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HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Individuals, RFK Jr....
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is about to make a big announcement about Covid vaccines for kids and pregnant folks. A pal of Kennedy spilled the beans at a shindig for the new...
Revolutionary CRISPR Treatment Corrects Genetic Misspelling in Landmark Case
For the first time, scientists said they reached into the genome of a really sick kid and changed the unique misspelling in his DNA. It was a big deal, like seriously huge, and it...
Summit Therapeutics Clinical Trial Update: What You Need to Know
Adam Feuerstein, a seasoned writer and biotech columnist, dives into the world of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He wears many hats as a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout...
Kennedy’s Intervention Halts IHS Layoffs, Tribal Leaders Concerned About Worsening Native American Health
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been talking a big game about his concern for Native American communities, but it seems like his actions are telling a different story. According...
Cassidy to Question RFK Jr. on Health Department Changes
Alright, so we got this dude, the Republican leader of the Senate’s health panel, planning to grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about all the changes happening in the federal health agencies he's in charge...
Galapagos Reverses Course on Major Overhaul
Hey there, folks! So, if you're like me, you were probably scratching your head trying to figure out what President Trump's deal is with his new drug pricing plan. I mean, seriously, what's the...
Defending Science: Legal Battle Against RFK Jr.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being taken to court, not because the person bringing the lawsuit wants to, but because they feel it is necessary to protect the integrity...
Trump’s Approach to Drug Pricing Plan: What to Expect
President Trump is like totally gonna try to push this “most-favored nation” policy next week to like bring down drug prices in the U.S. It’s gonna shake things up for sure, especially for the...
Experiencing Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses: Real Stories and Insights
So, like, I was recently hanging out at the vet’s office, totally eavesdropping on these two older ladies chatting it up. And guess what? They were going on and on about this measles outbreak...
FDA-Approved At-Home Cervical Cancer Test Kit Available Now
U.S. regulators done gave the thumbs up for the first cervical cancer testing kit that lets women collect their own sample at home and ship it to a lab, according to a med device...
Vinay Prasad News Impact on Biotech Stock Prices
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox.Good morning, folks! Biotech had a bit of a rough day yesterday...
SEO Title: Farewell message from Google’s Dr. Karen
Google’s chief health officer Karen DeSalvo is calling it quits this summer. Dr. Karen, as she likes to be called, joined Google back in 2019 and really took the reins of the company's health...