Health

Health Andrew Joseph

Study: Giving an antibiotic to household contacts of people with leprosy slashes chances of spread

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Federal judges question FDA authority in abortion pill hearing

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: A new startup looks to turn the workhorse of gene therapy against cancer

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Depression hits new high among Americans, per survey

Health Helen Branswell

Pfizer RSV vaccine seen as effective against severe disease, FDA documents say

Health Usha Lee McFarling

‘We’re failing to make progress’: Studies show ongoing toll of premature Black deaths

Health Isabella Cueto and Olivia Goldhill

STAT Plus: Ketamine clinics’ bust serves as warning of business challenge facing psychedelic therapy

Exclusive Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Biden drug czar to summon naloxone makers to White House to discuss pricing

Health Angus Chen

‘Stunning’ change to United’s colonoscopy coverage roils physicians and patients

Off the Charts Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

A physician’s Mother’s Day gift: reclaimed time with my children — and for myself

Health Nicholas Florko

R.J. Reynolds sues California to protect ‘crisp’ cigarettes from flavor ban

Health Helen Branswell

WHO ends global health emergency over mpox

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Telework helps FDA compete for scientists. What if it’s no longer an option?

Health Ambar Castillo

‘I don’t see this as an end to the pandemic’: Ashish Jha on the end of Covid public health emergency

Health Lev Facher

Black patients far less likely to receive key opioid addiction medication, study finds

Politics Rachel Cohrs

Who’s in charge of the White House Covid response after the emergency ends?

Health Angus Chen

Breast cancer screening should begin at 40, not 50, national health panel recommends

Living With Isabella Cueto

An artist uses the canvas to make sense of her partner’s illness, and her own

Pharma Ambar Castillo

STAT Plus: ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’: Obesity experts debate risks of new weight loss drugs

Health Associated Press

U.S. backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

Health Megan Molteni

Rare-disease doctors support expanded newborn genomic screening, survey finds

Health Kay Lazar — Boston Globe

STAT Plus: Cracking an intriguing secret of centenarians: Why so few are ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease

Health Monique Jaques

More than celebrations, community baby showers can also be prenatal care — and could save lives

Health Helen Branswell

Does the end of Covid emergency declarations mean the pandemic is over?

Health Lev Facher

To ease start of addiction treatment, doctors find surprise aid: ketamine

Health Helen Branswell

CDC to cut back on Covid data it collects as public health emergency ends

Health Elaine Chen

What explains rare heart condition among young men after Covid vaccines? A new study offers clues

Health Helen Branswell

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to step down

Health Helen Branswell

WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency