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STAT+ | HHS presses ahead with effort to curb antidepressant use

Previously unreported, HHS officials meet for two days with mental health professionals to work out clinical guidance for safely stopping SSRI medications.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Lizzy Lawrence

As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin

Family caregivers of people with intellectual and development disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.

By O. Rose Broderick

STAT+ | A breakthrough in pancreatic cancer has experts excited — and braced for what’s to come

The expected launch of daraxonrasib, a drug developed by Revolution Medicines, will likely deliver both opportunities and challenges

By Andrew Joseph

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Opinion: Is there a doctor on board? Yes, and airlines depend on it

When a doctor steps in, the stakes are higher than the industry acknowledges.

By Sriman Swarup

STAT+ | Dementia study replicates promising outcomes following risk-reduction strategies

At AAIC 2026 in London, researchers review a study out of Latin America, discuss the possibility that GLP-1s may help prevent dementia, and more.

By Andrew Joseph

Opinion: The shortage of forensic pathologists is hurting justice, public health, and families

About 850 forensic pathologists are currently practicing nationwide — approximately 400 fewer than the U.S. needs.

By Gregory McDonald