May 9, 2025
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STAT+ | From pandemic preparedness to precious frozen spit, NIH contract terminations cut deep

NIH has ended contracts for scientists working on vaccines, cut off pandemic-preparedness projects, and slashed support for equipment repairs

By Megan Molteni and Jason Mast


STAT+ | Here’s how Trump might approach his drug pricing plan

The idea, known in Washington as a most-favored nation policy, was shot down in the past by pharma lobby and Republicans opposed to drug price controls.

By John Wilkerson and Daniel Payne


STAT+ | Medicare Advantage challenges catch up to UnitedHealth

Insurer's stock price battered after slashed profit forecast, as risk adjustment changes known as V28 hit UnitedHealth.

By Bob Herman



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Opinion: Requiring a four-year emergency medicine residency is a terrible idea

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s proposal to require four years for emergency medicine residency is misguided.

By Blake R. Denley


STAT+ | As Trump attacks on Harvard gain momentum, researchers scramble: ‘Everyone can read the writing on the wall’

What would Harvard be without the money the federal government has provided over decades to underwrite its vast research initiatives?

By Brooke Hauser — Boston Globe


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