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In the past year, two juries ordered Acadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services to pay more than $1 billion after minors were raped in their care. The names of investor-owned psychiatric hospital operators like Acadia and UHS have been tarnished by lawsuits and government settlements. But these providers are finding a new way to make money while keeping their names mostly hidden. They're joining forces with bigger nonprofits to build new hospitals to manage the surging number of people experiencing mental health emergencies in the United States. Nonprofit hospitals don’t have many good options for patients who come to their emergency rooms in a mental health crisis. With these joint ventures, they now have a place to send patients, and, as part-owners of the new hospitals, take a cut of the profit. The model also helps Acadia and UHS piggyback off the nonprofits’ strong local reputations. But it's putting unsuspecting patients and staff in dangerous environments while prioritizing profit for shareholders at their expense. Read a new STAT investigation: https://trib.al/xSDo7m9
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To piece together the history of the Human Genome Project, Undark Magazine examined more than 100 emails, letters, and other documents, and interviewed many of the project's central figures. Read the key takeaways: https://trib.al/ITV0jXB
5 takeaways from the Human Genome Project investigation
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Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer head of research and development, who could take on Covid but not Wall Street, to step down. https://trib.al/Wk0GCF6
Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer CSO who could take on Covid but not Wall Street, to step down
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In a study of over 18,000 people, Eli Lilly's tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro/Zepbound) led to more weight loss than what was seen in the trial of Novo Nordisk's semaglutide. https://trib.al/RbS95Md
Lilly's obesity drug looks more potent than Novo's in observational study
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In stark terms, the Federal Trade Commission found in a report released Tuesday that pharmacy benefit managers — the opaque middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain — wield such “enormous power." https://trib.al/OC5N8Xg
FTC report finds PBMs profit at the expense of patients and independent pharmacies
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There is limited time left to make a nomination for this year's list of #STATWunderkinds! Help us decide: https://trib.al/ik0EtY4
Nominate a 2024 STAT Wunderkind
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The story of how and why a single DNA donor came to be the centerpiece of one of biology’s crowning achievements has largely escaped public scrutiny. STAT and Undark Magazine co-published an investigation that pieces the story together: https://trib.al/hvWwoM9
The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics
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Six key pharma friendly lawmakers will likely have left Capitol Hill by the beginning of 2025, presenting a challenge for the drug industry. https://trib.al/cZyLAMv
Drugmakers are losing crucial friends on Capitol Hill
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CAR-Ts can cure some blood cancers but are difficult to produce. A new study by Interius Biotherapeutics will test if a simple infusion could make it available for all. https://trib.al/oFSk0Fv
A faster, simpler, cheaper cancer cell therapy is about to be tested in humans
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