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Oct 20

An Ebola outbreak presents a new mystery involving children

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The disproportionate number of recent infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo — specifically in Beni, the outbreak’s current hot spot — has come as a surprise; typically young children don’t make up a big proportion of cases…

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Oct 14

Rewriting reproduction: With stem cells and CRISPR, scientists breed mice with same-sex parents

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

For the first time, scientists said Thursday that they had bred mice with two genetic fathers.

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Oct 13

In public, lawmakers scold drug distributors. Come campaign season, they accept their cash willingly

By Lev Facher, STAT

Two of the three largest distributors are on pace to exceed their campaign donations from 2016 — a notable increase.

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Oct 06

Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The length of the flu season may vary depending on where you live, with large cities enduring longer periods of transmission and smaller cities experiencing shorter, but more explosive, spread, a new study suggests…

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Sep 29

The end of HIV transmission in the U.S.: A once-unthinkable dream becomes an openly discussed goal

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The struggle against HIV may be undergoing a sea change.

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Sep 22

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people and that have been linked to pet store puppies appear to have spread at least in part because healthy dogs were given antibiotics — a decision that all but surely fostered…

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Sep 15

The latest roadblock to Trump’s plan to put drug prices in ads: House Republicans

By Nicholas Florko, STAT

President Trump’s splashiest idea for lowering the cost of prescription drug prices was to force pharmaceutical companies to include the prices of their products in TV and other advertisements.

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Sep 13

Seven U.S. states now have adult obesity rates of 35 percent or higher

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

Seven U.S. states now have adult obesity rates of 35 percent or higher, up from zero states just five years ago, according to federal data.

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Sep 01

The Senate could soon pass an opioids package. But a new law is still a long way away

By Lev Facher, STAT

The Senate is likely to pass a comprehensive bill to address the opioid crisis in the coming weeks. But the finish line on that long-discussed priority remains a long way off.

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Aug 24

Russian bots tried to sow discord over vaccines during the 2016 election, study finds

By Helen Branswell, STAT

An analysis of Twitter accounts previously identified as having been operated by Russian bots and trolls found they dove into the vaccine debate as early as January 2015…

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