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New tests for Alzheimer’s and cancer get FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ status

New in STAT's Breakthrough Devices Tracker: An AI-powered disease detection chatbot, and new tests for cancer, Alzheimer's.

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Opinion: It’s time to block-grant Medicaid

Block-granting Medicaid won’t be easy. But the payoff would be well worth the effort, writes DePaul University’s Tony LoSasso.

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Opinion: Trump administration says it wants to fight fentanyl, but it’s slashing budget to fight opioid overdoses

If SAMHSA’s footprint shrinks, will the agency and the country be prepared to respond to a new behavioral health crisis altogether?

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Lilavati Hospital and Mayo Clinic complete India’s Nursing Excellence Training Programme

Lilavati Hospital, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, concludes reportedly India’s first Nursing Excellence Training Programme, enhancing clinical standards and social responsibility initiatives

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What do measles outbreaks overseas mean for Australia? - video

Experts are concerned Australia could become “fertile ground” for measles to take hold if the disease is brought into the country amid outbreaks in the US as well as India, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Cytecare Hospitals secures NABH accreditation with digital learning support from MedLern

Cytecare Hospitals achieves NABH accreditation, integrating MedLern’s digital learning solutions to enhance staff training, compliance, and patient care standards

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The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe – podcast

The genetic testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another twist in the story of a company that promised a pioneering approach to precision health.

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STAT+: On NIH director’s first day, the agency tackles one of his priorities — ending ‘censorship’ in science

On Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director, the agency directed staff to identify contracts related to “fighting misinformation or disinformation”

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Model Predicts Global Effects of HIV Funding Cuts

(MedPage Today) -- Funding cuts by five countries that provided over 90% of total international HIV funding as of 2023 may lead to millions more HIV deaths and new HIV infections globally over the ne

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STAT+: Largest U.S. pension fund claims UnitedHealth cheated investors by concealing Medicare Advantage scheme

The largest U.S. pension fund Wednesday cited STAT reporting in an amended lawsuit over the health care conglomerate's Medicare Advantage business.

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