Experiencing Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses: Real Stories and Insights
So, like, I was recently hanging out at the vet’s office, totally eavesdropping on these two older ladies chatting it up. And guess what? They were going on and on about this measles outbreak...
Vinay Prasad News Impact on Biotech Stock Prices
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox.Good morning, folks! Biotech had a bit of a rough day yesterday...
SEO Title: Farewell message from Google’s Dr. Karen
Google’s chief health officer Karen DeSalvo is calling it quits this summer. Dr. Karen, as she likes to be called, joined Google back in 2019 and really took the reins of the company's health...
Fight for Your Science: AACR Cancer Researchers’ Urgent Call
So, like, this dude Angus Chen, right? He's all about cancer stuff - drugs, policy, science, equity, you name it. He hopped on board with STAT in 2021 after doing health and science reporting...
Is a 20th Century Technology Hindering the NIH’s Universal Flu Vaccine Project?
So like, word on the street is that the Department of Health and Human Services decided to drop half-a-billion dollars on a National Institutes of Health project to cook up a vaccine platform for...
The Impact of Cancer on Erectile Function
So, like, cancer surgery can totally mess with your ability to get it up, you know? There are different types of cancer surgeries that can affect your erections, man. Here are a few examples:-...
Cancer Prevention, Immunotherapies & Advocacy Highlights: AACR Recap
So, like, this dude Angus Chen covers, like, all kinds of stuff about cancer — drugs, rules, science, and fairness. He hopped on board with STAT in 2021 after doing health and science reporting...
Survivor’s Blood: Key to Universal Antivenom
So, like, there's this super weird scientific duo that's totally out of the ordinary. Jacob Glanville, he's an immunologist who used to work for the big pharma company Pfizer, but then decided to do...
Managing Tuberculosis During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know
So, like, there's this thing called Tuberculosis (TB), right? It's caused by this germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and it usually hangs out in your lungs. But TB can also show up in other parts...
NIH Withdraws from Safe to Sleep Campaign: Impact on Infant Mortality
So, like, the Trump administration has decided to cancel its participation in the Safe to Sleep program, which has been going on for 30 years to prevent babies from, you know, dying in their...
HHS Nondiscrimination Rules for AI: Impact on Health Systems
So, like, it's been a whole year since the government said that health tech can't be mean to people based on stuff like age, sex, race, or disability. And a bunch of things have...
Recurrent Cancer: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
So, like, you know when cancer decides to make a comeback after you thought you were done with it? Doctors call that a recurrence or recurrent cancer. It's like, finding out that cancer is...


















