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“The appropriate counter to Covid revisionism is careful, rigorous, and honest assessment of the U.S. response.”
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Syphilis spreads while researchers contend with federal constraints and a drug shortage
Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article Highlights UCSD researchers have spent years building trust in communities of unhoused people who use drugs in San Diego and across the border in…
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Opinion: Limb girdle muscular dystrophy patients face a maddening reality
“Too often, regulatory tools authorized to speed patient access to breakthrough treatments are being used in ways that…
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Opinion: We once praised the American Diabetes Association’s courage. How things have changed
“The ADA is no longer what we’d call a profile in courage,” write Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch.
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Capricor’s data clash and a fugitive in the C-suite
Is the FDA taking inconsistent approaches to Duchenne drugs? And how will a new batch of drug executives shake up…
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Key Senate panel backs Trump’s picks for CDC, pandemic preparedness
In win for RFK Jr., Senate committee sends nominations of Erica Schwartz for CDC director and Sean Kaufman for ASPR to…
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Judge denies states’ motion to postpone Medicaid work requirement
Federal judge denied 26 states’ request to postpone the implementation of Medicaid work requirements announced in June.
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Ebola outbreak nears milestone, but vaccine is close
You can reach Theresa on Signal at theresagaff.97.Helen BranswellHelen Branswell covers issues broadly related to…
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Is it safe to drink Red Bull and vodka? Questionable research tied to energy drink giant has shaped policy
Studies tied to Red Bull helped block warning labels about drinking alcohol along with energy drinks. Independent…
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A neglected issue in pedestrian, biker deaths
You can reach Theresa on Signal at theresagaff.97. Might I suggest you order yourself a delicious sandwich for lunch…
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel
At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions…
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STAT+: American Diabetes Association, facing calls for resignations, asks for patience
An open letter to the board of the American Diabetes Association said the board had badly mishandled an incident at…
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Visa time limits on foreign Ph.D. students and postdocs will harm U.S. science, experts warn
You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. For nearly half a century, the federal government encouraged…
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STAT+: Bracing for another Fauci hearing
Plus: Democrats take on Trump over IVF, and Trump's White House releases a new science funding blueprint.
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STAT+: GSK lays out plans to cut costs, pursue more late-stage drug trials
New GSK CEO Luke Miels outlined his strategy to help the company navigate a patent cliff and get on a path toward…
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STAT+: Three questions with Whoop’s new CMO
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A chat with Whoop's new chief medical officer, an update on CMS health tech…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA views on a Duchenne drug, GSK cost savings, and more
The FDA said a Capricor stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy did not meet a Phase 3 trial's objectives…
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CMS evaluates one year of health tech progress, announces eight new pledge categories
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services marked one year of its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, unveiling…
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Opinion: STAT+: Dementia finally has a business model
The article reflects on the shift in perspective at the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, noting…
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From ‘lost cause’ to gold rush: Biotechs swarm to cure AATD
Biotech companies are racing to cure alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, fueling patent disputes, startup…
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STAT+: HIV resurgence is feared as global funding to combat the disease falls 18%
The world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after international financing to combat the disease suffered a…
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STAT+: RA Capital backs upstart rival to Ultragenyx and Ionis in rare brain disease
Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at JasonMast.77. RA Capital and a fleet of other investors are putting $175…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a U.S. peptide panel’s votes, Amgen scuffling with the FDA, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating…
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STAT+: Ahead of hearing, FDA questions the efficacy of Capricor’s Duchenne drug
Ahead of a hearing, the FDA raised questions about the benefits of a Duchenne treatment from Capricor Therapeutics,…
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A trend that isn’t fading, ultra-processed baby foods
An FDA advisory panel serves some peptide wins, a measles record, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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STAT+: Argenx to buy Forte Biosciences for $2.2B
Argenx plans to buy Forte Biosciences for $2.2 billion, expanding its pipeline of drugs that could treat multiple…
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STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions, and hires, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharma industry.
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There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update…
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FDA advisory panel narrowly rejects compounding of one peptide, backs two others
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lauded peptides and said he takes them himself.
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Opinion: I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak
“Consumers should not be faced with a trade-off between nutrition and food safety,” writes Susan Mayne, former…
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Opinion: The U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain problem is not about China
The national security framing of the discussion around pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities is a distraction,…
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Opinion: I may be one of the last middle-class medical students who could afford to become a doctor
A federal loan program made it possible for Gauri Gurumurthy to pursue medicine. Now that program is changing.
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Senate advances MAHA-friendly bill for food warning labels and junk food ad bans
Unexpected alliances among Republicans and Democrats were on display over a bill meant to rein in ultra-processed foods.
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STAT+: White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of…
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STAT+: In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides
Her interests include ultra-processed foods; smoke-free tobacco; and wellness trends like perimenopause products and…
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STAT+: What’s in the last-minute flurry of health care bills?
Congress is scrambling to advance a slew of health care bills before an August recess. Price transparency and prior…
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Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
The Trump administration said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California…
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STAT+: Can ultrasound unlock the power of gene therapy? A startup makes big claims
Sonothera is developing a new way to deliver genes into cells that, if borne out, could have a big impact on muscular…
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Opinion: MAHA is rewriting the vocabulary of American mental health care
He previously served as senior adviser for children, youth, and families at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
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STAT+: MDCalc is scoring the clinical calculators used by millions of doctors
MDCalc is launching a quality-rating system for the more than 800 clinical calculators used to assess disease risk,…
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Why affirming trans identities can be critical for suicide prevention counseling
Advocates worry that excluding trans youth in some way from LGBTQ+ counseling services provided through the 988 crisis…
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WHO: Uganda is silent on updates following disclosure of Marburg outbreak
The government of Uganda has gone quiet on an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus that it reported late last month,…
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Cassidy grills Trump nominee on past vaccine comments in heated exchange
Sean Kaufman, Trump's pick for a key pandemic preparedness role, has questioned vaccines and criticized the CDC.
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STAT+: Celcuity’s breast cancer drug approved, its first
FDA's new CBER chief promises normalcy, an weight loss drug without GLP-1s, and more biotech news from The Readout
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Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the WHO’s emergencies chief said on…
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Opinion: It looks like your doctor and talks like your doctor. But it’s not your doctor
OpinionFirst Opinion It looks like your doctor and talks like your doctor. But it’s not your doctor Deepfakes raise a…
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STAT+: 10 charts that explain America’s hidden alcohol epidemic
America's hidden alcohol epidemic — the toll, emerging risks, shifting usage, and economic stakes — broken down in 10…
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STAT+: Drug metabolism AI competition results show that bigger may not always be better
The results of a recent AI competition show that better data trumps bigger models when it comes to predicting…
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12 ideas for tackling the U.S. alcohol epidemic
They also reviewed scientific literature, addiction treatment protocols, laws, public health guidance, and lobbying…
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STAT+: AIDS activists slam Biden R&D deal with Gilead over HIV prevention drug patents
A group of AIDS activists obtained an R&D pact at the heart of a settlement between the U.S. government and Gilead…
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