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The Biden administration is pushing another round of Covid boosters. Who's listening?

By Sarah Owermohle

Mario Tama/Getty

Officials are starting to push new, variant-targeting vaccines that they say will curb a winter coronavirus wave.

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U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutive decline

By Kate Sheridan

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

Americans born in 2021 can expect to live for just 76.1 years — the lowest life expectancy has been since 1996, according to a new analysis.

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STAT+: Once a small player among biotech VCs, Mubadala Capital Ventures is punching above its weight

By Allison DeAngelis

Maria Fabrizio for STAT

Mubadala, the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned enterprise, is taking an active role in the biotech industry — and making its presence known.

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FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters targeted against Omicron strains

By Matthew Herper

JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images

Pfizer's booster is being authorized for people as young as 12 years old. The Moderna booster is being authorized for people ages 18 and up.

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Opinion: The No Surprises Act: A Band-Aid protecting business as usual

By Marc Rodwin and Alan Sager

Misha Friedman/Getty Images

The No Surprises Act does nothing to address the endemic flaws in private insurance that give rise to surprise bills.

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STAT+: One Medical founder Tom Lee on the Amazon deal and striking the right balance with virtual care

By Mohana Ravindranath

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

One Medical founder Tom Lee spoke with STAT about the Amazon deal and striking the right balance between virtual and in-person care.

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Opinion: As hospitals raise their prices, U.S. workers and businesses suffer

By Elizabeth Mitchell and Mike Thompson

Adobe

After using Covid subsidies to make acquisitions, well-heeled health systems are now raising prices when Americans can least afford it.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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