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U.N.: Progress on reducing global maternal mortality has stalled since 2015

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The progress the world has made in reducing maternal mortality has stalled in recent years, with some regions — including Europe and Northern America — backsliding since 2015, according to a new report from United Nations agencies.

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Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported

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A child in Texas has died from measles, officials said Wednesday , the first known death in the current large outbreak in West Texas and the first death from measles in the country since 2015. Read the rest…

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STAT+: After Canada required pharma to pay fees, drug agency recommended coverage more often

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The arm of the agency that handles submissions for medicines began requiring fees in September 2014, while the other unit overseeing cancer drugs took that step in April 2015.

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With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy

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Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was safe for her to consume. “I was actually advised not to drink a lot of caffeine,” Hashemi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, told STAT.

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STAT’s Inaugural Diversity Report and Commitment to a Workplace of Diversity and Inclusion

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Here, we share the self-reported gender and racial/ethnic demographics of our staff from STAT’s inception in 2015 through 2022. Snapshot of our findings In 2015, women were underrepresented on staff and in management. The percentage of the entire staff who are people of color has doubled since 2015, growing from 15% to 31%.

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Opinion: When life mirrors research: What a fall on the ice taught me about being Black and in pain

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dissertation one day in 2015, I slipped and fell on Iowa’s formidable winter ice. As I hurried to an important meeting about my Ph.D. I quickly jumped up to prevent anyone from seeing me on the ground and got into my car. The immediate, excruciating pain told me that something really bad had happened.

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STAT’s 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report

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Here, we share the self-reported gender and racial/ethnic demographics of our staff from STAT’s inception in 2015 through 2023, as well as our 2023 new hire demographics.  The STAT Diversity and Inclusion Committee presents STAT’s 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report.   Read the rest…

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