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Fauci adviser David Morens indicted on charges of concealing emails, avoiding records requests

The government said David Morens acted to undermine debate about the origins of the virus that spurred the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Daniel Payne and Chelsea Cirruzzo

STAT+ | Google clinical director says AI can be a ‘bridge’ for people having a mental health crisis

Google clinical director Megan Jones Bell discusses training chatbots to respond with empathy and how to become a bridge to professional help in a crisis.

By Mario Aguilar

STAT+ | FDA launches effort to speed up clinical trials, using AI

FDA announces cancer drug trials by AstraZeneca and Amgen will be monitored in real time, a test of how to shorten time interval between trial phases.

By Lizzy Lawrence

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New U.S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project

Vaccine change will lead to more infected infants, more cases of chronic hepatitis B infection, and millions more in health care costs, JAMA studies say.

By Helen Branswell

STAT+ | A giant question looms over GOP’s new Medicaid work requirements

GOP says the requirements encourage work. Democrats say it's using bureaucratic red tape to deny coverage. Without reporting requirements, we may never know.

By John Wilkerson

Opinion: It’s time to seize the rare bipartisan opening to address microplastics

Passing a serious agenda on plastics would do massive good for the natural world as well as for public health.

By Tim Ryan and Justin Zorn

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Opinion: Healthcare or health care? Help STAT decide

AP style has been the final arbiter of journalistic English since 1953. We're taking a poll: How does the industry feel about health care versus healthcare?

By Sarah Mupo

STAT+ | Supreme Court to hear case about ‘skinny labeling’ and generic access

The case on 'skinny labeling' be closely watched for its implications for the availability of generic medicines.

By Ed Silverman