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STAT+ | NIH halts grant terminations ‘effective immediately,’ email says

Hours after federal judge rules against Trump administration on previously cancelled grants, NIH orders stop to all pending terminations

By Anil Oza

CDC vaccine advisory committee to review long-approved immunizations

The decision by the new ACIP, which was reconstituted by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reflects ‘anti-vaccine talking points,’ advocate says.

By Jason Mast

STAT+ | Trump’s pick to run the CDC walks a fine line on RFK Jr. at Senate hearing

Susan Monarez, a career government official not in the contrarian mold of other Trump health leadership picks, treads carefully in Senate confirmation hearing.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

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STAT+ | Novo Nordisk, seen as lagging in obesity drug race, says it’s playing the long game

Executives argue coming readouts on next-generation candidates such as CagriSema and amycretin and overall strategy will pay off.

By Elaine Chen

Trump’s pick to run CDC ratifies importance of vaccines as RFK Jr. moves to limit access

Susan Monarez walked a careful line, backing public health measures but avoiding criticism or disagreement with RFK Jr.

By Andrew Joseph

STAT+ | DeepMind launches AlphaGenome, aiming to predict gene regulation from DNA sequence

DeepMind working on predicting how DNA encodes gene regulation with a new model called AlphaGenome, an early step toward possible therapeutic applications.

By Katie Palmer

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STAT+ | Kennedy paves way for flood of wellness companies in white coats

It's Big Wellness versus Big Pharma as MAHA firms urge consumers to tune out the medical establishment and take their health into their own hands.

By Katie Palmer

Opinion: Maybe the teen mental health crisis is actually a sleep crisis

Excessive screen time by teens harms sleep and fuels depression, anxiety, and obesity. Expert urges parents to focus on the sleep loss, not the screen time.

By Paul Weigle