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Health Helen Branswell

Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea widens, WHO reports

The WHO warned there may be undetected chains of transmission of the deadly virus in the West African country.

Health Usha Lee McFarling

Carrying the torch of his slain brother, a Chicago ER doctor struggles against the violence around him

Health Tech Mohana Ravindranath and Casey Ross

STAT Plus: Cerebral and other telehealth startups face new legal and regulatory challenges over ad models

Health Jonathan Wosen

Stanford scientist who broke genome sequencing record on what faster diagnoses mean for patients

Health Helen Branswell

Tanzania reports a Marburg outbreak, Africa’s second this year

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Health Lauran Neergaard — Associated Press

Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system

Health Isabella Cueto and Theresa Gaffney

Social media is part of a ‘self-perpetuating cycle of risk’ for eating disorders and negative body image, per study

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Health Angus Chen

Study finds same small rise in breast cancer risk in many forms of hormonal birth control

Health Matthew Herper

Steroid drug reduces death rate in severe pneumonia, study shows

Health Lev Facher

Have you had difficulty getting access to medications for opioid addiction?

Politics Helen Branswell, Rachel Cohrs and Damian Garde

STAT Plus: 8 burning questions Bernie Sanders and other senators should ask Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel

Health Lev Facher

Methadone doses haven’t kept up in the age of fentanyl. A new rule aims to help

Health Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: Arizona plans to dramatically increase hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons

Health Tara Copp — Associated Press

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews

First Opinion Christian Rose, Adaira I. Landry and Kaitlin M. Bowers

Will there be any emergency doctors to see you in the future?

The Obesity Revolution Isabella Cueto and Theresa Gaffney

‘That scares me’: New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus

Politics Damian Garde

STAT Plus: ‘A safe place to fail’: ARPA-H chief on building a culture of risk-taking in science

Health Isabella Cueto

‘I’m terrified’: Patients scramble for treatment after 13 ketamine clinics shut down

Health Usha Lee McFarling

JAMA’s new editor settles in, bringing open access and other changes

Health Helen Branswell

Polio cases derived from new oral vaccine reported for first time

Health Mike Stobbe — Associated Press

U.S. pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after Covid spike

Health Isabella Cueto

Large network of clinics offering ketamine for depression shuts down

Health Helen Branswell

FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

‘That is my dream’: Scientist who uncovered likely leading cause of MS wants to tackle ALS next

Health Sean Murphy and Matthew Perrone — Associated Press

Texas judge hears arguments in lawsuit to pull long-used abortion pill off the market

Health Sara Van Note

West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared

Health Brittany Trang

EPA announces proposed drinking water limits for six ‘forever chemicals’

Health Eric Boodman

‘This is a nonpartisan issue’: Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson on fighting for reproductive rights

Health Carla K. Johnson — Associated Press

Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men, study finds