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How Nancy Hopkins started a gender revolution at MIT; an artificial sweetener may increase heart attack risk

February 27, 2023
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STAT+ | How Eric Lander's sharp elbows spurred MIT's Nancy Hopkins to start a gender revolution

"These powerful men could do whatever they want, no matter how egregious it was," Nancy Hopkins said of being ousted from a biology course.

By Kate Zernike


One type of artificial sweetener may increase heart attack risk, preliminary study says

The study of the sweetener erythritol was preliminary, and outside experts who reviewed the findings emphasized that more evidence is needed.

By Matthew Herper


STAT+ | FDA's Billy Dunn, key figure in approval of Aduhelm, to leave agency

Billy Dunn is leaving the Food and Drug Administration after more than 15 years at the agency, STAT has learned.

By Adam Feuerstein and Damian Garde



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Opinion: Nonprofit hospitals are failing Americans. Their boards may be a reason why

A study of 15 top nonprofit hospitals shows glaring inadequacies on their boards of directors, including the lack of frontline workers.

By Sanjay Kishore and Suhas Gondi


STAT+ | Hospital systems' investment income perked up at end of 2022

Large hospital systems' investments rebounded heavily in the final quarter of 2022, according to a new STAT analysis of financial filings.

By Bob Herman and Tara Bannow


STAT+ | Government antitrust officials consider letting physician-owned hospitals expand

Some government antitrust regulators are hinting at their support for expanding physician-owned hospitals.

By John Wilkerson


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STAT+ | For Cytokinetics, an FDA rejection of its heart drug would help, not hinder

Hoping the FDA rejects the Cytokinetics drug, called omecamtiv mecarbil, is a relatively uncommon, up-is-down, down-is-up situation.

By Adam Feuerstein


Meet the contenders for STAT Madness 2023. Voting begins March 1

The 64 research teams looked at everything from the link between Covid-19 and diabetes to the genes responsible for seaweed-digesting enzymes.

By Elissa Welle


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