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Anthropic Launches Claude Science for Labs, Pharma
Anthropic unveiled Claude Science, a new application tailoring its large language model for scientific laboratories and pharmaceutical research operations, with CEO Dario Amodei framing the product as
Uganda Reports Marburg Outbreak as U.S. Issues Travel Ban
Uganda formally notified the WHO of a Marburg virus outbreak in the country's western region, with a source telling STAT that two cases had been detected, while the U.S. embassy in Kampala issued a le
Babies' innate number sense traced to brain activity
A study using EEG on 21 newborns has identified, for the first time, the neural mechanism underlying babies' innate ability to distinguish quantities within days of birth.
UK Orders NHS Maternity Overhaul After Amos 'Shame' Report
The UK government has pledged a radical overhaul of NHS maternity services in England after a damning report by Baroness Valerie Amos found women and babies were being failed 'on a scale that shames o
NIH's All of Us Adds Thousands of EHRs via Clinical Networks
The NIH's All of Us precision medicine program is using patient data-sharing networks typically used for clinical care coordination to fill gaps in its electronic health record data, announcing its la
Teen Becomes First Person Saved by CRISPR Base Editing
A teenage T-cell leukaemia patient whose chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant had both failed became the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing, after joining Professor Waseem Q
Opinion: Florida is the first state to require EKGs for high school athletes. It’s a mistake
A medical student argues Florida's new Second Chance Act — requiring EKGs for all high school athletes beginning in 2026-2027 — will generate false positives and expensive follow-up care rather than p
Trump Admin Gutted Alcohol Research, CDC Program: STAT Probe
STAT's investigation finds the Trump administration downplayed alcohol's health risks and derailed prevention efforts—burying a light-drinking risk report, gutting the CDC's alcohol program, and strip
STAT+: The loophole in Trump’s obesity drug deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk
The Trump administration's November deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk setting a $245 monthly price for GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid carried an undisclosed condition: that price only holds if pri
Loan Caps Favor Chiropractic Over Nurse Practitioners
DOE's new RISE rules cap federal graduate borrowing at $20,500 for most students while preserving $50,000 for an 11-degree list that includes chiropractic but not nurse practitioners or physician assi
Arc Protein Carries Alzheimer's Tau Between Neurons
University of Utah Health researchers have identified how the brain protein Arc carries toxic Tau between neurons in Alzheimer's disease via extracellular vesicles, pointing to a new way to slow the i
Creatine Depression Review: Mixed Trial Results
A systematic review of five randomized clinical trials found creatine showed promising but inconsistent results as an add-on depression treatment, with two trials in women reporting benefit and three
Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea Spreads as Last Antibiotic Fails
Drug-resistant infections are spreading beyond hospital walls into everyday communities, and Europe's surge in untreatable gonorrhoea is the visible edge of a global antimicrobial resistance crisis.
Humans Sleep 35% Less Than Primates Should
A new book argues humans are an evolutionary outlier among primates, sleeping roughly 35% less than predicted while devoting the highest share of sleep to REM — because ancestors replaced tree nests w
26 States Sue to Block Medicaid Work Requirements
Twenty-six states, including five in New England, sued the federal government Monday to block new Medicaid work requirements that could cost hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents their heal
Our rating, price target and outlook for newly spun off Honeywell Aerospace - CNBC
Our rating, price target and outlook for newly spun off Honeywell Aerospace CNBCTuesday's big stock stories: What’s lik...
STAT+: Unredacted comments from California hospital lawsuits show stunning admissions and a ‘forced’ McKinsey collaboration
Who controls the Medicaid market, GLP-1 usage and pizza household costs, and more from Health Care Inc.
Childbirth Harder for Many Primates Than Humans, Study
New research analyzing 29 primate species overturns the decades-old belief that humans uniquely struggle with childbirth — many primates, especially small-bodied ones, face equally severe or worse hea
STAT+: Talawar bets bispecific approach can shake up eczema market
Moderna still bullish on mRNA, Ipsen's acquisition of Kartos, and more biotech news from The Readout
Opinion: STAT+: The U.S.-China biotech crackdown may hurt the scientists America needs the most
A veteran biotech journalist warns that escalating US-China biotech crackdowns could backfire on American science, noting China now accounts for 34% of global clinical-stage drug development — surpass
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