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XB what? BQ huh? Do you need to keep up with Omicron's ever-expanding offspring?

By Helen Branswell

Adobe

"This keeps happening every couple of months. I sort of feel like it's Groundhog Day, except with 'scariants,'" says one virologist.

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STAT+: Medicare paves the way for CAR-T in doctors offices

By John Wilkerson

Adobe

Medicare officials have taken a step toward making a cutting-edge cancer treatment called CAR-T cell therapy available in doctor offices.

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STAT+: Regeneron's George Yancopoulos admits some regret, but 'I don't apologize'

By Jason Mast

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Klick Health

George Yancopoulos acknowledged he could’ve handled things differently after getting booed on stage last month over Alzheimer’s drug remarks.

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Routine vaccinations drop among U.S. kindergartners for the third year in a row

By Andrew Joseph

Lisa Leutner/AP

Fewer U.S. kindergartners are getting standard childhood vaccinations, fueling concerns about anti-vaccine sentiments stirred up by Covid-19.

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STAT+: BioNTech CEO lays out vision for how mRNA and AI can power personalized medicine

By Jonathan Wosen

JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

With the acquisition of machine learning firm InstaDeep, BioNTech is betting that AI will play a key role in the future of mRNA medicines.

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How medical schools are missing the mark on artificial intelligence

By Katie Palmer

GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images

Medical schools have barely started to teach about artificial intelligence. A student and a former dean make the case to change that.

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Opinion: More nurses: The smart way to save lives, money — and nurses

By Brigid Tonry

AP Photo/John Minchillo

If hospitals are truly committed to patient safety, they need to implement safe nurse-to-patient ratios in all of their units.

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#JPM23 in review, the year ahead, & the merits of Miami

By Damian Garde and Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein

With the 2023 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference drawing to a close, we look back on the biggest news of the meeting.

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

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