Opinion: The podcast telling the stories behind Ambien, Ozempic, EpiPens, and other game-changing drugs 
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“We're basically not using our body as directed,” says "Drug Story" host Thomas Goetz.
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Nancy Cox, a CDC veteran and a stalwart in global flu research, dies at 77
Nancy Cox, a CDC veteran who for decades was a global leader in influenza research, has died at 77.
STAT+: FDA to speed up review of three psychedelics as mental health treatments STAT News
Trump's embrace of psychedelics and cannabis is shaking up the GOP’s relationship with mind-altering substances.
STAT+: A biotech VC on what Eli Lilly saw in a struggling cancer startup for $3.2B STAT News
What did Eli Lilly see in a struggling biotech startup that made the pharma giant want to pay billions for it? Bryan Roberts has some answers.
STAT+: Utah medical board calls for immediate suspension of state’s AI doctor experiment STAT News
A Utah pilot to renew prescriptions using a bot faced backlash from the state's medical board, which called for an immediate suspension.
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings STAT News
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
International childhood vaccine campaign grows STAT News
In today's Morning Rounds newsletter, a new era in GOP drug policy, an international childhood vaccine campaign grows, and more.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Trump deal with Regeneron, reclassifying medical marijuana, and more STAT News
President Trump heralded a drug-pricing agreement with Regeneron, closing the last of 17 deals sought by the White House
STAT+: Sanofi MS drug gets positive review in Europe following FDA STAT News
A multiple sclerosis drug from Sanofi that was rejected late last year by the FDA found a warmer reception in Europe.
Opinion: I started medical school at 69 and will begin residency at 72. Here’s what I learned STAT News
Starting residency at 72 isn’t for the faint of heart. But that’s what Dawn Zuidegeest-Craft is doing.
Opinion: The local news crisis is also a public health crisis STAT News
Health and science reporting is often treated as optional coverage. It is anything but.
Growing use of guest editors has turned some journals into a ‘playground of bad science’ STAT News
The problematic use of guest editors was spotlighted last week when a genetics journal retracted nearly an entire special issue.
Psychedelics get a boost from the White House STAT News
In this week’s STATus Report, host Alex Hogan chats with STAT Washington correspondent Daniel Payne about Trump's psychedelics EO.
Ancient mass grave reveals how a pandemic wiped out a city 1,500 years ago 
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A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of plague victims were buried within days, revealing how the Plague of Justinian devastated entire communities. The findings show that people who usually lived spread out across regions were suddenly concentrated in death. It’s a powerful reminder that pandemics don’t just spread disease—they reshape how societies live and collapse.
A CAR-T biotech’s dramatic turnaround, and drugmakers’ tactics to drive more scripts STAT News
This week on "The Readout LOUD": a CAR-T biotech's dramatic turnaround, and drugmakers' tactics to drive more scripts. Listen now.
STAT+: Trump celebrates closing first round of drug pricing deals, promises more ahead STAT News
A deal with Regeneron was the last of 17 initially sought by the White House.
Heart’s beat may help it beat cancer, mouse research suggests STAT News
The constant pressure that the heart is under from beating thousands of times a day may create an environment hostile to cancers
STAT+: Trump’s boosting of psychedelics, cannabis signal a new era in GOP drug policy STAT News
The Trump administration, in a stark departure from the "Just Say No" era, is funding psychedelics research and rescheduling marijuana.
STAT+: Legislatures in Colorado and Virginia resist moves to constrain drug affordability boards STAT News
Legislators in two states are resisting efforts to restrict prescription drug affordability boards.
Opinion: Dropping the flu vaccine requirement puts U.S. military readiness at risk STAT News
Since the 1918 pandemic, the military has acknowledged the threat of influenza. Now that’s changing.
STAT+: Sanofi research priorities in flux as new CEO logs in STAT News
A gene therapy for deafness, all eyes on Erasca, and other biotech news from The Readout
STAT+: CMS, FDA team up to fast-track reimbursement for breakthrough devices STAT News
Federal regulators are proposing a new, faster Medicare coverage pathway for medical devices deemed by the FDA as breakthroughs.
STAT+: RFK Jr. backs off some MAHA issues STAT News
RFK Jr. is backing vaccinations and defending secret deals with pharma companies.
STAT+: AMA calls for regulatory crackdown on chatbots, wellness AI STAT News
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: OpenAI's targets clinicians, AMA's call for regulatory crackdown, and bargain-basement telehealth visits.
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift STAT News
President Trump is reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about cheap telehealth visits, pharma withholding meds in Europe, and more STAT News
Drugmakers have begun using coupons to discount the cost of telehealth visits with clinicians who can prescribe their drugs
Across 7 hearings, RFK Jr. talks a new, more moderate MAHA STAT News
Discount telehealth visits, maternal mortality data, and more health news from Morning Rounds
These 80-year-olds have the memory of 50-year-olds. Scientists now know why ScienceDaily Health
A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities comparable to people decades younger, their brains either resist or withstand the damage typically linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Decades of research reveal that their social lifestyles and unique brain biology may hold the key to preserving cognitive function. Scientists believe these insights could pave the way for new strategies to delay or even prevent dementia.
STAT+: Can Erasca be biotech’s next big thing? We’ll see STAT News
Can Erasca be biotech's next big thing?
For the first time, scientists pinpoint the brain cells behind depression ScienceDaily Health
Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the brain. By analyzing donated brain tissue with advanced genetic tools, the researchers found changes in neurons linked to mood and stress, as well as in immune-related microglia cells. These differences point to disruptions in key brain systems and reinforce that depression is rooted in biology, not just emotions.
Opinion: Kennedy’s new silence on vaccines is political — and it won’t last STAT News
Kennedy’s public messaging on vaccines has shifted ahead of the midterms. It won’t last.
STAT+: Will bargain-basement telehealth visits help pharma drive drug scripts? STAT News
As links between pharmaceutical companies and telehealth providers grow, health policy experts and legislators have sounded alarms.
Simple “gut reset” may stop weight gain after Ozempic or Wegovy ScienceDaily Health
A new minimally invasive procedure may help people keep weight off after stopping popular drugs like Ozempic and semaglutide—something most patients struggle with. In a clinical trial, those who underwent a technique called duodenal mucosal resurfacing regained far less weight compared to others after discontinuing the medication. The procedure works by renewing the lining of the upper small intestine, potentially “resetting” metabolism and preserving the benefits of weight loss.
STAT+: Publicly, Kennedy embraces a more moderate MAHA STAT News
Kennedy continues to make waves across health care, but he's pulled back on a number of core MAHA issues.
STAT+: Federal test of AI prior authorization is delaying care for seniors, report says STAT News
A new Medicare prior authorization test is delaying care at Washington state hospitals – and should be scrapped, senator says.
Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence STAT News
Naming a former Imperial Brands executive for a CDC job is the latest example, advocates say, of tobacco industry influence in Trump administration.
STAT+: At AACR, talk of Chinese biotech, oncology’s comms issue, and more STAT News
At AACR, there was talk of Chinese biotech's place in cancer research, oncology’s comms issue, and more.
Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before Senate HELP committee STAT News
Watch RFK Jr. testify before the Senate's health care panel.
Increased calls to 988 hotline associated with a drop in suicides among young people, study finds STAT News
Suicide rates among young people dropped 11% after the U.S. launched the 988 national suicide and crisis hotline, a new study shows
STAT+: Gene therapy trial for deafness adds evidence to drug’s efficacy STAT News
After gene therapy for a rare form of deafness, 90% of participants in a clinical trial in China had significant improvement in hearing.
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