Category: STATus Report
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Everything you need to know about RFK Jr., MAHA, and ‘glypho-gate’
Everything you need to know about RFK Jr., MAHA, and ‘glypho-gate’ A recent executive order has put health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a tight spot. The order aims to shore up production of the herbicide glyphosate (better known as the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup) for “national security and defense reasons.”…
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Breaking down JPM 2026: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards
Breaking down JPM 2026: the mood, the big interviews — and all the AI billboards In last week’s STATus Report episode, we heard from STAT reporters Allison DeAngelis and Damian Garde, who shared what they would be keeping an eye out for at this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Top of mind was predicting this…
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CDC’s controversial new hep B vaccine guidance: everything you need to know
CDC’s controversial new hep B vaccine guidance: everything you need to know The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just rolled back decades-old guidance that newborns should be offered the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The agency adopted the recommendation of its vaccine advisory panel known as ACIP, which voted on the policy change at…
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Deconstructing RFK Jr.’s explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts
Deconstructing RFK Jr.’s explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts Last week, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the cancellation of $500 million in contracts to help develop RNA vaccines. Kennedy explained his reasoning for the cuts in a video posted to X. The video is only 2½ minutes long, but in that…