What growing up in an end-times church taught a science communicator about dispelling misinformation
A passion for snakes opened a crack in the religious beliefs science communicator Paul Martin Jensen grew up with in a end-times Pentecostal church.
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STAT+: The potential loophole in Trump’s plan to get other countries to pay more for drugs
Diverging messages on the main effort to address U.S. drug prices point to a loophole in Trump's plan.
Opinion: Every pandemic is followed by amnesia. But Covid’s is very different
In this excerpt from their new book “Whiplash,” David Blumenthal and James A. Morone describe how scientists became villains to MAGA.
STAT+: This bill could make CVS choose between its stores and its pharmacy benefit manager
A proposal in the Tennessee legislature could force CVS Health to sever a core piece of its business model or exit the state entirely.
NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds
A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.
STAT+: The intersection of ‘Apprentice’ and the No Surprises Act
A STAT investigation explores how a new company is profiting from the arbitration process in the No Surprises Act.
STAT+: Epic says it has uncovered rot in patient record sharing. Will HHS act?
A recent Epic lawsuit revealed a company allegedly posed as a provider to access patient records for law firms, prompting a call for increased oversight.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Iran war’s impact on pharma supply chain, a Pfizer Lyme vaccine, and more
The war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted pharmaceutical supply chains, but the conflict could do so as it continues
STAT+: Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine results set up tricky regulatory path
New results on Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine, how the Middle East conflict could strain drug supply chains, and more biotech news in today's Readout newsletter.
Match Day results show impact of federal immigration policy
In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: the high-stakes search for a new CDC director, the impact of immigration policy on budding doctors, and more.