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Woman with terminal cancer gets dream wedding on hospital ward
Maggie Heginbothom thanks staff after "dream" ceremony is arranged two days after her partner proposed.
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STAT+: Enforcement of stringent Medicaid work requirements delayed for six months
Enforcement of the Trump administration's stringent new Medicaid work requirements have been delayed for six months, until July 1, 2027.
STAT+: Democrats coalesce around ‘Medicare for More,’ ‘Medikids’ proposals
Democrats are coalescing around a plan to offer Medicare to more Americans, if not all of them.
New addiction society guidance on medetomidine’s brutal withdrawal
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has released the first national guidance for recognizing and treating patients who have taken medetomidine.
Nigeria ends 21-day Ebola contact monitoring with no secondary transmission
None of the 62 contacts identified after the first case developed the disease, although 13 contacts reported fever.
STAT+: Doctors have questions about the Watchman. Boston Scientific has a sales pitch.
The Boston Globe investigates if Boston Scientific's marketing of its cardiac implant, Watchman, outpaced the science.
Nigeria: Index Ebola Case - Swiss Diplomat's Wife Recovers, Discharged From Hospital
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the Nigeria's Ebola index case- Swiss diplomat's wife has recovered and discharged from hospital in Switzerland.
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
How Sen. Chris Van Hollen plans to flex Democratic power on the foreign aid front
He's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees health aid and he's just announced he's running for Majority Leader. He spoke to NPR about his foreign aid vision.
Man who provided forged Covid-19 test certificate to Keith Duffy faces community service
Ranelagh man faked certs for friends and family
'I felt awful wearing my school uniform because of how I looked'
Charlie is one of 85 people in Northern Ireland who are waiting for surgery for pectus conditions
STAT+: HHS plans funding for research into ibogaine for PTSD
The Trump administration will funnel up to $4.9 million into supporting research into ibogaine, a psychedelic that’s drawn interest as a potential treatment for PTSD and addiction.
Opinion: New organ donation rules are unfair to families
New organ donation rules may “blur the line between the physicians fighting to save a patient's life and the teams responsible for organ procurement.”
Nigeria Ebola patient contacts complete 21-day monitoring without signs of infection
Good news out of Nigeria where authorities say no further cases of Ebola have been detected since a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive for the virus last month.
Brain implant startup pauses trials
Synchron has paused clinical trials of its second-generation brain-computer interface. Leaders say the pause is not safety related.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly conflict questions, a DEA OK for a narcolepsy pill, and more
A deal for smart-ring maker Oura to acquire a telehealth company is raising conflict-of-interest questions for Eli Lilly
Are you affected by the Microsoft outage?
A Microsoft outage has affected services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
STAT+: Senators introduce bill to curb conflicts of interest on preventive care panel
Some of the panel's members could benefit financially from the decisions they make, STAT's reporting showed.
The future of heart drug research in the wake of study setbacks
What does the failure of two closely watched heart disease medicines mean for the future of drug research in the field? Find out on this week's episode of "The Readout…
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak - Armed Groups Unrest Hold Back Response
[UN News] The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread amid repeated and ongoing deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups that are obstructing efforts to stop transmission, UN responders said on Friday.
Happy World Kindness Day! Check out our kind photos of kindness to humans -- and cats
Friday, November 13 is World Kindness Day. Your mission: Do something kind. Small acts of kindness definitely count!
DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Unrest fuelled by armed groups holds back response
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread amid repeated and ongoing deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups that are obstructing efforts to stop transmission, UN responders said on Friday.
Swiss hospital discharges Ebola patient after successful treatment
A Swiss woman who contracted the strain of Ebola linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been discharged from hospital in Geneva, health officials said on Thursday.
Ukraine: Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv hospital, leave two dead in Odesa
Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine killed at least two person in Odesa and injured another at a hospital in Kyiv. Rescuers evacuated patients, including people using wheelchairs and crutches, as firefighters battled the flames.
Kratom and 7-OH can feel like 'a miracle.' They can also be addictive
In the last decade, strong support for kratom and 7-OH products have kept them federally legal. That's started to change. A crackdown for some highly potent products related to kratom is coming.
Fed up with the healthcare industry, this red state capped insulin prices for patients
Republicans and Democrats in North Dakota worked together to limit what people with diabetes have to pay for insulin, joining a growing bipartisan push across the country to protect patients.
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed on restoring trust in science, the state of public health, and RFK Jr.
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed talks to STAT about restoring trust in science, the state of public health, and RFK Jr.
STAT+: Oura’s acquisition of health tech startup raises conflict-of-interest questions for Eli Lilly, experts say
With a new deal announced this week, the relationship between Eli Lilly and a telehealth company that markets GLP-1s is expected to grow more complicated.
5 takeaways from STAT’s investigation of the sprawling ‘three-parent IVF’ industry
A STAT investigation of the fertility tourism industry found that clinics are offering an unproven IVF procedure to older women. Here are 5 takeaways from the investigation.
Opinion: STAT+: ‘What will I do with the time I have left?’: What it’s like to find out you might develop Alzheimer’s
“What people fear isn’t the end of life, the demise of the animated body, but the demise of the mind,” writes Jason Karlawish.