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My Account    STAT+ Check out the February top stories. If you like what you see, join the STAT+ community today – and enjoy 25% off your first year with code LOYAL25. Janice Haney Carr/CDC/Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia via AP 1   Vertex's CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease hits unexpected roadblock By Jason Mast Courtesy FDA 2   Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application By Lizzy Lawrence Adobe 3   Key study of Grail's cancer detection test fails in setback for company By Matthew Herper and Angus Chen 25% off STAT+ Get 25% off your first year of STAT+ with discount code LOYAL25. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Top Stories 4   FDA refuses to review Moderna's influenza vaccine By Matthew Herper and Helen Branswell 5   What to expect from Gossamer Bio's late-stage lung disease study By Adam Feuerstein 6   Jeffrey Epstein's tissue samples ignited a furor in the Harvard lab of George Church By Megan Molteni 7   A rival goes after Ocular Therapeutix on eve of pivotal readout on eye treatment By Adam Feuerstein 8   Abridge CTO talks Epic, Microsoft, and rebranding as 'more than an AI scribe' By Brittany Trang 9   FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna's flu vaccine By Lizzy Lawrence 10   Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment By Lizzy Lawrence, Elaine Chen, and Damian Garde read more STAT, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA ©2026, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Newsletter Preferences • Contact Us • Advertise with Us