May 16 Boston hospital records first penis transplant in U.S. By Eric Boodman, STAT In a 15-hour procedure earlier this month, a man received a penis transplant from a deceased donor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Continue reading
May 13 All the strange stuff that kids swallow in a single hospital museum By Megan Thielking, STAT A collection at Boston Children’s Hospital includes scores of objects removed from pediatric patients going all the way back to 1918. Continue reading
May 05 FDA bans e-cigarette sales to minors in sweeping new regulations By David Nather, Dylan Scott, STAT WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration issued a sweeping set of tobacco rules Thursday that would regulate electronic cigarettes, cigars and other products for the first time, despite resistance from industry groups that say the new rules would be… Continue reading
May 03 Shkreli’s old company is sued for breaching sales contract for Daraprim By Ed Silverman, STAT Turing Pharmaceuticals is being sued for more than $20 million by the drug maker that sold it the rights to Daraprim. Continue reading
Apr 28 A new atlas maps word meanings in the brain By Eric Boodman, STAT It’s like Google Maps for your cerebral cortex: A new interactive atlas purports to show which bits of your brain help you understand which types of concepts. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Why does it hurt to get water up your nose? By Megan Thielking, STAT An ear and throat doctor answers a question as old as time itself. Continue reading
Apr 12 Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh on why science is his muse By Dylan Scott, STAT Steven Soderbergh has devoted more of his focus to medicine and science than perhaps any other A-list filmmaker. Continue reading
Apr 08 Disney tried to suppress nutrition study on its theme park meals By Sheila Kaplan, STAT Disney, fearing a scandal, tried to press a journal to withdraw research paper from a controversial scientist. Continue reading
Apr 05 What’s behind skyrocketing insulin prices? By Ed Silverman, STAT The cost of insulin more than tripled — from $231 to $736 a year per patient — between 2002 and 2013, according to a new analysis. Continue reading
Apr 05 Why the Zika outbreak might end with a whimper and other FAQs By Helen Branswell, STAT Experts discuss whether or not Zika virus will become a perennial risk for pregnant women. Continue reading