August 13, 2025
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STAT+ | Inside the American Medical Association’s sudden strategy shift in Washington

After years of quiet lobbying, the AMA is taking a more public stance on Medicaid cuts, vaccines, and other health issues.

By Theresa Gaffney


STAT+ | As AI spreads through health care, is the technology degrading providers’ skills?

After working with AI-assisted colonoscopies, physicians' polyp detection dropped when working alone — the first real-world study of medical deskilling.

By Katie Palmer


STAT+ | Duke scientists seemed to have developed a ‘Holy Grail’ of cancer treatment. Then the truth came out

An investigation into a fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science.

By Mike Damiano — Boston Globe



Many workers at AHRQ have retired or been laid off.
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STAT+ | Staff cuts are undermining federal research on how to make health care better

The gutting of AHRQ by the Trump administration leaves it unable to award grants or support experts who advise on preventive services.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo


STAT+ | Opinion: Japan’s green light for making human embryos from stem cells takes us into uncharted territory

Three revolutionary technologies — CRISPR, IPSCs, and IVF — are poised to come together to potentially change our species.

By Paul Knoepfler


Opinion: Kennedy’s case against mRNA vaccines collapses under his own evidence

In explaining his decision to terminate federal funding for mRNA vaccine research, RFK Jr. cites sources that explicitly oppose his argument.

By Jake Scott


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Deconstructing RFK Jr.’s explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts

Health secretary RFK Jr. offered his explanation for canceling mRNA vaccine work. STATus Report host Alex Hogan and guest Anil Oz go behind the headline.

By Alex Hogan and Anil Oza


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