January 28, 2025
An HIV/AIDS clinicI funded by PEPFAR in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Trump administration suspension of global HIV treatment program sparks chaos and fear of lost lives

PEPFAR helps extend HIV treatment to some 20 million people globally, including more than 550,000 children. Funding is now paused.

By Andrew Joseph


STAT+ | RFK Jr.’s step-by-step blueprint to question the safety of vaccines

Vaccine policy looms over upcoming Kennedy confirmation hearings. We analyzed RFK Jr.’s views on liability protection, adverse event reporting, consent.

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Sarah Owermohle


As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs

White House Office of Management and Budget says freeze is limited, but states report widespread disruption in online Medicaid portals.

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Tara Bannow, Bob Herman, Lev Facher, and Anil Oza



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Researchers reel as Trump administration moves quickly to cut funding and end DEI health programs

An Arizona STEM program for Native American high school students had its NIH contract terminated two days after the inauguration

By Angus Chen, Usha Lee McFarling, and Jonathan Wosen


STAT+ | Biden’s pilot to help states pay for multimillion-dollar drugs will continue following Trump executive order

A federal pilot testing new ways to pay for sickle cell disease treatments made by Bluebird Bio and Vertex is still recruiting states to participate.

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang


Opinion: The federal research funding freeze holds the lifeblood of medical research ransom

Here I am, standing at a metaphorical intersection, holding a cardboard sign that might as well read, “Will do cancer research for money.”

By David Victorson


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