Throughout the #H5N1 #birdflu outbreak in dairy cows, people have wondered how (and whether) California has dodged this problem. Now comes word the state is investigating possible outbreaks on 3 farms. Great reporting from Megan Molteni. statnews.com/2024/08/29/cal…

From LA, deep dive into “alarming number” of maternity ward closings statnews.com/2024/08/30/urb… via STAT Marissa 💃🏾

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Reporting from major cardiology conference in London Andrew Joseph finds the focus on Wegovy statnews.com/2024/09/02/eur… via STAT

Weekend news via Tara Bannow

Keep on the lookout: Tomorrow, STAT launches a major multipart investigation revealing how race-based clinical algorithms are pervading medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. Please support our important work by buying a subscription!

Every day, physicians use clinical algorithms to make decisions about the patients in their exam rooms. To help weigh a patient’s surgical risk or likelihood of disease, they factor in… trib.al/6H5C370

In a new blockbuster STAT investigation, Katie Palmer Usha Lee McFarling reveal how doctors are using problematic race-based algorithms on millions of patients to guide care every day. statnews.com/2024/09/03/emb… via STAT

Another Matt Herper classic statnews.com/2024/09/03/mul…

Cool database curated by J Emory Parker

Engaging video by Hyacinth Empinado Why clinicians are reconsidering race-based algorithms statnews.com/2024/09/03/emb… via STAT

.Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation: "The line between Steward’s growing troubles and de la Torre’s life of luxury grew ever more vivid.'' bostonglobe.com/2024/09/03/met… via The Boston Globe

Want to know when to time your vaccines against Covid, flu, or RSV for your best shot at protection? No easy answers here from Helen Branswell 🇨🇦, but some very useful guidance and factors to consider. statnews.com/2024/09/04/cov…

Today's eye-opening installment of STAT's investigative series: How race became ubiquitous in medical decision-making tools statnews.com/2024/09/04/emb… via STAT Usha Lee McFarling Katie Palmer

Terrific read by Matthew Herper

I joined my fellow former CDC directors to share why weakening the agency that leads our health protection would cost lives and damage the economy. Read our new op-ed in STAT: statnews.com/2024/09/05/cdc…

How drug companies are turning back to amylin as a target for next-generation obesity candidates Sharp reporting Elaine Chen Allison DeAngelis https:/www.statnews.com/2024/09/05/obesity-drug-tracker-amylin-weight-loss-drugs-novo-nordisk-eli-lilly-zealand-pharma/ via STAT

How drug companies are turning back to amylin for next-generation obesity candidates. Sharp reporting Elaine Chen Allison DeAngelis statnews.com/2024/09/05/obe… via STAT

We're thrilled that the talented and indefatigable Lizzy Lawrence is the new FDA reporter at STAT -- a vital assignment. statnews.com/2024-stat-inte…

This may be the most powerful installment so far of STAT's "Embedded Bias'' series: Inside the bruising battle to purge race from a kidney disease calculator statnews.com/2024/09/05/emb… via STAT Usha Lee McFarling Katie Palmer