Many clinical trials’ findings never get published. Here’s why that’s bad
(By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus for STAT) When a bearded dude at a Brooklyn coffee house says he’s shopping
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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 STAT) Twenty years ago Sunday, President Bill Clinton signed
Read MoreIs there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’?
(By Lindzi Wessell for STAT) A new study finds striking metabolic differences between fat cells from obese and normal weight
Read MoreThis is your brain on pot: Neuroscientist studies long-term effects of medical marijuana
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) BELMONT, Mass. — Staci Gruber vividly remembers her first hit of marijuana, back when she
Read MoreLies, damn lies, and CRISPR: the legal battle escalates
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Beneath the technical and legal jargon in the latest documents filed in the battle over
Read MoreZika virus now believed to be spreading in Miami Beach
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Health officials now believe the Zika virus is being transmitted by mosquitoes in parts of Miami
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 STAT) Millions of years of evolution gave life on earth a genetic dictionary with 64 words.
Read MoreDo incentives nudge physicians to prescribe opioids for pain?
(By Dhruv Khullar and Anupam Jena for STAT) Humans have used opioids to treat pain, both physical and mental, for
Read MoreWatson goes to Asia: Hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) In 2011, a supercomputer won $1 million on Jeopardy! In 2016, that same supercomputer is
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