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STAT+ | Kennedy and Oz call Medicaid cuts ‘myths.’ It’s more complicated than that

Experts say increased administrative burdens will reduce the number of eligible beneficiaries, so Medicaid cuts aren't a myth. They are just obscured.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

STAT+ | As Trump administration pushes court-ordered mental health care, a new report raises questions

As Trump administration pushes court-ordered mental health care, new report says voluntary efforts produce similar outcomes with fewer coercive issues.

By O. Rose Broderick

STAT+ | Startup promising to scale custom CRISPR therapies abruptly scraps plans

Personalized gene-editing startup co-founded by Jennifer Doudna, facing stiff competition, IP hurdles and production issues, closes custom PKU drug program.

By Jason Mast and Allison DeAngelis

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Opinion: How Josée became one of the 7.9% of Québécois who die by assisted suicide

This is Josée's story of assisted dying in Quebec, where 7.9% of all deaths are now through medical aid in dying, the highest rate in the world.

By Sai Rajagopal

Opinion: I’m using not-FDA-approved software to manage my diabetes. I’ve never felt better

Rapid-fire improvements in medical software, often engineered by AI, are leaving FDA in the dust.

By Dana P. Goldman

STAT+ | The latest orphan drug exemptions may not be warranted, analysis finds

Last fall, the Congressional Budget Office revised a forecast showing added exemptions will cost taxpayers up to $8.8 billion not $4.9 billion.

By Ed Silverman