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STAT 10 Year Anniversary
When we named ourselves “STAT’’ 10 years ago, we conceded, “It takes a bit of chutzpah to name a digital-age life-sciences publication after a buzzword
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Fate of ACA subsidies still clouded after deal to reopen the government
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Fate of ACA subsidies still clouded after deal to reopen the government
Democrats negotiated a future vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits in return for reopening the government, but there's no guarantee of passage.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fate of ACA subsidies still clouded after deal to reopen the government
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Over the weekend, in the face of the longest federal government shutdown in history, a familiar refrain has arisen from President Trump and other Republicans: Repeal Obamacare.
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Trump renews a Republican battle cry: Repeal Obamacare
Exhorted by Trump, Senate Republicans are resurrecting old ideas for replacing or circumventing ACA health plans.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Over the weekend, in the face of the longest federal government shutdown in history, a familiar refrain has arisen from President Trump and other Republicans: Repeal Obamacare.
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The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f...
FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause
The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f...
#Breaking: Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
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Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Breaking: Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
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Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables. Daily tablet lowered ‘bad’ cholesterol by 60% in people at risk. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/m...
Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables
Merck's enlicitide pill lowered LDL cholesterol by up to 60%, matching injectables like Repatha and offering an easier option for patients.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables. Daily tablet lowered ‘bad’ cholesterol by 60% in people at risk. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/m...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Children’s Health Defense, the vaccine-skeptical organization once led by now-health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is playing the long game.
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How Children’s Health Defense plans to cement its agenda beyond RFK Jr.
Children’s Health Defense is leveraging its ties to HHS to lock in legal and cultural shifts that could shape policy long after RFK Jr. leaves.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Children’s Health Defense, the vaccine-skeptical organization once led by now-health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is playing the long game.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
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Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped
Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
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RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
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Kennedy, a longtime pharma critic, embraces Trump deal to expand access to obesity drugs
RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
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Trump weight loss drug announcement raises questions on impact on commercial market, role of Medicare negotiations, potential backlash from MAHA
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7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs
Trump's weight loss drug announcement raises questions from the commercial market to Medicare.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Trump weight loss drug announcement raises questions on impact on commercial market, role of Medicare negotiations, potential backlash from MAHA
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The FDA announced the second batch of companies being granted a “Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher,” a ticket to speedier reviews of drug candidates aligned with U.S. priorities. www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/f...
FDA announces next round of priority review vouchers
The FDA announced the second batch of companies being granted a “Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher,” a ticket to speedier drug reviews.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The FDA announced the second batch of companies being granted a “Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher,” a ticket to speedier reviews of drug candidates aligned with U.S. priorities. www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/f...
IN 30 MINUTES!
@jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde take us inside STAT’s reporting on Moderna and Jason’s latest investigation into the company’s recent challenges.
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@jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde take us inside STAT’s reporting on Moderna and Jason’s latest investigation into the company’s recent challenges.
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The Once and Future Moderna
A live look at STAT’s reporting on the unraveling of Moderna with Jason Mast and Damian Garde.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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@jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde take us inside STAT’s reporting on Moderna and Jason’s latest investigation into the company’s recent challenges.
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@jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde take us inside STAT’s reporting on Moderna and Jason’s latest investigation into the company’s recent challenges.
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#Breaking: Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...
Trump announces deal with Lilly, Novo to expand access to weight loss drugs, cut prices
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Zepbound to be sold at discounted prices on TrumpRx, covered by Medicare.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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After a long stretch of disinterest, biotech investors now see promise in a new wave of hair loss treatments.
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Not just Rogaine: Biotech investors see promise in a new wave of hair loss treatments
After a long stretch of disinterest, biotech investors now see promise in a new wave of hair loss treatments.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
After a long stretch of disinterest, biotech investors now see promise in a new wave of hair loss treatments.
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Sometimes doctors "fake" CPR. It's called a "slow code" in medical parlance. But "slow code" is really an umbrella term for all types of insincere attempts at CPR. Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video on the topic
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sometimes doctors "fake" CPR. It's called a "slow code" in medical parlance. But "slow code" is really an umbrella term for all types of insincere attempts at CPR. Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video on the topic
The Children’s Hospital Association, which represents more than 200 hospitals and spends millions on lobbying each year, announced Tuesday a new messaging approach and internal changes to support it.
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Children’s hospital lobby shifts strategy amid MAHA’s rise in Washington
The Children's Hospital Association is expanding its lobbying to champion children's health more broadly.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Children’s Hospital Association, which represents more than 200 hospitals and spends millions on lobbying each year, announced Tuesday a new messaging approach and internal changes to support it.
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What is "fake" CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it? STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explains in this week's episode of STATus Report.
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What is 'fake' CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it?
What is "fake" CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it? STAT's Alex Hogan explains in this week's episode of STATus Report.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What is "fake" CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it? STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explains in this week's episode of STATus Report.
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TOMORROW at 1pm ET: STAT reporters @jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde unpack Jason’s recent investigation into how Moderna — once seen as a company that helped save the world — began to unravel.
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The Once and Future Moderna
A live look at STAT’s reporting on the unraveling of Moderna with Jason Mast and Damian Garde.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
TOMORROW at 1pm ET: STAT reporters @jasonmast.bsky.social and Damian Garde unpack Jason’s recent investigation into how Moderna — once seen as a company that helped save the world — began to unravel.
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#Breaking: Trump administration nears deals for cheaper weight-loss drugs with Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/t...
Trump administration nears deals for cheaper weight-loss drugs with Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly
A deal with Lilly and Novo would be significant for the administration’s push for lower drug prices for Americans.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Despite no strong evidence of clinical benefit, microdosing GLP-1s will likely continue as a strategy for some to profit off of the popular drug class.
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Microdosing aims to extend the lifespan of the GLP-1 compounding market
Despite no strong evidence of clinical benefit, microdosing GLP-1s will likely continue as a strategy for some to profit off of the popular drug class.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Despite no strong evidence of clinical benefit, microdosing GLP-1s will likely continue as a strategy for some to profit off of the popular drug class.
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Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and ‘soap opera’
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Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and 'soap opera'
Experts worry that the FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and "soap opera."
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November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and ‘soap opera’
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UnitedHealth Group pays its own physician practices much more than it pays competing practices, a new study finds. www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/u...
UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones, study shows
The findings are similar to an analysis STAT conducted, and raise questions about why UnitedHealth pays its doctors more.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
UnitedHealth Group pays its own physician practices much more than it pays competing practices, a new study finds. www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/u...
“This is not just about one device. It’s about what happens when institutions grow comfortable living in their own ambiguity and hiding behind opacity.”
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A sports device to ‘protect the brain’ illustrates a major problem with the FDA de novo pathway
“This is not just about one device. It’s about what happens when institutions grow comfortable living in their own ambiguity and hiding behind opacity.”
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November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“This is not just about one device. It’s about what happens when institutions grow comfortable living in their own ambiguity and hiding behind opacity.”
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