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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a visit to Salt Lake City in April to discuss Utah's new fluoride ban and food additives legislation.
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STAT+ | Three big ideas to actually ‘Make America Healthy Again’

Kennedy's MAHA Commission looks at chronic disease epidemic. In new STAT analysis, experts outline how to apply federal levers to enact data-driven reforms.

By Isabella Cueto


STAT+ | What is WHO without the U.S.? Health officials wrestle with future at annual meeting

WHO delegates and aid groups see crisis in international funding, with program cuts and job losses inevitably leading to increased illnesses and deaths.

By Andrew Joseph


STAT+ | In a significant change, House GOP tax cut bill would start Medicaid work requirements next year

Latest draft of House tax cut bill calls for starting Medicaid work requirements next year, up from 2029, according to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas).

By John Wilkerson



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STAT+ | Five burning questions on the FDA’s new Covid-19 vaccine framework

FDA’s new Covid-19 vaccine policy raises public health concerns over access and trial requirements, and more questions over transparency, regulation.

By Lizzy Lawrence and Helen Branswell


How do we know mRNA vaccines are safe and effective? An explainer

mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy draws scrutiny from Covid policy critics in the Senate despite strong data, decades of research supporting the technology.

By Jonathan Wosen


Biden’s diagnosis highlights little-noticed rise in late-stage prostate cancers

Scientists see a worrying rise in late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses. Experts say prostate cancer screening, once seen as controversial, is beneficial.

By Angus Chen


Anna and her son, Jesse, in the water, between her chemo and radiation treatments.
Jordan Rathkopf

Opinion: A husband and wife photographed each other during her cancer journey. Here is what they learned

Anna and Jordan Rathkopf photographed each other during Anna’s treatment for breast cancer — and learned what they had kept hidden.

By Anna Rathkopf and Jordan Rathkopf


LGBTQ+ researchers sue HHS, NIH over grant cuts

The suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, charges that cutting medical research endangers lives.

By Theresa Gaffney


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