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STAT+: No new autism registry, HHS says walking back NIH director’s claim

The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.

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RFK Jr. faces mixed reception, unruly crowd at major addiction conference   

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a large meeting of addiction experts, encountering both cheers and repeated protests.

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Would You Rather Get Care in the U.S. or Abroad?

(MedPage Today) -- We both recently interacted with the healthcare system in other developed regions -- one of us (Friedman) as a patient in Hong Kong and the other (Brown) through conversations wi

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Pharma tariffs, and a ‘sunshine day’ for biotech stocks

STAT reporters chat about pharma tariffs, the latest recovery in biotech stocks, and disappointing data from a Bristol Myers Squibb drug.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?

When Congress returns next week, it will be writing a budget reconciliation bill that’s expected to cut taxes but also make deep cuts to Medicaid.

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U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced thousands of research papers, altering medical care for patients around the world.

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Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health

STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.

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STAT+: NIH grants plummeted $2.3 billion in Trump’s first months, as federal-academia partnership crumbles

The NIH has scaled back its awards of new grants by at least $2.3 billion since the beginning of the year, a STAT analysis shows.

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HHS Cuts Funding for NIH's Largest and Longest Study of Women's Health

(MedPage Today) -- With the stroke of a pen, the NIH's largest and longest study of women's health lost its federal funding in another brutal cut by HHS -- and experts are worried about what losing

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Epidemiologist Reacts to CDC's Vaccine Meeting; Postpartum Mocktails; MD vs Insurer

(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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