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FDA's digital health adcom takes shape
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FDA’s digital health adcom takes shape

You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Jeff Shuren’s FDA legacy: Bringing stability to device regulations The message from Jeff ShurenResignation from his long-standing position as head of the […]

Harris' vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on health care and abortion
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Harris’ vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on health care and abortion

BASHINGTON – With Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris has shortlisted a passionate advocate for public health care and abortion rights. Harris chose Walz as her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday morning. The pair have less than 100 days until Election Day to rally voters for the new

Simone Biles' mental health at the Olympic Games is the focus in a good sense
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Simone Biles’ mental health at the Olympic Games is the focus in a good sense

Before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, not many people knew what “twisties” were. But they quickly learned when women’s gymnastics phenomenon Simone Biles withdrew from several competitions because of them. The star’s mental health was a central part of the Olympic commentary this time around. Biles has been open about her therapy, and this summer in

Health care providers urge Biden to support abortion rights policy
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Health care providers urge Biden to support abortion rights policy

More than 400 health care providers called on the Biden administration to “actively and unequivocally” support an abortion rights policy that goes beyond the Roe v. Wade ruling and restores access to abortions in later stages of pregnancy. The advocacy group Physicians for Reproductive Health, along with 430 physicians working in sexual and reproductive health,

Over 1 million Americans lost their health insurance last year
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Over 1 million Americans lost their health insurance last year

According to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of Americans without health insurance has increased. About 8 percent of Americans of all ages were uninsured in March, according to the CDC’s quarterly National Health Interview Survey released Aug. 6. In March 2023, that figure was 7.7 percent. More

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