The basics: What we know — and don’t know — about the virus spreading in China and beyond
(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) It’s been only three weeks since Chinese authorities alerted the World Health
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China reports sharp rise in cases of novel virus amid growing concerns of person-to-person transmission
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The number of cases of a novel virus in China has escalated sharply, with authorities
Read more‘Donation after cardiac death’: New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.
(By Shraddha Chakradhar for STAT) More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are currently at the end stages of heart
Read moreOur body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) One 50-year-old has the nimble metabolism of a teenager, while another’s is so creaky he
Read moreMedicare beneficiaries living with opioid use disorder now have treatment option
Medicare-age population has among the highest and fastest growing rates of diagnosed opioid use disorder (OUD). Good news is for
Read moreIn Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, Family Doctors Fill In The Gaps
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann didn’t fully grasp her community’s opioid crisis until one desperate patient called
Read moreHe Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who made the world’s first genetically
Read moreA Veteran Started Vaping THC To Cope With Chronic Pain. Then He Got Very Sick
(By Marlene Harris-Taylor, Ideastream for Kaiser Health News) As vaping has grown more popular in recent years, the trend has
Read moreScientists Find Surprising Age-Related Protein Waves In Blood
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Scientists know that if they transfuse blood from a young mouse to an old one,
Read moreAs FDA toils over how to regulate CBD, frustration builds on all sides
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) Companies who want to make CBD are increasingly frustrated that the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet
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