on the horizon
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Are glucose monitors a good thing for 2-year-olds? Experts look at risks, benefits
You get a CGM, you get a CGM, everybody gets a CGM? For the first time in the United States, children 2 and older can also get a continuous glucose monitor without