Acupuncture treatment improves disabling effects of chronic low back pain in older adults
Friday, September 12, 2025 NIH-funded study supports acupuncture needling as a safe and effective pain treatment for this…
NIH scientists lay foundation for potential gene-editing therapy for late-onset Tay-Sachs
Friday, August 15, 2025 Study of human cells and mice may have implications for other lysosomal storage disorders…
Lack of public trust led to cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts
The head of the National Institutes of Health has offered a new explanation for why the federal government…
D.C. Diagnosis: Trump’s approach to health care, Sarepta’s lobbyists
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health…
Rare disease patients caught up in overseas research funding cuts
Mid-April was a nerve-racking time to arrive on the National Institutes of Health campus outside Washington, D.C. — it…
Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by $400 million
WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes…
He was censored at NIH. Now Kevin Hall is speaking out
Kevin Hall can speak freely now. The leading U.S. authority on the science of ultra-processed foods made headlines…
White House blocks NIH from awarding any research grants
Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT…