chronic disease

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Study finds BMI, despite flaws, is useful estimate of body fat in children

Exclusive Betsy Ladyzhets

NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

Cell therapy fails to slow early type 1 diabetes, but safety is established

Health Elizabeth Cooney

High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Decline in heart failure deaths has been undone, led by people under 45

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: Telehealth startups see an opportunity in long-ignored, complex chronic diseases

Living With Isabella Cueto

After years of just ‘running, running,’ a crisis led to a lupus diagnosis. Now she connects others 

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Gut bacteria could play role in kidney autoimmune disease, study shows

Health Isabella Cueto

Multiple sclerosis has distinct subtypes, study finds, pointing to different treatments

Adam's Take Adam Feuerstein

STAT Plus: A preview of Intra-Cellular Therapies’ depression drug, and sizing up the MASH opportunity

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: In small study, baby aspirin cuts fat buildup in liver disease patients

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: Inside a push to create an NIH office for post-infection chronic illness

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on new CDC Covid guidelines, weight loss drugs and mental health, and new psychiatric meds

Living With Isabella Cueto

A disabled artist’s journey from ‘Oh, sorry’ to social justice activism

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Small study adds to growing hope CAR-T cell therapy could revolutionize autoimmune disease treatment

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

NIH study of ME/CFS points to immune dysfunction and brain abnormalities at core of long-dismissed disease

First Opinion Jody Dushay and Karen S. Greenberg

The complicated connections between weight loss drugs and mental health

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Can exercise help treat long Covid? New study finds patients improve with self-paced approach

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Mystery of allergic memory gets closer to answer: a rare group of B cells

First Opinion Kushal T. Kadakia, Joseph S. Ross, and Vinay K. Rathi

STAT Plus: The Philips CPAP nightmare exposes shortcomings in medical device regulation

Living With Isabella Cueto

A scholar of the patient ‘revolution’ tracks the arc from powerlessness to influence

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

Clues from mice could help explain why women face a higher risk of autoimmune disorders

Health Isabella Cueto

Some dementia patients might have reversible symptoms caused by cirrhosis, study says

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: Osteoarthritis might be linked to protein known for its role in Alzheimer’s, study says

Health Elizabeth Cooney

New chronic Covid study offers insight into which immunocompromised patients are most at risk

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Could long Covid’s signs of immune dysregulation in the blood lead to a diagnostic test?

First Opinion Jody Dushay

BMI as a barrier to orthopedic surgery doesn’t make sense for patient health

First Opinion Daniel Weiner

Cost isn’t the only reason Medicare doesn’t cover Wegovy

Health Anika Nayak

A young dancer, diagnosed with scoliosis, learns to advocate for herself and build community