Life Briefing: Buzzy AI doctor startup raises funds, will meet FDA Strategic angle: In this edition of STAT Health Tech: AI doctor startup raises fresh capital, and what Medicare chief Chris Klomp said at STAT Summit. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: What to Know About the BALANCE Model for GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid Strategic angle: This brief describes current coverage of GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid, and CMS's efforts to expand access and lower costs through the BALANCE model. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Gilead to acquire immunology biotech, offers lifeline to Galapagos Strategic angle: In today's Readout newsletter: Gilead to acquire an immunology biotech and Merck partners with Flagship company on IBD targets. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Pharmalittle: Trump Drug Pricing Flaw and Gilead Deal Insights Strategic angle: Comments from a top Trump administration health official highlight significant issues in the president’s drug pricing plans. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds Strategic angle: Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: A spinel crystal structure exhibits unusual, pressure-induced superconductivity Strategic angle: Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with an electrical resistance of zero, typically at extremely low temperatures. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery Strategic angle: Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles to enhance targeting and reduce off-target effects. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Vital freshwater fish migrations are collapsing, says UN report Strategic angle: A major assessment reveals the alarming decline of crucial fish migrations in global rivers. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Supercomputers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about giant stars Strategic angle: Astronomers have finally cracked a decades-old mystery about red giant stars—how material from their deep interiors makes its way to the surface. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Mathematical framework maps landscape of student knowledge via short quizzes Strategic angle: A new study reveals how short quizzes can help visualize and enhance student understanding by mapping their knowledge landscape. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Stolen chloroplasts maintained by host-made proteins offer clues to plant cell origins Strategic angle: Every plant cell is the product of a biological merger billions of years ago, revealing insights into the evolution of life. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say Strategic angle: Ministers warn that expanding North Sea drilling could jeopardize the UK's energy sovereignty. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Opinion: Every pandemic is followed by amnesia. But Covid’s is very different Strategic angle: In this excerpt from their new book “Whiplash,” David Blumenthal and James A. Morone describe how scientists became villains to MAGA. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: The potential loophole in Trump’s plan to get other countries to pay more for drugs Strategic angle: Diverging messages on the main effort to address U.S. drug prices point to a loophole in Trump's plan. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: What growing up in an end-times church taught a science communicator about dispelling misinformation Strategic angle: A passion for snakes opened a crack in the religious beliefs science communicator Paul Martin Jensen grew up with in a end-times Pentecostal church. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Insulin pills may soon replace daily injections Strategic angle: For over a century, scientists have chased the dream of insulin pills, but the digestive system kept destroying the drug before it could work. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: XRISM identifies gamma Cas X-ray origin, solving a 50-year-old stellar mystery Strategic angle: Astrophysicists unravel the mystery of γ Cas, a star in Cassiopeia emitting unexpected X-rays. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Nanoparticles enable large-scale production of advanced cell therapies Strategic angle: Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University have developed a streamlined process for producing therapeutic particles called exosomes. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance? Strategic angle: Understanding the significance of zettajoules in the context of climate change and energy measurement. Editorial Staff Mar 24
Life Briefing: Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh. Editorial Staff Mar 24