Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Sarah Mupo. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get alerts about each new episode by signing up for the “First Opinion Podcast” newsletter. And don’t forget to sign … [Read more…]
“Each month ended the same way, despite careful tracking and effort,” said a San Francisco-based patient in her early 30s, when discussing her struggle to conceive her first child. After nearly a year of trying and mounting disappointments, she realized something wasn’t right. “Ultimately, it was pregnancy test fail after fail after fail,” she said. … [Read more…]
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Trump deleted an AI image of himself on Truth Social looking a whole lot like Jesus after conservative Christians cried blasphemy. “It’s supposed to … [Read more…]
A reader — I’ll call him Jack — recently asked my thoughts on his plans to pursue treatment with lecanemab for his mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease. So we set up a call to discuss what it is like to live beset by the threat of Alzheimer’s disease, but also the promise of … [Read more…]
Living in the San Francisco Bay Area means you’re used to planning your life around traffic. But you can’t plan for a fertility treatment calendar. An in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle can require 10-15 appointments, and many of them are time-sensitive based on how your body responds. For busy professionals, the idea of driving from … [Read more…]
WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia has sued the federal health department, calling a declaration that rejected gender-affirming care signed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an overreach of his authority. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states and D.C., says the declaration — which claims that gender-affirming care … [Read more…]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday passed a health care bill aimed at lowering health care costs and providing more options for employer-provided health insurance. That news was overshadowed by a revolt earlier in the day by moderate Republicans who joined Democrats in forcing a vote on a bill to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced … [Read more…]
WASHINGTON — In an about-face, the White House is weighing a proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies that Democrats have been clamoring for since last year. ACA health insurance enrollees face a spike in premium payments if Congress does not extend the extra tax credits, which Democrats enacted during the Covid-19 pandemic. … [Read more…]
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. How much time does Mark … [Read more…]
When you show up for fertility or antenatal care, labour or postnatal visits, you expect safety, dignity and respect. But for Black women across the UK, that expectation is repeatedly shattered. The latest evidence makes it unmistakably clear: discrimination in health and social care, particularly in maternityremains pervasive. And it’s killing trust, harming health, and … [Read more…]