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April 19, 2025
A portrait of Karen Hollitt in her West Virginia home.Lexey Swall for STAT

For an Air Force vet, an FDA layoff brings back symptoms of PTSD

In the months before she lost her job at the Food and Drug Administration, Karen Hollitt's mom and boyfriend kept telling her not to worry. She'd be fine, they said; she was a veteran. She knew better. Read more.

By Eric Boodman



Campus gates at Harvard UniversityCharles Krupa/AP

At Harvard, scientists worry over the consequences of resisting the Trump administration: $2.2B in grants frozen

Harvard's move earlier this week to reject the federal government's demands that it implement vast policy changes and submit to federal oversight was met with a queasy mix of pride and fear among scientists. Read more.

By Jason Mast


Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. holds his first in the air as he poses for photographs with fansHans Pennink/AP

'The same Bobby Kennedy': How RFK Jr.'s vaccine criticism came rushing back

As he sought to become the nation's health secretary, Kennedy downplayed his past criticism of vaccines. Now, just two months after winning confirmation, he's frequently returning to rhetoric from his time as perhaps the most prominent vaccine critic in the U.S. Read more.

By Daniel Payne


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