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H3 STAT Plus: Medicare Advantage growth dwindles for a second straight year
H3 STAT Plus: In court, AAP argues Kennedy’s HHS made unlawful changes to vaccine policies
H3 Major shakeup underway at HHS as White House braces for midterms
H3 Pharmacist oversight must be built into prescription kiosks
H3 America’s disease surveillance system is going dark. Here’s what we can build to replace it
H3 STAT Plus: How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr.
H3 STAT Plus: Kennedy says he’ll act on legal challenge to ultra-processed foods
H3 STAT Plus: Exit of CDC’s acting director highlights agency’s lack of leader
H3 STAT Plus: FDA rejects rare disease therapy from Disc Medicine, early recipient of commissioner’s voucher
H3 STAT Plus: Breakup between Brigham and Dana-Farber is getting messier fast
H3 How public health saved the CDC Injury Center
H3 National Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells,’ alarming career scientists
H3 Major shakeup underway at HHS as White House braces for midterms Duplicate text
H3 How public health saved the CDC Injury Center Duplicate text
H3 I was an undocumented immigrant. Now I’m a doctor watching the immigration crackdown keep my patients from seeking care
H3 How the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services became the shining light of Trump’s second term
H3 STAT Plus: Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna’s flu vaccine application
H3 STAT Plus: NIH redefines ‘clinical trials,’ dividing researchers
H3 STAT Plus: Kennedy says he’ll act on legal challenge to ultra-processed foods Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Breakup between Brigham and Dana-Farber is getting messier fast Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Exit of CDC’s acting director highlights agency’s lack of leader Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Pediatricians confront HHS in vaccine showdown
H3 STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly bulking up on weight-loss drugs, scrutiny of a 340B contractor, and more
H3 HHS shakes ups key advisers
H3 Your go-to source for the world of life sciences, medicine, and biopharma. Subscribe now.
H3 STAT Plus: Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna’s flu vaccine application Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: NIH redefines ‘clinical trials,’ dividing researchers Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: FDA rejects rare disease therapy from Disc Medicine, early recipient of commissioner’s voucher Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Exit of CDC’s acting director highlights agency’s lack of leader Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Kennedy says he’ll act on legal challenge to ultra-processed foods Duplicate text
H3 2026 Breakthrough Summit East
H3 2026 Breakthrough Summit West
H3 2026 STAT Summit
H3 Obesity Drug Tracker
H3 CRISPR Tracker
H3 Generative AI Tracker
H3 Breakthrough Device Tracker
H3 2025 Edition: Ranking Biotech's Top Venture Capital Firms
H3 STAT Plus: Medicare Advantage growth dwindles for a second straight year Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: In court, AAP argues Kennedy’s HHS made unlawful changes to vaccine policies Duplicate text
H3 Major shakeup underway at HHS as White House braces for midterms Duplicate text
H3 Pharmacist oversight must be built into prescription kiosks Duplicate text
H3 America’s disease surveillance system is going dark. Here’s what we can build to replace it Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr. Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Moderna’s president weighs in on FDA’s decision not to review its flu vaccine
H3 The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
H3 STAT Plus: Trump administration is urged to use a federal law to authorize generic versions of GLP-1 drugs
H3 STAT Plus: FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
H3 STAT Plus: NIH redefines ‘clinical trials,’ dividing researchers Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Talkiatry raises $210 million, eyeing opportunity to use AI for engaging with patients
H3 STAT Plus: Big Health raises funding as investors see glimmer of hope for digital therapeutics
H3 STAT Plus: Medicare Advantage growth dwindles for a second straight year Duplicate text
H3 Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic
H3 STAT Plus: Moderna’s president weighs in on FDA’s decision not to review its flu vaccine Duplicate text
H3 Did the AMA change its position on surgery for transgender minors?
H3 What to know about TrumpRx, the Trump administration’s prescription drug platform
H3 The push to turn Big Food into the new Big Tobacco
H3 STAT Plus: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
H3 STAT Plus: Pediatricians confront HHS in vaccine showdown Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly bulking up on weight-loss drugs, scrutiny of a 340B contractor, and more Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: The messaging war over Medicaid cuts
H3 STAT Plus: A change at the top of Sanofi
H3 STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Sanofi replacing its CEO, MFN drug pricing opposed by conservatives, and more
H3 How public health saved the CDC Injury Center Duplicate text
H3 Pharmacist oversight must be built into prescription kiosks Duplicate text
H3 America’s disease surveillance system is going dark. Here’s what we can build to replace it Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: The old Vinay Prasad never left. He just changed jobs
H3 A Greek myth explains the biggest challenge facing oncologists like me
H3 Medicaid work requirements will particularly hurt unpaid caregivers
H3 American Science, Shattered: How the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries
H3 STAT Plus: Why Bristol Myers Squibb believes a decades-old drug can treat Alzheimer’s
H3 As male birth control gets closer to reality, men are lining up for clinical trials
H3 What to know about TrumpRx, the Trump administration’s prescription drug platform Duplicate text
H3 The push to turn Big Food into the new Big Tobacco Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: AI could soon renew prescriptions without clinician help. Should the FDA make sure it’s safe?
H3 I spent nearly 20 years on a drug for restless leg syndrome. It wrecked my life
H3 STAT Plus: Vertex’s CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease hits unexpected roadblock
H3 STAT Plus: BridgeBio drug for genetic cause of dwarfism succeeds in key study
H3 STAT Plus: BridgeBio drug for genetic cause of dwarfism succeeds in key study Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: European VCs band together to improve the landscape for biotech startups
H3 STAT Plus: Biotechs, wary of being tied to Big Pharma, form new industry group as hedge against Trump policies
H3 STAT Plus: Paul Hudson out as Sanofi CEO
H3 STAT Plus: Paul Hudson out as Sanofi CEO Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Merck is urged by patient groups to ensure widespread access to an HIV prevention pill being tested
H3 STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA rejecting a Moderna vaccine, compounding in the crosshairs and more
H3 WHO director-general calls plans for U.S.-funded vaccine trial ‘unethical’
H3 WHO director-general calls plans for U.S.-funded vaccine trial ‘unethical’ Duplicate text
H3 Lung cancer in ‘never-smokers’ draws new focus — and questions
H3 For heart health, low-carb or low-fat diet works, as long as it’s high quality: study
H3 STAT Plus: As Republicans face attacks for cutting Medicaid funding, Dr. Oz blames states with big cities
H3 STAT Plus: As Republicans face attacks for cutting Medicaid funding, Dr. Oz blames states with big cities Duplicate text
H3 Scientists worry finalizing ‘Schedule F’ rule will further politicize NIH grant decisions
H3 STAT Plus: White House looks for more drug pricing deals to add to TrumpRx
H3 Why a change in fentanyl use has helped drive fewer overdose deaths
H3 A sneak peek of pharma’s Super Bowl ads: GLP-1s, tight ends, and more
H3 How ‘gas station drugs’ remain legal
H3 Breaking down JPM 2026: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards
H3 STAT Plus: Abridge CTO talks Epic, Microsoft, and rebranding as ‘more than an AI scribe’
H3 STAT Plus: Abridge CTO talks Epic, Microsoft, and rebranding as ‘more than an AI scribe’ Duplicate text
H3 STAT Plus: Hims, other telehealth platforms push multi-cancer detection tests before evidence of benefit
H3 STAT Plus: New data shows how HHS is implementing Trump AI mandates
H3 Students, faculty mystified as NSF turns back applications for prestigious fellowship program
H3 Students, faculty mystified as NSF turns back applications for prestigious fellowship program Duplicate text
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