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  • Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again

    Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled substances, like ADHD medications and treatments for opioid addiction, via telemedicine.  Under the current rules, providers can initiate prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin or Adderall for ADHD, or…

  • STAT+: Leaked budget document outlines how Kennedy may cut up HHS to build new AHA

    STAT+: Leaked budget document outlines how Kennedy may cut up HHS to build new AHA An internal budget document leaked to the press on Wednesday gives the clearest vision yet of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s planned chronic disease-fighting agency, the Administration for a Healthy America.  The Office of Management and Budget document, which STAT obtained,…

  • STAT+: Trump’s new drug policy mixes ‘harshest’ penalties for dealers and test strips for users

    STAT+: Trump’s new drug policy mixes ‘harshest’ penalties for dealers and test strips for users The Trump administration vows to emphasize addiction treatment alongside an enforcement-first drug policy, according to a not-yet-public strategy document obtained by STAT.  In an effort to reduce overdose deaths caused by fentanyl and other illicit substances, the administration plans to…

  • Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar

    Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar President Trump has selected Sara Carter, a conservative journalist and Fox News contributor, as the nation’s next drug czar.  Carter’s selection comes as a surprise: Her background is not in drug policy, public health, or law enforcement, and she has never served in government.…

  • STAT+: FDA to staff: No need to work from pantries for now

    STAT+: FDA to staff: No need to work from pantries for now Some Food and Drug Administration employees who were previously working in pantries and conference rooms can work from home for now, according to an email reviewed by STAT. FDA managers sent an email Friday granting some workers temporary work-from-home exceptions, either because their…