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STAT, 8 months ago to random

Long Covid is a new name for an old syndrome

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/14/long-covid-me-cfs-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-chronic-fatigue/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 11 months ago to random

Google strikes deal with Mayo Clinic to comb patient records using generative AI https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/07/google-mayo-clinic-generative-ai-health/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 10 months ago to random

From rapid cooling body bags to ‘prescriptions’ for AC, doctors prepare for a future of extreme heat https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/18/doctors-prepare-for-extreme-heat-climate-change/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

Study mapping how SARS-CoV-2 disrupts mitochondria suggests a cause for long Covid https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/09/long-covid-mitochondria-sars-cov-2/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

‘Underwhelming’: NIH trials fail to test meaningful long Covid treatments — after 2.5 years and $1 billion https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/09/long-covid-nih-trials/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

Republicans love RFK Jr. What does that tell us about their health platforms in 2024?

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/22/rfk-jr-republicans-health-debate-2024/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

New study suggests people who tested negative for Covid-19 can still develop long Covid

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/23/long-covid-diagnosis-negative-test/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

U.S. health officials lay out plans to cope with respiratory virus season

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/25/us-health-officials-lay-out-plans-covid-rsv-flu/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 10 months ago to random

Stanford president’s departure begs the question: Who takes the credit — or blame — in team science? https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/19/stanford-president-marc-tessier-lavigne-resignation-analysis/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 8 months ago to random

Republicans say they’ll stop fentanyl at the border. But what are their plans for treatment?

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/05/fentanyl-addiction-gop-desantis-ramaswamy-trump-treatment/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

Health care CEOs hauled in $4 billion last year as inflation pinched workers

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/17/health-ceo-salaries-compensation/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 9 months ago to random

Covid-19, a disease with tricks up its sleeve, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/23/covid-19-has-not-yet-fallen-into-a-seasonal-pattern/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 10 months ago to random

Q&A with CDC Director Mandy Cohen: On communication, trust, and getting things done
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/26/cdc-director-mandy-cohen-interview/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 2 months ago to random

The FDA authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/22/covid-immunocompromised-antibody-protection-invivyd/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 1 month ago to random

“The fact that you can go into a supermarket and 30% to 40% of those samples test positive, that suggests there’s more of the virus around than is currently being recognized."

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/25/h5n1-bird-flu-cows-outbreak-likely-widespread/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 8 months ago to random

Artificial wombs, after years in development, reach FDA review for human trials

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/19/fda-studies-artificial-womb-technology/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 8 months ago to random

Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected?

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/20/do-long-covid-odds-increase-with-second-infection/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 1 month ago to random

Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/23/h5n1-bird-flu-virus-particles-in-pasteurized-milk-fda/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 6 months ago to random

Extreme heat events are a public health emergency

https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/31/extreme-heat-death-health-care-providers-doctors-resources-climate-change/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 7 months ago to random

Opinion: The bottom line is that everyone can benefit from the updated Covid vaccine. So if you’re on the fence, hop on off of it.

https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/13/updated-covid-vaccine-for-everyone/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 6 months ago to random

A STAT investigation: UnitedHealth Group pressured clinical employees to follow an algorithm to cut off care for seriously ill older and disabled Americans — while profits soared.

https://www.statnews.com/2023/11/14/unitedhealth-algorithm-medicare-advantage-investigation/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 5 months ago to random

A STAT review of studies and data from other states suggests that hundreds, if not thousands, of Texans were likely denied medically necessary abortions.

https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/15/abortion-kate-cox-texas-health-risks-trisomy-18/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 4 months ago to random

“It’s kind of a double whammy because dense breast tissue not only makes cancers harder to find, but people with denser tissue are more likely to get breast cancer."

https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/23/breast-cancer-dense-tissue-mammogram-supplemental-screening/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 2 months ago to random

The agency is “sunsetting” its recommendation that people sick with Covid-19 isolate themselves for five days.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/01/cdc-eases-isolation-guidance-for-covid-and-other-respiratory-illnesses/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

STAT, 1 month ago to random

UnitedHealth Group has gobbled up physician practices at an astounding rate — roughly 20,000 last year alone. Most of them share a common trait: They’re independent groups, not affiliated with hospital chains.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/01/unitedhealth-steward-physicians-acquistion/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic