STAT+: MAGA social media influencers meet dark money

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Dr. Oz was on Martha Stewart’s podcast to discuss Medicare’s 60th anniversary. She baked a birthday cake for the occasion. I wonder if Oz will ever have Martha’s buddy Snoop Dogg on. I’m full of great ideas, but you can send me even more at [email protected] or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.

Exporting vaccine skepticism

Vaccine skepticism in the U.S. jeopardizes efforts to eradicate measles globally and will likely result in more kids dying abroad than domestically, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said at a STAT event in Cambridge, Mass.

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