Questions swirl as vacancies on NIH advisory councils go unfilled
Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach Megan on Signal at mmolteni.13. Since President Trump took office last January, only one new member has been added to the NIH advisory councils, key […]
Lost measles elimination status ‘a cost of doing business,’ CDC official says
With measles transmission in the United States at levels that haven’t been seen in decades, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that he would not view the loss of the country’s measles elimination status as a significant event. “Not really,” said Ralph Abraham, a physician who formerly […]
‘The Pitt’ misses something crucial about Covid
In “The Pitt,” Robby is the rockstar every emergency doctor wants to be — sharp, fast, instinctive. So it’s shocking when the man who moves like lightning through a resus room buckles to the floor, sobbing, gasping. He’s having a flashback: the ICU, a dying then dead mentor he couldn’t save, the pandemic returning in […]
Lancet study: Tylenol use during pregnancy does not cause autism
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. Researchers across Europe reexamined evidence from multiple studies investigating the link between these conditions and the use of paracetamol — called acetaminophen in the United States — […]
Biomedical student enrollment rose in 2025 but warning signs loom
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. Graduate student enrollment in U.S. biomedical programs rose 1.5% in the fall of 2025 compared to that same period in 2024, reaching nearly 112,000 […]
FDA veteran Pazdur warns that politics, ‘chaos’ are hurting agency
SAN FRANCISCO — Richard Pazdur, a veteran regulator at the Food and Drug Administration who left the agency last month, said Monday the firewall between political appointees and drug reviewers at the agency “has been breached,” and that there is not enough transparency around a new voucher program that grants accelerated review to certain drugs […]
Scientists, administrators on why they left in protest
We are National Institutes of Health scientists and administrators with more than 50 years of collective civil service. Or, more accurately, we were NIH scientists and administrators. At the beginning of 2025, we anticipated changes with the new administration, but expected that rigorous scientific inquiry would continue to be valued. After all, the country’s health […]
House votes to extend ACA premium subsidies in bow to affordability
WASHINGTON — The House voted 230 to 196 to pass a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, with 17 Republicans joining all Democrats in favor. Five Republicans did not vote. That the House considered the matter at all shows how health care affordability is becoming a major issue for vulnerable Republican lawmakers, […]
FDA relaxes oversight of AI-enabled devices and wearables
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. […]
Who’ll pay for AI in health care? 3 trends to watch in 2026
Health Tech Correspondent Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can reach Katie on Signal at palmer.01. Berita Terkini Berita Terbaru Daftar Terbaru News Berita Terbaru Flash News RuangJP Pemilu Berita Terkini Prediksi […]