Leana Wen talks Covid risk tolerance; unusual cases of hepatitis in young children investigated

Physician and public health professor Leana Wen spoke to STAT about her view of living with Covid more than two years into the pandemic. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Leana Wen talks Covid risk tolerance and her response to critics By Damian Garde and Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein Spencer Platt/Getty Images Physician and public health professor Leana Wen spoke to STAT about her view of living with Covid more than two years into the pandemic. Read More Opinion: India's drug regulator has ignored red alerts on Covaxin, imperiling millions of lives By Dinesh Thakur Anupam Nath/AP The WHO's warning about shoddy manufacturing processes for Covaxin should have sparked investigations by drug regulators in India. It hasn't. Read More U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children By Helen Branswell CDC In the U.K., where roughly 75 cases have been reported, a small number of the children have had or may require liver transplants. Read More Sponsor content by STAT Events Battle scars: The journey from lab to patient's bedside Join STAT on May 3 in Boston to explore the challenges, and the unique opportunities for new approaches, solutions, and partnerships, of the drug development process. This in-person program will bring together a diverse group of individuals to share their perspectives about the drug development process. Stay once the conversation is complete for a networking and cocktail reception with STAT and your fellow attendees. Get your ticket now (and save 40% as a STAT+ subscriber). Opinion: FDA needs to follow through on its plan to ban carbadox in animal feed By Harry Rhodes BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images With Robert Califf back in charge, the FDA needs to follow through on its long-stalled plan to ban the use of carbadox in animal feed. Read More Friday, April 15, 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