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HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell

CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress.

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Baylor crowned STAT Madness champion for second consecutive year, for insights into memory

A Baylor College of Medicine team won the STAT Madness popular vote for the second consecutive year

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New thought-to-speech brain device allows for ‘natural conversation’

Researchers inched closer to developing a commercial device that can instantly translate brain activity into speech.

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STAT+: A brash biotech VC speaks out on headwinds in the industry, and what the future may hold

A brash biotech VC speaks out on headwinds in the industry, and what the future may hold.

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Opinion: STAT+: BridgeBio CEO: Congress must renew a popular, bipartisan FDA program benefiting sick kids

In Washington, even widely hailed programs with bipartisan support — like the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program — are falling by the wayside, writes BridgeBio’s Neil Kumar.

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Opinion: Don’t overlook the continued threat of cuts to universities’ indirect research costs

“A cut to the reimbursement of necessary research costs is a cut to research, plain and simple,” writes Barbara R. Snyder, president of the Association of American Universities.

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Metropolis Healthcare to acquire Dr. Ahujas’ Pathology and Imaging Centre

Under the agreement, Metropolis’ wholly owned subsidiary Metropolis Histoxpert Digital Services will acquire 100 per cent ownership of DAPIC in an all-cash deal valued at Rs 35.

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‘Fruit of the devil’: Hainan’s betel nut sellers suffer from stuttering economy

Despite its links to oral cancer, people in Hainan have for centuries produced and eaten betel nuts, which give a natural high.

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U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn

Peter Marks: “Unless we dramatically change course, drastically change course, it's going to be a problem. This is what measles does.

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Benefits of ADHD medication outweigh health risks, study finds

Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’The benefits of taking drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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