What happened to Covid?
In April 2020, people around the globe were struggling to come to grips with the strictures of unprecedented societal shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19. Flattening the curve, in 2020-speak.
Nancy Cox, a CDC veteran and a stalwart in global flu research, dies at 77
Nancy Cox, who for decades was a global leader in influenza research, has died. Cox headed the influenza team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 22 years, shepherding it
STAT+: FDA to speed up review of three psychedelics as mental health treatments
The Food and Drug Administration will accelerate its review of psychedelic drugs developed by Compass Pathways, the Usona Institute, and Transcend Therapeutics for mental health disorders, as part of the Trump administration’s
International childhood vaccine campaign grows
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STAT+: Trump celebrates closing first round of drug pricing deals, promises more ahead
WASHINGTON — President Trump heralded a drug pricing agreement with Regeneron on Thursday, closing the last of 17 deals initially sought by the White House last year. Regeneron, as part of the
Heart’s beat may help it beat cancer, mouse research suggests
Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in the United States, but it is rare that cancer makes its way to the heart. It’s an observation that clinicians have
STAT+: Trump’s boosting of psychedelics, cannabis signal a new era in GOP drug policy
The days of “Just Say No,” it seems, are long gone. Over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order to increase the availability of certain psychedelics as treatments for mental health
STAT+: RFK Jr. backs off some MAHA issues
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Across 7 hearings, RFK Jr. talks a new, more moderate MAHA
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STAT+: Publicly, Kennedy embraces a more moderate MAHA
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once said there are no vaccines that are safe and effective. On Wednesday, he seemed to have changed his tune. Across two Senate hearings,