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CDC division responsible for lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated

April 4, 2025
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CDC division responsible for asthma control and lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated

Workers at the agency's Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice balked at officials' suggestion that their work was redundant

By Eric Boodman


STAT+ | FDA tells drugmakers to redo studies run by a contract research firm due to data integrity issues

Citing "objectionable conditions," the agency said there were problems with the way Raptim Research tested medicines in India.

By Ed Silverman


Science panel's advice for next dietary guidelines could be on collision course with MAHA 

Advisory panel's focus on health equity issues in diet guidelines runs counter to Trump imperative to expunge DEI stance from government.

By Elizabeth Cooney



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STAT+ | Federal advisory panel on ethical, legal issues in human health research disbanded

The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections was an 11-member panel of volunteers with expertise in bioethics and regulatory affairs.

By Megan Molteni and Ed Silverman


STAT+ | Trump's new drug policy mixes 'harshest' penalties for dealers and test strips for users

President Trump's drug policy takes an enforcement-first policy but also supports fentanyl test strips and addiction medications.

By Lev Facher


Senate confirms Oz as head of agency that runs Medicare, Medicaid

The Senate Thursday confirmed Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency within HHS.

By John Wilkerson


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STAT+ | A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency

Turnover is routine in Washington. But under President Trump, there have been a flood of departures from the FDA. Keep track of who has exited.

By Lizzy Lawrence and J. Emory Parker


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