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People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?
Natural, tallow-based cosmetics can be made at home or bought from artisans. Doctors aren’t thrilled, but they’re all the rage on TikTok.
Read MoreIf you’ve got children, you need to watch Swiped – and see how sick their phones are making them | Simon Jenkins
The terrible toll that smartphones are taking on young people is now undeniable.
Read MoreDrugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.
Read MoreTrump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’
The president-elect’s choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA, and CDC, hold positions on issues including abo
Read MoreTrump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes
Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal.
Read MoreInmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía
Los inmigrantes sin papeles han temido durante mucho tiempo que participar en programas gubernamentales los convierta en blanco fácil de las autoridades migratorias, y la elección de Trump ha exacer
Read MoreSTAT+: Who stood out as Best Biopharma CEO of 2024?
Best Biopharma CEO of 2024, in @adamfeuerstein's view? No clear winner, but plenty of contenders.
Read MoreSTAT+: Truth-teller or reflexive contrarian: Which Marty Makary would run the FDA?
Pancreatic surgeon Marty Makary is a long-time critic of the medical establishment who's now set to regulate food, drugs, and medical devices at the FDA.
Read MoreOpinion: STAT+: Pharmacy benefits managers should be worried
Former FTC policy director David Balto says PBMs should be very worried about the new Trump administration and pending congressional action.
Read MoreOpinion: A key to Black Americans’ health may lie in a misunderstanding of the slave trade
Does a genetic secret explain why a devastating form of kidney disease affects Black Americans?
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