Wes Ely has become a leading voice on the recovery that can take place after trauma or grueling illness. A doctor's humbling journey treating long Covid: 'The second we think we know what we are doing, we fall flat on our face' By Usha Lee McFarling Courtesy Anne Rayner/VU Throughout Covid, doctors were outside patients' rooms. "That's why I'll whisper in their ear and say, 'I'm present. ... I'm not leaving you,'" says physician Wes Ely. Read More After tough period for lobby, BIO chief Michelle McMurry-Heath goes on leave By Rachel Cohrs Melissa Lyttle for STAT The change in status followed passage of a drug pricing reform law, one of the biggest lobbying losses for the drug industry in decades. Read More In gold-standard trial, invitation to colonoscopy reduced cancer incidence but not death By Angus Chen Lynne Sladky/AP Being invited to have a colonoscopy did reduce colon cancer risk, but only by about the same amount as cheaper, less invasive tests. Read More To boost rural vaccination rates, health officials head for NASCAR By Sarah Owermohle Sean Gardner/Getty Images Rural-urban vaccine gaps are widening, so officials are forming partnerships with Healthy Trucking of America and other groups. Read More STAT+: Merck touts positive results on key drug from $11.5 billion Acceleron merger By Matthew Herper Mel Evans/AP Merck did not disclose detailed data but said the drug, sotatercept, allowed patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension to walk farther. Read More Which diet and health habits are backed by science? Now there's a tool for that By Isabella Cueto Rob Carr/Getty Images To cut through clickbait advice, a 5-star rating system aims to show how much evidence exists to support particular foods or habits. Read More Monday, October 10, 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
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