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Will seniors care about new RSV vaccines?; Neuralink can study its brain implant in humans

May 26, 2023
Maria Fabrizio for STAT

Science finally figured out how to make effective RSV vaccines. Will seniors care?

There's a lack of appreciation of the impact RSV infections have on older adults, experts who research this virus acknowledge.

By Helen Branswell


STAT+ | Neuralink can now study its brain implant in humans, but it's still catching up to its peers

Elon Musk's Neuralink can now study its brain implant in humans after securing a go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration.

By Lizzy Lawrence


Some hoped a new oral vaccine would solve all the polio campaign's problems. Reality is settling in

Experts say it has become clear that the polio vaccine is a safe and effective tool, but not a panacea that some expected.

By Helen Branswell



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Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a 'safe and medically appropriate' way. Doctors say that's impossible

Experts say a Texas bill that proposes weaning trans kids off meds in a "safe and medically appropriate" way is impossible.

By Theresa Gaffney


STAT+ | Opinion: An overlooked way to make participants in clinical trials look more like America

About 30 million Americans, 59% of whom are members of racial and ethnic subgroups, receive care in a group of safety-net clinics.

By Gloria Coronado and Leslie Bienen


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