The health care issues to pay attention to if Trump wins

Also: The eugenics movement is once again taking center stage in the U.S.

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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images How a Donald Trump presidency would change health care, from Medicaid to the CDC A second Trump presidency could mean significant changes to health care access and costs. By Sarah Owermohle STAT+ | A drug may cause problems with chemotherapies in cancer patients with obesity. Many doctors are in the dark Many doctors are in the dark about certain effects of posaconazole because the label doesn't reflect them. Merck says any issues are well-described already. By Ed Silverman STAT+ | Novartis, Seagen veteran David Epstein is back, leading a new cancer startup The biotech, Ottimo Pharma, is developing an antibody targeting two key proteins, an approach a number of companies are pursuing. By Andrew Joseph Alex Hogan/STAT Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder Testing for bird flu will be challenging: Flu-like symptoms could be a common cold, regular influenza, or a potentially dangerous H5N1 avian flu strain. By Helen Branswell STAT+ | The dropped call that took down Centene's Medicare Advantage star ratings Centene sues CMS after its Medicare Advantage star ratings fell, Medicaid insurers like Molina post solid results, and more health care news. By Tara Bannow STAT+ | Feud between Prime and Tessera, two gene-editing companies, spills out into public For several years, a rivalry has been brewing between Prime Medicine and Tessera Therapeutics, a biotech launched by Flagship Pioneering. By Jason Mast BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Trump's talk of 'bad genes' is rooted in eugenics. Experts explain why it's making a comeback Discredited pseudoscience found in Trump rhetoric, experts say, and it's amplified by supremacists pushing scientific racism under guise of free speech. By Anil Oza

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