Tennessee pharmacies are selling potent versions of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin, led by an anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken "bucketloads."
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The co-founders of Darwin Health write that the real work for making dramatic gains against pancreatic cancers is just beginning.
Shrinking fertility should mean less strain on doctors. But nearly half of U.S. counties lack a practicing obstetrician or gynecologist.
Disability researchers across the country worry about their jobs, and the future of their institutions, as a delay in issuing federal grants drags on.
Medicare Advantage plans that receive four out of five stars or better get bonus payments, which have ballooned to $16 billion this year.
A panel of advisers to FDA gave its endorsement to a seasonal mRNA flu vaccine that was developed by Moderna and that earlier this year became the subject of controversy.
Making good on its threat, Eli Lilly has begun eliminating mandated price breaks to a few dozen hospitals that participate in a federal drug discount program.
This week on "The Readout LOUD" podcast: new hope in treating Huntington's disease and a report card on RFK Jr.'s promises. Listen now.
Ebola cases have increased almost 40% in a week in the current outbreak in Congo and Uganda as the death toll passes 200.
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A look at what researchers found about if using wearables help people with cardiovascular diseases, and more.
What Soon-Shiong has delivered, Encanta's RSV antiviral, and other biotech news from The Readout
Nursing home residents who received at least one dose of shingles vaccine were 24 percent less likely to develop dementia, a new study found.
Johnson & Johnson has no plans to enter the booming obesity market, opting instead to focus on diseases such as cancer
A new poll shows only about half of U.S. adults could afford their health care and had access to quality care last year.
High-end infant formula scrutiny, the spread of synthetic opioids, and more health news from Morning Rounds
A wide gap exists between what Patrick Soon-Shiong says his cancer drugs can achieve and what they actually do, STAT's Adam Feuerstein writes.
Overdose deaths confirmed to involve nitazenes have risen sharply in the U.S., from 27 in 2020 to 409 in 2024, according to the CDC
“Improving global health should be a top policy priority of the United States,” write Anand Parekh, Tom Daschle, and Bill Frist.
“AI is creating a new and largely overlooked strain on something fundamental to health,” write Sten H. Vermund and Patricia J. Kissinger.
Senate Democrats open an inquiry into the Trump administration’s remaking of U.S. vaccine policy, demanding officials produce records by next week.
What’s next for GLP-1 weight loss drugs? Alex Hogan explores on the new episode of STATus Report. Watch now.
A new infant botulism outbreak puts fancy formulas that position their products as safer than other options under scrutiny.
RFK Jr. presents funding intended to address mental illness and addiction, particularly among homeless people.
The speed of DOJ's proposed antitrust settlement with OhioHealth should put other hospitals on notice, experts say.
The FTC and four state attorneys general have sued the main professional organization for gender-affirming care clinicians.