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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine shows efficacy, but misses key statistical hurdle

Strategic angle: A new vaccine shows some promise in combating Lyme disease, which affects nearly half a million Americans annually.