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A street medicine team turns to technology; the Q2 health tech tracker

April 4, 2023
Physician assistant Robert Finch attempts to draw blood from a patient, Colombiana, as she's comforted by physician assistant Catherine Parsekian.
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To build trust among LA's unhoused, a street medicine team turns to technology

In Los Angeles, technology offered by a trusted local street medicine team offer a crucial lifeline to health care.

By Mohana Ravindranath


STAT+ | The Q2 health tech tracker: 13 key industry events and milestones to watch

STAT has your guide to the must-watch regulatory decisions, clinical trial readouts, and conferences in health tech this quarter.

By Lizzy Lawrence


STAT+ | From a public library whiteboard, a $350 million biotech venture fund

Cure Ventures, which launched with $350 million for its first fund, plans to invest seed money in around 20 new companies.

By Allison DeAngelis



Catherine Ames, about to graduate from USC, writes about being what her doctor calls "someone with SSRT: some sort of rheumatic disease."
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When confronted with mysterious illness in college, 'Chronically Catherine' started writing

To help cope with an array of autoimmune symptoms, Catherine Ames writes a column, "Chronically Catherine," for her college paper.

By Isabella Cueto


Apple and Masimo face off in trial over patient monitoring patents

In the latest edition of STAT Health Tech newsletter: Apple's patent trial gets underway and how hospitals break their privacy pledge.

By Mohana Ravindranath


Fewer trips to the dentist? NYU College of Dentistry wins 2023 STAT Madness with a gel to treat gum disease

In the final bracket of STAT Madness, the NYU College of Dentistry beat out the Institute for Systems Biology by developing a gel that could eventually replace painful cleanings for gum disease.

By Brittany Trang


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Opinion: Millions of people take birth control to treat endometriosis — but it doesn't work

In the U.S., the first-line treatment for endometriosis has been the same since 1957: the birth control pill.

By Tracey Lindeman


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