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D.C. Diagnosis John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: How RFK Jr. could impact addiction treatment

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Biden officials take credit for ‘largest drop’ in overdose deaths. Experts are more cautious   

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: ‘Tough love’: How RFK Jr.’s views on addiction could bring a new era of U.S. drug policy 

Health Elizabeth Cooney

STAT Plus: Next dietary guidelines should lead with plant-based foods, scientific advisers say

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Budget negotiations heat up as ACA subsidy extension, BIOSECURE get dropped

First Opinion Corey Feist and Trina Spear

STAT Plus: Congress can’t let the year end without renewing the Lorna Breen Act

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs Zhang and John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: The pharma industry isn’t lobbying against RFK Jr.’s nomination for a top health role

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: BIOSECURE Act, aimed at Chinese drug manufacturers, is dealt a major blow

Insurance Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Democrats float extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies in year-end deal

Politics Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Trump’s win puts future oversight of lab-made tests in jeopardy

Health Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: Cracks appear in Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ coalition as Trump chooses his team 

Politics Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: FDA’s Califf to lawmakers: To rein in food industry, Congress must invest more in the agency

Politics Theresa Gaffney and Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Conservative-led Supreme Court appears wary of weighing in on trans care bans

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Talks over big end-of-year health package heat up in Congress

Politics Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: RFK Jr. was paid six figures by his vaccine-challenging group before presidential run

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: The Supreme Court cases already shaping Trump’s term

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Private Medicare insurers are likely to benefit in Trump’s new administration

Politics Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Supreme Court tackles case involving FDA’s oversight of flavored vapes

First Opinion Jared Perkins and Chris Whaley

STAT Plus: Congress’ critical opportunity to reshape health care

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Former Trump FDA chief is seeking to undermine RFK Jr.’s Senate confirmation

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: It might be now or never for the BIOSECURE Act

Health Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Trump taps biotech investor Jim O’Neill for HHS deputy secretary

Health Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Trump picks Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Unpacking Trump’s latest picks for top health roles

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Biden administration wants to rein in use of AI in Medicare Advantage, among other fixes

Health tech Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Government watchdog calls out HHS for not auditing health care’s privacy compliance since 2017

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Medicare moves to expand coverage for weight loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound

Politics Eric Boodman and Isabella Cueto

STAT Plus: In the MAHA-verse, ex-Bernie die-hards and conservative moms find a political home

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Trump’s promise to reinstate travel bans has scientists deeply concerned