Lured by a bigger payday, a medical device maker sold fake plastic parts. Many were implanted in chronic pain patients

Stimwave promised to tackle chronic pain with a nerve-stimulating medical device. It was busted for fraud, having sold dummy device parts that Stimwave used to sell its devices for thousands of dollars more than it otherwise could. Read more.

By Lizzy Lawrence

Ann Arbor Miller for STAT

'A target on my back': New survey shows racism is a huge problem in nursing

In the survey, many nurses said they believed they received lower evaluations or were denied training opportunities during nursing school. That was true for Whitney Fear (above), a Lakota nurse now working as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Fargo, N.D. Read more.

By Usha Lee McFarling

Logan Cyrus for STAT

Studies show top surgery is safe for fat patients, but some surgeons still mandate weight loss

Fat transmasculine people said they are all too aware that even if they can make it past the normal hurdles — insurance approval, saving or crowdfunding the thousands of dollars to cover fees, and time off from work — their body size could still jeopardize their access to surgery. Read more.

By H Conley

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