Before his death, he warned of pandemic's toll on nurses; Moderna to ask FDA to authorize Covid vaccine in young kids

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'I fear the long-term effects': Before his death, a nurse warned of the pandemic's toll on health care workers By Andrew Joseph Photo illustration from handout Critical care nurses say it isn't just the magnitude of death that has worn them down the past two years, but what those deaths became. Read More Moderna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 6 years By Helen Branswell and Matthew Herper Sergio Flores/Getty Images The company's announcement comes as it released interim data from two clinical trials of its vaccine in children under 6 years of age. Read More STAT+: Scientists test tetanus bacteria as a weapon to target pancreatic tumors By Angus Chen Courtesy Claudia Gravekamp Pancreatic cancer has proved one of the most deadly forms of the disease, and the most difficult to crack. Read More Sponsor content by STAT Events The STAT Breakthrough Science Summit On March 31, take an inside look at the technologies and procedures set to redefine medicine, and change patient care in the years to come. You'll hear from the CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs at the forefront of these efforts. Get your pass now, and use your STAT+ subscriber login to unlock a 20% discount. Opinion: Google's ongoing stem cell problem points to a larger issue with its search results on unproven therapies By Paul Knoepfler Adobe Google's 2019 ban on stem cell clinics advertising unproven therapies didn't last long. Companies are gaming Google with SEO. Read More New Covid trial results may point toward better ways to study medicines By Matthew Herper NIH/Paola Perez, Ph.D. A clinical trial called TOGETHER underlines the value of platform studies, streamlined studies that evaluated multiple medicines at once. Read More Opinion: Listen: Pharma companies market their drugs to young adults — so why don't they include them in clinical trials? By Patrick Skerrett This week on "The First Opinion Podcast," an activist talks about the need to include adolescents and young adults in clinical trials. Read More Wednesday, March 23, 2022       1 Exchange Pl, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109 ©2022, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Email Preferences | Contact Us | View In Browser