CMS greenlights more than 150 digital health companies for its ACCESS experiment, a new program for tech-backed chronic care with outcome-aligned payments. www.statnews.com/2026/04/13/c...

How sport betting apps hook users. www.statnews.com/2026/04/10/s...

In a trial, metastatic pancreatic cancer patients on the medicine lived twice as long as those on chemotherapy. www.statnews.com/2026/04/13/r...

Erectile dysfunction is more than a sexual issue. www.statnews.com/2026/04/13/e...

A handful of hospitals are launching their own chatbots, a risky bet aimed at better serving current patients and gaining new ones. www.statnews.com/2026/04/13/h...

RFK Jr.'s apparent contradiction on vaccines and peptides reflects a deeper belief: Americans have a right to try and can choose their own risks. www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/r...

The Justice Department's actions on illegal vapes pales next to the scale of the problem, anti-smoking advocates say. www.statnews.com/2026/04/10/i...

Congratulations to @umich.edu for winning #STATMadness 2026! The work that got them crowned champion uncovers the link between triglycerides and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Learn more: www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/s...

Trump promised to clamp down on health insurers. His policies are enriching them. Next year’s Medicare Advantage rate boost is the latest move to spare insurers. www.statnews.com/2026/04/09/m...

The Trump administration will not be asking the Supreme Court to take up its fight to slash NIH support for research indirect costs. www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/t...

Specific changes in two genes appear to help predict whether patients will lose substantial weight on GLP-1 drugs used to treat obesity — and whether the drugs will cause nausea or vomiting. www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/2...

A mother's persistence helps revive an all-but-abandoned drug class and could aid her son and thousands of others with neuromuscular conditions. www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/d...

Even as therapies improve, a startling number of cancer patients are not getting genomic tests that could improve their chance of survival. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/g...

The FDA used the president’s budget to propose policies aimed at encouraging domestic development and manufacturing of drugs. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/f...

The researchers identified a driving force behind the condition, opening up a potential target for new therapies. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/s...

Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...

The stocks of major Medicare Advantage insurers surged on the announcement. www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/m...

TODAY'S THE LAST DAY TO VOTE! The winner of #STATMadness will be crowned tomorrow! Cast your final vote now: www.statnews.com/feature/stat...

When my child is in psychosis, the pediatric health care system can’t help us. We are passed from specialist to specialist, with no one helping us make things better. www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/c...

Why do RFK Jr. and other health influencers embrace unproven peptides while calling for more research into well-studied vaccines? www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/r...

UHG is spending billions to embed AI to manage claims and care decisions. As 22,000 software engineers go to work, what are the benefits — and risks? www.statnews.com/2026/04/06/u...

Subscription pricing could expand access to HIV prevention breakthrough while controlling costs. The ‘Netflix model’ has worked for hepatitis C treatment and can work for lenacapavir. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/l...

The White House is asking Congress to cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health and to downsize the number of its institutes and centers from 27 to 22 — a plan that is expected to receive a chilly reception from lawmakers from both parties. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/t...

“The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/p...

How groups like Children's Health Defense will leverage this week's ruling on conversion therapy for lawsuits re: telehealth regulation, Covid misinformation, and free speech: www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/c...

#Breaking: White House proposes 12% cut to federal health agencies in 2027 budget request. Congress largely ignored President Trump's previous budget proposal, instead boosting federal health spending. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/t...

NEW: Trump admin is making it easier for Medicare Advantage plans to grab bonus $$ from star ratings. It'll cost taxpayers $18.6B over the next decade (more than the $13.2B originally expected). Will MA plans continue to cry poor? www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/m...

A Supreme Court ruling this week on gender and sexuality “conversion therapy” could narrow the authority of state medical boards over care involving speech. www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/c...

The Trump administration is negotiating new drug-pricing deals, now with smaller companies, according to three people with knowledge of the meetings. www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/d...

#Breaking: The Trump administration announced Thursday 100% tariffs on imported brand-name drugs — but with significant caveats. www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/t...

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At #STATBreakthrough, we asked speakers and attendees what the last scientific breakthrough that stopped you in your tracks? Their answers:

The Trump administration has prepared an order that would impose a 100% tariff on imports of patented medications and their active ingredients. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/t...

The FDA commissioner praised staff and listed his accomplishments in a private speech to workers. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/f...

Of course we have an April Fools themed #STATMini today! www.statnews.com/stat-mini-cr...

As ketamine treatment clinics have proliferated following FDA approval, some researchers think a pharmacological-only approach leaves benefits on the table. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/k...

Jay Bhattacharya’s claim that the Trump administration is pursuing the vision articulated by scientific leader, Vannevar Bush, has provoked pushback — and outrage. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/j...

Read below why Bhattacharya’s invocation of FDR’s science advisor spurred accusations that he’s “hijacking” Bush’s legacy in a way that @nataliebaviles.bsky.social said have him rolling in his grave www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/j...

#Breaking: Eli Lilly’s obesity pill was approved by the FDA, setting it up for fierce competition against Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/e...

It's the final matchup! Who will be crowned champion of #STATMadness 2026? Cast your final vote: www.statnews.com/feature/stat...

Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids - via @apnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/31/s...

The scientists who treated Baby KJ say the FDA's strict standards will make it much harder to create bespoke gene editing for others. www.statnews.com/2026/03/31/b...

Sellers of health savings accounts see an opening for expanding their market, and they’re ramping up lobbying efforts to seize the opportunity. www.statnews.com/2026/03/31/h...

Shebani Sethi is at the vanguard of metabolic psychiatry, a field that investigates the link between diet and serious mental health disorders. www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/m...

Whoever takes over the CDC next will face immediate and enormous challenges. Here are a few. www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/c...

A JAMA study details how lead lingers in the body and how it can elevate blood pressure, harm blood vessel lining, and raise risk of heart attack. www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/l...

Analysis of 50 health giants shows muted job growth. Insurers cut 20,000 jobs, and Medicaid cuts could soon force hospitals to lay off care workers. www.statnews.com/2026/03/30/h...

Decades after the Vietnam War, hematologist-oncologist Mikkael Sekeres began seeing veterans in his clinic with myelodysplastic syndromes, a group of blood cancers known as MDS. Many of the vets had been exposed to Agent Orange. www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/a...

School accreditor drops required teaching on health inequities, known as structural competency, as Trump's DOJ probes three medical schools. www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/m...

In a survey of NIH-funded scientists, 25% said their research had been impacted a great deal or a fair amount by a move away from foreign subawards. www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/n...