Climate Change and Global Disease Spread
As climates warm, disease boundaries shift—mosquitoes migrate, viruses adapt. This silent ripple of change weaves a complex web, linking our planet’s health to the spread of global illness.
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The Impact of Pandemics on Global Nutrition
Pandemics ripple through global nutrition, disrupting food supply chains and access. As economies falter, vulnerable populations face heightened risks of malnutrition, revealing deep inequalities in food security worldwide.
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Malnutrition Challenges Around the World
Malnutrition silently shadows millions worldwide, weaving through poverty, conflict, and climate change. Its complex challenges demand global unity to nourish futures and break the cycle of hunger and health crises.
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Global Vaccination Trends and Concerns
Across continents, global vaccination trends reveal a tapestry of hope and hesitancy. While many embrace immunity’s promise, pockets of concern challenge progress, urging a balanced dialogue between science and society.
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Maternal Health Across Nations
Maternal health weaves a complex global narrative—where hope meets challenge. From bustling cities to remote villages, every mother’s well-being reflects a nation’s care, culture, and commitment to life’s earliest beginnings.
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Biotech VC Omega Funds raises $647 million fund
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis.01. Omega Funds, the biotech VC firm founded by brash investor Otello Stampacchia, has raised nearly
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University president finds her ER training handy in a turbulent time
Long before she became president of the University of Minnesota, Rebecca Cunningham trained in emergency medicine. She draws on that experience often these days. Cunningham, who is also a public health researcher, is just a year into steering a public university with five campuses and more than 70,000 students through a time of profound uncertainty.
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Free health clinics need more financial support
It will be years before the U.S. feels the full weight of the recent sweeping Medicaid cuts. But the free and charitable clinics that act as the last line of defense for the health and well-being of uninsured Americans are already preparing to pick up the pieces. These nonprofit clinics are the backbone of America’s
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STAT Health News: MAHA and Coca-Cola, Medicaid data and ICE
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Small sample size alert, but JAMA Network Open just published a study that found that the public perceives physicians who use artificial intelligence as less competent, less trustworthy, and less empathetic. MAHA would like to buy the
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GSK faces cancer setback; third Sarepta gene therapy patient dies
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda, so far, remains somewhat unsettled. Other than escorting Mrs. Pharmalot to an event, we plan to catch up on our reading, promenade with