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STAT+ | Inside the CDC director’s ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused

Tense meetings, vaccine disputes, and phone calls to senators went on behind the scenes as Susan Monarez refused to 'rubber-stamp' proposals

By Daniel Payne

Health secretary RFK Jr. issues harsh critique of CDC after ouster of its director

In a Fox News interview, Kennedy repeats long-standing complaints from Covid pandemic, says problems at CDC 'deeply, deeply embedded.'

By Matthew Herper

HHS secretary to testify at Senate hearing in wake of CDC shakeup

The hearing was in the works before the shakeup at the CDC, though the agency's troubles are now set to overshadow the agenda.

By John Wilkerson

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What the CDC lost: a closer look at the top-ranking officials who have quit

Years of experience and deep expertise in public health and infectious diseases go out the door as four officials resign in wake of CDC director firing.

By Andrew Joseph

Cassidy calls for meeting of CDC vaccine advisers to be postponed following agency shakeup

A key GOP senator called for a federal meeting on vaccines to be delayed, citing the 'turmoil' at the CDC.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

STAT+ | Health care giants are pushing hard for Congress to extend ACA insurance subsidies

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of people buy cheaper health insurance will expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts.

By Daniel Payne

The ouster of CDC’s director, biotech venture firm rankings

STAT reporters discuss leadership upheaval at the CDC and which biotech venture capital firms have generated the best returns.

By Elaine Chen, Allison DeAngelis, and Adam Feuerstein

STAT+ | Opinion: Why Silicon Valley should demand clinical trials for its medical AI

For AI to transform patient care, it must be held to the same standard of evidence as the medicines it promises to enhance.

By Olivier Elemento, Cora N. Sternberg, and Sean Khozin