During the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all reminded of the long history of masks used as protection against disease, ranging ...

It seems, on paper, a perfectly rational proposal. Offer all middle-aged men a test every few years to flag up their risk of prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men, with about 63,000 ...

In 1665, about a quarter of all Londoners died of the Great Plague—but bubonic plague wasn’t the only deadly disease circulating in the city. A published register, called London’s Dreadful Visitation, ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...

State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this year. Of those, about a third survived the gantlet of hearings, compromises and votes in the Democratic Party-dominated Legislature and made ...

Throughout the first five weeks of the 2025 NFL season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka break out as an immediate star. From day one, he has been an elite playmaker ...

Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell has launched Clinicians Who Care, a crowdsourced list of medical professionals recommended by real patients Kendall Price Photography Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell founded Clinicians ...

Mass General Brigham has turned to artificial intelligence to address a critical shortage of primary care doctors, launching an AI app that questions patients, reviews medical records, and produces a ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in “exceptional health,” his physician said Friday after he underwent a checkup that included lab tests and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed National ...

The NFL has questions for Brian Daboll and the Giants. After quarterback Jaxson Dart was pulled from Thursday’s win over the Eagles to be checked for a concussion late in the third quarter and ...