October 14, 2026
Good afternoon. Today we unveiled our 2026 class of STAT Wunderkinds, a collection of more than two dozen early-career clinicians and researchers who are working to answer some of the biggest questions in science and medicine. Get to know this impressive group, and thanks for reading. — Sarah Mupo, director of editorial operations
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STAT+ | Lobbyists and trade groups fight to shape how states regulate medical AI

How lobbying groups for doctors and hospitals, and trade groups are working behind the scenes on how to regulate artificial intelligence in the practice of medicine.

By Mario Aguilar


How consumer tech company Whoop is building for Medicare patients

Ami Bhatt, Whoop's chief medical officer, said the company's work with Medicare is an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to improve health at the population level.

By Katie Palmer


Opinion: How states can resist the potential Trump vaccine shortages

Policymakers at the state level can step in to directly produce vaccines to prevent shortages and harm to the American people.

By Joel Dodge



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Opinion: We think a baby’s gut microbiome could be key to lifelong brain health

Growing evidence suggests the developing brain takes instructions from somewhere perhaps unexpected: the gut microbiome.

By Holly Baines and George Vradenburg


STAT+ | Sanofi avoids fine as EU accepts offer to end antitrust probe over disparaging rival vaccine

To resolve the probe, Sanofi committed to a corrective communication campaign rectifying its “possible disparaging behavior.”

By Ed Silverman


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