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STAT+: Life sciences deals on track to hit lowest point since 2017

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If dealmaking remains consistent for the rest of the year, it would put this year on par with the number of deals made in 2017. For comparison, there were roughly 2,122 financing deals made last year. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Life sciences deals on track to hit lowest point since 2017; EU regulators order Illumina to divest Grail

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another busy day. We are scrambling, in fact, to update our to-do list, schedule online calls, and sort out deadlines. To cope, we are quaffing several cups of stimulation, of course. Our choice today is maple bourbon. Meanwhile, here is the latest selection of interesting items for you to peruse.

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Vision loss and high cholesterol identified as risk factors for dementia

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These new additions join 12 other risk factors outlined by the commission, affiliated with University College London, in previous reports on dementia prevention, intervention, and care in 2017 and 2020.

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Federal officials and physician groups express outrage over revelations of recent coercive sterilizations

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Federal officials, medical organizations, and reproductive health advocacy groups have expressed outrage in response to STAT’s recent investigation revealing that women with sickle cell disease have felt pressured into sterilizations as recently as 2017 and 2022.

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STAT+: As AI proliferates, biopharma companies seek to harness it in clinical trials

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That was until 2017, when he founded a startup called Nucleai. For around 20 years, Avi Veidman spent his days in the Israeli intelligence community, analyzing satellite images. Now, he’s scouring biopsy samples for cancer cells. Nucleai’s technology is not searching out signs of danger.

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Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S.

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A new investigation, published on Friday in JAMA Network Open , confirmed the link to early deliveries at a massive scale, in a large cohort study capturing over half of the births that occurred in the United States between 1993 and 2017. Its results shed light on the way existing health inequities may be exacerbated by a worsening climate.

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Opinion: The U.S. should follow California’s lead on banning toxic chemicals in IV bags and tubes

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In 2017, at the age of 42, Susan Whitehead was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer after discovering a lump in her breast. She embarked on a challenging path of treatment, including a recurrence with stage 2 cancer four years later. Susan underwent two lumpectomies, a mastectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy.