Boston Globe launches Stat site

The Boston Globe’s new health care news called Stat has launched.

Reporter Bob Tedeschi writes, “It takes a bit of chutzpah to name a digital-age life-sciences publication after a buzzword born when leeches still roamed the apothecary. But we’ll be honest: We’re coming at this with no small amount of ambition.

“‘We take you inside science labs and hospitals, biotech boardrooms and political backrooms,’ Stat’s mission statement reads. Stat will, it continues, examine controversies, introduce power brokers, puncture hype and hold accountable those who would mislead the public.

“That’s a lot for any brand name to convey, especially in a publishing world bristling with edgy new labels. But ‘stat’ comes with a certain pedigree.”

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