When pharma and the CDC appear in the same headline, it usually sparks debate. To patients, the connection often looks murky: is the CDC advancing science—or aligning with corporate profits? For pharma marketers, this tension creates both a risk to brand reputation and an opportunity to build trust. Why the CDC–Pharma Link Matters to Marketers The CDC plays…
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I can’t contain my rage: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the last line of defense against public health disasters—is now being gutted by political lunacy. And it’s all happening under the reckless command of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Let’s not mince words—here’s the toxic timeline: July 31, 2025: Susan Monarez is sworn in as…
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hello! This is Daniel Payne, making my D.C. Diagnosis debut today — and there’s no shortage of news, even for August in Washington. What’s…
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Season two of the hospital drama “The Pitt” will include storylines that envision how Medicaid cuts in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill will impact…
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Normally I keep the intro to this newsletter light-hearted. But today I feel compelled to acknowledge the terror that CDC employees felt Friday when…