Medical
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New study finds that mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows promise for...
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Online tool helps ovarian cancer patients feel more in control of symptoms
An online symptom management tool that harnesses the problem-solving benefits of expressive writing could help women with ovarian cancer better...
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Loneliness associated with increased risk of dementia in older adults
As social isolation in the United States has been increasing among older adults, a new study shows a notable link between loneliness and dementia...
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Team evaluates advantages and limitations of wastewater monitoring for public health
Since September 2020, University of California, Davis, researchers have been monitoring wastewater on the UC Davis campus and in the city of Davis...
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Analysis shows that COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later
An in-depth analysis of federal health data indicates that people who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular...
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Study finds survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated aging
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a high-end category 4 storm, it left in its wake the largest catastrophe in the...
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Research team's mask adaptation strategy helps surgical masks to meet same standards as N95 and KN95 masks
Masks to protect people from illness come in all shapes and sizes, unfortunately.
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Genetically informed atlases reveal new landscapes in brain structure
An international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci. Loci is plural...
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Research lays a foundation for prevention of the most common childhood cancer
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Cancer Research Center in Spain blocked development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in...
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Research study identifies potential vulnerability in drug-resistant neuroblastoma
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified in neuroblastoma tumors a potential vulnerability that might be exploited to improve treatment of...
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STAT+: In a victory for medical journals, Pacira loses a libel lawsuit over ‘faulty scientific research’ allegations
A federal judge has dismissed an unusual libel lawsuit brought by Pacira BioSciences ( PCRX ) that claimed a medical journal, its editor, and...
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Walking again after paralysis: Early study suggests stimulation could jolt spinal cord back to life
After a traumatic motorcycle collision in 2017, Michel Roccati was left completely paralyzed from the waist down. He couldn’t have imagined...
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Virtual Event: The exhaustion epidemic: Examining the Covid-19 burnout crisis in health care
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. The coronavirus pandemic has left health care workers...
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pressure campaign grows to confirm Califf as FDA head; FDA regulator skeptical of Lilly drug licensed from China
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that...
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Opinion: The Supreme Court is partly to blame for the Covid-19 test kit shortage
Many pharmacies across the nation are sold out of Covid-19 rapid diagnostic tests, making it exceedingly difficult for Americans to contain the...
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Opinion: STAT+: Manufacturing at the edge: smaller, localized, and agile factories will be key to biopharma drug production
Pharmaceutical manufacturing has had to navigate transformational changes during the pandemic, just like many other industrial sectors. Demand for...
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STAT+: The quest for the small molecule holy grail with Merck’s head of R&D
Scientists at Merck are staring down a drug development puzzle. One that has to do with a mutated protein called PCSK9, which is associated with...
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STAT+: In a bid to save Biden’s FDA pick, doctors and public health groups are mounting a rare pressure campaign
WASHINGTON — Some of the nation’s most influential doctors and public health groups are orchestrating a mad-dash effort to convince...
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How the Tiny-Home Movement Is Providing More Than Just a Roof to Homeless People
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Ready for Another Pandemic Malady? It’s Called ‘Decision Fatigue’
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Bounties and Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind in Staffing Wars
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One way to fight the pandemic? Build trust in the government and each other
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Canadian officials weigh how they can respond to the truck protests
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Hospitals have been struggling like never before during the omicron surge
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The future of the pandemic is looking clearer as we learn more about infection
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