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The Biden administration is calling on Congress to fund a more than $11 billion program to eliminate hepatitis C in the United States. → Read More
Science adviser Francis Collins hinted Tuesday at a big White House ask for funding to eliminate hepatitis C. → Read More
The head of the FDA’s tobacco center wants to do more to tout the health benefits of switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, now that youth vaping rates are declining. → Read More
With so little regulation, it’s easy to buy chemically altered “weed” like THC-0 and HHC, even where marijuana is illegal. → Read More
For the first time ever, the FDA has fined four businesses that have ignored its orders to stop selling unapproved vapes. → Read More
The companies behind America’s favorite culinary indulgences are upset their foods wouldn’t be considered “healthy” under a recent FDA proposal. → Read More
There's new enthusiasm in Washington for using healthy food as a medical intervention for chronic diseases. → Read More
Popular vape maker Elf Bar wanted to donate to the American Cancer Society. But the group doesn’t want the money — and told Elf Bar to stop the “public deceit.” → Read More
If the public supports banning all tobacco products, should public health leaders start pushing for broader change? → Read More
California cities are supposed to be cracking down on sales of flavored vapes, now illegal across the state. But even cities that have banned such vapes for years are unwilling — or unable — to police the sellers. → Read More
The FDA is giving up on trying to figure out a way to regulate CBD on its own, and formally calling on Congress for help. → Read More
The head of South Dakota prisons is pledging to dramatically overhaul how the system treats hepatitis C in the coming year. → Read More
Members of Congress, state legislators, and regulator are calling on prisons to explain their poor hepatitis C treatment rates, after a STAT investigation revealing that more than 1,000 people had died from complications of the curable disease. → Read More
A new report finds the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products is lacking clear goals — and that lack of vision is hampering its ability to regulate millions of tobacco products currently on the market. → Read More
“I have taken a life,” Loisel told STAT, sitting in the visiting room at the Maine State Prison. “At some point you want to give life.” → Read More
Caring for — and grieving — an incarcerated family member presents unique challenges. → Read More
STAT spent more than two years trying to document the number of incarcerated people who died due to complications from hepatitis C. Prison systems fought our attempts at every turn. → Read More
State prisons say they can’t afford to cure everyone with hepatitis C. The drug, even after a dramatic price drop, is still expensive. But several systems have figured it out. → Read More
Legal and medical experts say denying hepatitis C care is cruel and unusual punishment. But the courts are still catching up. → Read More
The patchwork of hepatitis C policies underscores how much still is broken about treatment in prisons, more than a decade after curative drugs hit the market. → Read More