January 20, 2025
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STAT+ | Trump finally finds a populist health care message in Kennedy’s MAHA

The first Trump administration failed to lower drug prices, repeal the ACA. Expectations are higher now as MAGA and MAHA movements merge.

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang


Biden pardons Fauci to preempt possible charges when Trump takes office

The pardon protects Fauci, a longtime target of MAGA critics, from charges related to the contentious debate over origins of Covid or other issues.

By Sarah Owermohle


STAT+ | What can’t GLP-1s do? Study maps benefits while warning of uncommon risks

A large survey of VA patients looked at effects beyond obesity and weight loss and found 42 ways GLP-1s may help, 19 ways they may harm.

By Elizabeth Cooney



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Opinion: Former surgeon general: Vaccine-preventable diseases are still a major threat

“We simply can’t ‘Make America Healthy Again’ by ‘Making America Unvaccinated Again,” Jerome Adams, 20th U.S. surgeon general, warns.

By Jerome Adams


STAT+ | Feds accuse Walgreens of filling ‘millions’ of illegal opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department argued that Walgreens failed to fulfill its role as a critical gatekeeper in the nation’s health care system.

By Ed Silverman


Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67

Cecile Richards, who led Planned Parenthood for 12 years, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2023.

By Associated Press


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Opinion: The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it

The World Health Organization needs serious change — but that can’t happen if the U.S. abandons it.

By Ashish K. Jha


STAT+ | AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo win first U.S. approval for key cancer drug

The drug, to be marketed as Datroway and known as Dato-DXd, is also in testing for different forms of breast and lung cancers.

By Andrew Joseph


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