3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (415+ words) Last week, President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz to direct the CDC. Until now, the position has mostly been filled on a part-time or interim basis. As a team of STAT reporters led by Helen Branswell reports, the nomination has generated sighs…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (175+ words) Good morning. Sometimes it is so hard to drink water. Let's all try to do that today." Now, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will begin publishing "public health alerts" on…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Cannabis use rates among people with psychosis have surged in states that have legalized the drug, according to a new study. Medical professionals say the trend " especially when combined with more potent variants of the drug available on the market…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (287+ words) By Kyle Fitzpatrick, Geoffrey Engel, and J. Wesley Boyd The practice of omitting the ninth item on the PHQ-9 because of liability concerns disregards the patient's humanity and flies in the face of the duty to always treat patients with their…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (577+ words) Todd is STAT's commercial determinants of health reporter. Here is a short list of things that have made me cry recently:" Meanwhile, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he's known people who have "a…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (696+ words) Antidepressant use has been increasing for decades in the U. S. , particularly among women and young people. And with more patients starting the drugs, there have been growing concerns about how to get off of them. Stopping, it's widely believed, can come…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (253+ words) Olivia Goldhill is an investigative reporter at STAT, focused on holding public bodies and corporations to account. She reports on reproductive health and mental health, and previously covered the Covid-19 pandemic. Her work has been recognized by Livingston, EPPY, British…...