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Opinion: I’m 73. I wish my pills wouldn’t keep changing colors and shapes
Pharmaceutical companies, generic manufacturers, and pharmacists should be more careful about changing how pills look.
Why isn’t alcohol seen as a public health emergency?
Why isn't alcohol seen as a public health emergency? Alex Hogan talks to STAT's Isabella Cueto and Lev Facher about their new series on this week's STATus Report.
Opinion: Tributes to Craig Venter and the genomics race are missing something important
A race, two rivals, a photo finish? Former National Human Genome Research Institute archivist explains what Craig Venter tributes are missing.
STAT+: Top U.S. officials pressured Germany to pay more for prescription drugs
It's a key piece of Trump's effort to secure lower drug prices for U.S. patients.
DOJ accuses Yale and UCLA medical schools of discriminating against white and Asian applicants
The Justice Department sent a letter to Yale School of Medicine on Thursday, alleging it was illegally discriminating against applicants who are not Black or Hispanic, following a similar missive…
PSA screening for prostate cancer reduces disease-specific deaths, new review shows
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing likely reduces the risk of death from prostate cancer, found a new review
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to the abortion drug mifepristone, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Makary’s departure and Cassidy’s tenuous Senate seat
This week's episode of “The Readout LOUD” is all about health politics, including Marty Makary's departure as FDA commissioner. Listen now.
STAT investigates the epidemic killing 178,000 Americans a year
Read Executive Editor Rick Berke's letter to STAT readers on "The Deadliest Drug," a new investigative series into the country's failure to address excessive alcohol use.
STAT+: CDC plans to transfer monkeys to nonprofit’s sanctuary as it seeks to reduce animal testing
The CDC intends to transfer more than 160 macaques to Born Free USA, a nonprofit that runs a large primate sanctuary in Texas, as the agency seeks to phase out…
STAT+: The hunt for FDA’s next leader
Marty Makary is out, and the Trump administration has a long wish list for its next FDA commissioner.
STAT+: MIT says research has fallen 10%, and grad student enrollment is down
At MIT, research has shrunk 10% from a year ago, and the school expects a persistent drop in graduate admissions.