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Long-Read DNA Test Could Replace 15 Existing Tests for Rare Diseases
A DNA test for rare diseases using long-read sequencing can provide much more comprehensive results than standard diagnostics in a shorter amount of time. The post Long-Read DNA Test Could Replace 15 Existing Tests…
Opinion: ‘I’m pretty much all in’: An interview with a woman starting medical residency at almost 73
"There are some physicians that work to 100”: Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft on becoming a medical doctor in her 70s.
Maternal Blood Test Allows Comprehensive Genetic Fetal Screening
Non-invasive fetal sequencing (NIFS), a test developed by scientists at Harvard University, allows comprehensive genetic screening of a fetus using only a blood test from the expectant mother. The post Maternal Blood Test Allows…
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The case for fixing everything
The handsome new book Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, by the tech industry legend Stewart Brand, promises to be the first in a series offering “a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance.” One of Brand’s several biographers described…
STAT+: Cell therapy primed liver transplant patients to avoid organ rejection, small study shows
A few transplant patients in a small study were able to stop using immunosuppressive drugs, thanks to pre-transplant cell therapy.
Opinion: Don’t believe headlines saying that vaccine skepticism is widespread
Despite some headlines, a new poll does not show that most Americans no longer trust vaccines.
Opinion: Health care is not ready for the new era of AI-enabled cyberattacks
“When health care infrastructure is attacked and held for ransom by hackers, patients become real casualties,” writes Andrea Downing.
Recording Stress Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder With Intellectual Deficiency Sponsors: Universite Cote d'Azur Recruiting
Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion
The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict…
The life and legacy of George Schaller
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 262-262, April 2026.
Stem cell control in the lung by an autocrine injury-activated Igf complex
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, April 2026.
Calcium-triggered apoplastic ROS bursts balance gravity and mechanical signals for soil navigation
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 296-300, April 2026.
Determination of the Solar System contribution to the soft x-ray sky
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 285-288, April 2026.
STAT+: HaloMD’s legal win highlights the difficulty of challenging arbitration decisions
The ruling delivers clarity on the path forward for addressing problems with the No Surprises Act.
Trump taps former public health leader Erica Schwartz to run CDC
Schwartz's background as a physician with plenty of government service experience will likely be popular among lawmakers.
A pancreatic cancer breakthrough, and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment
This week on "The Readout LOUD," a pancreatic cancer breakthrough and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment in lymphoma.
Brain Gene Variations Help Explain Neurological and Psychiatric Sex Differences
More than 3000 genes are expressed differently in the brains of men and women, which could help explain striking differences in psychiatric and neurological disorders between the sexes. The post Brain Gene Variations Help Explain Neurological and Psychiatric Sex Differences…
STAT+: Kennedy focuses on affordability, combating fraud in Capitol Hill hearings
RFK Jr. focused on President Trump's health care agenda and largely avoided vaccines.
STAT+: Researchers behind GLP-1 obesity drugs advance new approach: Drop GLP-1 as a target
Scientists are raising a provocative hypothesis about GLP-1 drugs for obesity: Perhaps targeting the GLP-1 hormone isn't actually necessary to achieve effective weight loss.
Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer
There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks—GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable…