Having trouble sleeping can leave you exhausted and sleepy in the morning, affecting your mood, performance, sleeping habits, and overall well-being. Although difficulty sleeping isn’t always a cause for alarm; it could still result in deeper problems like sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or narcolepsy, especially if not managed properly. Read More →
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday FDA’s new AI guidelines create uncertain future The Food and Drug Administration roared into the week with a handful of denseRead More →
When spending time scrolling through TikTok, it’s inevitable to come across fun product reviews by creators. Through these reviews, we’ve discovered a ton of useful products we never knew we needed. To help make your lives easier and more convenient, The Bitbag Team has come up with a list ofRead More →
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medicine for ALS from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals on Thursday, providing a desperately-needed new treatment option for a devastating disease. The medicine, to be sold as Relyvrio, is not a cure for ALS but proved to moderately slow the progression of the neurological disease,Read More →
t is easy for your dog to know if you’re stressed, and that’s because it may smell it in your breath and sweat, according to a new study. Previous studies have suggested that dogs can tell if people are stressed, a team of researchers wrote in their study, published Wednesday in PLOSRead More →
SAN DIEGO — After a steep drop in its stock price and with mounting competition from rivals, genomics giant Illumina on Thursday launched a new line of high-powered DNA sequencers, ratcheting up the race to read genetic information accurately and cheaply. The new instruments, dubbed the NovaSeq X Series, canRead More →
Bed bugs may not only be unwanted visitors in our homes and beds but also creatures harboring a hidden risk. A team of researchers has found that they may actually be producing amounts of histamine that may potentially be problematic for humans. Bed bugs are tiny, parasitic insects that can be foundRead More →
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COVID-19 vaccination does lead to an average increase in menstrual cycle length, according to a new large international study. The study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that women experienced a longer menstrual cycle length after getting vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. The slight increase was less than oneRead More →
The Food and Drug Administration wants to update its rules for which foods can be branded “healthy.” The proposed label rule aims, in part, to address a question as old as medicine: What does it mean for a food to be healthy? It would update the “healthy” label guidelines fromRead More →