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‘I’m terrified’: Patients scramble for treatment after 13 ketamine clinics shut down

17.03.2023

Around 4:30 p.m. last Friday, Ketamine Wellness Centers CEO Kevin Nicholson sent an email: In 30 minutes, the company would no longer be in business, he said. The message went …

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Large network of clinics offering ketamine for depression shuts down

16.03.2023

One of the largest operators of ketamine clinics in the country abruptly closed its facilities this week, leaving patients in the dark and out of treatment for depression and other …

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Health / In the Lab

‘That is my dream’: Scientist who uncovered likely leading cause of MS wants to tackle ALS next

16.03.2023

Alberto Ascherio began his career as a young doctor treating tropical diseases in South American rainforests and parts of Africa. Over the next quarter-century, he made his way to what …

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Watch: The troubled history of BMI, the body mass index

09.03.2023

The body mass index, or BMI, is the formula that’s used most often to diagnose overweight and obesity. But unlike other common diagnoses, there is a certain stigma applied to …

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Health / In the Lab

With CRISPR cures on horizon, sickle cell patients ask hard questions about who can access them

07.03.2023

LONDON — Victoria Gray had come to Nashville, Tenn., from her home in Mississippi for what was supposed to be a routine checkup. But when a pain crisis struck — …

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A letter from the executive editor: The Obesity Revolution

07.03.2023

Dear Readers, Let me call your attention to an important new series at STAT: “The Obesity Revolution.” Over the coming days and months, we’ll examine a class of obesity drugs …

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Coronavirus / First Opinion

Opinion: The haunting brain science of long Covid

16.02.2023

Matt Fitzgerald used to bike up and down 3,500 feet through the Santa Ana Mountains on three-hour rides just for fun. Now, nine months after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the …

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Health Tech

Could a swallowable, quarter-sized device make diagnosing GI diseases less unpleasant?

13.02.2023

Diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders is an uncomfortable process. It might involve sticking a long tube with a camera attached down a patient’s throat, or inserting a small catheter through a patient’s …

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After ‘losing my life’ caring for a sick partner, a professor examines the U.S. caregiver crisis

06.02.2023

“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis to new patterns of living, to wrestling with big questions about illness and health. Laura Mauldin …

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