STAT+: Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk, new study finds
Nursing home residents who received at least one dose of shingles vaccine were 24 percent less likely to develop dementia, a new study found.
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA review of Moderna’s flu shot, J&J’s focus on cancer, and more
Johnson & Johnson has no plans to enter the booming obesity market, opting instead to focus on diseases such as cancer
Read full article →How many Americans can afford high-quality health care? A new poll finds the number has fallen
A new poll shows only about half of U.S. adults could afford their health care and had access to quality care last year.
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High-end infant formula scrutiny, the spread of synthetic opioids, and more health news from Morning Rounds
Read full article →STAT+: In pancreatic cancer, Patrick Soon-Shiong makes promises he has not kept
A wide gap exists between what Patrick Soon-Shiong says his cancer drugs can achieve and what they actually do, STAT's Adam Feuerstein writes.
Read full article →The head of the family is 17. Money is tight. The roof leaks. How did this happen?
Three brothers say their mother and father died after losing access to their HIV medications. Now the boys are figuring out how to navigate life.
Read full article →Super-potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes are spreading across the U.S.
Overdose deaths confirmed to involve nitazenes have risen sharply in the U.S., from 27 in 2020 to 409 in 2024, according to the CDC
Read full article →Opinion: Congress should embrace strategic health diplomacy
“Improving global health should be a top policy priority of the United States,” write Anand Parekh, Tom Daschle, and Bill Frist.
Read full article →What’s next for GLP-1 weight loss drugs?
What’s next for GLP-1 weight loss drugs? Alex Hogan explores on the new episode of STATus Report. Watch now.
Read full article →STAT+: Senate Democrats demand HHS provide records on federal vaccine policy
Senate Democrats open an inquiry into the Trump administration’s remaking of U.S. vaccine policy, demanding officials produce records by next week.
Read full article →New infant botulism outbreak puts fancy formulas under scrutiny
A new infant botulism outbreak puts fancy formulas that position their products as safer than other options under scrutiny.
Read full article →Opinion: AI’s growing appetite for power is a public health issue. Here’s a fix
“AI is creating a new and largely overlooked strain on something fundamental to health,” write Sten H. Vermund and Patricia J. Kissinger.
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