January 16, 2025
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STAT+ | As researchers push for a type 1 diabetes cure, Sana Biotechnology provides a nudge forward

Sana stock rose on positive results from single patient. CEO Steve Harr hails "incredibly important scientific finding" on insulin-producing cell implants.

By Jason Mast and Matthew Herper


UnitedHealth mounts full defense of its business in wake of Thompson’s killing

UnitedHealth's CEO acknowledged discontent with the health care system, but quickly shifted the blame elsewhere.

By Bob Herman and Tara Bannow


STAT+ | The companies paying hospitals to hand over patient data to train AI

A new crop of companies is lining up to buy patient data from hospitals and sell it to those wanting to train AI or do research. 

By Brittany Trang



Image of the caudate nucleus, part of the striatum, from the brain of a person with Huntington's disease
Courtesy McLean Hospital’s Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center/NIH NeuroBioBank

STAT+ | Studies reveal a new biology of Huntington’s, renewing drugmaker interest in therapies

Huntington's disease research has focused on toxic proteins tied to a mutant gene. New study suggests cause lies in growth of the gene itself

By Megan Molteni


Cancer burden is shifting from men to women and old to young

Cancer deaths overall are falling, but the breakdown of new cases is disturbing, the American Cancer Society reports.

By Elizabeth Cooney


FDA authorizes sale of Zyn nicotine pouches, saying public health benefits outweigh risk

Despite concern about their appeal to the young, Zyn nicotine pouches can help adults quit tobacco, FDA says.

By Sarah Todd


Carol Haywood, an assistant professor in medical social sciences at Northwestern, is the lead author of a new paper on ableism in medicine.
Courtesy Gr8y productions

Q&A: Why physicians struggle to care for patients with disability

STAT spoke with researcher Carol Haywood about her new study that looked at the persistent ableism in medicine and its root causes.

By Timmy Broderick


STAT+ | During JPM week, virtual care companies strut their plans to make GLP-1 drugs work harder, cost less

Digital health companies' plans focused on managing the impact of GLP-1 drugs, which have placed enormous pressure on health care spending.

By Katie Palmer


STAT+ | Four pressing challenges facing Trump’s health regulators as AI makes deeper inroads into medicine

As the health care sector embraces AI, the incoming administration confronts some pressing challenges about what to regulate, and how.

By Casey Ross


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