October 14, 2025
Former President Biden speaks during the National Bar Association's 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago in July.
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Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer

In May, Biden's postpresidential office announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bone.

By Associated Press


CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded

HHS hasn’t released official numbers on the cuts, but most anecdotal reports related to health agency firings have centered around the CDC.

By Elizabeth Cooney, Chelsea Cirruzzo, and Helen Branswell


STAT+ | Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the degree of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters, from autism to vaccines, is unprecedented.

By Lizzy Lawrence



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