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5 takeaways from the Human Genome Project investigation

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But that’s not how it turned out: One individual’s DNA accounted for the vast majority of the genome when a first draft was released in 2001. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close

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stood at 323 during the fourth quarter of last year — the highest figure reached since such data began being tracked in 2001 — underscoring growing concerns about patient harm across the country. The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S.

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Opinion: Stigma and the return of syphilis

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at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001. Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. In 2022, the last year with complete data, the highest number of infections were recorded in more than 70 years.

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STAT+: For one rare type of lung cancer, Pfizer pill reduces progression by 81%

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The results are an update on the clinical trial that resulted in the Food and Drug Administration granting Lorbrena full approval in 2001, so in a sense they are not even that new. There are a lot of reasons why updated data on Pfizer’s Lorbrena, a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, might not seem to be a big deal.

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STAT+: Gilead to pay $40 million to settle claims it delayed newer HIV treatment to boost profits

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” Here is the back story: In 2001, Gilead won U.S. For its part, the company issued a statement in which it did not admit wrongdoing and continued to maintain it has “never stopped working to improve the lives of people with HIV.”

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Opinion: I grew up in one of Africa’s largest informal settlements. Now I’m helping heal it

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In 2001, at the age of 13, I had come to Kenya’s largest informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi with my sister. I had only lived in Kibera for 15 minutes when I saw a police officer and was arrested. But it would be years before I saw a real doctor. When we arrived at 3 a.m.,

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STAT+: Departing Stanford president retracts two widely cited papers, against lead author’s wishes

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The retractions come the same day that Tessier-Lavigne’s resignation as Stanford president takes effect.

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