STAT readers cheer and criticize recent First Opinion essays on organ donation complications, research funding, and more.

Gwyneth's eating carbs, blondes have roots, and Coke is nostalgic—are we recession-bound or just sharing memes online?

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AI can analyze vast amounts of spending data, identify patterns and produce valuable insights that help humans make better ...

Independent Sector commissioned studies to measure the potential impact of two key proposals that are in both the House and ...

At current emission rates, we re just over three years away from blowing through the remaining carbon budget to limit warming ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a lightweight battery that could transform EV production.

A new tool—seen as the Google Earth for genomics—will transform how scientists visualize and analyze genomic data, advancing ...

Fred Hutch board members Ric Anderson and Eduardo Peñalver take on new leadership roles, Jim Lico joins Board of Directors ...

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Background Prehospital critical care is a rapidly evolving field. There is a paucity of evidence relating to its practice, with limited progress in answering those research questions identified over a ...

Nearly every drug recently approved by the FDA has been supported by government-funded research. Slashing the budget would be devastating for patients.