Most Popular

Check out the most popular stories and multimedia features across the site right now

Health

The Covid-19 Tracker

By STAT

Maria Van Kerkhove
Health

‘We don’t actually have that answer yet’: WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of Covid-19

By Andrew Joseph

Yisheng Biopharma company
Health

‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast

By Andrew Joseph

Anatomical heart
Health

Covid-19 infections leave an impact on the heart, raising concerns about lasting damage

By Elizabeth Cooney

Sweden
Health

The U.S. is the accidental Sweden, which could make the fall ‘catastrophic’ for Covid-19

By Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph

Headspace illo
Health Tech

As mindfulness app Headspace booms, its popularity outpaces its scientific evidence

By Juliet Isselbacher

ceiling ventilation
First Opinion

Ventilation should be part of the conversation on school reopening. Why isn’t it?

By Alexandra Feathers

fatigued woman post-Covid syndrome
First Opinion

Chronic fatigue syndrome may hold keys to understanding post-Covid syndrome

By David Tuller and Steven Lubet

Flu vaccine vials
Health

CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years

By Associated Press

Maryland Cremation Services excess mortality
First Opinion

Measuring excess mortality gives a clearer picture of the pandemic’s true burden

By Philip Setel

Hydroxychloroquine in a bottle
Health

A flawed Covid-19 study gets the White House’s attention — and the FDA may pay the price

By Matthew Herper

red and orange
Health

This California company has a better version of a simpler, faster Covid-19 test

By Kate Sheridan

Germany_throat swab
Health

Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for 55 days. Experts see it as a bigger testing problem

By Helen Branswell

COVID-19 blood test NY
Health

Actual Covid-19 case count could be 6 to 24 times higher than official estimates, CDC study shows

By Andrew Joseph

Health

Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines Tracker

By Damian Garde

an apoptotic cell (red)
First Opinion

A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?

By Michael S. Kinch

Microdosing illo
In the Lab

‘Microdosing’ is touted by ’shroomers and Reddit users. Science is starting to test their claims — and finding some truth

By Sharon Begley

Apple watch with red band
Health Tech

Covid-19 apps and wearables are everywhere. Can they actually benefit patients?

By Casey Ross

A roundup of STAT’s top stories of the day in science and medicine

Privacy Policy