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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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Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/h...
I’m a doctor who knows better — but I switched to an inferior drug to save money
Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/h...
Researchers and advocates fear a key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda.
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Key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda, researchers and advocates fear
Researchers and advocates fear a key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Researchers and advocates fear a key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda.
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Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early? Researchers in Boston developed an automated system that mines clinical notes to raise red flags. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/a...
Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early?
Researchers showed that an AI tool can scan clinical notes to flag patients at risk of clinical decline so doctors follow up.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early? Researchers in Boston developed an automated system that mines clinical notes to raise red flags. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/a...
Health insurance execs blame the high cost of health care on hospitals, doctors, and prescription drugs.
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Health insurance execs shift blame for costly, confusing health care system
Health insurance execs blame the high cost of health care on hospitals, doctors, and prescription drugs.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Health insurance execs blame the high cost of health care on hospitals, doctors, and prescription drugs.
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Plans for a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau have been paused pending further review from national authorities.
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Guinea-Bissau says plans for controversial U.S.-funded vaccine study need further review
Plans for a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau have been paused pending further review from national authorities.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Plans for a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau have been paused pending further review from national authorities.
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The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency that dates back to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...
U.S. makes exit from the WHO complete
The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency that dates back to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...
Milk is getting an AI-assisted push from federal officials. Will other foods favored by MAHA get similar treatment?
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What RFK Jr.’s milk mustache says about the historic power of dairy in the U.S.
Milk is getting an AI-assisted push from federal officials. Will other foods favored by MAHA get similar treatment?
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January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Milk is getting an AI-assisted push from federal officials. Will other foods favored by MAHA get similar treatment?
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Ralph Abraham, the principal deputy CDC director and a former Louisiana surgeon general, says loss of measles elimination status in the U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Ralph Abraham, the principal deputy CDC director and a former Louisiana surgeon general, says loss of measles elimination status in the U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
This writer is 24, in medical school — and is only now getting the HPV vaccine. The system failed her, she says. www.statnews.com/2026/01/21/h...
I’m getting the HPV vaccine at 24. That’s a problem
This writer is 24, in medical school — and is only now getting the HPV vaccine. The system failed her, she says.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This writer is 24, in medical school — and is only now getting the HPV vaccine. The system failed her, she says. www.statnews.com/2026/01/21/h...
Hundreds of millions are owed, but no one expects the Trump administration to pay
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As U.S. prepares to exit WHO, it is stiffing the agency on a large bill
When the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO goes into effect Thursday, the world’s largest economy will be leaving the global health agency with a hefty unpaid bill.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Hundreds of millions are owed, but no one expects the Trump administration to pay
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An eczema pill in development from Corvus Pharmaceuticals helped improve patients' skin in an early study. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Corvus pill shows promise in early-stage eczema trial
An eczema pill in development from Corvus Pharmaceuticals helped improve patients' skin in an early study.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM
An eczema pill in development from Corvus Pharmaceuticals helped improve patients' skin in an early study. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
The health department would get $116.8 billion in funding, a modest increase over 2025 but $33 billion more than Trump requested.
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What’s in Congress’ sweeping health care deal: PBM reform, telehealth, science funding
The health department would get $116.8 billion in funding, a modest increase over 2025 but $33 billion more than Trump requested.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The health department would get $116.8 billion in funding, a modest increase over 2025 but $33 billion more than Trump requested.
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Firing the advisory panel's members could be a first step toward revamping the vaccine injury compensation system. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/k...
RFK Jr. is moving to remake a little-known vaccine panel. It could have big consequences
Firing the advisory panel's members could be a first step toward revamping the vaccine injury compensation system.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Firing the advisory panel's members could be a first step toward revamping the vaccine injury compensation system. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/k...
What lingers in ‘The Pitt’ is heartache. What’s missing is outrage www.statnews.com/2026/01/18/t...
What lingers in ‘The Pitt’ is heartache. What’s missing is outrage
“I am hungry, so hungry, for some depiction of Covid that tells the truth. That what was done to us was not just unbearable, but wrong,” an emergency physician writes of “The Pitt.”
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January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
What lingers in ‘The Pitt’ is heartache. What’s missing is outrage www.statnews.com/2026/01/18/t...
A look at the "outrageous" timeline and influence issues on the scientific panel that led to a new food pyramid.
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Behind new dietary guidelines: Industry-funded studies, opaque science, crushing deadline pressure
A look at the "outrageous" timeline and influence issues on the scientific panel that led to a new food pyramid.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
A look at the "outrageous" timeline and influence issues on the scientific panel that led to a new food pyramid.
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A deeper look at how new US dietary guidelines were shaped reveals rushed scientific reviews, industry-funded studies, and unanswered questions that are of great consequence to the American people.
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Behind new dietary guidelines: Industry-funded studies, opaque science, crushing deadline pressure
A look at the "outrageous" timeline and influence issues on the scientific panel that led to a new food pyramid.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A deeper look at how new US dietary guidelines were shaped reveals rushed scientific reviews, industry-funded studies, and unanswered questions that are of great consequence to the American people.
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Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, according to a new study. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/t...
Tylenol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, new study says
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, according to a new study published Friday.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, according to a new study. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/t...
My grandfather created the hepatitis B vaccine. Would he recognize public health in the U.S. today?
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My grandfather created the hepatitis B vaccine. Would he recognize public health in the U.S. today?
Physician Emilie G.C. Thompson’s grandfather created the hepatitis B vaccine. Now she’s watching his legacy get dismantled.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
My grandfather created the hepatitis B vaccine. Would he recognize public health in the U.S. today?
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STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social breaks down #JPM26 on STATus Report: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards.
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Breaking down JPM 2026: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards
STAT's Alex Hogan breaks down #JPM26 on STATus Report: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social breaks down #JPM26 on STATus Report: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards.
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How affordable are the new dietary guidelines? Economists and nutrition experts weigh in. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/a...
MAHA says its new food pyramid is affordable and healthy. We asked experts
How affordable are the new dietary guidelines? Economists and nutrition experts weigh in.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
How affordable are the new dietary guidelines? Economists and nutrition experts weigh in. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/a...
Nominations close tomorrow!
STAT is seeking the top 64 biomedical innovations to compete for national recognition this March. Nominate scientific work that deserves the spotlight here: www.statnews.com/feature/stat... #STATMadness
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STAT Madness Application
Who will be the 2026 MVP of health and medicine? STAT Madness is a bracket-style tournament to find the best innovations in science and medicine from
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January 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Nominations close tomorrow!
STAT is seeking the top 64 biomedical innovations to compete for national recognition this March. Nominate scientific work that deserves the spotlight here: www.statnews.com/feature/stat... #STATMadness
STAT is seeking the top 64 biomedical innovations to compete for national recognition this March. Nominate scientific work that deserves the spotlight here: www.statnews.com/feature/stat... #STATMadness
The first year of President Trump’s second term rattled academic science, raising fears would-be biomedical researchers would avoid the field. New data on student enrollment, however, paint a more complicated picture. www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/b...
Enrollment in biomedical degree programs rose last fall despite funding turmoil, new data show
Graduate student enrollment in U.S. biomedical programs rose 1.5% in the fall of 2025 compared to fall 2024.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The first year of President Trump’s second term rattled academic science, raising fears would-be biomedical researchers would avoid the field. New data on student enrollment, however, paint a more complicated picture. www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/b...
President Trump released a hodgepodge of health care policies that would create new price-control power over pharmaceutical companies. www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Trump releases health care plan amid pressure over affordability
Trump's most consequential proposals would require action from Congress.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
President Trump released a hodgepodge of health care policies that would create new price-control power over pharmaceutical companies. www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
The Justice Department won its biggest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement yet, notching a $556 million deal with Kaiser Permanente. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The Justice Department won its biggest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement yet, notching a $556 million deal with Kaiser Permanente. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...