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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging business practices that agency says mislead consumers. www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/f...
Hims misled consumers and violated their privacy, FTC alleges in a lawsuitThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging business practices that agency says misled consumers.www.statnews.comRonald Fischer, a most-wanted fugitive, was long hiding in the biotech industry in plain sight, and using an alias more extensively than has been previously reported. www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/r...
In the biotech industry, a most-wanted fugitive was long hiding in plain sightRonald Fischer, a most-wanted fugitive, was long hiding in the biotech industry in plain sight, and using an alias more extensively than has been previously reported.www.statnews.comHappening TODAY! Join Isabella Cueto and Lev Facher for Office Hours, a live Q&A about The Deadliest Drug—blockbuster series on why alcohol remains one of America's biggest public health crises. Hear directly from the reporters and bring your questions. www.statnews.com/event/deadli...
Office Hours with Isabella Cueto and Lev FacherJoin the journalists behind STAT’s series 'The Deadliest Drug' at 1 p.m. on July 29 for a discussion on a public health epidemic, alcohol, hiding in plain sight.www.statnews.com4/4 Commercially, there’s no opportunity like it. And the race to be first is cutthroat, antagonistic — and a miracle for patients. Read @jasonmast.bsky.social's full story here: www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/b...
From ‘lost cause’ to gold rush: Biotechs swarm to cure AATDBiotech companies are racing to cure alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, fueling patent disputes, startup defections, arbitration, and a U.S.-China rivalry.www.statnews.com1/ In the last five years, over half a dozen biotech executives have come to the same conclusion: AATD is the perfect gene therapy candidate. So how did a rare liver disorder become the latest biotech gold rush? www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/b...
From ‘lost cause’ to gold rush: Biotechs swarm to cure AATDBiotech companies are racing to cure alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, fueling patent disputes, startup defections, arbitration, and a U.S.-China rivalry.www.statnews.comBreaking: At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins, saying he was doing so on the advice of his attorneys. www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/f...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panelAt a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.www.statnews.comOne year after launching the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem, officials convened in D.C. to celebrate the Trump administration modernizing health technology. www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/m...
CMS evaluates one year of health tech progress, announces eight new pledge categoriesOne year after launching the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem, officials convened in D.C. to celebrate the Trump administration modernizing health technology.www.statnews.comRare liver and lung disorder is seen as a perfect, lucrative target for gene editing www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/b...
From ‘lost cause’ to gold rush: Biotechs swarm to cure AATDBiotech companies are racing to cure alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, fueling patent disputes, startup defections, arbitration, and a U.S.-China rivalry.www.statnews.comGrowing awareness of a painful endocrine disorder now named PMOS is good news for women of color, who have high prevalence and low diagnosis. www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/p...
After PCOS became PMOS, there's hope for new awareness among Black and Latina womenGrowing awareness of a painful endocrine disorder now named PMOS is good news for women of color, who have high prevalence and low diagnosis.www.statnews.comSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released a trove of pandemic-era diary entries by former NIAID director Anthony Fauci, who is expected to testify before a Senate committee tomorrow. Learn more: www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/h...
Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era diary entriesNew data on American substance use, concerns of a global HIV resurgence, and more health news from Morning Roundswww.statnews.comA third of all med schools have signed on to include nutrition in their curriculum, but are treading lightly on MAHA topics lacking in scientific rigor. www.statnews.com/2026/07/27/k...
As some medical schools embrace RFK Jr.'s nutrition push, they deftly sidestep MAHA prioritiesEven as some medical schools heed health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call for more nutrition education, several told STAT that they plan to steer clear of topics that aren’t backed by evidence.www.statnews.comAhead of a hearing, the FDA raised questions about the benefits of a Duchenne treatment from Capricor Therapeutics, another twist for the rare disease drug. www.statnews.com/2026/07/27/f...
Ahead of hearing, FDA questions the efficacy of Capricor's Duchenne drugAhead of a hearing, the FDA raised questions about the benefits of a Duchenne treatment from Capricor Therapeutics, another twist for the rare disease drug.www.statnews.com"I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak. Promoting nutrition while undermining food safety is not a recipe for health." www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/c...
I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak“Consumers should not be faced with a trade-off between nutrition and food safety,” writes Susan Mayne, former director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.www.statnews.comA FDA advisory panel recommended that compounding pharmacies be allowed to manufacture the peptides epitalon and semax, but narrowly voted to recommend against manufacturing emideltide. www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/f...
FDA advisory panel narrowly rejects compounding of one peptide, backs two othersRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has lauded peptides and said he takes them himself.www.statnews.comUnexpected alliances among Republicans and Democrats were on display over a bill meant to rein in ultra-processed foods. www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/u...
Senate advances MAHA-friendly bill for food warning labels and junk food ad bansUnexpected alliances among Republicans and Democrats were on display over a bill meant to rein in ultra-processed foods.www.statnews.comThere are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025 — via @apnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/m...
There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.www.statnews.com‘Science: A New Golden Age’ report calls for shifting billions from universities to tech companies www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/s...
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciencesThe Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.www.statnews.com