Mount Sinai mounted aggressive campaign to stifle debate over revelations about its controversial brain research

Mount Sinai, a leading hospital network in New York City, has mounted an extraordinary behind-the-scenes campaign to blunt the fallout over revelations about its controversial research project in which brain biopsies are taken from patients undergoing deep brain stimulation, STAT has learned.

"I'm just wondering why he was really so worried about it if he didn't do something wrong," said one patient asked by his surgeon to defend Mount Sinai. Read more.

By Katherine Eban

Behind the malaria vaccines: A 40-year quest against one of humanity's biggest killers

The history of the malaria vaccines is one that relied on researchers willing to take on a mission that colleagues saw as quixotic, local investigators who pioneered running trials, and the thousands of parents and children who volunteered for studies — and enlisted in the global effort to neutralize one of the leading threats to children. Read more.

By Andrew Joseph

Jim Vondruksa/Getty Images

The health care stances of 5 leading candidates to be Harris' VP

The pool of potential VP picks share some traits: They are largely white men from battleground or conservative-leaning states who can boast working across the aisle and bridging gaps with moderate voters. Read more.

By Sarah Owermohle

Illustration: Christine Kao/STAT; Photo: Wikimedia Commons

More great reads from STAT this week

In a big step for liquid biopsy, FDA approves a blood screening test for colorectal cancer.
What we do and don't know about the shortage of blood culture bottles.
UnitedHealth and HCA clash over hospital chain's rates in "battle of the giants."

More around STAT