September 16, 2026
Cross-section MRI scan through a neuro-chimeric mouse brain showing estimated nerve-fiber pathways and directions.
S. Pasca lab/Stanford University

STAT+ | Scientists made mice with half a brain. Then they filled them with human organoids

Stanford team grows human brain organoids inside mice missing most of their cortex, creating model of the human brain – and ethical questions

By Megan Molteni


STAT+ | Senators highlight the power Chris Klomp wields at confirmation hearings

Chris Klomp has been a key player in many of the Trump administration's major health policy moves, and senators had lots of questions for him.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo


WHO expresses cautious optimism about bid to control Ebola outbreak in DRC

Overall case counts remain high in the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second largest on record.

By Helen Branswell



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Opinion: How my cancer diagnosis changed the way I train physicians

After being diagnosed with thymic cancer, a medical school professor began using his own records to teach his students.

By David Elkowitz


STAT+ | House Democrats may use oversight powers to plan for health care overhaul

Congressional Democrats planning post-election strategy see health care policy as winning issue, health care costs as key piece of affordability crisis.

By John Wilkerson


STAT+ | Opinion: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult

The economy, health care, and immigration are top issues in the midterm elections. Dementia connects to all of them.

By Jason Karlawish


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