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A firebrand takes oversight of vaccines, gene therapies
What does the appointment of Vinay Prasad as the head of biologic drug evaluation mean for biotechs? Is his fiery public persona suited for government service? Find out on "The…
Read MoreShould 'No Margin, No Mission' Apply to the AMA?
(MedPage Today) -- "The art of association then becomes, as I said above, the mother science; everyone studies it and applies it ...
Read MoreEve Thompson obituary
My grandmother Eve Thompson, who has died aged 95, was variously a theatre stage manager, a secretary and a nursery nurse – until later in life she became involved in voluntary work and advocacy, pa
Read MoreTrump's NIH Already Cut 694 Grants: These Centers Lost the Most
(MedPage Today) -- In the first few months of President Donald Trump's second term in office, a whopping 694 NIH grants totalling $1.
Read MoreColumbia Settles Sex Abuse Claims; Arrest in Nurse Murder Cold Case; Leapfrog Sued
(MedPage Today) -- Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital will pay $750 million to settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims against former ob/gyn Robert Hadden, MD, who was previously c
Read MoreSTAT+: Trump taps MAHA influencer for surgeon general, Vinay Prasad’s first speech at FDA
This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.
Read MoreCanada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness
Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disea
Read MoreSTAT+: Democrats urge Republicans to target Medicare Advantage ‘upcoding’ instead of cutting Medicaid
Republicans are considering deep cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax cuts. Democrats say they should go after Medicare Advantage instead.
Read MoreBest Drug for Acute Severe UC? Genotypes and Liver Fibrosis; Boosting CRC Screening
(MedPage Today) -- What drug is most effective for acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC)? A meta-analysis weighs in.
Read MoreSen. Ron Wyden Seeks Answers on RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff
“Citizen oversight is a cornerstone of a functioning democracy,” Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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