Briefing: Trump administration claims home care fraud is ‘rampant’
Strategic angle: Officials allege widespread fraud in home-based care, but evidence remains unprovided.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
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Briefing: FDA approves Rocket gene therapy for rare immune disorder
Strategic angle: Kresladi has shown positive results in a small trial of nine patients.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: HHS Gathers Health Care Leaders to Modernize System
Strategic angle: Panel aims to lower costs and enhance care quality with expert advice.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: LGBT People Experience Widespread Concerns and Challenges When it Comes to Health Care Affordability
Strategic angle: This analysis highlights the health care affordability challenges facing LGBT adults, a growing population that faces health related disparities.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Allogene’s off-the-shelf CAR-T is nearing an early but pivotal study readout
A preliminary readout from a study could vindicate Allogene Therapeutics' stubborn belief in its off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Denali Therapeutics, Corcept Therapeutics Win FDA Approvals
Strategic angle: In today's Readout Newsletter, Denali and Corcept win FDA approvals, Sarepta eyes a rebound, and Allogene progresses with an off-the-shelf CAR-T.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Health influencers talk social media and mental health
Strategic angle: In this week's STATus Report, influential health communicators discuss the mental health impacts of social media.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: STAT+: A surprise opening for health care reforms
Strategic angle: GOP moves to resolve the fight over ICE's funding could prompt more changes to health care
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: White House misses deadline to nominate new CDC director
Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: White House misses the deadline to nominate a new CDC director, California furthers its crackdown on ultra-processed foods, and more.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Data show people racing to chatbots for health advice
Strategic angle: More people use chatbots for health advice, a health AI startup raises $125 million, and all about deepfaked medical images.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
FDA Approves Denali Therapeutics Drug for Hunter Syndrome
A significant decision by the FDA following previous rejections of rare disease treatments.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
KFF Tracking Poll Reveals Growing Trust in AI for Health Information
A recent poll indicates that adults are increasingly relying on AI for health advice, paralleling the use of social media, driven by healthcare costs and access.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Opinion: Endometriosis is not just a gynecological disease
Strategic angle: Endometriosis is not just a gynecological disease.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Opinion: The perimenopause movement sells women the lie that they are ruled by their hormones
Strategic angle: The recent explosion of perimenopause attention tells women that they are controlled by their hormones.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: CDC Leadership in Limbo as Trump Administration Misses Nomination Deadline
Strategic angle: The search for a new CDC director continues past the statutory deadline, raising concerns about public health leadership.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: California considers seal of approval for foods that are not ultra-processed
Strategic angle: A California bill would allow 'not ultraprocessed' labels on foods, even as scientists debate definitions and courts question the legality of similar laws.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Bhattacharya addresses CDC director role, works to bolster staff morale in first all-hands meeting
Strategic angle: Bhattacharya faced tough staff questions on job cuts and fallout from the shooting attack on the agency.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Heart failure is common. A quick MRI could improve diagnosis and guide treatment
Strategic angle: A new MRI method measures cardiac oxygen use in three minutes without catheters or radiation, offering a simpler way to study heart failure and metabolism.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: STAT+: A 2023 health AI bet that seems to be paying off
Strategic angle: In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: A chat with Qualified Health co-founder and CEO, Justin Norden, as the company raises $125 million.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Sarepta Therapeutics shares rise on early promise for rare disease drugs
Strategic angle: Sarepta Therapeutics’ next crop of medicines for muscular dystrophy appear to be safe and effective in early clinical trials, the company said.
Editorial Staff Mar 25