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STAT+ | Anthony Letai of Dana-Farber is front-runner to lead National Cancer Institute

President Trump is expected to tap a widely respected researcher to lead cancer research at the NCI, sources told STAT.

By Matthew Herper and Angus Chen


Trump's 'tough it out' to pregnant women meets wave of opposition by medical experts

Advising pregnant women not to use Tylenol because of an unproven link to autism overlooks the danger a fever can cause to both mother and fetus.

By Elizabeth Cooney, Theresa Gaffney, and Annalisa Merelli


STAT+ | FDA's leucovorin approval could be a boon for supplement makers 

Trump's FDA approval of leucovorin draws parents to folinic acid supplements. Experts caution the doses, quality, and risks aren't the same as the drug

By Tara Bannow



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Trump's Tylenol warning cited a Harvard dean's research. But a judge called his shifting conclusions 'unreliable'

Andrea Baccarelli was an expert witness in a lawsuit against Tylenol maker. Judge ruled his autism data review was skewed and threw it out

By O. Rose Broderick


STAT+ | With Trump's anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy's influence grows

Standing together at a White House autism event, Trump's anti-vaccine remarks mirrored, and at times exceeded, Kennedy's vaccine policy agenda

By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel Payne


STAT+ | Acadia Pharmaceuticals drug for rare genetic condition fails late-stage study

The treatment did not curb the devastating symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome in a clinical trial, according to newly released data.

By Adam Feuerstein


ADOBE

STAT+ | Experimental gene therapy for Huntington's markedly slowed disease progression in key trial

Results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.

By Adam Feuerstein


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