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In court, AAP argues Kennedy’s HHS made unlawful changes to vaccine policies

After a day of oral arguments in a packed courtroom, a Boston federal judge did not rule from the bench on a lawsuit from AAP ...
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Major shakeup underway at HHS as White House braces for midterms

Several senior officials are exiting RFK Jr.'s department amid an effort to focus on drug pricing and food issues.
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FDA rejects rare disease therapy from Disc Medicine, early recipient of commissioner’s voucher

The FDA has rejected a rare disease therapy from Disc Medicine, an early recipient of a commissioner's voucher from the ...
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America’s disease surveillance system is going dark. Here’s what we can build to replace it

That surveillance data was the nervous system of American medicine — constantly sensing, constantly warning us what was ...
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The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine

This week on "The Readout LOUD," everything you need to know about the FDA's controversial decision to block the review of ...
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Moderna’s president weighs in on FDA’s decision not to review its flu vaccine

In an interview, Moderna President Stephen Hoge took questions on an FDA decision on the biotech's mRNA flu vaccine, as well ...
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Pediatricians confront HHS in vaccine showdown

The FDA’s surprise refusal to even review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine is sending a chill through biotech: Companies are openly ...
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Trump administration is urged to use a federal law to authorize generic versions of GLP-1 drugs

Public Citizen contends that Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's obesity drugs are straining budgets so much that generics should be authorized.
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Big Health raises funding as investors see glimmer of hope for digital therapeutics

Digital therapeutics developer Big Health announced Thursday that it has raised $23.7 million from notable investors betting ...
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NIH redefines ‘clinical trials,’ dividing researchers

In a long-debated move, the NIH will no longer characterize basic experimental studies involving humans as clinical trials.
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European VCs band together to improve the landscape for biotech startups

A group of European venture capital firms is banding together to try to improve the funding landscape for biotech startups.
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FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry

Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.