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How race became ubiquitous in medical decision-making tools The goal was to collect racial data to help address health disparities. The unintended effect was the introduction of race in medical decision-making tools. By Usha Lee McFarling and Katie Palmer Depression: How brain scans helped predict long-term treatment outcomes The new findings could help psychiatrists use brain scans to assess how patients might respond to behavioral interventions for depression. By Timmy Broderick Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences Research sheds light on how hormones shape sex differences in autoimmunity and inflammatory responses to infection. By Jonathan Wosen Spencer Platt/Getty Images Trying to time your vaccines just right? There are no easy answers, but here are some factors to consider Guidance on timing seasonal shots for maximum protection against influenza, RSV, and Covid. All at once is fine, but delaying some can be advantageous. By Helen Branswell STAT+ | Novartis to spend $200 million in further bid to boost radiopharma manufacturing, market dominance The company is the leading producer of radiopharmaceutical or radioligand therapies, an emerging type of cancer treatment. By Allison DeAngelis Moderna reports encouraging results on its mpox vaccine, as outbreaks in Africa spread None of the macaques that were vaccinated with the experimental Moderna vaccine, mRNA-1769, developed "severe" disease. By Helen Branswell STAT+ | Drug aimed at strengthening neurons to treat Alzheimer's fails in trial Fosgonimeton, aimed at protecting neurons, failed to do better than placebo at slowing cognitive decline in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer's. By Jason Mast

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