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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Sanofi settling an EU antitrust probe, ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli, and more
The FTC asked a U.S. court to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt for “flagrantly” violating a court order banning him from …
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STAT+: The startup chasing ‘general biological intelligence’
In this edition of AI Prognosis, Brittany Trang talks to Eric Nguyen, the CEO of Radical Numerics, a startup pursuing "g…
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STAT+: Sanofi avoids fine as EU accepts offer to end antitrust probe over disparaging rival vaccine
E.U. antitrust regulators accepted concessions from Sanofi to settle a probe into an allegedly “misleading” campaign tha…
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New study examines GLP-1 impact on interactions with criminal justice system, employment, housing stability
A wave of clinical trials have begun to test the ability of GLP-1 weight loss drugs to quell various substance use disor…
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Dental Pulp Stem Cell Secretome as a Treatment to Improve Outcomes Following Stroke
Since stem cell therapies produce beneficial effects via a short burst of signaling from the transplanted cells rather t…
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miR-128-3p Inhibition Improves Muscle Mass and Function in Aged Mice
That the calorie restriction imposed by GLP-1 receptor agonists induces loss of muscle mass has proved a boon for resear…
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STAT+: Lobbyists and trade groups fight to shape how states regulate medical AI
Lobbying groups for doctors and hospitals and trade groups are working behind the scenes on how to regulate AI in medici…
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Opinion: How states can resist the potential Trump vaccine shortages
“States can serve as a last line of defense against the Trump administration’s anti-vaccine policy,” writes Joel Dodge.…
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The Human Ovary Exhibits Dynamic Molecular Remodeling in the Decades Post‐Menopause
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Metabolic Health, Cognition, and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology in 3xTG Mice
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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Smoking may affect fertility in both men and women
New research has shed light on how exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health in both men and women, i…
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STAT+: BlackRock to buy majority stake in Humana’s CenterWell clinics for $2.8 billion
Humana is swapping out private equity sponsors for its CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics. Good bye, Welsh, Carson, …
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Drug tapering noninferior to treatment continuation for rheumatoid arthritis with low disease activity
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with sustained low disease activity (LDA), structured tapering of biologic o…
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A Review of Differences Identified in Gut Microbiome Composition Between Young, Old, and Long-Lived Individuals
The gut microbiome changes with age in ways that are not favorable to health. Microbes that provoke inflammation and tis…
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with h…
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STAT+: Many patient, consumer reps on FDA advisory panels have ties to groups funded by pharma, analysis finds
Nearly 40% of FDA advisory committee meetings over a 20-year period included either a patient or consumer rep with activ…
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Low-Fat Vegan Diet Shows Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes
A human trial found that even without caloric restriction, a low-fat, plant-based diet improved blood sugar control, red…
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STAT+: Animosity in North Carolina, and MA shooting stars
In this edition of Health Care Inc., we examine the controversy around the health plan covering North Carolina's public …
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STAT+: Doctors are giving generously to doctors running for office
Doctors have a lot on the line in the next couple years, and they are donating big to doctors running for political offi…
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ARDD 2026 Signals a New Era for Longevity Biotechnology as Frontier AI, Big Pharma, and Scientific Pioneers Converge at Harvard - Insilico Medicine
ARDD 2026 Signals a New Era for Longevity Biotechnology as Frontier AI, Big Pharma, and Scientific Pioneers Converge at …
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FTC demands Martin Shkreli divest his pharma stocks
The FTC asked a federal court to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt for violating a court order banning him from working in…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about concerns over a rare disease drug, pharma payments to docs, and more
Patient advocates and some experts are expressing growing alarm over the perceived risks of a Neurocrine Biosciences rar…
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STAT+: Takeaways from an evaluation of Google’s diagnostic chatbot, AMIE
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A look at a study recently published in The Lancet about Google's diagnostic chatbo…
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How many ways can the Trump administration clamp down on international researchers?
In the span of two days last week, the Trump administration issued two sweeping announcements meant to crack down on int…