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'Out of control': Dozens of telehealth startups sent sensitive health information to big tech companies

By Katie Palmer and Todd Feathers and Simon Fondrie-Teitler — The Markup

Molly Ferguson for STAT

An investigation found telehealth startups sharing health data with big tech companies like Meta and Google using tracking tools.

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Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study

By Brittany Trang

John Moore/Getty Images

Without vaccines, the U.S. would have experienced four times as many Covid-19 deaths in the time since December 2020.

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STAT+: Moderna says cancer vaccine reduces melanoma's return by 44%

By Matthew Herper

Ruby Wallau for STAT

New data offers the first evidence of an effective individualized cancer vaccine based on mRNA, the technology used in the Covid shots.

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WHO names Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, as chief scientist

By Helen Branswell

Magda Rakita for STAT

The global health agency also revealed the appointment of Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu as WHO's chief nursing officer.

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STAT+: Study points to new 'king on the block' for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

By Angus Chen

Ed Uthman/Creative Commons

The standard was a “dirty inhibitor,” which inhibited both a cancer-linked protein and others. Now there's a more effective drug available.

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'Make People Better': The CRISPR babies story you probably don't know, and how it was filmed in real-time

By Megan Molteni

Courtesy Alexey_ds/Getty Images

STAT spoke with the filmmakers who went to China to tell the story of the humans and the forces behind the gene editing revolution.

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Opinion: Primary care physicians try to give their all — until they can't. It's time to flip the archetype to teamwork

By Audrey Provenzano

Adobe

The vast asymmetry between the expectations of primary care and the support for it imperils the future of this essential profession.

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STAT+: Virtual reality startups BehaVR and OxfordVR merge to seize opportunity for new treatments

By Mario Aguilar

BehaVR

Virtual reality startups BehaVR and OxfordVR have merged and raised new funding for their efforts to treat chronic pain and anxiety.

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An early lesson from the Uganda Ebola vaccine trial: Shots must be ready to go before the next outbreak strikes

By Helen Branswell

FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

The world needs to think about investing in ready-to-go vaccine platforms as a form of defense spending, a WHO official said.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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