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How dropping hep B shots for newborns could endanger kids

September 11, 2025
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Dropping hepatitis B shots for newborns would ignore history and endanger children, scientists warn

Critics of newborn hepatitis B shots overlook why the CDC adopted the policy, and how cases dropped 99% after universal vaccination began

By Eric Boodman


STAT+ | Fifty cancer types in one liquid biopsy test: Exact Sciences enters early-detection market

Liquid biopsy test Cancerguard can scan for 50 cancers in one blood sample. The company says it marks a new era in early detection, but there are caveats.

By Angus Chen


STAT+ | Psychedelics are suddenly drawing interest from big drugmakers

AbbVie's $1.2 billion deal signals pharma's new embrace of psychedelics, with Compass, J&J, and Otsuka all circling the space for future deals

By Olivia Goldhill



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Opinion: The MAHA kids' health report missed an important opportunity on children and non-sugar sweeteners

Aspartame, sucralose, and stevia pervade children's diets, yet their health effects are poorly understood and rarely discussed, experts write.

By Allison Sylvetsky and Priya Fielding-Singh


STAT+ | Child dies after receiving new experimental gene therapy

The treatment by Capsida Biotherapeutics was designed to treat STXBP1 encephalopathy

By Jason Mast


STAT+ | Piercing the hype around Patrick Soon-Shiong's 'Bioshield' cancer treatment

In this week's edition of "Adam's Biotech Scorecard," a closer look at the claims made recently by the biotech company ImmunityBio.

By Adam Feuerstein


Trump, Chinese biotech, and an industry career reshaped by illness

This week on the podcast, we discuss Trump's potential crackdown on drugs invented in China and the industry reaction.

By Adam Feuerstein, Elaine Chen, and Allison DeAngelis


Opinion: Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a warning

A decade ago, the U.S. would have been instrumental in containing an Ebola outbreak in the DRC. So much has changed.

By Krutika Kuppalli


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