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The appointment of a fervent vaccine opponent — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — as secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

Germany’s new ZB MED is “about ensuring that a single fragile pipeline doesn’t bottleneck good science,” experts write.

Brain-computer interface startups are surging — and poised to expand technologically and geographically. After early ...

Last Thursday, the Trump administration released a proposed rule prohibiting hospitals that receive Medicare or Medicaid ...

Democratic-led states and D.C. have sued HHS, calling an RFK Jr. declaration that rejected gender-affirming care an overreach ...

In less than a year, Kennedy has bulldozed vaccine policy precedent and government personnel. The Centers for Disease Control ...

At one particularly memorable session, a few actors used their brief moments offstage near the end of the final act — still ...

More Americans will be exposed to foodborne illness as a result of this year's funding cuts, food safety experts predict ...

The FDA has approved the oral version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable weight loss drug Wegovy, making it the first GLP-1 pill to ...

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.

Below, STAT previews the three key questions that could define a potentially busy year in the worlds of substance use and ...