22 Jul, 2026
Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits or could be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads,…
Art and science are often seen as opposites. One is seen as emotional, instinctive and expressive, while the other is logical, measurable and precise. Yet throughout history, the two have…
For decades, getting a diagnosis of endometriosis has often meant years of debilitating symptoms, repeated visits to the GP, tests that came back “normal” and, in many cases, laparoscopic surgery…
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter. Register here. Good morning. I dedicate the first article of today’s newsletter to a…
Sustainability has become one of the defining debates within the creative industries, and rightly so. In art, architecture and design, there is a welcome shift towards the use of reclaimed…

Who is an involuntary commitment?

The first opinion is the STAT platform for interesting, enlightening and provocative articles on wholesale life sciences, written by biotechnological initiates, health workers, researchers and others. To encourage a robust and good faith discussion on the questions raised in opinion tests, Stat publishes letters selected to the publisher received in response. You can submit a […]

11 mins read

In the race of health insurers to unload non -profitable members, the winners are emerging

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, suppliers and insurers. You can reach Tara on the signal at Tarabannow.70. If you have followed the benefits of health insurance in recent weeks, you may have a cervical boost. Four of the biggest players – the best names like Unitedhealth Group and Eleveance – reduced their expectations for the year, […]

1 min read

The Impact of Environment on Art and Design: How Location Shapes the Experience

Art, by its nature, is not static. While many artworks are designed with a particular location in mind, what happens when the same piece is placed in different environments? The physical space around the artwork often plays a crucial role in shaping not only how it looks but how it’s experienced, perceived, and interpreted by […]

17 mins read

Le manque de sommeil peut-il affecter la fertilité? Oui

Si vous êtes dans un voyage de fertilité, il y a de fortes chances que vous suiviez déjà l’ovulation, que vous mangez bien et que vous réduisiez le stress. Mais il y a un perturbateur silencieux que beaucoup d’entre nous négligent, jusqu’à ce que nous soyons profondément dedans: mauvais sommeil. En particulier, l’insomnie entraînée par […]

14 mins read

7-oh repression of the FDA sons on Kratom

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to add 7-oh, a psychoactive compound derived from the Kratom factory, on the calendar of controlled substances. The movement specifically targets products with high levels of 7-OH, which occurs naturally in the Kratom in quantities of trace. But the Food and Drug Administration stressed in an advertisement that the application […]

3 mins read