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Doctors often turn to Google Translate to talk to patients. They want a better option

By Katie Palmer

Molly Ferguson for STAT

Google Translate has become a ubiquitous — and largely under-examined — part of patient care. Researchers are trying to change that.

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STAT+: Biden's agency to 'end cancer as we know it' is finally real. But it has a chaotic road ahead

By Lev Facher

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Congress funded ARPA-H, the agency Biden pledged will help “end cancer as we know it," but left major questions unanswered.

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STAT+: Biogen publishes data on its Alzheimer's drug in a little-known journal

By Matthew Herper

National Institute on Aging, NIH

When it comes to Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, even publishing the data is steeped in drama.

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Swapping out the brain's cleanup crew treats neurological disease in mice, study shows

By Jonathan Wosen

Yohei Shibuya, Stanford University School of Medicine

The study's authors and observers say it's the first-ever study to report that microglia replacement can help treat a disease.

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STAT+: Lawmakers and PhRMA trade accusations of 'misleading' information on drug price hikes

By Ed Silverman

APStock

A group of Congressional lawmakers is accusing PhRMA of providing “misleading information” in response to its questions on drug pricing.

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Opinion: Listen: The 'underground market' for insulin and diabetes supplies

By Patrick Skerrett

This week on "The First Opinion Podcast," diabetes advocate Alina Bills talks about insulin's high cost and social media efforts to help.

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Opinion: Emergency response systems must not overlook people with substance use disorders

By Emma Biegacki

YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images

Emergency response programs often fail to consider the needs of people with opioid and other substance use disorders.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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