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Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory

Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026.

National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards

The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

STAT+: Bristol’s Cobenfy disappoints as supplemental antipsychotic drug

The new schizophrenia drug didn’t provide additional benefits when given on top of standard-of-care therapy, Bristol Myers Squibb announced Tuesday.

STAT+: Women’s Health Initiative, known for hormone therapy trials, to lose federal funding

The Women's Health Initiative, the enormous study that shaped treatment of menopause and other conditions, is on the verge of shutting down.

Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000

Growing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.

Risk-Based Vaccination Strategies Can Build Back Public Trust

(MedPage Today) -- Last week, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) resumed its meeting schedule following a concerning February postponement.

STAT+: Research grants as political ammo; Death to dyes?

This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.

STAT+: Biotech entrepreneur Sam Waksal accused of ‘reckless conduct’ in new lawsuit

Biotech entrepreneur Sam Waksal has been accused of "reckless conduct," including using a veterinary medicine on a severely ill child that was unapproved for human use, in a new lawsuit.

The Truth About Electrolytes, According to a Nephrologist

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.

Pope's Fatal Stroke; Intravascular Catheter Warning; Cardiologist-Romance Author

(MedPage Today) -- The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died from a stroke that was followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.

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