March 13, 2025
Nora Volkow testifying on Capitol Hill in 2022. "What we’re trying to achieve with addiction recovery, you want to empower the person so that they are in control," she said in an interview.
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Top addiction researcher Nora Volkow on NIH cuts, optimism, and the limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-step experience

In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose deaths are falling.

By Lev Facher


White House pulls nomination of Dave Weldon as CDC director hours before hearing

Move came just hours before Weldon, a former congressman and long-time vaccine critic, was to appear at his Senate confirmation hearing.

By Sarah Owermohle, Lizzy Lawrence, and John Wilkerson


Trump’s picks to run FDA and NIH win approval from Senate’s health committee

Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.

By Sarah Owermohle and Lizzy Lawrence



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STAT+ | Soleno Therapeutics’ ‘life-changing’ drug nears approval decision

In this week's edition of "Adam's Biotech Scorecard," let’s give "biotech gloom" a rest and lead off with something hopeful for patients and investors. 

By Adam Feuerstein


STAT+ | Biotech raising $35 million to take a second stab at cancer drug from Bert Vogelstein’s lab

Cage Pharma executives say they see promise in the therapy — 3-bromopyruvate or 3BP — despite a troubled history.

By Allison DeAngelis


Opinion: HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

HIV self-testing is convenient, people like it, and it’s recommended by the CDC — so why does uptake remain so low?

By Sabrina Assoumou, Sarah Miller, and Meg von Lossnitzer


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Opinion: Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership

The threats among early career researchers should be concerning to all who care about the future of American science and research leadership.

By Thomas P. Kimbis


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