2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (859+ words) When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office in February 2025, he broke new ground as the first health secretary openly in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol." At a public appearance soon after, he delivered precisely the message that many substance…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (186+ words) Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have existed for decades. Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (843+ words) A judge is expected to sentence Oxy Contin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the Justice Department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in…...

9+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (431+ words) Marijuana's active ingredient was linked to higher rates of chromosomal abnormality in early embryos, according to new research, potentially providing new insight into the link between cannabis use and female fertility." Both studies' results "pointed in the same direction," said…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (154+ words) On this week's episode of The Readout LOUD: two starkly different financial outlooks from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, a psychedelics drug from Compass Pathways encountered a roadblock with the Trump White House, and a closer look at why manufacturing…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (259+ words) O. Rose Broderick is the inaugural STAT disability in health care reporting fellow. Before coming to STAT, she worked as an intern at WNYC's Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (665+ words) By Craig Granowitz, M. D. , Ph. D. , Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer This post is sponsored by Lexicon Pharmaceuticals America has a chronic pain problem. While there has been increased attention, in both policy and drug development, on non-opioid treatments, the…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (171+ words) You're going to see a bolder CHA," Cook told STAT's Daniel Payne. Read more about where the new strategy aligns with the Make America Healthy Again movement, and where the group is pushing back against the administration. That's one clue…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (90+ words) Morning. Today, we note that psychedelics are suddenly a hot topic for larger pharmaceutical companies, dissect Patrick Soon-Shiong's claims on his lung cancer drug, and more. Abb Vie's $1. 2 billion move to buy Gilgamesh's psychedelic candidate is the first time a…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (234+ words) WASHINGTON " White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday read a doctor's letter about President Donald Trump that she said was intended to dispel health concerns about the swelling in his ankles and a makeup-covered hand. Leavitt said Trump noticed…...