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Pro-Vaccine Movement Needs to Throw a Party Again
Public health communications consultant Adam Zimmerman argues that pro-vaccine advocates have become too clinical and somber, urging them to recapture the celebratory, community-building energy that m
How to build powerful microhabits for your wellbeing – and keep them
Psychologist Eli Susman's new book argues that 30-second mindfulness and wellness exercises can deliver the same mental-health benefits as longer practices, provided they are done consistently and anc
'Like a hangover': Why your partner's snoring could be impacting your health
Health experts warn that a partner's snoring is leaving millions of co-sleepers groggy, irritable, and cognitively impaired — with 75% of people reporting disrupted sleep — and urge couples to seek tr
Platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood causes mutations that age the liver
A new Science study found that platinum-based chemotherapy causes roughly 2,200 mutations per liver sample in children treated for hepatoblastoma, aging their liver cells to resemble adult tissue and
Why Two Heart Drug Trials Failed: Novo Nordisk, Novartis
STAT's Readout LOUD podcast features cardiologist Ethan Weiss examining why two major heart drug clinical trials from Novo Nordisk and Novartis failed despite billions in pharma investment, and what t
Macrophages Deliver Mitochondria to Trigger Labour
Researchers at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital have discovered that immune cells called macrophages transfer mitochondria to uterine muscle cells, supplying the energy that kick-starts labour contracti
283 doctors resurveyed on pharma gift influence
A new longitudinal analysis resurveyed 283 physicians from a 2011 cohort of medical students and residents to assess whether drugmaker gifts, meals, samples, and speaking fees continue to shape prescr
Bush Praises Caine in Apparent Trump Critique
Former President George W. Bush appeared to subtly critique President Trump's handling of the Iran war by publicly praising Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine during a 9/11 anniversary event a
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novartis investor seeking a shake-up, a Gilead setback, and more
Artisan Partners' David Samra is demanding a Novartis board shake-up after the drugmaker's shares suffered a record fall, triggered by a late-stage trial failure for a muscle-wasting drug acquired thr
LZ WIMP Hint Unveiled in Japan as East Asia Builds Dark Matter
The LZ dark matter experiment reported its strongest hint yet of a WIMP interaction, unveiled at Japan's TeVPA 2026 conference, spotlighting how China, South Korea, and Japan have built world-class pr
Cancer Drug Shortages Persist at Top U.S. Centers
A new survey of leading U.S. cancer centers finds ongoing shortages of cancer medications are forcing treatment workarounds and disrupting clinical trials, with all centers reporting at least one drug
Roivant's Mosliciguat Posts Strong Phase 2 Result in PH-ILD
Roivant's pipeline drug mosliciguat delivered strong efficacy results in a Phase 2 study for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease, a development that could open a new treat
STAT+: What to expect from UniQure’s upcoming Huntington’s gene therapy readout
UniQure is expected to release four-year follow-up data this month on AMT-130, its gene therapy for Huntington's disease, building on three-year results that showed a 75% slowing of disease progressio
'My cancer spread while I waited months for surgery': The cost of England's cancer wait times
England's cancer treatment wait times have worsened since the government announced its National Cancer Plan, with only 71.2% of patients starting treatment within the 62-day target — down from 71.9% —
Vaccine policy takes center stage in five midterm races
Vaccine policy has emerged as a defining issue in the November midterms, with Republican candidates in key governor and Senate races aligning with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again ag
Rural providers doubt AI will offset Medicaid cuts
Rural healthcare providers are pushing back on Trump administration claims that AI can save their struggling systems, saying the technology's cost-saving promise remains unproven just as nearly $1 tri
Neurologists: Fetterman's Conduct Is a Stroke Consequence
Two neurologists argue in an op-ed that Sen. John Fetterman's post-stroke behavioral changes — from skipping hearings to hardened political positions — should be understood as neurological symptoms, n
Anti-ageing breakthroughs draw biotech investor attention
Anti-ageing science is advancing rapidly, with senolytics, stem cell reprogramming, and telomerase reactivation emerging as the most promising approaches to extend healthy lifespan — though successful
MHRA Calls for 44 New AI Healthcare Regulations
Britain's MHRA has published 44 recommendations for regulating AI products in NHS and healthcare settings, covering continuous monitoring, patient disclosure rights, developer penalties, and an AI 'L
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Scientists identified the earliest known evidence of human drug use — arecoline traces and deep tooth grooves in two Sulawesi skeletons showing habitual betel-nut sucking up to 25,000 years ago, preda
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