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1.STAT+: House Democrats may use oversight powers to plan for health care overhaulJohn Wilkerson · 3h agoDemocrats are mapping out their post-election strategy, and see health care probes as a winning issue.
2.Opinion: How my cancer diagnosis changed the way I train physiciansDavid Elkowitz · 3h ago“The tumors, test results, and treatments I present to future physicians? Mine,” writes David Elkowitz, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and science education.
3.Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insultJason Karlawish · 3h agoSTAT’s Neurotransmissions columnist Jason Karlawish asks: What are the harms of the way politicians talk about dementia? What should they say instead?
4.A fourth measles death is reported in PennsylvaniaAssociated Press · 17h agoPennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death within the past month, the latest in an unvaccinated 18-year-old.
5.STAT+: RFK Jr. returns to his rootsJohn Wilkerson · 20h agoKennedy will keynote a Children's Health Defense event, and hospitals are disappointed by GOP's rural health fund.
6.STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseasesMario Aguilar · 21h agoA recently launched Medicare experiment that pays for technology to help people manage chronic conditions is expanding.
7.STAT+: FDA takes applications for new program to shorten drug approval timesMargaret Manto · 21h agoThe FDA is opening applications for a pilot program designed to shorten drug approval timelines and help the U.S. compete with countries like China and Australia.
8.STAT+: Obesity drugmakers are testing in kids as young as 6Elaine Chen · 21h agoVera seeks kidney drug approval, early data from Syntis Bio, and other biotech news from The Readout
9.STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK deal for a drug from China, job losses in the U.S., and moreEd Silverman · 22h agoGSK has continued its drive to bulk up its pipeline, taking global rights to a multiple myeloma treatment developed in China
10.STAT+: New documents reveal problems with Medicare’s prior-authorization pilotMario Aguilar · 22h agoIn this edition of STAT Health Tech: The rushed launch of Medicare's AI prior-authorization pilot, policy hints from FDA, ONC officials, and more.
11.Businesses can now apply for NIH fundingAmanda Erickson, Anil Oza,and Elizabeth Cooney · 23h agoRFK Jr. to speak at Children's Health Defense conference, how to protect your heart in outer space, and more health news
12.STAT+: Vera kidney drug Trutakna shows strong final results in Phase 3 trialAdam Feuerstein · 1d agoThe drug stabilized kidney function and reduced the risk of death and other complications in IgAN patients
13.Exercise — and echocardiograms — in space protected astronauts’ hearts in studyElizabeth Cooney · 1d agoIf humans journey to Mars in 2035, exercise will be critical to keeping their hearts strong in microgravity.
14.STAT+: Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents revealBrittany Trang · 1d agoThe rushed launch of a Medicare pilot to use AI for prior authorization led to delayed care in some instances, new documents reveal.
15.Opinion: 3 lessons from the tobacco settlement on how states should use money from MetaSusan Morrisey · 1d ago“Whether it’s nicotine or algorithms, the result is the same: reinforcing a behavior that is harmful to users,” writes Susan Morrisey.
16.Judge blocks Trump administration plans to limit visa length for grad students, postdocsJonathan Wosen and Anil Oza · 2d agoA federal judge halted a Trump administration plan to place a four-year cap on the kinds of visas used by graduate students and postdocs
17.Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S.Associated Press · 2d agoAbbott has agreed to a $385 million settlement over the closure of the largest baby formula plant in the U.S., which led to the supply shortages in 2022.
18.Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once ledIsabella Cueto · 2d agoRFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.
19.STAT+: How $500 explains Republican health policy, and the GLP-1 Rx waveBob Herman · 2d agoThe one health care policy Republicans agree on, and a look at how rural providers are approaching AI.
20.Pennsylvania officials report state’s third death involving measlesAssociated Press · 2d agoA Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus.