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Draft of major MAHA report calls for more education, less regulation — and offers few policies

A draft of a major Make America Healthy Again report has familiar points on issues like vaccines and food, suggests only studies on agricultural chemicals.

By Isabella Cueto, Sarah Todd, Elizabeth Cooney, O. Rose Broderick, and Anil Oza

With U.S. funding for science at risk, a longtime advocate sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’

Mary Woolley, who will end her tenure as the CEO and president of the group Research!America in early 2026, is hopeful her work will pay off.

By Veronica Paulus

STAT+ | OpenAI can’t have it both ways on GPT-5 and health

Why OpenAI may run into trouble with the FDA for promoting GPT-5's health advice with little supporting evidence

By Brittany Trang

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STAT+ | Layers of political oversight have ‘put sand in the gears’ of NIH grant funding

How Trump and DOGE reshaped the NIH: delayed funds, canceled projects, and scientists scrambling to save research as billions in grants stall

By Anil Oza, Megan Molteni, and Angus Chen

STAT+ | Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

By Ed Silverman

A record-low number of Americans are drinking

Today's health news talks about how a record-low number of Americans are drinking, HHS reviving a safer childhood vaccines task, and more.

By O. Rose Broderick

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Opinion: The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

The shooting at the CDC is part of the same trend as Jan. 6 and attempted and successful political assassinations.

By Colin J. Carlson and Sean Kennedy