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STAT+: European VCs band together to improve the landscape for biotech startups
A group of European venture capital firms is banding together to try to improve the funding landscape for biotech startups.
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Why a change in fentanyl use has helped drive fewer overdose deaths
This week on STATus Report, host Alex Hogan explains why a change in fentanyl use has helped drive fewer overdose deaths.
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Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic
Experts view a shift from injecting fentanyl to smoking it as a promising development that could cut overdose deaths and reduce needle-related harms.
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Opinion: Medicaid work requirements will particularly hurt unpaid caregivers
Big, impending changes to Medicaid will quietly but profoundly decimate the unpaid workforce that already props up our long-term care system.
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Opinion: A Greek myth explains the biggest challenge facing oncologists like me
Oncologists could learn from the Greek myth of Tithonus.
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STAT+: Paul Hudson out as Sanofi CEO
Sanofi is replacing Paul Hudson as CEO, amid questions about which medicines will drive the company's growth in the future.
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Medical neglect contributed to mother's death, inquest finds
A doctor failed to see test results that should have alerted them to Sue Howells's blood clot, an inquest hears.
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'I racked up £145k of debt' - Pharmacists struggling to stay afloat as costs soar
With costs escalating, pharmacies are making a loss on essential items such as aspirin.
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'His loss is massive': Inquests show spread of deadly synthetic drugs
A BBC investigation shows how nitazene deaths have risen and the illegal drug market is changing.
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Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Health Funds
The states, all led by Democrats, claim the cuts were intended as retribution and will harm efforts to control H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections.
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Mexico May Be on Brink of Losing Its Measles-Free Status
The country’s confirmed cases have topped 9,000 since last year, raising fears that a high-stakes evaluation in April could lead to its status being revoked.
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STAT+: Merck is urged by patient groups to ensure widespread access to an HIV prevention pill being tested
Advocacy groups from 30 countries are urging Merck to create a global access strategy for its once-a-month HIV prevention pill that is still in clinical trials.
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STAT+: As Republicans face attacks for cutting Medicaid funding, Dr. Oz blames states with big cities
The Trump admin is reframing steep Medicaid cuts to pit states with large urban centers against those with large rural populations.
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STAT+: Trump officials push for skimpier coverage in ACA marketplaces
The Trump administration wants the 2027 ACA marketplace to offer plans with lower premiums — but the tradeoff is high deductibles and risk for those needing care.
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Students, faculty mystified as NSF turns back applications for prestigious fellowship program
Applicants to a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship program say many submissions have been mysteriously “returned without review.”
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WHO director-general calls plans for U.S.-funded vaccine trial ‘unethical’
The director-general of the WHO said a U.S.-funded study of the hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau would be “unethical” if it proceeds as planned.
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STAT+: Humana projects sharply lower earnings as Medicare membership surges
Humana expects to spend more on medical care for some new members, and generate relatively less revenue.
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Doctor who sold stolen PPE on eBay is struck off register
Dr Attiya Sheikh and her husband Omer Sheikh made almost £8,000 from selling personal protective equipment during the covid pandemic.
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Lung cancer in ‘never-smokers’ draws new focus — and questions
In the United States and elsewhere, there’s been a major shift in patients treated for lung cancer.
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STAT+: Why doctors and patients are having two totally different AI chatbot experiences
In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: Brittany Trang breaks down how AI models' performance differs by user, sometimes with dangerous results.
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