What STAT is watching in the midterms; at the NASCAR race, vaccines are still a tough sell

Tomorrow's votes will chart the course for the future of health care access, affordability, and public health writ large. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Sponsored by      Health and science are on the ballot this election. Here's what we're watching By STAT Staff Christine Kao/STAT Tuesday's votes will chart the course for the future of health care access, affordability, and public health writ large. Read More Free sunscreen, ear plugs — and Covid shots? At the NASCAR race, vaccinations are still a tough sell By Sarah Owermohle Brandon Sullivan for STAT Free sunscreen, ear plugs — and Covid shots? At a NASCAR race in Arizona, vaccinations are still a tough sell. Read More STAT+: Microsoft's note-taking tool asks doctors to make a grand bargain: Share patient data, and get your life back By Casey Ross Hyacinth Empinado/STAT An AI-powered note-taking system from Microsoft and Nuance comes with a catch: Hospitals must share sensitive patient data to improve it. Read More Sponsored Insight by NOVAVAX How is the Novavax vaccine technology built for the real world? Novavax is developing investigational vaccines with ease of storage and transportation in mind. Additionally, proprietary technology allows for rapid creation and large-scale production. Learn more. 'We're sick of watching women die': In Michigan, doctors rally to protect abortion access By Olivia Goldhill Anntaninna Biondo for STAT Michigan voters will vote this week on an abortion ballot measure. Doctors are on the frontlines of pushing to protect reproductive rights. Read More STAT+: Amid concerns over U.S. democracy, pharma helped finance committees that support election deniers By Ed Silverman Adobe Major pharmaceutical companies have contributed to organizations that funneled money toward Republicans who denied the 2020 election results. Read More STAT+: J&J's Mammen out of the running for Biogen CEO post By Adam Feuerstein and Matthew Herper and Damian Garde Venrock One person familiar with the matter said one sticking point was that Mamman wanted influence over the future makeup of Biogen’s board. Read More Opinion: Trying to quit my job as an ER doctor gave me reasons to stay By Jay Baruch Adobe Writing a letter of resignation from my job as an emergency physician paradoxically helped me look at medicine in a new way. Read More STAT+: FDA places clinical hold on Verve Therapeutics gene-editing treatment By Adam Feuerstein Adobe The therapy, VERVE-101, uses a form of CRISPR to treat familial hypercholesterolemia, a a relatively common form of high cholesterol. Read More Opinion: Californians: To keep kids healthy, oppose sales of flavored nicotine products By Margaret Foti and Clifford Hudis Patrick T. FALLON/Getty On Tuesday, California voters should vote to ban flavored tobacco products including electronic nicotine delivery systems, which target kids. Read More Monday, November 7, 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