# STAT * **Definition:** STAT is a digital news organization that provides in-depth coverage of health, medicine, and scientific innovation, focusing on the intersection of health and business. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / STAT ## News * Selected news from the source **STAT**, for healthcare technology leaders * 5.6K news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**The AI threat to public health no one is thinking about: a fake bioterrorist attack - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/artificial-intelligence-bioterrorism-deepfake-public-health-threat/) | [[Health]]; [[Synthetic Biology]]; [[Public Health]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**VC Survey: The biggest impacts of AI on health care? - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/health-tech-news-novo-nordisk-venrock-ro-hinge-livestrong-otsuka-anthropic/) | [[AI Health Assistants]]; [[AI Use Cases]]; [[Virtual Healthcare]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**VC Survey: The biggest impacts of AI on health care?**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/health-tech-news-novo-nordisk-venrock-ro-hinge-livestrong-otsuka-anthropic/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Health]]; [[Gene Therapy]]; [[AI Adoption Barriers]] | | 5/23/2025 | [**In the war for GLP-1 patients, Novo Nordisk leans on telehealth - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/wegovy-novo-nordisk-glp-1-weight-loss-ro-life-md-telehealth/) | [[Marketing]]; [[Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Strategy]] | | 5/23/2025 | [**GSK drug's new approval sets up competition with Dupixent**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/biotech-news-novo-gsk-crispr-prime-copd-merus-keytruda-cancer-the-readout/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Patient Care]]; [[Health]]; [[Drug Development]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**Biotech investor activism is on the rise**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/22/biotech-investor-activism-is-on-the-rise/) | [[Public Health]]; [[Drug Development]]; [[Biotech]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**With U.S. absent, WHO adopts pandemic treaty aimed at improving vaccine access**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/who-pandemic-treaty-tedros-us-covid/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Biopharma]]; [[Organizational Design]]; [[Health]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**STAT+: Regeneron to buy 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/23andme-regeneron-bankruptcy-genetic-testing-patient-data/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Infectious Disease]]; [[Health]]; [[Biotech]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Some scientists are getting their NIH research dollars back**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/biotech-news-nih-grants-regeneron-novavax-shot-hhs-fda-vinay-prasad-the-readout/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Infectious Disease]]; [[Pharma]]; [[Genetic Testing]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/animal-models-research-nih-biology-medical-breakthroughs-nobel-prize/) | [[Public Health]]; [[Medical Research]]; [[RNA Sequencing]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Regeneron to buy 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/23andme-regeneron-bankruptcy-genetic-testing-patient-data/) | [[Security]]; [[Pharma]]; [[Biotech]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Trump's science adviser calls for return to 'gold-standard' research to kickstart stalled advances**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/trump-ostp-director-michael-kratsios-speaks-on-future-of-scientific-innovation/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Genome Editing]]; [[Gastroenterology]]; [[CRISPR Technology]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Trump's science adviser calls for return to 'gold standard' research to kickstart stalled advances**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/trump-ostp-director-michael-kratsios-speaks-on-future-of-scientific-innovation/) | [[Biomedical Research]]; [[Cell Therapy]]; [[Genome Editing]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Opinion: STAT+: The FDA is embracing AI boldly. Now it must show what responsible innovation looks like**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/16/fda-generative-ai-medical-product-review-offices-transparency-regulation/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[AI Implementation]]; [[Drug Price Negotiation]]; [[Clinical Programs]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**RFK Jr. wants Americans' health records to study autism. It's not that easy to get them - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/08/kennedy-plan-would-combine-health-records-cms-claims-data-heres-why-previous-attempts-failed/) | [[Medical Research]]; [[EHR]]; [[Communications]] | | 5/7/2025 | [**RSV sent fewer babies to the hospital last winter, after new treatment and vaccine arrived**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/08/cdc-report-suggests-rsv-vaccine-abrysvvo-antibody-shot-beyfortus-reduced-infant-hospitalizations/) | [[Generative AI]]; [[Vaccine Development]]; [[Life Science]] | | 5/6/2025 | [**Opinion: How to stop the shift of drug discovery from the U.S. to China**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/06/how-to-stop-the-shift-of-drug-discovery-from-the-u-s-to-china/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Medicare Advantage]]; [[Drug Development]]; [[Health]] | | 5/6/2025 | [**Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/06/vinay-prasad-fda-center-for-biologics-evaluation-and-research-peter-marks-hhs-rfk-jr-makary/) | [[Hospitals]]; [[Biotech]]; [[Hiring]] | | 5/1/2025 | [**Bipartisan support for federal research funding, and Dems sharpen arguments ... - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/gop-senators-support-nih-biomedical-research-democrats-medicaid-work-requirements-rfk-jr-vaccines-dc-diagnosis-newsletter/) | [[Cancer Treatment]]; [[Hospitals]]; [[Health Disparities]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Pharma tariffs, and a 'sunshine day' for biotech stocks**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/readout-loud-podcast-tariffs-ireland-cobenfy-flagship-waksal/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Hospitals]]; [[Mental Health]]; [[Gene Therapy]] | | 4/18/2025 | [**I don't know what I'm supposed to call my rare kidney disease - STAT News**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/rare-disease-name-kidney-ahus-cm-tma-hemolytic-uremic-syndrome/) | [[CRISPR]]; [[Cardiovascular Disease]]; [[Gene Therapy]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**STAT+: Pharmalittle: We're reading about a plan to boost U.S. biotech funding, FDA user fees, and more**](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/04/08/novo-brazil-ozempic-wegovy-trump-tariffs-viatris-opioids-maryland-medicines-biotech-china/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Security]]; [[Gene Therapy]]; [[Drug Development]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Are Republicans changing course on Medicare Advantage?**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/health-news-medicare-advantage-pepfar-cdc-measles-vaccine-texas-morning-rounds/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[CRISPR]]; [[Infectious Disease]]; [[Medicare Advantage]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**New thought-to-speech brain device allows for 'natural conversation'**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/brain-computer-interface-translates-thoughts-real-time/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Communications]]; [[Medicare Advantage]]; [[Health]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Whiplash. Disbelief. Chaos. Therapists hear tales of trauma from federal health workers**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/hhs-rifs-therapy-psychologists-network/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[Cardiovascular Disease]]; [[Data Integrity Issues]]; [[Health]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Cancer Research Advancements**: The AACR annual meeting highlighted significant advancements in cancer research, including a new drug, a diagnostic tool, and a vaccine aimed at improving treatment outcomes. - **SNAP Reevaluation**: Public health advocates are calling for a reevaluation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to concerns over the purchase of sugary beverages linked to chronic diseases. - **COVID-19 Policy Assessment**: Experts emphasize the need for retrospective assessments of COVID-19 policies to improve future public health preparedness. - **Pharmaceutical Industry Trends**: Regulatory barriers in the U.S. are prompting pharmaceutical companies to shift drug discovery operations to China, raising concerns about U.S. biotech innovation. - **Drug Pricing Policy**: President Trump announced plans for a 'most-favored nation' policy to align U.S. drug prices with those in other countries, facing potential legal challenges. - **LGBTQ+ Health Research Lawsuit**: Brittany Charlton is suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the defunding of LGBTQ+ health research. - **Challenges for Chinese Researchers**: Chinese and Chinese-American researchers in the U.S. face challenges due to funding cuts and increased scrutiny, potentially impacting global scientific innovation. - **AI in Healthcare**: OpenAI introduced HealthBench, a dataset for assessing AI performance in healthcare, marking its entry into health applications. - **NIH Leadership Changes**: The NIH appointed six new acting directors amidst concerns over proposed budget cuts and reorganization. - **FDA and AI Implementation**: The FDA's rapid implementation of generative AI in medical product reviews could transform drug development processes. - **Cancer Care and AI**: Experts predict AI will enhance cancer care, though acceptance among patients and providers remains uncertain. - **Funding Cuts Impact**: Reed Jobs expressed concern over funding cuts to cancer research, emphasizing their long-term repercussions. - **Political Dynamics in Health Funding**: Bipartisan support for NIH funding contrasts with Democratic defense of Medicaid against proposed work requirements. - **Extreme Weather and Public Health**: Criticism of the Trump administration's handling of extreme weather highlights the need for prioritizing public health. - **FDA Leadership Appointment**: Vinay Prasad was appointed as the new director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, known for his critical stance on healthcare. - **Inductive Bio Funding**: Inductive Bio, founded by Flatiron Health veterans, raised $25 million to develop an AI tool for predicting drug toxicity. - **Vaccine Complications and Chronic Diseases Research**: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s data plan faces challenges similar to past efforts in establishing real-world data platforms, with concerns about data ownership and patient privacy. The NIH plans to initiate a transformative real-world data initiative to study autism and chronic diseases. - **Federal Research Grant Terminations**: The Trump administration has begun terminating hundreds of federal research grants at Harvard University, impacting various research projects and young scientists, described as a 'bloodbath' for research. - **Gene Editing Industry Challenges**: Prime Medicine has announced significant layoffs and a reorganization amid a downturn in the gene editing field, narrowing its focus to specific liver conditions. - **Acquisition of 23andMe**: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has agreed to purchase 23andMe for $256 million, aiming to utilize its data for drug development while maintaining its consumer business. ### Organizations Mentioned - **AACR**: American Association for Cancer Research, an organization focused on advancing cancer research. - **SNAP**: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal assistance program for purchasing food. - **NIH**: National Institutes of Health, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for biomedical and public health research. - **FDA**: Food and Drug Administration, a federal agency responsible for regulating food, drugs, and medical devices. - **OpenAI**: An artificial intelligence research organization that aims to ensure that AI benefits humanity. - **Inductive Bio**: A startup focused on developing AI tools for predicting drug toxicity. - **HHS**: Department of Health and Human Services, a U.S. government department responsible for health-related issues. - **Lux Capital**: A venture capital firm that invests in emerging technology companies. - **Flatiron Health**: A healthcare technology company focused on accelerating cancer research and improving patient care. - **National Institutes of Health (NIH)**: A U.S. government agency responsible for biomedical and public health research. - **Harvard University**: An Ivy League university known for its research and academic programs. - **Prime Medicine**: A biotech company focused on gene editing technology. - **Regeneron Pharmaceuticals**: A biotechnology company that develops medicines for serious diseases. - **World Health Organization (WHO)**: A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. - **Vida Ventures**: A venture capital firm focused on life sciences investments. - **IDEA Pharma**: A consultancy that assesses drug companies based on innovation and development. - **23andMe**: A consumer genetics company that provides genetic testing services. - **UnitedHealth Group**: A diversified health care company offering health insurance and related services.