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Listen: Vertex vs. insurers, Moderna’s future, & biotech’s long winter
Listen: Vertex vs. insurers, Moderna’s future, & biotech’s long winter What makes a drug quintuple in cost? How do you follow inventing a Covid-19 vaccine? And what did we learn from biotech’s unicorn era? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. STAT’s Ed Silverman joins us to…
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Opinion: ‘They don’t need your permission.’ When childbirth feels like rape
Opinion: ‘They don’t need your permission.’ When childbirth feels like rape The shouting began soon after my son was born. “We’ve got an inversion!” the doctor yelled to his team. Moments earlier, a nurse had pressed my newborn son against my chest. I bent to kiss his dark curls through my surgical mask, then he…
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Opinion: Improving patient safety shouldn’t be a financial calculation
Opinion: Improving patient safety shouldn’t be a financial calculation A recent study of medical error published in The New England Journal of Medicine reached a shocking conclusion about patient safety: Nearly a quarter century after a highly publicized Institute of Medicine report on the prevalence of patient harm sparked vows to cut the rate by…
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Current treatments for cramps aren’t cutting it. Why aren’t there better options?
Current treatments for cramps aren’t cutting it. Why aren’t there better options? One day last fall, Kiran’s period cramps became so painful they woke her up from a nap. The 19-year-old took some ibuprofen, but found little relief. “The pain was so bad, it felt like someone was punching me,” said Kiran, who asked to…
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For many older breast cancer patients, study finds radiation doesn’t affect survival
For many older breast cancer patients, study finds radiation doesn’t affect survival Radiation has long been a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, and following surgery up with the therapy can reduce the risk of recurrence. The drawback of radiation, though, is a fistful of unpleasant potential side effects including pain, a slight risk of organ…
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After ‘losing my life’ caring for a sick partner, a professor examines the U.S. caregiver crisis
After ‘losing my life’ caring for a sick partner, a professor examines the U.S. caregiver crisis “Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis to new patterns of living, to wrestling with big questions about illness and health. Laura Mauldin was immersed in Deaf culture from childhood — but…
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‘They were his best shot. And they failed to help’: Why did EMS workers neglect Tyre Nichols?
‘They were his best shot. And they failed to help’: Why did EMS workers neglect Tyre Nichols? By the time medics arrived, Tyre Nichols was sitting on the ground, handcuffed and propped against a police car. The 29-year-old’s face was bloody and he was groaning in pain. On Jan. 7, after pulling Nichols over for…
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