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Top STAT Stories Overlooked in 2024: A Recap of Key Healthcare News
Top STAT Stories Overlooked in 2024: A Recap of Key Healthcare NewsIn the fast-paced world of healthcare news, it's easy to overlook some of the most impactful and groundbreaking stories. This year, STAT has...
Overlooked Topics in 2024: Long Covid, AI Obsession, and Trust
Long Covid, AI Obsession, and Trust: The Overlooked Topics of 2024In the bustling world of life sciences, it's easy for important topics to slip through the cracks. Despite the best efforts of experts and...
Aetna Lawsuit Against Radiology Group for Fraudulent Billing and Arbitration Abuse
Aetna, the health insurance giant owned by CVS Health, has filed a lawsuit against Radiology Partners, one of the largest networks of radiology practices in the country, for alleged fraudulent billing practices and abuse...
Scientists Prepare for Potential Changes in Health Funding Under Trump Administration
Scientists Brace for Health Funding Changes Amidst Trump Administration ReshuffleIn the wake of the recent White House reshuffling, scientists and healthcare professionals find themselves on the edge of uncertainty as the new administration's stance...
Disability Advocates Concerned About 3 Future Trends in 2025
Disability Advocates Concerned About 3 Future Trends in 20252025 could be a turbulent year for people with disabilities, as key changes on the horizon may have significant implications for their health care and overall...
Rebuilding Trust: Expert Advice on Addressing RFK Jr. and Dismissal
Kennedy's Nomination and the Future of Public HealthRobert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services, is currently navigating a series of crucial meetings as he seeks to secure...
Top Stories of 2024: STAT Staffers Share Their Favorites
Cystic-fibrosis Breakthrough Changes Lives
In a groundbreaking article by Sarah Zhang for The Atlantic, the story of a cystic-fibrosis breakthrough that changed everything is brought to light. As health reporters, the focus is often on...
The Decline of Bone Marrow Transplants: Reasons and Trends
Blood stem cell transplants have long been a crucial tool in the treatment of blood cancers, offering hope for survival and even cure in some cases. However, a recent shift in medical practice has...
Navigating Aging as LGBTQ+ Individuals: Addressing Past Traumas – KFF Health News
Bill Hall, a 71-year-old gay man living alone in Seattle, has been fighting for his life for 38 years after contracting HIV in 1986. Battling depression, heart disease, diabetes, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney cancer, and...
Exploring the Impact of ‘Christmas In July’ on Health – KFF Health News
Exploring the Impact of 'Christmas In July' on HealthIn 1980, Denny Buehler, a 24-year-old man with leukemia, needed a bone marrow transplant that was not available in Cincinnati. He had to travel to Seattle...