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The Deadliest Drug: STAT's new multipart series on the United States’ drinking problem, and a nation in denial.

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Among the affected positions, which the White House estimates to be 8,000, are high-level officials who oversee research grants from the NIH. https://t.co/DG5O6YstTp

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Highmark Health is the fourth insurer to sue HaloMD, seeking to overturn arbitration wins. https://t.co/mzefUfTY06

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Alnylam announced a three-year deal with Inceptive Nucleics, worth up to $2 billion, with $30 million upfront in cash and equity in the startup. https://t.co/B5u4KOV2I8

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Vincent Munster, a researcher at Rocky Mountain Labs, and a colleague were also charged with lying to authorities https://t.co/sHpVMJsVHo

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New rules will make it far harder to get Medicaid and stay covered https://t.co/N7KQcEyZIs

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In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: Brittany Trang analyzes the pope's encyclical on artificial intelligence for takeaways relevant for health care. https://t.co/r5ubt7BFpb

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A survey finds that ultra-processed foods are a cross-partisan concern. And yet policy has been slow to follow. https://t.co/TVwJD0t3RK

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“Public health is going to have to talk about the Amish more and more”: Listen to STAT’s "First Opinion Podcast" on the Amish and health care. https://t.co/RnxF7G4OSg

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New guidance for gene therapy developers, Lilly's deal for kidney drugs, and more biotech news from The Readout https://t.co/fQa9plYGXT

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Legend Biotech shares soared over 40% yesterday after the company disclosed early data on its in vivo CAR-T therapy that showed promise in Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma — an outcome in biotech stocks yesterday. https://t.co/c1BmAjGU2N

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Taking weight loss drugs for at least three years could prevent thousands of knee replacements a year, a new study found https://t.co/X4DDYtMp0B

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A brief hantavirus update, some good news about death, and more health news from Morning Rounds https://t.co/0MNS7OicuF

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In January, the U.S. military implemented a strict waist-to-height body composition ratio.

And last fall, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that there will be no “fat troops” or “fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon.” https://t.co/UHxVebzGvJ

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Advocates were already dreading Medicaid's work requirements. New rules are worse than they feared. https://t.co/cfVa7Zhhss

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“Much of the rhetoric, imagery, and policy messaging from the Trump administration centers on extreme masculine ideals,” First Opinion author writes. https://t.co/en8pEXWisS

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“The financial side effects of care have become clinical ones,” writes Darshak Sanghavi. https://t.co/3jnonM4fQB

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While NIH-funded centers weren’t on the front lines of virus responses like the CDC or USAID, some researchers involved in the network said the cuts have damaged relationships with experts… https://t.co/rMNWEttymR

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At ASCO, talk of barriers to cancer care, new treatments, and other big takeaways https://t.co/LLo6MJ80gc

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At #STATBreakthrough, we asked industry leaders what was the last breakthrough that stopped them in their tracks?
Their replies:

With: Ted Love
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Mark Sendak
Andrea Downing @BeLikeLight
@annewoj23 @23andMe

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Longevity startup NewLimit raises $435 million ahead of first clinical trial https://t.co/AwO6qFUdVj