Alex Hogan

Boston

Senior Multimedia Producer at STAT

Senior Multimedia Producer @statnews [email protected].

Featured in: Favicon

statnews.com Favicon

foxnews.com Favicon

boston.com Favicon

bostonglobe.com Favicon

thefinancialbrand.com Favicon

americamagazine.org Favicon

geneticliteracyproject.org Favicon

fenews.co.uk Favicon

aol.com

yahoo.com + 3 more

Articles

Inside the peptide craze: Hype, science, and risk

1 week ago | statnews.com | Alex Hogan

A constellation of social media wellness influencers, YouTubers, and podcasters have been extolling the health benefits of peptides. There seems to be a peptide for just about anything you could dream of. Want to lose weight? There are GLP-1s, of course. Would you like to have a year-round tan? You could give melanotan a shot. Have a nagging sports injury?
Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap with Moscow

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elizabeth M. Pritchett |Alex Hogan

Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina, who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for more than a year, is on her way back to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed early Thursday. Moscow released Karelina in exchange for German-Russian citizen Arthur Petrov, who was arrested in 2023 in Cyprus at the request of the U.S. on charges of exporting sensitive microelectronics, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Finnish president: Trump should give Putin 3 weeks to agree Ukraine ceasefire

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alex Hogan

The president of Finland is urging President Trump to impose a deadline on Vladimir Putin of April 20 to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Inside the telehealth-fueled GLP-1 alternative market

Nov 25, 2024 | statnews.com | Alex Hogan

The new class of GLP-1 weight loss drugs have been blockbusters since they arrived on the market a few years ago. These medications have made tens of billions of dollars for drugmakers and have made their way into the public consciousness in a remarkable way. Almost three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and obesity can lead to a litany of health complications, including heart disease, joint pain, and cancer.
Israel 'moving forward' on possible Hezbollah cease-fire, official says

Nov 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Danielle Wallace |Alex Hogan

Israel is "moving forward" on a possible cease-fire deal with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, one Israeli official said Monday. The Israeli prime minister's office told Fox News on Monday that they have no update on the cease-fire talks for now. Israeli media is also reporting that the Israeli Security Cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
Reporter's Notebook: Eyewitness to Taiwan's annual military drills amid growing China threat

Jul 30, 2024 | foxnews.com | Alex Hogan

TAIPEI - Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises took place this past week. The yearly war drills aim to rehearse combat readiness for a potential Chinese invasion. Our team traveled to the island to join the military and speak to officials about the annual war games. While a typhoon grounded several of the air force drills, other exercises took place across Taiwan. Throughout the week, troops opened fire on mock invading forces approaching the island and rehearsed rapid response drills to an attack.
The End of Southern Anti-Union Politics

May 13, 2024 | compactmag.com | Alex Hogan

The United Auto Workers’ historic campaign to organize the South faces its second big test this week as more than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers near Tuscaloosa, Ala., will vote on whether to join the union. Balloting at the Alabama plant began Monday and continues through May 17. This follows the historic UAW victory in neighboring Tennessee last month, when more than 70 percent of workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant voted to unionize.
Restaurant workers can serve your food, bring your drinks, and maybe save your life

May 13, 2024 | statnews.com | Alex Hogan

BOSTON — The tables set up near the entrance of the Big Night Live concert venue looked like a typical merch spread. But instead of band T-shirts and buttons, there were plastic models of human noses and a handful of naloxone nasal sprays. This unusual display was part of a medical training for bar and restaurant workers — who are often the first to encounter people experiencing a drug overdose.
What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk

Apr 24, 2024 | statnews.com | Alex Hogan

Become a STAT+ subscriber today! Unlimited access to essential biotech, medicine, and life sciences journalism
Watch: Why fentanyl withdrawal is agony and how medication can prevent it

Mar 4, 2024 | statnews.com | Alex Hogan

Over 2 million Americans have opioid use disorder, according to some estimates. Illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl were responsible for over 80,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2023. Despite the known risks, these drugs are notoriously hard to stop using — due in large part to how debilitating withdrawal can be.