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In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.
Read full article →Should the federal government try to slow — or even block — U.S. biotech deals that could benefit China?
Read full article →“‘Health care’ is such a big word for STAT. It’s a cornerstone of our coverage,” says STAT director of editorial operations Sarah Mupo.
Read full article →“The privilege of oncology is not only that you get to cure people,” writes oncologist Khushali Jhaveri. “It is also that you are invited into the most honest rooms in…
Read full article →“As a physician and former public health official, I have never been more concerned about those rates of congenital syphilis,” writes Jeffrey D. Klausner.
Read full article →In the U.S., 115 million adults have prediabetes, which is tied to heart disease and other health problems. A 20-year follow-up to a landmark diabetes study shows lifestyle interventions cut the risk.
Read full article →The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close.
Read full article →In this edition of STAT Health Tech: How a biotech startup turned a failed clinical trial into an AI model, and more.
Read full article →Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to CDC data, though it still trails other similar nations.
Read full article →A new AI model to improve trial enrollment, importing drugs from Canada, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read full article →Weight loss drugs will be available through Medicare starting next month, thanks to a program that is supposed to be temporary but may be difficult to end
Read full article →Medicare-funded weight loss, Utah's lower drunk driving limit, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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