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My Account    STAT+ Check out last month's top stories. If you like what you see, join the STAT+ community today – and enjoy 25% off your first year with code LOYAL25. Photo illo: STAT; Screen capture via YouTube 1   Vinay Prasad, in his own words, outlines the philosophy he'll bring to the FDA By Lizzy Lawrence, Matthew Herper, Helen Branswell, Elaine Chen, Jason Mast, Ed Silverman, Adam Feuerstein, and Zachary Tracer Amanda Lucier for STAT 2   Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies By Lizzy Lawrence, Jason Mast, and Matthew Herper Courtesy of HHS 3   RFK Jr. meets with health tech startups, most backed by Andreessen Horowitz By Mario Aguilar 25% off STAT+ Get 25% off your first year of STAT+ with discount code LOYAL25. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Top Stories 4   Inside the rise of Tracy Beth Høeg, the Covid contrarian shaping FDA vaccine policy By Lizzy Lawrence 5   Investment firm RA Capital lays off incubator staff amid industry instability, push into China By Allison DeAngelis 6   I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here's what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to By Tyler Shultz 7   White House unveils sweeping plan to try to lower U.S. drug prices By Daniel Payne 8   NIH halts funding for new projects with foreign collaborators, citing national security concerns By Megan Molteni 9   New CBER Director Vinay Prasad praises evidence, FDA reviewers in first speech to staff By Lizzy Lawrence 10   Three big ideas to actually 'Make America Healthy Again' By Isabella Cueto read more STAT, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA ©2025, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Newsletter Preferences • Contact Us • Advertise with Us