Health

Health Theresa Gaffney

Another heat wave is hitting the U.S. Here’s what you need to know

Health Rohan Rajeev

On the road to eliminate rabies deaths, Gavi announces plan to improve human vaccination

Health Elizabeth Cooney

To treat obesity in children, task force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy

The Readout Adam Feuerstein

STAT Plus: A biotech’s binary bet ends badly

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: With sweeping NIH reform on the table, GOP previews new era of research scrutiny

Health Annalisa Merelli

What’s the evidence for the surgeon general’s proposed social media warning?

Health Helen Branswell

New Merck pneumococcal vaccine wins FDA approval

Health Nicholas Florko

Vaping is just as good as Chantix at helping people quit cigarettes, new study finds

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: FDA offers new guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine

Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’

Business Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Why a big California employer ditched Elevance for some of its health plans

Health Angus Chen

STAT Plus: Oncologists turn to blood test for circulating tumor DNA, but questions remain on how to use the data

Health Jason Mast

Inside Anthony Fauci’s ‘On Call’: 9 health and science takeaways from the memoir of America’s most famous doctor

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Ambitious federal study failed to curb opioid deaths, NIH announces

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: J.P. Morgan has officially jumped into early stage biotech investing

Health Helen Branswell

In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging

Biotech Sarah Owermohle, Allison DeAngelis, and Adam Feuerstein

STAT Plus: Biopharma execs cheer Supreme Court for upholding FDA authority in abortion pill case

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills

Health Andrew Joseph

Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

With Avidity and Pfizer, gene therapy enters a phase

First Opinion Ranu Dhillon and Devabhaktuni Srikrishna

Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic

Health Annalisa Merelli

World Trade Center responders exposed to more dust saw higher risk of early dementia

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: What do Parkinson’s and obesity have in common?

Health Megan Molteni

Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?

Exclusive John Wilkerson

NIH wanted to make cancer research more diverse. The effort turned out to be a costly failure

Health Tara Bannow

Four Tops singer’s lawsuit says he visited ER for chest pain, ended up in straitjacket

The Readout Elaine Chen

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s candidate, Bob Langer’s new startup, and other biotech news you need to know

Health Annalisa Merelli

Melinda French Gates, going solo, aims to influence reproductive rights in the U.S.

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’