Hospital-acquired infection reporting: ‘health care’s dirty little secret’
When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect clinicians to move quickly:…
FDA cracks down on prescription drug ads but lacks staff
WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented move, federal regulators published about 100 warning letters sent to pharmaceutical companies and health…
Let the rulemaking begin: Why direct-to-consumer drug ads deserve a closer look
Call it death by disclosure. After nearly 30 years in which prescription drug ads have become a fixture…
FDA finds Amneal Pharma used contaminated IV bags for sterile drug
In a startling failure of quality control, Amneal Pharmaceuticals relied on contaminated bags for a sterile injectable drug…
Statins should be available over the counter
Welcome to The Workup, a new First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. There’s a saying in medicine: Statins…
Epic President Sumit Rana on AI and developing new products
VERONA, Wis. — Employees at electronic health records giant Epic are occasionally asked to complete an exercise in…
GPT-5 and health: OpenAI can’t have it both ways
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health…
AI use may be deskilling doctors, new Lancet study warns
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
AI Prognosis: Anthropic, UnitedHealth’s AI assistant plans
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health…
We’re reading about GLP-1 drugs for addiction, FDA funding
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating,…
Medicare proposes pay cuts for specialty physicians in 2026 rule
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…