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STAT+: Eli Lilly warns hospitals to submit claims data in the next five days or lose their 340B drug discounts
Eli Lilly has told more than 1,000 hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program to submit claims data over the next five days — or lose price breaks.
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
Health
As FDA misses deadline on electric shock ban, disability advocates speak out
The FDA has missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the use of electrical shock devices in people with intellectual disabilities.
First Opinion
Opinion: Medical schools diversified. So where are all the diverse doctors?
Why are residency programs disciplining and dismissing trainees in a system funded to train them?
Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks
Trump admin wants to rely on states for coal ash monitoring, enforcement, allow them to bypass national standards.
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
In the Lab
STAT+: Trump administration seeks to overhaul federal grantmaking process, alarming researchers
The Trump administration has released a sweeping proposal to overhaul the bedrock regulation for all federal grants.
Health tech
STAT+: Blood pressure tech floods the market after FDA relaxes wearables oversight
Wearables with unvalidated blood pressure measuring tech are flooding the market after the FDA relaxed oversight of wellness devices.
Policy
California defeats Tesla’s attempt to throw out racial discrimination lawsuit
California civil rights agency hails win over Tesla, anticipates trial in July.
AI
Nvidia bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump’s plan to make US an AI hub backfires
Nvidia will invest $150 billion a year to make Taiwan an AI “epicenter.”
First Opinion
Opinion: MIT president: Why so many optimistic scientists are losing heart
“This erosion of our strength is a loss for the nation,” writes MIT President Sally Kornbluth.