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STAT+: Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show

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Documents released this week shed new light on an aggressive strategy from vape maker Juul to court Black leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, to publicly support its e-cigarettes. It’s not clear how much the company ultimately spent on the partnerships. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: HCA to expand the use of AI tool to automate clinical documentation in ER

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HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, is planning to expand the use of an artificial intelligence tool to document doctor-patient interactions in its emergency rooms.

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STAT+: FDA cites Granules, a large Indian generic drug manufacturer, for tossing truckloads of key documents

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Specifically, a “large number of torn pieces” of documents that should have been kept to verify manufacturing and testing practices were found in the trucks, as well as in a scrap bag at a site run by Granules in Telangana, India.

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STAT+: Microsoft to embed AI tool for clinical documentation in Epic’s health records software

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Microsoft on Thursday said it will launch its artificial intelligence tool for automating clinical documentation within health records software made by Epic, a move to embed the technology in health systems nationwide.

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STAT+: Brain biopsies on ‘vulnerable’ patients at Mount Sinai set off alarm bells at FDA, documents show

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In study documents, Mount Sinai doctors said the biopsies result in “the same amount of tissue loss” and “in effect, the same level of risk” for patients as standard DBS, because they are removing tissue that would otherwise be cauterized.

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The food industry has tried to stack a key nutrition policy panel with its preferred experts, documents show

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WASHINGTON — There’s a panel of 20 nutrition experts that has outsized influence on the American diet — and the food industry has worked hard to get friendly researchers into the group, new documents obtained by STAT show.

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STAT+: FDA reviewers had string of concerns about Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne, documents show

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Reviewers at the Food and Drug Administration concluded that Sarepta Therapeutics did not show that its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy will likely benefit patients and left key safety concerns, according to briefing documents released Wednesday.