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Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP STAT+ | 'Sarepta's like a curse on me': FDA commissioner dismisses controversy over Elevidys FDA commissioner dismissed criticism that the agency is lowering standards for new drug approvals, even when clinical trials fail. By Brittany Trang STAT+ | FDA commissioner: Health systems have to 'step up' on AI regulation or will 'end up holding the bag' Developers can't fully guarantee the algorithm's performance, explained Califf, because an AI model's performance evolves over time. By Brittany Trang Blood cell counts have unfairly kept Black and Middle Eastern people from clinical trials, study says The study found that many cancer trials failed to account for natural variation in a type of blood cell called neutrophils. By Angus Chen Matt Slocum/AP Trump admits he still doesn't have an Affordable Care Act replacement plan Trump's attacks on the popular law create more uncertainty for his party and for the health care industry. By Rachel Cohrs Zhang STAT+ | Novo Nordisk's amylin pill leads to substantial weight loss in early study Daily pill led to 10.4% weight loss in three months compared to Wegovy 15% weight loss in a year. Amycretin combines GLP-1 with new amylin hormone approach. By Elaine Chen How a government scientist is pushing to supersize research into ultra-processed foods NIH researcher Kevin Hall wants to speed up studies on ultra-processed foods and health, including their link to diet-related chronic diseases By Nicholas Florko AI threatens to cement racial bias in clinical algorithms. Could it also chart a path forward? STAT series on race in clinical algorithms looks at medical AI: How can artificial intelligence create unbiased algorithms with flawed data? By Katie Palmer

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