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STAT 10 Year Anniversary
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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"If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered it." www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/a...
Why comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to European countries’ is a red herring
If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered it. On Friday, following a
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December 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered it." www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/a...
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The destruction of the enterprise of US academic science has been one of the most confounding aspects of a hugely confounding year. My @statnews.com colleagues are writing about the consequences for individuals & the country.
You want to read this series.
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You want to read this series.
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American Science, Shattered
An eight-decade partnership between universities and the federal government made U.S. science preeminent. It took Trump less than a year to shred that
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December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The destruction of the enterprise of US academic science has been one of the most confounding aspects of a hugely confounding year. My @statnews.com colleagues are writing about the consequences for individuals & the country.
You want to read this series.
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
You want to read this series.
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The chaos created by the freezing and termination of billions of dollars of research grants has left trans academics especially vulnerable.
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Early-career trans researchers reconsider their futures amid lost funding and fear
The chaos created by the freezing and termination of billions of dollars of research grants has left trans academics especially vulnerable.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The chaos created by the freezing and termination of billions of dollars of research grants has left trans academics especially vulnerable.
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"“Medical professionals should look past the partisan framing and engage with the substance of this debate,” write the authors of the HHS review on treating minors with gender dysphoria. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/h...
We wrote the HHS review on treatment for minors with gender dysphoria. We hope our critics actually read our report
“Medical professionals should look past the partisan framing and engage with the substance of this debate,” write the authors of the HHS review on treating minors with gender dysphoria.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"“Medical professionals should look past the partisan framing and engage with the substance of this debate,” write the authors of the HHS review on treating minors with gender dysphoria. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/h...
Structure Therapeutics said that its investigational GLP-1 pill led to substantial weight loss in two mid-stage trials, but patients also experienced high rates of nausea and vomiting. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/s...
Structure reports promising weight loss outcomes with obesity drug, but side effect questions loom
An investigational GLP-1 pill from Structure Therapeutics led to substantial weight loss, but patients also had high rates of nausea and vomiting.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Structure Therapeutics said that its investigational GLP-1 pill led to substantial weight loss in two mid-stage trials, but patients also experienced high rates of nausea and vomiting. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/s...
“Diabetes is not only metabolic; it's emotional, cognitive, and situational,” writes Mark E. Paull. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/c...
My continuous glucose monitor graphs my life — but misses the big picture
“Diabetes is not only metabolic; it's emotional, cognitive, and situational,” writes Mark E. Paull.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Diabetes is not only metabolic; it's emotional, cognitive, and situational,” writes Mark E. Paull. www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/c...
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
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NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
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“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.”
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
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MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
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NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.”
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
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American Science, Shattered
A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
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A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
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American Science, Shattered
An eight-decade partnership between universities and the federal government made U.S. science preeminent. It took Trump less than a year to shred that
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December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
American Science, Shattered
A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
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A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
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At the end of a tense year for science, the American Society of Hematology heard promising data on acute myeloid leukemia, Von Willebrand disease and more. www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
'Remarkable' drug results against an aggressive leukemia
At the end of a tense year for science, the American Society of Hematology heard promising data on acute myeloid leukemia, Von Willebrand disease and more.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
At the end of a tense year for science, the American Society of Hematology heard promising data on acute myeloid leukemia, Von Willebrand disease and more. www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
STAT is on the ground at #ASH25!
Join us TONIGHT in Orlando for STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine’s Threshold — an evening of conversation with leading voices in hematology and biotech.
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Join us TONIGHT in Orlando for STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine’s Threshold — an evening of conversation with leading voices in hematology and biotech.
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STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine's Threshold
We’re on the ground at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting — join us live.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
STAT is on the ground at #ASH25!
Join us TONIGHT in Orlando for STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine’s Threshold — an evening of conversation with leading voices in hematology and biotech.
Your spot: www.statnews.com/event/stat-a...
Join us TONIGHT in Orlando for STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine’s Threshold — an evening of conversation with leading voices in hematology and biotech.
Your spot: www.statnews.com/event/stat-a...
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. John Quackenbush, computational biology pioneer, ‘knew biomedical research was in the crosshairs’
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His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent
John Quackenbush built a lab that is at the forefront of human genetics research and bioinformatics. Trump administration cuts have put it in danger of collapse.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. John Quackenbush, computational biology pioneer, ‘knew biomedical research was in the crosshairs’
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Vinay Prasad, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccines regulator, blamed “misleading media narratives” for the escalating criticism of his leadership amid turmoil and plummeting morale at the agency.
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Vinay Prasad, FDA’s vaccine regulator, waves off criticism in closed-door remarks
In a closed meeting, Vinay Prasad pushes back on criticism of his vaccine policy changes, morale issues at the FDA, and his role in recent drug-approval turbulence.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Vinay Prasad, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccines regulator, blamed “misleading media narratives” for the escalating criticism of his leadership amid turmoil and plummeting morale at the agency.
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The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
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CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
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The FDA plans to begin requiring one clinical study, instead of the standard two, for medical products before consideration for approval. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/f...
FDA to lower number of trials required for approval of drugs, other medical products
The FDA plans to begin requiring one clinical study, instead of the standard two, for medical products before consideration for approval.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The FDA plans to begin requiring one clinical study, instead of the standard two, for medical products before consideration for approval. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/f...
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
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Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
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December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
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We finally have randomized, controlled clinical trial results from ambient AI scribes. But what do these RCTs actually tell us?
Look at the below chart. Time savings are often low, but doctors give the technology rave reviews, esp in anecdotes that people tend to believe more than data 👀 🧵
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Look at the below chart. Time savings are often low, but doctors give the technology rave reviews, esp in anecdotes that people tend to believe more than data 👀 🧵
🖥️🩺
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We finally have randomized, controlled clinical trial results from ambient AI scribes. But what do these RCTs actually tell us?
Look at the below chart. Time savings are often low, but doctors give the technology rave reviews, esp in anecdotes that people tend to believe more than data 👀 🧵
🖥️🩺
Look at the below chart. Time savings are often low, but doctors give the technology rave reviews, esp in anecdotes that people tend to believe more than data 👀 🧵
🖥️🩺
A new health care advocacy group, which will represent the shrinking number of independent doctors in America, is launching Wednesday with an ambitious policy agenda.
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Independent doctors get a new advocacy group as skepticism of health giants grows
The group, called IndeMed, is focused on issues like prior authorization and payment policies.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A new health care advocacy group, which will represent the shrinking number of independent doctors in America, is launching Wednesday with an ambitious policy agenda.
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Former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis is taking his skills back to New York, where they were honed in HIV clinics and the city health department
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Former CDC official returns to local health care after resigning
Former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis is taking his skills back to New York, where they were honed in HIV clinics and the city health department
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December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis is taking his skills back to New York, where they were honed in HIV clinics and the city health department
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CDC experts and manufacturers haven't been consulted for an ACIP review of hepatitis B vaccine, raising concerns over any change in the vaccine schedule.
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As vaccine panel prepares hepatitis B review, CDC and industry experts are excluded
CDC experts and manufacturers haven't been consulted for an ACIP review of hepatitis B vaccine, raising concerns over any change in the vaccine schedule.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
CDC experts and manufacturers haven't been consulted for an ACIP review of hepatitis B vaccine, raising concerns over any change in the vaccine schedule.
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Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA
@alexhogan.bsky.social has the breakdown
@alexhogan.bsky.social has the breakdown
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA
@alexhogan.bsky.social has the breakdown
@alexhogan.bsky.social has the breakdown
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
#News: Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, but could withdraw them
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Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave FDA
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, but could withdraw them.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#News: Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, but could withdraw them
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CDC is asking employees seeking telework as a reasonable accommodation to return to the office until their requests can be processed under a new HHS policy.
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CDC staff with disabilities feel stranded as HHS implements new policy
CDC is asking employees seeking telework as a reasonable accommodation to return to the office until their requests can be processed under a new HHS policy.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
CDC is asking employees seeking telework as a reasonable accommodation to return to the office until their requests can be processed under a new HHS policy.
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