Oz says ‘AI-based avatars’ can help rural communities. Some leaders disagree
Feds invest in AI for heart failure, vaccines and this year's midterms, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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'I've never seen anything like this' -- A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims
Dr. Rupa Narra is a U.S. pediatrician who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help care for stricken children. Nothing could have prepared her for what she'd face.
Read full article →STAT+: What to expect from UniQure’s upcoming Huntington’s gene therapy readout
Before the end of September, UniQure is expected to report four-year results from the closely tracked clinical trial of its gene therapy for Huntington’s disease.
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A Roivant lung disease drug has succeeded in a mid-stage study. But the drug’s origins are another fascinating aspect to the story.
Read full article →Opinion: John Fetterman’s post-stroke, politically problematic behaviors offer lessons about brain health on Capitol Hill
“Nothing in the recent reporting about John Fetterman is medically surprising,” write Michael P.H. Stanley and Isaiah Kletenik.
Read full article →Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it
BANGOR, Maine — Rural health care providers, which have struggled for years, are facing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over the coming decade. The Trump administration is pointing to…
Read full article →STAT+: Five midterm races to watch that could be crucial for vaccine policy
GOP candidates in Iowa and Florida are embracing vaccine skepticism, while Democrats in Michigan and South Carolina are ready for a fight.
Read full article →One rural hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures
As more rural hospitals shut down maternity wards, one hospital in Minnesota has a survival strategy that could spur others to imitate it.
Read full article →STAT+: U.K. unveils recommendations for regulating AI in medicine
A U.K. commission has unveiled its recommendations for how the country should regulate artificial intelligence in medicine.
Read full article →Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday.
Read full article →Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.
Read full article →STAT+: ARPA-H to invest $62 million to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure
ARPA-H, the government agency that funds cutting edge health research, plans to commit $62.7 million to develop artificial intelligence bots that direct treatment of heart failure.
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