Life Briefing: Health care jobs growth is stagnating at the biggest for-profit firms Strategic angle: Major health insurers are trimming jobs, and Medicaid cuts could soon force hospitals to lay off workers. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Opinion: Remembering public health pioneer Barry Bloom: a scientist, a mentor, a mensch Strategic angle: Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad pay tribute to their former colleague and mentor Barry R. Bloom. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Opinion: STAT+: Washington is on the verge of true PBM reform Strategic angle: Like it or not, PBMs are fiduciaries. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock Strategic angle: The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon Strategic angle: NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Artemis 2 astronauts arrive at KSC The four Artemis 2 astronauts arrived in Florida for final preparations ahead of their upcoming launch. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Monday briefing: Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment? Strategic angle: Nearly a year after disposable vapes were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challenges. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Managed wetlands a culinary hot spot for SF bay fish, but they need delivery options Strategic angle: A new study highlights the declining food options for fish in the San Francisco Estuary. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: How graphene oxide kills bacteria while sparing human cells Strategic angle: New research reveals the mechanism by which graphene selectively eliminates bacteria, crucial for hygiene in everyday items. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: LA County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Medical Emergency During Relay Race Strategic angle: Levi Vargas, 30, faced a tragic incident while competing in the Baker to Vegas race amid extreme heat conditions. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: Researchers Describe Protein Structure in Microbes for Light Conversion Strategic angle: New findings reveal how certain microbes can be harnessed for energy-dense biofuels. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: Ancient alphabets, new insights: Researchers uncover hidden links among the letters Strategic angle: With artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool, researchers have discovered surprising similarities among ancient writing systems. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: Binding to RNA is not enough—changing its shape is what makes a drug work, study reveals Strategic angle: A new study highlights the importance of RNA shape in drug efficacy, beyond mere binding. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: In world first, antimatter taken on test drive at CERN Strategic angle: CERN scientists successfully transport antiprotons, paving the way for future antimatter delivery systems. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: A mass mating event in the lab reveals how yeast cells choose partners Strategic angle: Yeast cells demonstrate a unique method for selecting mates, potentially offering insights into partner selection. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: ZTF Discovers a New Mass-Transferring Brown Dwarf Binary System Strategic angle: Astronomers unveil a binary system of brown dwarfs engaged in stable mass transfer, designated ZTF J1239+8347. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: Who do you think you are? What DNA tests reveal—and what they don't Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of DNA testing on personal identity and criminal investigations. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: The Time Capsule in the Salt Flat Strategic angle: Exploring the extreme conditions of Salar de Pajonales in northern Chile. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: TESS discovers an Earth-sized planet orbiting nearby M-dwarf star Strategic angle: NASA's TESS reveals a new extrasolar planet, TOI-4616 b, in a nearby star system. Editorial Staff Mar 29
Life Briefing: Ancient Neanderthal genome reveals isolated, distinct populations Strategic angle: Neanderthals split into distinct regional groups that developed genetic differences far sooner than modern human populations typically did. Editorial Staff Mar 29