STAT+: Federal judge tosses California No Surprises Act lawsuit against HaloMD 
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HaloMD is a middleman that became the top filer of out-of-network billing disputes on behalf of medical providers.
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STAT+: FDA pushes drugmakers to report missing clinical trial results
FDA officials said an internal analysis found results were not submitted for nearly 30% of studies “highly likely” to fall under mandatory reporting requirements.
STAT+: Access granted: CMS greenlights more than 150 participants for chronic care experiment STAT News
CMS greenlights more than 150 digital health companies for its ACCESS experiment, a new program for tech-backed chronic care with outcome-aligned payments.
STAT+: Trump goes soft on insurance, and a medical underwriting chart STAT News
President Trump vowed to take on health insurers, but his policies tell a different story.
New toothpaste stops gum disease without killing good bacteria 
ScienceDaily Health
Scientists have developed a new way to fight gum disease without wiping out the mouth’s helpful bacteria—a major shift from traditional treatments. Instead of killing everything, this targeted approach blocks only the harmful microbes that drive periodontitis, allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive and restore balance naturally.
Men and women with obesity face very different hidden health risks ScienceDaily Health
New research reveals that obesity affects men and women in surprisingly different ways. Men are more likely to develop harmful abdominal fat and signs of liver stress, while women show higher inflammation and cholesterol levels. These differences could help explain why health risks vary between sexes. Scientists say this could lead to more tailored treatments for obesity.
STAT+: GSK advancing ovarian cancer drug mo-rez STAT News
Revolution Medicines 'unprecedented' cancer trial data, Allogene's off-the-shelf CAR-T, and other biotech news
On positioning nurses as health experts STAT News
Landmines ahead for Vinay Prasad’s successor, hospitals and chatbots, and more health news from Morning Rounds
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a pancreatic cancer pill, FDA rejecting a Replimune drug again, and more STAT News
Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who got chemotherapy
STAT+: Revolution Medicines touts ‘unprecedented’ data for pancreatic cancer pill STAT News
In a trial, metastatic pancreatic cancer patients on the medicine lived twice as long as those on chemotherapy.
STAT+: Allogene Therapeutics’ CAR-T treatment eliminates residual cancer cells in B-cell lymphoma patients STAT News
The new data bolster Allogene’s efforts to develop a new, easily administered cell therapy that could delay or prevent cancer recurrence.
STAT+: Spyre Therapeutics IBD drug shows promise in early trial STAT News
The inflammatory bowel disease therapy succeeded in its first major testing, setting up a competition with several large drugmakers.
Opinion: Erectile dysfunction is more than a sexual issue STAT News
Erectile dysfunction is more than a sexual issue.
STAT+: Hospitals roll out chatbots, looking to reclaim their role in patients’ health conversations STAT News
A handful of hospitals are launching their own chatbots, a risky bet aimed at better serving current patients and gaining new ones.
Opinion: STAT+: Landmines await Vinay Prasad’s successor at the FDA STAT News
Who would want to be the head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research?
Edna Foa, Who Pioneered Exposure Therapy to Treat PTSD, Dies at 88 
NYT Health
A psychologist, she urged patients to confront the things that frightened them, revolutionizing her field’s approach to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Two simple eating habits linked to lower weight, study finds ScienceDaily Health
A major study suggests that when you eat could play a key role in staying lean. People who fast longer overnight and start their day with an early breakfast were more likely to have a lower BMI years later. Scientists think this is because eating earlier aligns better with the body’s internal clock. But skipping breakfast as part of intermittent fasting didn’t offer the same advantage—and may even be tied to unhealthy habits.
Opinion: Sports betting is creating a twofold public health crisis for some young men STAT News
“Even if not everybody is losing a ton of money right now, you're creating this culture of large numbers of gamblers,” Isaac Rose-Berman says on the First Opinion Podcast.
Opinion: What STAT readers think about nutrition education in med school STAT News
“Is ‘lack of education’ really what we think the problem is in prevention care?” a STAT reader asks.
Have You Used A.I. Chatbots for Nutrition Advice? NYT Health
Whether you’re looking to manage a health condition, lose weight or simply eat better, we want to hear from you.
GAO report shows gap between scale of illegal vapes and enforcement STAT News
The Justice Department's actions on illegal vapes pales next to the scale of the problem, anti-smoking advocates say.
STAT+: Replimune skin cancer drug that became FDA flashpoint is rejected again STAT News
A cancer drug candidate that, rightly or wrongly, became a flashpoint at FDA, fails on a second try at approval.
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings STAT News
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
Trump administration admits a glaring error in its accusations about New York health care fraud STAT News
The Trump administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program
STAT+: A new trick for old science, and biotech VCs’ scrambled playbook STAT News
CAR-T promise in autoimmunity, GSK's goodbye to leucovorin, and more biotech news
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about cheap generic obesity drugs in India, high demand for estrogen patches and more STAT News
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STAT+: GSK says goodbye to leucovorin (again) STAT News
A revised ACIP charter, sports betting and gambling addiction, and other health news from Morning Rounds
Opinion: I’m a MAHA activist. I went into the public health lion’s den — and it changed how I think STAT News
“In my most honest of moments, what I want from the medical community is the chance to trust it again,” a MAHA advocate writes.
Opinion: What public health can learn from the MAHA movement STAT News
“What MAHA has built, in a relatively short time, is social capital,” writes Monica L. Wang.
How sports betting apps hook users STAT News
In this week's STATus Report, host Alex Hogan dives into how sports betting apps hook users — and how he himself fell for some too-good-to-be-true promotions.
In Private Meeting, Trump Soothes Disenchanted MAHA Leaders NYT Health
White House officials solicited messaging ideas from leaders of the Make America Healthy Again movement, which has soured on some recent administration actions.
How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company NYT Health
Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely.
STAT+: Top health officials highlight efforts to make medical records more portable STAT News
Health tech companies are working to make medical records more portable, but so far, the effort is voluntary.
New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling NYT Health
The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness NYT Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.
New rules for CDC vaccine panel aim to address lawsuit, empower Kennedy’s allies STAT News
The panel had become a flashpoint as RFK Jr.'s health department worked to limit the number of recommended childhood shots.
A new trick for old science, and biotech VCs’ scrambled playbook STAT News
This week on "The Readout LOUD": Why is old exon science getting new traction? What’s unsettling biotech VCs? And who will be the next CEO of PhRMA?
STAT+: A new health care blueprint from a key Democratic think tank STAT News
Democrats are focused on health care affordability as costs keep climbing.
STAT+: 5 years after lupus breakthrough, CAR-T is still surprising autoimmunity researchers STAT News
CAR-T therapy is toting up more remissions in autoimmune disease, and generating a flood of experimentation and investment.
STAT+: FDA rejects an industry proposal to deregulate some AI devices STAT News
In this edition of Health Tech: FDA rejects a proposal to deregulate certain types of AI devices, pharma invests $50 million in DTx, and more.
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