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Evan Vucci/AP What to know about RFK Jr.'s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA Even with pushback from legislators and potential lawsuits, RFK Jr. could wield significant and immediate authority over how health agencies are staffed and how they communicate with the public about their work. Read more. By Sarah Owermohle, Usha Lee McFarling, Anil Oza, and Lev Facher

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Andrew Samuel/Schrödinger AI in drug discovery is 'nonsense,' but call Schrödinger 'AI' if you want, says CEO "Because when that fails — which it will — are we going to get sucked in with it because we were forced to call what we're doing 'AI'?" Schrödinger CEO Ramy Farid asks. "That's what we're worried about." Read more. By Brittany Trang Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP via Getty Images A new device for delivering drugs without needles draws inspiration from the elegant squid A new device uses jets, modeled after the organs cephalopods use to propel themselves through the water and to release ink, to eject drugs into the tissue lining the digestive tract. Read more. By Anil Oza Most read stories Exclusive: RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare's physician payments system. After youth vaping surge, the U.K. moves to ban disposable e-cigarettes. Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter's health and science community. Here's why. New details on a risky medical device show need for more FDA transparency, researchers say. A documentary about menopause has "misinformation" and shouldn't be used to educate docs, critics say. Opinion: With compounding GLP-1 drugs, the FDA risks setting a precedent that could undermine its broader public health obligations, Scott Gottlieb writes.

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