Briefing: Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention Centers Under the Second Trump Administration
Strategic angle: An overview of deaths in ICE custody and health care issues during the Trump administration.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Federal vaccine adviser departs ACIP
Strategic angle: Robert Malone, an outspoken doctor and ally of RFK Jr., is stepping away from a panel of federal vaccine advisers after a federal judge blocked the panel’s work.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: A tiny protein tweak, finally traceable: How light-based tagging targets pyroglutamate
Strategic angle: Amino acids are like Lego blocks—they can be linked together to form complex structures called proteins.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta's glasses are creepy
Strategic angle: Neal Stephenson expresses concerns about Meta's virtual reality technology.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency
Strategic angle: Advocates claim Lee Zeldin’s EPA has compromised health protections and reduced resources.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Who wins what in the EU's new trade deal with Australia?
Strategic angle: Squeezed by Trump's tariffs and China's industrial muscle, the EU and Australia bury old trade disputes to finalize a long-delayed free trade deal.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: STAT+: How will Trump handle the CDC and ACIP?
Strategic angle: Trump's decisions serve as a test of how much sway RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement still has in the White House.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Who is Trump talking to in Iran?
Strategic angle: US President Donald Trump has postponed his threat to bomb Iran's energy infrastructure, claiming Tehran wants to negotiate a deal with Washington.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Pharmalittle: Trump Drug Pricing Flaw and Gilead Deal Insights
Strategic angle: Comments from a top Trump administration health official highlight significant issues in the president’s drug pricing plans.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery
Strategic angle: Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles to enhance targeting and reduce off-target effects.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: 5 ways to protect your health when air pollution spikes
Strategic angle: Small changes to your routine can cut your exposure more than you might think.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: The potential loophole in Trump’s plan to get other countries to pay more for drugs
Strategic angle: Diverging messages on the main effort to address U.S. drug prices point to a loophole in Trump's plan.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Europe misses 1 out of 5 tuberculosis cases as drug resistance rises, health agencies warn
Strategic angle: Tuberculosis remains a public health issue in Europe as the region is falling behind elimination targets, according to a new report by the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Adding 1,000 immigrants tied to 142 more health workers, fewer elderly deaths
Strategic angle: New research finds that an influx of immigrants can significantly reduce elderly mortality rates in metropolitan areas.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Mining a methane-degrading bioreactor for protein rubies
Strategic angle: Scientists discover a new iron-storing protein in methane-degrading microbes, highlighting the need for characterizing hard-to-isolate proteins.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Epic Uncovers Issues in Patient Record Sharing, Calls for HHS Action
Strategic angle: A recent lawsuit by Epic reveals a company allegedly posing as a provider to access patient records, raising concerns over oversight.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Iran war has not disrupted pharma supply chains. That could change if conflict is prolonged
The escalating war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted global pharmaceutical supply chains, but it could eventually — affecting prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme Vaccine Results Set Up Tricky Regulatory Path
Strategic angle: New results on Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine raise questions about its regulatory approval.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Match Day results show impact of federal immigration policy
Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: the high-stakes search for a new CDC director, the impact of immigration policy on budding doctors, and more.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Danone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift
Strategic angle: Merging the companies is an opportunity in fast-growing nutrition space, said Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.
Editorial Staff Mar 23