Many clinical trials’ findings never get published. Here’s why that’s bad
(By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus for ST A T) W hen a bearded dude at a Brooklyn coffee house
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Month: August 2016
HIPAA turns 20: It opened the door to better doctor-patient communication
(By Janice D. Walker, Catherine L. Annas, and Tom DelBanco for ST A T) T wenty years ago Sunday, President
Read MoreIs there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’?
(By Lindzi Wessell for ST A T) A new study finds striking metabolic differences between fat cells from obese and
Read MoreThis is your brain on pot: Neuroscientist studies long-term effects of medical marijuana
(By Leah Samuel for ST A T) B ELMONT, Mass. — Staci Gruber vividly remembers her first hit of marijuana,
Read MoreLies, damn lies, and CRISPR: the legal battle escalates
(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) Beneath the technical and legal jargon in the latest documents filed in the
Read MoreZika virus now believed to be spreading in Miami Beach
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) H ealth officials now believe the Zika virus is being transmitted by mosquitoes
Read MoreGetting Better Data on Which Drugs Are Killing People
(By Christine Vestal for The PEW Charitable Trust) AUBURN, Ala. — As the opioid epidemic surges, Alabama’s toxicologists are testing
Read MoreHacking life: Scientists ‘recode’ DNA in step toward lab-made organisms
(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) M illions of years of evolution gave life on earth a genetic dictionary
Read MoreDo incentives nudge physicians to prescribe opioids for pain?
(By Dhruv Khullar and Anupam Jena for ST A T) H umans have used opioids to treat pain, both physical
Read MoreWatson goes to Asia: Hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment
(By Ike Swetlitz for ST A T) In 2011, a supercomputer won $1 million on Jeopardy! In 2016, that same
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