At JPM 2026, top CMS officials face questions from health care execs
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Climate Cooperation Will Suffer as the U.S. Disengages From International Commitments
The U.S. government’s announcement that it will seek to withdraw from more than 60 international organizations, many linked…
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid puts meat and dairy on top — and it doesn’t add up
If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week,…
Kennedy’s SSRI rhetoric fuels distrust amid teen mental health crisis
While his war on vaccines may be getting more attention, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming…
Republicans tried to kill Obamacare — but ended up legalizing abortion
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that abortion must remain legal in that state, despite a 2023…
Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an…
Science in 2026: what to expect this year – Nature
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Controversial pension deduction law saves Government half a billion dollars each year
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) said the policy was a “long-standing feature of New Zealand’s system” designed…
Meet the new tech laws of 2026
As usual, 2025 was a year of deep congressional dysfunction in the US. But state legislatures were passing…
Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses…
Patients are consulting AI. Doctors should, too AI needs to be part of doctor training
Ask most physicians today, and they’ll describe some version of this scene: In the middle of an appointment,…
STAT staffers share stories they wish they had written in 2025
This year saw upheaval in all corners of health, science, and biotech. While our staff was covering all…