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In defense of state physician health programs’ work with medical students
To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to ...
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Congress passes slimmed-down spending bill to keep government open
House lawmakers voted 366-34 to pass a spending bill on Friday. The Senate passed it on a 85-11 vote. The bill, which funds ...
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Republicans dropped measures to help kids with cancer from the spending bill. Democrats pounced.
The package was supposed to hitch a ride on a year-end government funding bill that needs to be passed today to avoid a ...
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Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound approved to treat sleep apnea in U.S.
The FDA has cleared Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound as the first treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in the U.S.
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Next-gen obesity treatment from Novo Nordisk misses mark in pivotal trial
The treatment, called CagriSema, led patients to lose 20% of their weight at 68 weeks in a late-stage study when looking at ...
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Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission
Reports that cows have been infected despite farmers' preventive measures indicate there are multiple routes of transmission ...
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What Novo Nordisk’s disappointing trial results mean for the obesity drug market
New clinical trial data from Novo Nordisk raise questions for the broad landscape of obesity drug development and the way ...
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Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry ...
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FDA updates rules for which foods are ‘healthy,’ adding salmon and nuts and cutting sugary cereals
The updated definition allows more food to qualify as healthy, including higher fat fish, nuts, seeds, and certain oils.
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Maternal mortality data is murky — but the crisis faced by new moms is clear
Too many new moms are dying in the U.S. Exactly how many, however, is harder to establish. After years of neglect, the issue ...
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Ionis wins FDA approval for a rare disease therapy that lowers triglycerides
Ionis won FDA approval for a drug for patients with a deadly genetic disease that impedes the body’s ability to break down ...
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AI’s dangerous mental-health blind spot
People are increasingly turning to chatbots for help. But AIs struggle to detect violent or suicidal intentions.