17 May, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — Greetings from the home stretch of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy conference, where everyone is still talking about Baby KJ and no one wants to…
In an industry known for its caution, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to rapidly deploy generative AI across all medical product review offices by the end of June is a rare…
The Trump administration faces a huge task under the president’s latest executive order: develop pricing targets in the next 30 days for thousands of drugs to equalize what Americans pay…
WASHINGTON — The Republican leader of the Senate’s health panel plans to ask Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to explain the sweeping changes across the federal health agencies he oversees, in a…
On Monday, May 12, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky delivered the below commencement address at the WashU School of Medicine. One of my first tasks even before my tenure began…

The FDA must earn trust on AI in product reviews

In an industry known for its caution, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to rapidly deploy generative AI across all medical product review offices by the end of June is a rare and seismic move. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. And if implemented well, it could mark the beginning of a desperately needed transformation in how we bring […]

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How most-favored nation drug pricing could backfire

The Trump administration faces a huge task under the president’s latest executive order: develop pricing targets in the next 30 days for thousands of drugs to equalize what Americans pay compared with patients overseas. They can accomplish his larger goal by embracing this opportunity to bring some rational thinking to the drug pricing system. They […]

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STAT+: Cassidy set to ask RFK Jr. to explain his health department overhaul

WASHINGTON — The Republican leader of the Senate’s health panel plans to ask Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to explain the sweeping changes across the federal health agencies he oversees, in a long-awaited hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) will ask Kennedy to address worries that the overhaul across the Department of Health and […]

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House GOP releases plans to reshape Medicaid

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are proposing cutting some of the federal Medicaid funding that goes to states that provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants. The policy was included in House Republicans’ plan for reducing Medicaid spending, released late Sunday by the Energy and Commerce Committee. The committee is holding a mark-up Tuesday of its share […]

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As Trump attacks on Harvard intensify, researchers scramble

What would Harvard University be without the money the federal government has provided over decades to underwrite its vast research initiatives? That’s the existential, $9 billion question facing the Harvard community after the Trump administration’s most recent threat in its confrontation with the university: Harvard will not receive any new federal research grants unless and until it […]

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