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Predictive biomarkers could ease the exhaustive trial-and-error of antidepressants

24.01.2023

When a patient is suffering from depression and considering medication, practically all physicians have the same go-to treatment: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Patients start on a low dose and …

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Health Tech

Chatbots are creating thorny ethical questions about transparency in mental health care

23.01.2023

The mental health field is increasingly looking to chatbots to relieve escalating pressure on a limited pool of licensed therapists. But they’re entering uncharted ethical territory as they confront questions …

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Health

Buprenorphine deaths did not increase despite wider access during pandemic, study shows

20.01.2023

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a sea change in addiction medicine — in particular, increased access to buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid use disorder. …

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Biotech

Is mesothelin a key to tackling solid tumors? Some biotech companies are betting that it is

20.01.2023

On Target is a recurring feature from STAT that dives deep into the most promising drug targets in oncology. This column is adapted from a new STAT report, “Targeting cancer: …

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In the Lab

In a post-Dobbs world, pathologists who study pregnancy loss walk a thin line between medicine and the law

19.01.2023

When Mana Parast examines a placenta, she knows she may never find the answers she seeks. She’s hunting for clues — strips of dead tissue that signal autoimmune disease, white …

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Coronavirus

HHS needs better oversight of research that alters pathogens, government watchdog says

19.01.2023

WASHINGTON — The health department’s oversight of research that could enhance dangerous pathogens has vague parameters, a lack of transparency, and “does not fully meet the key elements of effective …

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Health

Mental health benefits of gender-affirming hormones for teens persist for two years in new study

19.01.2023

Trans and nonbinary teenagers who receive gender-affirming hormones experience less depression and anxiety and more satisfaction with life than before the treatment, according to a new study published Wednesday in …

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Biotech

In the search for therapies for solid tumors, companies are turning to a novel target: claudin-6

18.01.2023

On Target is a recurring feature from STAT that dives deep into the most promising drug targets in oncology. This column is adapted from the new STAT Report: Targeting cancer: …

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Coronavirus / Health

For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds

12.01.2023

Since long Covid emerged, how best to define it, predict it, and treat it has been up for debate, but perhaps the most urgent question for patients and providers alike …

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