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Dr. Robert Malone, a physician and biochemist who became the prominent public face of the CDC’s revamped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), reportedly resigned from the role due to the drama that has escalated in recent weeks. Malone’s departure from ACIP, reported by Roll Call and the New York Times, comes less than two weeks after a federal judge in Massachusetts dealt a major blow to the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led HHS vaccine program, invalidating recent changes to the CDC’s pediatric vaccine schedule and blocking multiple ACIP appointments overseen by Kennedy, including Malone. The decision effectively prevents ACIP from…
While the U.S. government continues to call climate change a hoax and attack the science, in courtrooms from The Hague to Honolulu, fossil fuel companies are taking a different approach. Shell, Chevron, RWE and Total Energy all acknowledge that climate change is real, man-made and serious. The days of denying the corporate environment, at least in legal proceedings, are almost over.What has been replaced is a more nuanced position that accepts the science of climate change while contesting responsibility for it.A new study published in the journal Transnational Environmental Law provides the first systematic analysis of how major fossil fuel…
You’re reading the web version of DC Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter on health and medical politics and policy. Sign up here to get it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Football tight end Travis Kelce completed an Obamacare survey before being drafted by the KC Chiefs. News tips and celebrities’ unlikely past jobs (email protected) Or Signal’s John_Wilkerson.07. How the fight over ICE could pave the way for health care reform Republicans are considering using a special budget process known as “reconciliation” to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement without Democratic support. That could give him room to pursue other…
In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced his famous work. far side A manga called cow tools. The illustration featured a cow standing proudly next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools. This humor was based on the widely held idea that cows lacked the intelligence to make and use tools. That assumption is challenged thanks to a real cow named Veronica. Research published in current biology report the first documented case of tool use in pet cows, suggesting that cows may have much greater cognitive abilities than previously thought. “These findings highlight that assumptions about livestock intelligence…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. So did you know that Teresa said yesterday that in order to keep NIH Director Jay Bhattacharyya in an acting role at the CDC, the White House needs to appoint someone by Wednesday? That didn’t happen. What did Mr. Bhattacharya say at his first all-hands meeting with CDC staff? See details below. White House misses deadline to appoint CDC director Jose Luis Magana/AP The White House has not named a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention despite…
Every day it seems like new research is discovering tiny plastic particles called microplastics in places they shouldn’t be: in our bodies, in our food, water, and air. However, finding and identifying microplastics is extremely difficult, especially given their small size. A single microplastic can be as large as a ladybug or as small as one-eighth of a red blood cell. Additionally, because these plastics are virtually ubiquitous, it can be difficult for researchers to avoid unintentionally contaminating samples. As a result, much of this research may overestimate the number of microplastics. In a new study published in March 2026,…
Older adults with certain genetic mutations associated with Alzheimer’s disease may actually be protecting their brain health by eating a meat-rich diet. Recent research published in JAMA network open suggest that personalized dietary recommendations based on genetics could help prevent cognitive decline in large parts of the world’s population. All people have a gene called APOE that provides instructions for making proteins that help transport fat and cholesterol through the bloodstream. There are three main versions of this gene, known as variants, named e2, e3, and e4. People inherit one mutation from each parent, creating different combinations of genes. Apolipoproteins…
OpenEvidence has released artificial intelligence-powered medical coding capabilities built into its clinical AI assistant. The new feature, called Coding Intelligence, provides automatic suggestions for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, evaluation and management (E/M)-level recommendations, and supports medical decision rationale and ICD-10 diagnoses written directly into notes, the company said. The tool, available on OpenEvidence Visits, provides coding derived from clinical documentation and is automatically applied at the end of every physician and patient visit, executives said. “Without any additional work, OpenEvidence can generate a concise rationale for CPT + E/M recommendations, which truly captures the complexity of your practice and…
Public health trends in 2026 demand urgent attention from epidemiologists, government officials, and NGO leaders. Explore rising outbreak risks from conflicts, climate change, and funding gaps, plus strategies for preparedness.
A new study was published on March 24th. RadiologyBoth radiologists and multimodal large-scale language models (LLMs) have shown difficulty distinguishing between real X-rays and “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The findings raise concerns about the risks posed by synthetic medical images and highlight the need for better tools and training to protect the accuracy of medical images and help medical professionals recognize deepfakes. A “deepfake” is a video, photo, image, or audio file that looks real but is created or altered using AI. “Our study demonstrated…