Senate health panels face major turnover in midterms
Upcoming midterm elections could reshape the Senate committees that write health policy, with at least five Finance Committee Republicans departing.
Medicine & Biotech
Clinical AI, drug discovery, devices, and regulatory approvals.
Study: GLP-1 prescriptions in children ages 8-11 surged 310-fold
A new analysis of U.S. prescribing data finds a dramatic rise in GLP-1 use among children with obesity, while the author urges caution and systemic change.
Creatine Builds Muscle in Middle-Aged Adults Even Without Exercise
A 12-week trial suggests creatine alone can increase muscle and strength, with larger gains when paired with exercise and diet.
Enzyme UBE2N May Shield Liver From Fatty Disease Progression
A preclinical study identifies UBE2N as a natural protective enzyme whose decline may allow fatty liver disease to advance into the more severe condition MASH.
STAT Newsletter Tracks Health Tech Policy Talk in Washington
The latest AI Prognosis edition from STAT signals growing attention to what health tech leaders are saying in Washington policy circles.
Surgeon Argues for Expanding GLP-1 Access to Younger Children
An NYU transplant surgeon says early data support using GLP-1 drugs in teens and calls for expanding access to children under 12.
Elevance Health to pay lower rates for off-campus hospital services
Elevance Health will require hospitals to report where care is delivered and pay less for off-campus services, a step toward site-neutral payments that hospitals oppose.
Gastroenterology Leads 2026 Physician Starting Salaries at $654K
AMN Healthcare's annual report shows overall physician starting pay rose to $419,000, with gastroenterology topping the list.
Shared Biological Networks May Link Chronic Fatigue Conditions
A new study suggests long Covid, ME/CFS, PTSD, and other conditions may disrupt common biological pathways, explaining overlapping symptoms.
Leucine Boosts Mitochondrial Energy by Protecting Key Proteins
A study reveals the essential amino acid leucine can increase cellular energy production by shielding mitochondrial proteins from degradation, linking diet to metabolism.
Fraternity Hazing Poses Hidden Biohazard Risk, Opinion Argues
A public-health researcher argues that fraternity hazing rituals involving feces, vomit, and spoiled food create hidden infectious-disease outbreaks on campuses.
SonoThera Names Adam Shaywitz as Chief Medical Officer
The biotech appoints a former BridgeBio CMO, as STAT's Pharmalot column tracks industry personnel moves.
Lilly bypasses Australian pharmacies with direct-to-consumer model
Eli Lilly is selling drugs directly to patients in Australia, cutting out traditional pharmacies.
Congo Ebola Death Toll Tops 4,000 as Outbreak Accelerates
The outbreak has become the fastest-growing in history, with insecurity and unpaid workers hampering containment.
MedPage Podcast: AI Boot Camp, Resident Hours, Measles Deaths
A MedPage Today podcast covers three unrelated healthcare stories: a controversial AI-assisted research boot camp, proposed rollbacks to resident work-hour protections, and a potential new definition for measles deaths.
Kodiak rebounds with wet-AMD data; Hengrui signs sixth Western deal
Kodiak’s long-acting eye drug matched Eylea in a pivotal trial, while Hengrui’s obesity-drug pact with Novo shows the continued pull of Chinese biotech assets.
Youth opioid addiction medication use rises slightly, but retention lags
A national study finds modest gains in young people starting addiction medications, yet six-month retention remains rare and may be declining.
Mary-Claire King, BRCA discoverer, still waits for the Nobel call
The geneticist who linked BRCA mutations to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer reflects on decades of near-miss Nobel speculation.