Pfizer's Super Bowl ad showed company founders Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart singing Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now' alongside other scientific luminaries including Katalin Kariko.

Was it a winning play or a fumble? trib.al/AgYGeWP

A junior scientist. A prominent oncologist. Now, a clash at MD Anderson over who gets research credit. A STAT exclusive, via Angus Rohan Chen and yours truly.
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Families with incarcerated loved ones must strike a difficult balance: 'Be advocates, loud enough that prison officials knew he had family watching and waiting, but not so loud that it seemed like we were asking for special treatment.' By Hope Corrigan

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Scoop: Trader Joe's is following SpaceX in arguing that the US National Labor Relations Board, which is prosecuting cases against both companies, is unconstitutional: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Longform writers! I just updated my 'how to pitch' guide to reflect new topics of interest and add new examples of the kind of stories I'm after. Check it out if you'd like to pitch a Rest of World feature! docs.google.com/document/d/19Z…

Just 21.5% of adults in the US have received the latest Covid vaccine — but 46.7% got their seasonal flu shots. What accounts for the disparity? A very thoughtful unpacking by Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

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BREAKING: Dana-Farber researchers moving to retract paper in broad investigation ⁦Jonathan Wosen, Ph.D.⁩ ⁦Angus Rohan Chen⁩ statnews.com/2024/01/19/dan…

My latest for STAT: A new, non-invasive test could help predict the quality of embryo used for IVF
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'Hardeman has not lost the sense of determination she had in 2020 — and long before. 'To me, the urgency is my people are dying,' she said. It’s her optimism that’s waning.' Must-read profile of Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH by Usha Lee McFarling, for my Minnesotans especially :

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There's a huge gap between the # of people who need mental health care and the # of therapists available. Grace Rubenstein writes about how lay counselors — people with training and supervision but not licenses or degrees — could be part of the solution.

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From fishbowl pumping rooms anyone can see into to crowded rooms where 5-6 women are expected to pump simultaneously, more than 100 readers reached out to Tara Bannow to share their experiences with pumping at conferences: statnews.com/2024/01/18/pum…

Welp, here’s a story I didn’t expect to write this week: How I ended up pumping milk in a bathroom stall at #JPM24 ⁦STAT⁩ statnews.com/2024/01/11/jpm…

Nearly 1 in 10 teens around the world have used laxatives, diet pills, and other non-prescription weight-loss products:

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1. Traditionally I've done #flu updates on Fridays, but given our new reality — #Covid is here to stay — & the expansion of data on CDC's website, I'm going to broaden the scope going forward. Top line news: Lotta illness out there right now.
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Could cardiac care be revolutionized through mental health interventions? Check out this piece reported by me and edited by Sarah Todd statnews.com/2024/01/03/hea… exploring the work of cardiac psychologists across the country working to change cardiology as we know it

We know there's a connection between mental health and heart health. So why isn't psychological support typically built into cardiac care? A fascinating read by Gina Ryder, today in STAT:

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Why aren't Austin’s poorest residents getting the access to care that they were promised? An impactful read by Rachel Cohrs Zhang: statnews.com/2024/01/02/aus…

NEW: All year, Casey Ross and I have explored how UnitedHealth and NaviHealth have cut off rehab care for Medicare Advantage members. Turns out, there also were secret rules to deny people from getting rehab care in the first place. Our latest: statnews.com/2023/12/28/med…