Boston Globe Owner Launches Health News Site

New York Times: John Henry, the billionaire owner of the Boston Globe, has unveiled a new publication dedicated to coverage of health, medicine and life sciences. The new offering, called Stat (statnews.com), will be edited by Rick Berke, formerly an assistant managing editor at the New York Times and a former executive editor at Politico. It will be separate from the Globe, and has its own news staff of about 40, as well as a staff for business operations. “We want it to appeal to a broad audience.”