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February 22, 2023
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STAT+ | Biotech rents hold firm as demand for lab space slumps

Rental rates haven't declined much as landlords still look to turn a profit on increasingly expensive development projects.

By Jonathan Wosen


FDA fines four companies for selling unapproved vapes

For the first time ever, the FDA has fined four businesses that have ignored its orders to stop selling unapproved vapes.

By Nicholas Florko


Tools to predict stroke risk work less well for Black patients, study finds

A new analysis finds machine learning models to predict stroke risk aren't much better than simpler algorithms.

By Ambar Castillo



Ruby Wallau for STAT

STAT+ | Once high-flying Rubius to shut down. Its flameout is a lesson for biotech

The flameout of Rubius, once valued at $2 billion, is the unsurprising result of a particularly ignominious biotech financing trend.

By Adam Feuerstein


Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical

The e-commerce giant has said the buyout, which was announced in July, is a key component of its growing health care business

By Haleluya Hadero — Associated Press


Opinion: Use 'racial privilege' — not race — to measure and understand health

A racial privilege index would be far more useful for understanding individuals' health and outcomes than using race.

By Elizabeth A. Brown


Courtesy Tulane National Primate Research Center

STAT+ | Charles River suspends shipments of monkeys used in research amid federal probe

The move comes after several people were indicted last November for their alleged involvement in a monkey-smuggling operation.

By Ed Silverman


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