Scientists Make Model Embryos From Stem Cells To Study Key Steps In Human Development
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists have created living entities that resemble very primitive human embryos, the most advanced example
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Medical Technology
Consumer genetic testing companies team up to lobby on privacy policy
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Anticipating more federal scrutiny of genetic privacy policies4, three leading consumer genetic companies have formed
Read MorePatients with feared superbug shed large amounts of it from their skin, study says
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) New research on a frightening new superbug confirms what scientists have both suspected and feared: Some hospitalized
Read MoreStem Cell Company Persuades Employers To Steer Workers Toward Controversial Therapy
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) A Midwestern grocery chain, Hy-Vee, is taking an unusual — and highly controversial
Read More‘Alexa, are you listening?’ An experimental tool warns of cardiac arrest by monitoring breathing
(By Diana Cai for STAT) When someone’s heart stops beating, there is little time to waste. Half of the people
Read MoreMiracle Machine Makes Heroic Rescues — And Leaves Patients In Limbo
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) The latest miracle machine in modern medicine — whose use has skyrocketed in
Read MoreGSK partners with CRISPR pioneer Doudna to search for new drugs
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) SAN FRANCISCO — The drug maker GlaxoSmithKline announced Thursday that it would team up with
Read MoreNIH has referred 16 allegations of foreign influence on U.S. research to investigators
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The National Institutes of Health has referred 16 allegations related to foreign influence of U.S.-funded
Read MoreHouse Committee Votes To Continue Ban On Genetically Modified Babies
(By Rob Stein for NPR) A congressional committee voted Tuesday to continue a federal ban on creating genetically modified babies
Read MoreAnalysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) Amazon has opened a new health care frontier: Now Alexa can be used
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