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Dear Readers, When we launched STAT more than a decade ago, our mission statement promised that we would deliver “trusted, tough-minded journalism.” Little did we know that trust would be […]
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Read MoreHow STAT decided to keep ‘health care’ as two words
Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Sarah Mupo. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or […]
Read MoreSenate Democrats push for first new Medicare benefit in decades| STAT
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats is proposing that Medicare cover in-home care, which would create the first new benefit in the program since the Part D retail drug […]
Read MoreHow STAT would cover ‘The Fugitive’ if its pharma scandal were real
Everyone has those movies they love to watch over and over again. For STATus Report host Alex Hogan, the 1993 thriller “The Fugitive” has been in rotation since he was […]
Read MorePatients are rejecting hierarchy, not medical expertise| STAT
When you’re vulnerable in a hospital bed — confused, frightened, surrounded by machines — it might seem obvious you’re not in charge. A doctor speaks, a patient listens. But Alexis […]
Read MoreOpinion: STAT+: Sometimes, it would be unethical not to use AI in medicine
Artificial intelligence can detect breast cancer on screening mammograms more accurately than individual expert radiologists in some study settings. In a 2020 Nature study using large U.K. and U.S. datasets, […]
Read MoreOpinion: STAT+: If you have Alzheimer’s disease, who will take part in your care?
A reader — I’ll call him Jack — recently asked my thoughts on his plans to pursue treatment with lecanemab for his mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease. So […]
Read MoreSTAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
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