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Health Policy and Regulation
STAT News covers various health policy issues, including the impact of AI regulation on clinical settings, potential changes in federal health and science policy during midterms, and the need to reform expert advisory committees.
Coverage timeline — 10 articles
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They visited for what they thought were obvious urgent care issues — coughs, congestion, flu — and were shocked to get bills for ER care instead, totaling thousands of dollars.
2026-10-30 08:30 UTC
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An 1834 letter about a measles outbreak sheds light on today’s anti-vaccine movement, writes a medical historian.
2026-10-30 08:30 UTC
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Officials are moving behind the scenes to head off a conflict brewing between states and the federal government over regulating AI.
2026-10-30 08:30 UTC
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In this week's "STATus Report," STAT reporters break down how the midterms could shape federal health and science policy, and an El-Sayed interview.
2026-10-30 08:30 UTC
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“This evisceration of scientific advice is untenable,” write C. Joseph Ross Daval and Aaron S. Kesselheim.
2026-10-30 08:30 UTC
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The psychedelics field is getting what it has long wanted. Now it has to step up.
2026-05-06 08:30 UTC
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Policy recommendations in OpenAI's blueprint for unlocking AI’s potential to change health care are reasonable, but also self-serving, experts say.
2026-05-06 08:30 UTC
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Cell and gene therapy makers met in Rome to discuss the field's outlook in Europe. One main topic of conversation: the FDA.
2026-05-06 08:30 UTC
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“They don’t want this kind of scrutiny”: Why Dr. Glaucomflecken is getting involved in protests over an Oregon hospital system’s emergency department.
2026-05-06 08:30 UTC
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Ambiguous loss is at the heart of the dementia illness experience.
2026-05-06 08:30 UTC