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    Jun 8

    Meet STACI: your interactive guide to the rapid advances of AI in health care Created by and View here:

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    Scientists have discovered the important role of microglia cells in protecting a mouse brain’s central nervous system from viral infections that entered the brain through the nose.

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    The outbreak at California Institution for Men — described by several current inmates to STAT — illustrates how a piecemeal response and existing conditions have fueled the spread of the virus.

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    The group’s focus is going beyond academic circles to work with people from multiple fields toward dismantling systemic racism and discrimination in health. Check out the latest from my friend in :

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    New data in sickle cell show biotech companies tackling disease in novel ways Lot of new drugs with different targets looking to help SCD patients. Interesting stuff. Forma (IPO)

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    An experimental drug for two different types of thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, demonstrated strong results in patients in a small clinical trial.

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    From Bluebird Bio to Agios and Imara, a slew of biotech companies are taking new approaches to tackling sickle cell disease.

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  8. 9 hours ago

    The Trump administration has not formally notified the WHO that it is withdrawing, a spokesman for the agency told STAT.

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    16 hours ago

    The latest episode of ' podcast is now live. On this week's show: 🔹 , ft. 🔹 Zuckerberg-funded scientists revolt 🔹 one family's desperate search for remdesivir, ft. Listen 👇

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  10. 11 hours ago

    As it became clear that Covid-19 was disproportionately infecting and killing people of color in the U.K., just as it was in the U.S. and elsewhere, a new group tackling disparities and systemic racism within health care saw its mission crystallize.

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  11. 12 hours ago

    Scientists stress that just because someone has recovered from Covid-19 and produced antibodies to the coronavirus does not mean they are protected from contracting it a second time. That, then, leaves open the question: What does immunity look like?

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  12. 13 hours ago

    For Black youth, a time of upheaval takes a toll on mental health Read the story here:

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  13. 14 hours ago

    “This is one of the great silver linings of the [pandemic] — we’re going to come out of this with a better health care system. Health care is being actively redesigned now. Patients are learning, and clinicians are learning.”

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    If racism is a “mutation” in society’s DNA, “what we really needed to do was CRISPR that mutation right out,” suggested one biotech CEO on the panel.

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  15. 15 hours ago

    Can a virtual conference feel real? Do scientists have a say in their benefactors' business? And what does it take to get remdesivir in the U.S.? Find out on the latest episode of "The Readout LOUD" podcast. Listen now:

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    What does immunity to the coronavirus look like? Scientists are trying to map a protected immune system, which could also accelerate vaccine devt via

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    President Trump's announcement that the U.S. is leaving the WHO has not yet resulted in the U.S. leaving the WHO

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  18. 16 hours ago

    Researchers have developed the first-ever “embryo-like model” from human embryonic stem cells, a workaround that will let them examine birth defects and diseases they couldn’t otherwise. 

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    Here’s a guide to some of the most talked-about efforts to treat or prevent coronavirus infection, with details on the science, history, and timeline for each endeavor. View our Drugs and Vaccines Tracker here:

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  20. 17 hours ago

    Make sure to follow STAT's for updates from

    I'm looking at the live counter on this ongoing panel on equity, diversity and inclusion. Looks like about 200 people are watching.
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  21. 18 hours ago

    Our latest STAT Report, produced in collaboration with , profiles 20 must-know Chinese biotech executives and their companies. Learn more at

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