Last night, STAT's Executive Editor Rick Berke accepted, in memory of Helen Branswell, the Kovler Prize for Trust in Life Science Journalism.
Watch this video that Helen recorded in late summer to accept the award.
We miss you, Helen.
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Meet STAT Wunderkind — he's working on documenting LGBTQ+ disparities, then dissolving them.
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Meet STAT Wunderkind Baldeep Dhaliwal — she's working to keep community health workers safe during disease outbreaks. Read more about her work: statnews.com/wunderkinds/bal…
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"I am a family nurse practitioner who works in both primary care and emergency medicine, and I now have this conversation with patients on a regular basis." statnews.com/2026/10/26/how-…
Meet STAT Wunderkind Claire Gao — she's figuring out how GLP-1 drugs work in the brain.
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Meet STAT Wunderkind Chirag Vasavda — he is working on changing how science understands itch and pain. Read more about his work: statnews.com/wunderkinds/chi…
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