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Why Trump’s former surgeon general wants Kennedy removed: ‘an absolute failure of leadership’

Trump's first-term surgeon general cites misinformation, failed leadership, and lying to Congress as the reasons 'RFK has got to go' in Q&A with STAT

By Katherine MacPhail

STAT+ | Inside the hospital ‘war rooms’ bracing for Medicaid cuts

Hospitals nationwide prepare for nearly $1T in Medicaid cuts, weighing service reductions, consolidation, and new tech as patient care hangs in the balance.

By Daniel Payne

RFK Jr. adds five members to ACIP, key vaccine panel, days ahead of meeting

Anticipation rises for meeting once considered routine as Kennedy names skeptical allies to his revamped CDC Advisory Commission on Immunization Practices.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo, Anil Oza, Elizabeth Cooney, Isabella Cueto, and Daniel Payne

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Opinion: The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium

Because of the disbanding of the PBTC, children with rare brain cancers may be denied new and promising treatments.

By Josie Glausiusz

STAT+ | Hill staff get briefed on implications of Trump’s drug pricing plan

Experts from right- and left-leaning think tanks join Congressional staff behind closed doors to discuss Trump's most-favored nation drug pricing plan.

By Daniel Payne

Opinion: The MAHA children’s health report falls short on better pesticide regulation

The MAHA Commission sounded the alarm about glyphosate in its May report. Now, it has opted not to encourage stronger regulation.

By Dina Akhmetshina

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Opinion: 9 answers to burning questions about pharmaceutical ads

Why does the U.S. allow prescription drug ads? Can they be banned? And other big questions on direct-to-consumer pharma ads, answered.

By Aaron S. Kesselheim and Katelyn K. Jetelina