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February 11, 2025
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STAT+ | How RFK Jr. could revive a dormant task force to scrutinize vaccine safety

As health secretary, Kennedy could revive a defunct task force to scrutinize the safety of shots given to babies and kids.

By Sarah Owermohle and Rachel Cohrs Zhang


Halt on Trump administration's cuts to NIH research payments expanded nationwide

The temporary restraining order was sought by medical, pharmacy, and public health schools, as well as Boston and New York-area hospitals

By Jonathan Wosen


Judge tells agencies to restore webpages and data removed after Trump's executive order

U.S. District Judge John Bates agreed to issue a temporary restraining order requested by the Doctors for America advocacy group.

By Associated Press



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STAT+ | As outcry builds over Trump cuts to NIH payments, drugmakers are MIA

The biotech and pharma industries, major beneficiaries of academic research, have largely stayed quiet since the Trump administration announcement.

By Adam Feuerstein


Treating ADHD earlier helps stop young people from smoking, study finds

People with ADHD are more likely to smoke and vape, but a new study suggests earlier treatment and diagnosis could help with prevention.

By Sarah Todd


Opinion: Stopgap measures against H5N1 bird flu can only go so far

Preventing outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in humans means parsing through the messiest data of all: how we humans live.

By Arjun Sharma


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Opinion: How the 'amyloid mafia' took over Alzheimer's research

One group's influence, prestige, networking, and prolific writings help enforce a singular scientific and commercial vision for Alzheimer's.

By Charles Piller — Science


Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine

The nine include the first victim, a nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30. That man remains the only fatality.

By Associated Press


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