11 Oct, 2026
Americans have more trust in science than most of the rest of the world, according to a new survey of people in 140 countries, a finding that may seem difficult…
This story has been updated. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part…
Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about diseases, outbreak response, global health, and health policy. A 28-year-old laboratory worker…
President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each…
Finding information from the National Institutes of Health about human health, disease, and biomedical research is about to look a lot different. On Monday, the NIH will unveil a new…

Trump administration investigates universities for J-1 visa fraud

This story has been updated. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part of the nation’s biomedical workforce. Vice President JD Vance announced during a press briefing that Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the California Institute of Technology, Arizona […]

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Panic is getting ahead of evidence on Russian ‘plague’ story

Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about diseases, outbreak response, global health, and health policy. A 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia develops severe pneumonia and dies. She worked at an institute that studies plague and other high consequence infectious diseases. At least one hospital […]

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FDA, NIH unveil new rules to reduce animal testing in drug development

Ed’s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. For the second time this year, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new set of strategies to speed a shift […]

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