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DOJ's swift OhioHealth deal warns hospitals on
The DOJ and Ohio's attorney general proposed an antitrust settlement requiring nonprofit OhioHealth to abandon contracting practices they say blocked health insurers from offering cheaper policies — j
FTC, four states sue WPATH over gender care claims
The FTC and four state attorneys general have sued the leading professional association for gender-affirming care clinicians, alleging it misled families about evidence behind treatments for minors —
NIH Diversity Programs Doubled PhD Odds: 20-Year Study
A 20-year study published in Science Advances found that two NIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates' odds of earning a Ph.D. — findings released just as the Trump administration has terminated
Mangione Plans Psychiatric Defense in CEO Murder Case
Luigi Mangione will assert an extreme emotional disturbance defense at his New York murder trial for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge disclosed Wednesday — a strategy that could re
Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children
Ancient DNA from Lake Baikal hunter-gatherer burials reveals a devastating Yersinia pestis outbreak roughly 5,500 years ago—the oldest known plague outbreak, and proof that deadly pandemics struck lon
Our brains have their first thoughts surprisingly early in life
Neuroscientists and philosophers are challenging the long-held assumption that thought and consciousness only emerge after birth, noting the fetal brain already shares 61% of adult functional organiza
SpaceX surge is creating a unique hedging opportunity
SpaceX's record-setting $2.5 trillion Nasdaq debut triggered 1.8 million options contracts on day one of trading, the largest-ever first-day options market for a newly public company, and the resultin
Honeybees craft specialized 'baby food' for larvae
A new study in Current Biology reveals honeybees blend specialized 'baby food' from mixed pollen to give larvae a balanced amino acid diet, while adult bees self-regulate feeding to avoid over-consumi
Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening diagnostic criteria
A Danish study of 140,000 people found that those recently diagnosed with ADHD or autism carry fewer genetic risk variants than those diagnosed a decade earlier, pointing to broadened diagnostic crite
Texas A&M Study Triggers Limb Regeneration in Mice
Texas A&M researchers demonstrated that mammals can be pushed toward regeneration rather than scarring by sequentially applying two growth factors — FGF2 and BMP2 — after amputation, regrowing bone, j
Ozempic and Wegovy linked to surprising drop in violent behavior
A Rutgers University study analyzing data from over 7,500 US adults found that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may significantly weaken the connection between impulsivity and violent behavio
STAT Questions Abridge's 'Patient Centered' Claim
STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter questions whether Abridge, an AI medical scribe company, can credibly back up its self-description as 'patient centered.'
STAT+: Following dispute with FDA, UniQure is cleared to submit Huntington’s treatment for approval
The FDA has reversed its opposition to UniQure's experimental gene therapy AMT-130 for Huntington's disease, allowing the biotech to file for U.S. accelerated approval in the third quarter using the s
DEHP Plasticizer Triggers Lifelong Anxiety in Male Rats
A new study finds that early-life exposure to DEHP — a common plasticizer found in toys, medical devices, and raincoats — causes lasting anxiety in male rats, effects that researchers reversed using G
Daily Probiotic May Boost Antidepressant Effects in
A small clinical trial in India found that older adults with moderate depression who took a daily probiotic alongside standard antidepressants saw somewhat greater reductions in depression and anxiety
STAT Keeps 'Health Care' Two Words, Defying AP
STAT has decided to keep "health care" as two words, breaking from the Associated Press Stylebook's recent shift to "healthcare" as a single word — a move the outlet's style guide keeper says was deli
Oncologist on the quiet joy of cancer care
Lymphoma specialist Khushali Jhaveri writes that oncology's quiet joy lives in being trusted with patients' most honest moments — delivering clean scans, sitting with bad news, and walking families th
GAE Procedure Delivers Year-Long Knee Arthritis Pain
A minimally invasive procedure called genicular artery embolization provided lasting pain relief and improved mobility for knee osteoarthritis patients in the largest study of its kind, offering a pot
Scientists say most of what’s in your food is still a mystery
Nutrition science has long focused on roughly 150 known nutrients, but researchers estimate our food actually delivers more than 26,000 compounds — most unstudied, with some likely shaping disease ris
Eye Tracking Reveals Early Depression Clues in Children
A two-year Binghamton University study using eye-tracking on 242 children found that depression symptoms shift where kids focus on emotional faces, with attention patterns diverging sharply depending
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