Been drinking and your heart’s fluttering? You may have ‘holiday heart’
Holiday heart, or alcohol-induced atrial arrhythmia, is a condition where binge drinking…
Smoke from Canadian wildfires leads to surge in heart and lung problems in the U.S.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland found that…
Integrative Dermatology Addresses Unmet Need
Dermatologist Peter Lio advocates for integrative care, combining conventional and complementary therapies,…
Young Mom Diagnosed With Stage 4 Breast Cancer Weeks After Clear Mammogram Reveals Overlooked Symptoms
Kristi Halpin, a nurse and mother from New Jersey, was diagnosed with…
Easier Said Than Done: Why Scaling Up Value-Based Care is So Hard (and What We Can Do About It)
Value-based care (VBC) is gaining traction for its potential to improve care…
Weight loss linked to lower inflammatory markers in women with breast cancer
Weight loss through lifestyle intervention in women with HER2-negative breast cancer showed…
A STAT reader’s proposal to bring down health care costs
First Opinion on STAT features articles about the life sciences written by…
Opioid abuse can change the brain
A recent study found that opioid addicts experience structural and functional changes…
WHO reports major decline in global drowning deaths since 2000
The World Health Organization has published its first report on drowning prevention,…
Emcitate Recommended for Peripheral Thyrotoxicosis in AHDS
The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has…