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Raising prices on junk food and cutting costs for produce could reshape Australian diets
The George Institute for Global Health has recently conducted a study that sheds light on the impact of food taxes and subsidies on Australian diets. The study, published in Nature…
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PeaceHealth drops plan to outsource Oregon ER physicians
Following significant backlash and a resulting lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has decided against replacing its emergency physicians in Oregon…
To reinvent cancer care, Color Health is going virtual first, AI-driven
Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021…
Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak a warning sign for World Cup travel
Three passengers have died, and seven others are ill aboard a ship anchored off Cape Verde, where passengers are currently…
AMA billing codes are new target in D.C.’s. war on health care fraud
WASHINGTON — For many years, the nation's largest medical lobbying group has been held responsible by politicians for various issues…
GOP lawmaker questions AMA’s billing codes: D.C. Diagnosis
This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s newsletter that delves into the politics and policy of health and…
Hantavirus, abortion pill, paternal deaths: Morning Rounds
Good morning. Yesterday, Yiyun Li was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her poignant memoir, “Things in Nature Merely Grow.” Recently,…
Hantavirus: what to know about illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A suspected rodent-borne illness has led to an outbreak on a cruise ship, resulting in three deaths…
Studying maternal mortality expands to paternal mortality, too
Maternal health remains a critical issue in the U.S., with the mortality rate for pregnant women and new mothers being…