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CDC’s vaccine information no longer entirely trustworthy, former director says

Rochelle Walensky says there's CDC information available that "I don't believe has been tainted with," but urges people to get vaccine guidance elsewhere.

By Elizabeth Cooney

STAT+ | Two former top NIH officials say they were forced out in retaliation for objecting to grant terminations

Whistleblower complaints allege Trump administration broke the law in terminating grants, ignored peer review in creating flu vaccine program

By Anil Oza and Megan Molteni

STAT+ | FDA commissioner says agency is looking into question of pediatric deaths from Covid vaccines

Marty Makary said the FDA is conducting an "intense investigation" into whether Covid-19 vaccines caused childhood deaths, promises report within weeks.

By Lizzy Lawrence

Courtesy Muscular Dystrophy Association

Donavon Decker knew a gene therapy experiment wouldn’t help him. To help others, he still said yes

Donavon Decker’s fearless act in 1999 opened the door for gene therapy. He is remembered as a pioneer and advocate for muscular dystrophy patients.

By Jason Mast

STAT+ | Patient groups cheer as the WHO adds diabetes and cystic fibrosis drugs to its essential medicines list

In years past, adding a drug has helped boost access for people in poorer countries, such as for HIV treatments in the early 2000s

By Ed Silverman

WHO declares end of global emergency over mpox outbreak

The spread of the virus has slowed in the DRC and other countries, but health officials stressed efforts must continue.

By Andrew Joseph

Adobe

Opinion: I’m one of the Ph.D. students caught up in the cancelation of ‘diversity’ grants. I’m heartbroken

What happened to students like me when the NIH F31 diversity grant was canceled.

By Marissa Russo

Opinion: The Trump administration’s endless quest for vaccine data is public-health gaslighting

STAT First Opinion: When Trump, Kennedy, and Makary demand more data on vaccines, it's a tactic to stir doubt and mistrust.

By Richard Hughes IV