July 20, 2024

Why Covid is surging this summer — and what health experts say has changed

President Biden's positive test for Covid-19 on Wednesday is a sign of a broader trend: Covid cases are on the rise this summer, gauged by rising wastewater measures and an increase in hospitalizations. Read more.

By Elizabeth Cooney, Andrew Joseph, Rohan Rajeev, and J. Emory Parker

Arden Parrish at his home in Skokie, Ill. (Eddie Quinones for STAT)

As GLP-1 sales surge, insulin users fear Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will move on without them

The reasons for the insulin shortages are complex, but the diabetes community fears one factor driving the phenomenon: Dug manufacturers may be less interested in making it. Read more.

By Elaine Chen

KC McGinnis for STAT

Despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barn, a yearly tradition carries on at an Iowa county fair

Bird flu outbreak or not, fair season is a yearly sacrament for some milking families, not just a time to show off your herd's genetics, but a way to teach kids the complex work involved. Read more.

By Eric Boodman

More great reads from STAT this week

A Senate bill was touted as a cure for "patent thickets." Some say the drug industry watered it down.
Bone marrow donors needn't be perfect match, study says, paving way for more equitable access.
Physicians weigh in on potential impact of Trump's ear wound: "It's a matter of inches."
What to know about Trump VP pick J.D. Vance's health care views and investments.