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1 week ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. There are STAT stories everywhere for those with the eyes to see. While bikepacking through coastal Maine last week, my friends and I stopped by a grocery store for a much-needed bite. We approached the deli counter and were greeted by hot chicken tenders and a brilliant yellow sign:“ALL OF OUR DELI PRODUCTS ARE FRIED IN 100% BEEF TALLOW.”Want to know why beef tallow is MAHA-coded?
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | O. Rose Broderick
8 hours agoA terrible day to have to answer for Donald Trump: Jen Psaki addresses questions for the White HouseJen Psaki notes that today seemed like an especially painful day to be White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and addresses some of the questions posed at today's White House briefing, from the MAHA Report citation scandal to the weird disconnect between Donald Trump's agenda and the Republicans who run the House and Senate.
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3 weeks ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. I’ve been re-reading one of my favorite sci-fi series of all time, Martha Wells’ Murderbot, ahead of its TV debut tomorrow. Tell me, dear reader, what are your favorite sci-fi book adaptations?
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | O. Rose Broderick
16 hours agoRFK Jr. Says He's Exploring A Crackdown On This Perfectly Safe MedicationKennedy called a flawed, conservative think tank-backed study on abortion medication "alarming." Robert F.
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3 weeks ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
For a recent therapy session, Andria Donaghy’s insurance plan paid her psychiatric nurse practitioner only $11 on a $125 service. “To even put that on paper is insulting,” she said. “These people give their lives [to help others] and that’s what you pay them?”Andria Donaghy knows firsthand the value of good mental illness treatment.
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1 month ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. I had planned to make this box about a recent study that confirmed some birds form friendships. But as a lapsed Catholic who spends too much of her time watching college basketball (shout-out Xavier University), I am *thrilled* that we’re getting a pope who seemingly knows ball.
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1 month ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
SEATTLE — Michael VanPelt spent the spring glued to his telephone, dialing doctors who might be able to get his 3-year-old son in for an autism evaluation. The music teacher ran out of providers who took his health insurance, but luckily the New Jersey public school system provided him with an independent neurologist, who diagnosed his son with autism on April 3. VanPelt was thrilled.
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1 month ago | 
shorturl.at | O. Rose Broderick
SEATTLE — Michael VanPelt spent several weeks recently glued to his telephone, dialing doctors who might be able to get his 3-year-old son in for an autism evaluation. The music teacher ran out of providers who took his health insurance, but luckily the New Jersey public school system provided him with an independent neurologist, who diagnosed his son with autism on April 3. VanPelt was thrilled.
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1 month ago | 
autism.einnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
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1 month ago | 
statnews.com | O. Rose Broderick
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. STAT’s illustrious biotech podcast, “The Readout LOUD,” published its 350th episode on Thursday! If you’ve never listened, now’s the perfect time to tune in. Alison, Adam and Elaine sing at the top of the pod. I heard they might get nominated for a Tony Award for the performance???
