STAT+: An AI tool aims to catch harder-to-detect heart attacks in EKGs
A newly approved AI tool can scan EKGs for severe heart attacks and, the company says, for rarer patterns indicating blocked arteries.
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STAT+: Novartis, Novo Nordisk drug failures will likely ‘pop a hole in the balloon’ of the field
The back-to-back failures of cardiovascular drugs from Novartis and Novo Nordisk made headlines. They could also have a chilling effect across the industry.
Read full article →Opinion: I’m a public health communications consultant. Pro-vaccine advocacy needs more fun
“Somewhere along the way, we forgot how to celebrate vaccines,” writes public health communications consultant Adam Zimmerman.
Read full article →Opinion: I’m a thoracic surgeon in New York City. For many of my patients, Sept. 11 is still not over
“For thousands of families, the Sept. 11 attack did not end when the fires were extinguished. It simply changed form,” writes Raja Flores.
Read full article →STAT+: Right before midterms, Trump dangles $500 refunds for select ACA enrollees
The legal basis for the $500 checks, and who would get them, isn't entirely clear.
Read full article →Platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood causes mutations that age the liver
Platinum chemotherapy aged the liver cells of treated children, making them look more like adult liver cells and possibly raising the long-term risk of new tumors
Read full article →Why two promising heart drugs flopped and what’s next
This week on "The Readout LOUD" podcast: Two experimental drugs were heralded as the next era in heart disease treatment — why did they fail?
Read full article →STAT+: The gifts from pharma companies that keep on giving
There has been rancorous debate over doctors accepting free gifts and speaking fees from pharma companies. That doesn't mean doctors have reconsidered.
Read full article →STAT+: Can AI save rural health care?
Nominees for top federal health roles to face Congress, and Trump officials are betting on AI to help save rural health care.
Read full article →STAT+: FDA expands Bayer lung cancer drug approval
UniQure readout tests durability of benefits, an AI effort to manage heart failure, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novartis investor seeking a shake-up, a Gilead setback, and more
A major Novartis shareholder has called for a shake-up of the drugmaker's board after its shares suffered a record fall following trial setbacks
Read full article →STAT+: Cancer medicines remain in short supply across the U.S., survey finds
An ongoing shortage of cancer medications continues to force leading cancer centers around the U.S. to seek work-around strategies to treat patients and a majority also report that clinical trials…
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