November 3, 2025
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STAT+ | Lawsuit against top FDA drug regulator is packed with incendiary texts, emails

A lawsuit claims top FDA regulator George Tidmarsh used his post to settle scores with a former business partner, sending fiery texts and targeting his firms.

By Andrew Joseph


STAT+ | Is Canada about to lose measles-elimination status? 

Today's health news includes the FDA's top drug regulator resigns and Canada leading the charge toward … losing measles-elimination status

By Theresa Gaffney


5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, study suggests

Study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests low or moderate levels of physical activity could slow cognitive decline by half

By Jonathan Wosen



Saiamrad Williams talks to one of his regular customers at the Dallas Farmers Market in September.
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In Texas, the nation’s MAHA capital, many are frustrated with the status quo in health care

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement finds fertile ground as Texans welcome a new approach to long-standing health care issues.

By Isabella Cueto


STAT+ | UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones, study shows

Study in Health Affairs finds the payment gap increased to 61% in areas where UnitedHealthcare has a greater than 25% market share.

By Tara Bannow


STAT+ | Novo Nordisk spent millions on weight loss searches that took people to its Ozempic website, analysis found

Novo Nordisk argued, however, that it is not accurate to suggest the company paid for certain keywords and phrases

By Ed Silverman


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STAT+ | What’s on tap at a major heart conference

Studies released in advance of the Nov. 7-10 American Heart Association conference include a possible link between kidney disease and heart failure.

By Elizabeth Cooney


Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

The government says an emergency fund it will use has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal SNAP benefits.

By Associated Press


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