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Clancy Case Exposes Fragmented U.S. Health System Dangers
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has spotlighted how her treatment was scattered across multiple doctors and hospitals that never communicated, with experts arguing that a single overseer of her care m
Opinion: The FDA removed the red tape around one of the best drugs for children with schizophrenia. But the fear remains
The FDA on Feb. 24, 2025 scrapped the 30-year monitoring registry for clozapine, the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, though the agency still recommends the required blood tes
eGenesis: Two Pig Kidney Recipients Get Human Organs
eGenesis announced that two recipients of its genetically engineered pig kidneys have successfully received human donor organs, confirming the xenografts do not preclude later human-to-human transplan
Psilocybin Prevents Chemotherapy Nerve Damage in Study
Preclinical research suggests psilocybin may become the first therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, which causes lasting nerve damage in roughly 75% of cancer patients, with a
STAT+: Fauci speaks, and writes
Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that Americans have “selective amnesia” about the Covid-19 pandemic, arguing that this distorted memory has changed how they judge mitigation measures such as masking and
'Not-quite-primordial' black holes explain JWST puzzle
Theorists propose 'not-quite-primordial' black holes — formed inside dark matter clumps whose growth was regulated by heat from the cosmic microwave background — as a less speculative explanation for
Prolonged Sitting Tied to 9% Higher Cancer Death Risk
A study of more than 91,000 UK Biobank adults linked each extra hour of prolonged, uninterrupted sitting to a 9% higher risk of cancer death, while swapping that hour for light movement was tied to a
FDA TEMPO Pilot Lets AI Devices Reach Patients Pre-Authorization
The FDA has launched a TEMPO pilot that lets a handful of generative AI medical device developers — including Cadence and Limbic — bring products to market before receiving formal authorization, using
STAT+: Abivax has still not been acquired. What’s going on?
Abivax, the French drugmaker behind ulcerative colitis drug obefazimod, has yet to be acquired despite a widely anticipated multibillion-dollar takeout, leaving its stock-focused backers frustrated as
Study: ADHD's Defocused Attention May Fuel Creativity
Constructor University neuroscientist Dr. Radwa Khalil published research in iScience arguing that the same "defocused attention" patterns that make ADHD challenging may also drive creative thinking,
Brain Changes Appear 7 Years Before Alzheimer's Plaques
A University of Oslo study published in Nature Neuroscience found structural brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease at least seven years before amyloid plaques become detectable on PET scans, sug
STAT+: Ultragenyx drug to treat Angelman syndrome, a rare disease, fails late-stage trial
Ultragenyx announced Wednesday that its experimental Angelman syndrome therapy GTX-102 showed no benefit over a sham treatment in a large Phase 3 trial, dashing hopes for patients and investors who vi
“Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test can tell them apart
An international team has developed the BioTAK score, a blood-based tool combining biological sex with biomarkers that distinguished Takotsubo (broken heart) syndrome from heart attacks with nearly 90
Decades of Money Problems Linked to Faster Brain Aging
A UCL-led study tracking 2,759 Britons since birth found that people who endured persistent financial hardship through early and middle adulthood scored worse on cognitive tests by 53 and showed more
Doctors release vaccine guidance amid CDC panel limbo
Major medical organizations jointly released winter vaccination guidelines for flu, COVID-19, and RSV, stepping in after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s restructuring of the CDC's vaccine adviso
MIT analyses prove neutrino laser design impossible
Two mathematical analyses by Nobel laureate Wolfgang Ketterle and MIT colleagues have proven that a 2025 proposal to build a laser beam from neutrinos is physically impossible, because the quantum mem
Opinion: The next DSM should address the algorithm’s role in eating disorders
Experts argue the upcoming DSM-6 should formally recognize algorithmic exposure as a clinically relevant factor in eating disorder evaluations, aligning psychiatric practice with modern digital realit
UNEP: Earth's 1.5°C Comeback Possible, Not Probable
A UNEP report acknowledges the world is likely to overshoot 1.5°C of warming within years but argues cooling back to that level by 2100 remains theoretically possible — a scenario multiple cited exper
Obesity leaves a lasting memory in immune cells
A 10-year study reveals that obesity leaves a lasting molecular 'memory' in immune cells, particularly helper T cells, which may keep disease risks elevated for years after weight loss.
STAT+: House votes to temporarily block Trump plan to politicize federal grants
The House approved a stopgap funding bill temporarily blocking political appointees from gaining more control over federal research grants, sending the measure to the president after the Senate passed
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