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Jan 06

A deep dive into newborns’ DNA may reveal potential disease risks — but is the testing worth it?

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

Looking for diseases in newborns’ DNA that could arise during adulthood is more ethically fraught than focusing on childhood conditions.

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Dec 26

3 global health challenges to watch in 2019

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Will the U.S. get a licensed dengue vaccine? Will Sanofi pocket a coveted prize?…

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Dec 23

Opinion: ‘Passive’ fentanyl exposure: more myth than reality

By Lewis S. Nelson, Jeanmarie Perrone

Reports that merely being in a room with fentanyl, a powerful opioid, or its analogues can poison you don't match the action and effects of these drugs.

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Dec 16

Flu vaccinations rise sharply in both children and adults

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The increase in early vaccination may be due to fresh memories of how bad last winter was, but other factors may also be at play.

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Dec 15

Purdue’s secret OxyContin papers should be released, appeals court rules

By David Armstrong, Andrew Joseph, STAT

A Kentucky appeals court sided with STAT, upholding a ruling ordering the release of Purdue Pharma records about the marketing of the opioid OxyContin.

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Dec 01

NIH director says there’s work to do on regulating genome editing globally

By Lev Facher, STAT

The apparent birth this month of the first genetically modified babies is “a lesson in the potential for human hubris to overtake us,” Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health.

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Nov 10

HHS recommended that the DEA make kratom a Schedule I drug, like LSD or heroin

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

The Department of Health and Human Services asserted in a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration that two chemicals in kratom should be classified as Schedule I substances, meaning that the chemicals have “a high potential for abuse” and that…

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Nov 04

Low income explains poorer survival after a heart attack more than race, study finds

By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT

A new study examining how long black or white people survive after a heart attack concludes that it’s socioeconomic status, far more than race, that explains who fares better.

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Nov 04

Voters don’t like ‘Big Pharma.’ But they could soon elect a Senate that includes two pharma lobbyists and a CEO

By Lev Facher, STAT

If Republicans prevail in just two races on Tuesday, the Senate’s ranks would suddenly include two former drug industry lobbyists and a pharma CEO.

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Oct 21

With genome sequencing, some sick infants are getting a shot at healthy lives

By Meghana Keshavan, STAT

Scientists say the data show over and over that early diagnosis of genetic disorders not only saves lives, but can keep long-term health care costs down.

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