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My Account    STAT+ Check out August's top stories. If you like what you see, join the STAT+ community today – and enjoy 25% off your first year with code LOYAL25. FDA 1   FDA's top cancer drug regulator played key role in rejection of Replimune therapy, officials say By Adam Feuerstein Adobe 2   Inside the American Medical Association's sudden strategy shift in Washington By Theresa Gaffney Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images 3   Inside the CDC director's ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused By Daniel Payne 25% off STAT+ Get 25% off your first year of STAT+ with discount code LOYAL25. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Top Stories 4   Trump executive order seeks to centralize control of grantmaking under political appointees By Megan Molteni, Anil Oza, Angus Chen, and Jonathan Wosen 5   Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits By Casey Ross, Bob Herman, Tara Bannow, and Lizzy Lawrence 6   Abridge CEO downplays impact of Epic's new AI on call with customers By Brittany Trang 7   Rare disease patients caught in Trump crackdown on foreign grant awards By Megan Molteni 8   The companies that pledged to build patient AI assistant apps By Brittany Trang 9   Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research By Helen Branswell 10   Duke scientists seemed to have developed a 'Holy Grail' of cancer treatment. Then the truth came out By Mike Damiano — Boston Globe 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