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STAT+ | Democrats press White House on who got special access to Eli Lilly’s new obesity drug

Sen. Maggie Hassan, in letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, wants documents related to unusual single-person retatrutide access, asks "Was it President Trump?"

By Lizzy Lawrence

STAT+ | Proposed CDC science office could tighten political control at agency

New office would add political control over scientific publications, such as MMWR, intended for peer-reviewed journals.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

Bipartisan bill seeks to allow direct prescribing of methadone for opioid addiction

Sens. Ed Markey and Rand Paul offer bipartisan bill to reform opioid treatment by allowing addiction doctors to prescribe methadone for pharmacy pickup.

By Lev Facher

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STAT+ | Next-gen CRISPR tools improve editing accuracy in embryos, but also stoke ethical concerns

Researchers are using genome-editing tools for basic scientific inquiries, while also underscoring their potential.

By Andrew Joseph and Megan Molteni

STAT+ | At BIO 2026, industry wrestled with Washington politics, and making AI work better

Biotech executives reveal concerns over Chinese drug development, the profitability of AI, and the durability of Trump administration drug price moves.

By Brittany Trang and Daniel Payne

STAT+ | Facing a brutal run, battered vaccine makers still see cause for hope 

At the BIO international convention in San Diego this week, executives point to signs the field can continue to advance.

By Daniel Payne

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Opinion: My adult daughter has Down syndrome. Her life is entirely different from what experts expected

Conversations and debates about Down syndrome —within families, in clinics, or on public platforms — should be based on facts, not judgment.

By Michelle Sie Whitten

Opinion: How a 1976 murder case changed doctor-patient confidentiality

The Tarasoff case defined new rules for health care provider-patient confidentiality, introducing mandated reporting for threats, HIV, even some genetics.

By M. Sara Rosenthal