STAT+: The woman behind the world’s biggest longevity competition
BERKELEY, Calif. — Jamie Justice is an anti-aging researcher with a name fit for a superhero and a grand mission to match. A few years ago, she left her tenure-track job at
STAT+: As Ebola outbreak in Central Africa grows, the U.S. turns itself into a fortress
When Craig Spencer contracted Ebola while working in Guinea during the West African outbreak in 2014, he was already back in the United States when he first developed symptoms. He credits the
The latest developments on Ebola, hepatitis B, long Covid
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STAT+: Experimental hepatitis B treatment was a ‘functional cure’ for nearly 1 in 5, new data show
An experimental medicine helped vanquish hepatitis B in clinical trials in nearly 1 in 5 people with chronic infections caused by the virus, far outperforming available treatment options in an illness that
STAT+: Heart patch engineered from stem cells revved up weakened hearts
Hearts can’t heal themselves. After a heart attack or other cardiovascular insult, hearts can’t regenerate weakened muscles, leaving them less able to pump blood throughout the body. While medications to manage symptoms
Trump says latest medical exam went ‘PERFECTLY’
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‘Are we just going to give up and die like every other generation?’
BERKELEY, Calif. — On a sunny Thursday morning, around 100 people sat on folding chairs beneath a lawn tent preparing to do a mass blood draw. Standing onstage with a tangle of
Trump wraps up three-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina. The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours
Ebola outbreak continues to worsen, with new collateral risks for girls and women
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STAT+: Congress slashed Medicaid funding to providers. The Trump administration wants to cut even further
Hospitals and other providers are bracing for an end to the extra money they’ve gotten for treating Medicaid patients, one of the many cuts contained in Republicans’ sweeping 2025 tax law. But