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This year, as in past years, we’ve found inspiring stories and innovative research. All are blazing new trails as they attempt to answer some of the biggest questions in science and medicine. Meet the 2026 #STATWunderkinds! statnews.com/wunderkinds/

Meet the 2026 STAT Wunderkinds

This year, as in past years, we've found inspiring stories and innovative research. All are blazing new trails as they attempt to answer some of the

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Missouri AG told Lilly to stop forcing hospitals to provide claims data to receive discounted medicines under 340B, a sign more states are pushing back against drugmakers. trib.al/ozKm4JV

Missouri AG warns Lilly to stop requiring data from hospitals seeking 340B drug discounts

Missouri AG told Lilly to stop forcing hospitals to provide claims data to receive discounted medicines under 340B, a sign more states are pushing back against drugmakers.

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A cow got gene therapy. Patients are still waiting. statnews.com/2026/10/27/gene…

Pennsylvania Dutch country, tired of waiting for biopharma, builds drug company of its own

A small community tests if it can solve a crisis no one else could, for the simple reason that they have no other choice.

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Artiva Biotherapeutics said that it’s winding down after two patients died in a trial testing its cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, the latest in a series of safety events that emerged in a promising research field. bit.ly/4ijeKIV

After two deaths in autoimmune cell therapy trial, Artiva is shutting down

Recent deaths are setbacks in drug companies’ interest in applying cancer therapy strategies to autoimmune diseases.

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Recent deaths are setbacks in drug companies’ interest in applying cancer therapy strategies to autoimmune diseases. trib.al/005zYiW

After two deaths in autoimmune cell therapy trial, Artiva is shutting down

Recent deaths are setbacks in drug companies’ interest in applying cancer therapy strategies to autoimmune diseases.

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#Breaking: FDA offers new details on quicker approval pathway for personalized gene therapies statnews.com/2026/10/27/fda-…

FDA offers new details on quicker approval pathway for personalized gene therapies

Rare disease advocates applauded the FDA's move to speed access to treatments.

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Rare disease advocates applauded the FDA's move to speed access to treatments. trib.al/EzJF2jR

FDA offers new details on quicker approval pathway for personalized gene therapies

Rare disease advocates applauded the FDA's move to speed access to treatments.

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A gene therapy saved a calf with a rare genetic disease. Years later, Mennonite families work to develop the therapy on their own after biotech ignored it. statnews.com/2026/10/27/gene…

Pennsylvania Dutch country, tired of waiting for biopharma, builds drug company of its own

A small community tests if it can solve a crisis no one else could, for the simple reason that they have no other choice.

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Kennedy on the campaign trail for MAHA, and new rules loom for U.S. investments in Chinese biotech. trib.al/hQn8X1Y

RFK Jr. goes for broke in Iowa

Kennedy on the campaign trail for MAHA, and new rules loom for U.S. investments in Chinese biotech.

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"The question is no longer whether personalized cancer vaccines can work. The question now becomes how to accelerate development and increase access for the patients who could benefit." statnews.com/2026/10/27/canc…

Cancer vaccines are finally here. How do we get them to patients?

“If we want cancer vaccines to reach patients faster than BRCA testing did, there are several challenges to address now,” write Karen E. Knudsen and Othman Laraki.

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Last year, U.K. gene therapy startup Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies announced it was shutting down after dosing just one patient. Now, a nonprofit is resurrecting its lead program: trib.al/UmLHmsB

Nonprofit resurrects shelved gene therapy after startup shuts down

Last year, U.K. gene therapy startup Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies announced it was shutting down after dosing just one patient. Now, a nonprofit is resurrecting its lead program:

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There is no better reporter anywhere covering rare diseases than STAT's @Jasonmmast. Today, another masterpiece: Pennsylvania Dutch country, tired of waiting for biopharma, builds drug company of its own statnews.com/2026/10/27/gene…

Pennsylvania Dutch country, tired of waiting for biopharma, builds drug company of its own

A small community tests if it can solve a crisis no one else could, for the simple reason that they have no other choice.

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A U.S. judge rejected a bid to block ‌Eli Lilly from running what Novo Nordisk claims is a “deceptive” advertising campaign about weight loss drugs trib.al/zpdiksB

Pharmalittle: We're reading about a Novo setback in court, a House probe into big PBMs, and more

A U.S. judge rejected a bid to block ‌Eli Lilly from running what Novo Nordisk claims is a “deceptive” advertising campaign about weight loss drugs

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Brain-eating amoebas are hard to treat and nearly always fatal. But researchers have isolated a compound that could help stop the disease. trib.al/FadSiLO

A possible treatment for brain-eating amoebas, found in the sea

Brain-eating amoebas are hard to treat and nearly always fatal. But researchers have isolated a compound that could help stop the disease.

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Brain-eating amoebas are a form of real-world parasites found in warm freshwater. Infections caused by N. Fowleri are hard to treat and nearly always fatal. But in a new early study, an ocean substance shows treatment promise: trib.al/CzxwBe2

A possible treatment for brain-eating amoebas, found in the sea

Brain-eating amoebas are hard to treat and nearly always fatal. But researchers have isolated a compound that could help stop the disease.

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A small community tests if it can solve a crisis no one else could, for the simple reason that they have no other choice. trib.al/RiajHtB

Pennsylvania Dutch country, tired of waiting for biopharma, builds drug company of its own

A small community tests if it can solve a crisis no one else could, for the simple reason that they have no other choice.

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“If we want cancer vaccines to reach patients faster than BRCA testing did, there are several challenges to address now,” write Karen E. Knudsen and Othman Laraki. trib.al/YaiCmHX

Cancer vaccines are finally here. How do we get them to patients?

“If we want cancer vaccines to reach patients faster than BRCA testing did, there are several challenges to address now,” write Karen E. Knudsen and Othman Laraki.

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“In 2026, the unprecedented pediatric patient crowding of 2022 has become a normal Tuesday,” write Jonathan Kohler and Mary King. trib.al/tqAs8ma

Emergency pediatric care is now in permanent crisis mode

“In 2026, the unprecedented pediatric patient crowding of 2022 has become a normal Tuesday,” write Jonathan Kohler and Mary King.

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One of the more impressive data sets at this year’s ESMO came from a Roche study of its drug divarasib, which treats lung cancer. trib.al/2JDllwF

Roche gets a lung cancer win with its KRAS drug divarasib

One of the more impressive data sets at this year’s ESMO came from a Roche study of its drug divarasib, which treats lung cancer.

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The deal would make the Catholic system one of the largest operators of outpatient surgery centers. trib.al/oj9hU0z

Nonprofit Bon Secours Mercy Health strikes $5.7 billion deal for surgery center chain

The deal would make the Catholic system one of the largest operators of outpatient surgery centers.

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The Trump administration removed several security, privacy and transparency requirements for vendors of EHR software. trib.al/3PJ4AiN

HHS relaxes security, transparency rules for health record software used by hospitals

The Trump administration removed several security, privacy and transparency requirements for vendors of EHR software.

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