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Last night, STAT celebrated the influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences named to the 2024 #STATUSList. Attendees included Melissa Simon, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Behzad Aghazadeh, Joshua Miele, Peter Lee, Ida Sim, Holden Thorp, Rory A. Cooper, PhD, PLY, Dr. Monica R. McLemore, Foluso Fakorede and more. Health equity, technology, and costs are top of mind for these life science leaders. Read what they had to say here: https://trib.al/rdbUfQL And see the full 2024 STATUS List here: https://trib.al/aGMOqpX

It takes great minds with a lot of heart to find a cure for diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy. https://trib.al/gk4fVrw

The world may be better positioned to produce pandemic flu vaccines, if the need arises. But there are still some obstacles to get through. https://trib.al/jEKF8A4

Anticompetitive hospital mergers skate by due to FTC’s shallow resources. https://trib.al/71CP5lj

The largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States is expanding the use of an artificial intelligence tool to document doctor-patient interactions in its emergency rooms. https://trib.al/IyVIh0c

Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in grocery store milk in the United States this week, according to the FDA. The news follows the discovery that the avian flu has been detected in dairy cows. But what do traces of virus in pasteurized milk mean for consumers? In this video, STAT explains what is known about the safety of milk on grocery shelves. #H5N1 #birdflu

Novo Nordisk’s move to discontinue an insulin leaves patients to ‘pick up the pieces.’ https://trib.al/7L7hEKb

For the health care industry, the FTC's noncompete ban likely won’t apply to most of the country’s hospitals and some of the country’s biggest health insurers. https://trib.al/lLhFVCV

The NIH will give postdoctoral researchers an 8% pay bump next year, far short of recommendations. https://trib.al/va5QKBA

Congress did nothing this spring to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers operate. And now it's evident the PBM industry spent big to get that result. https://trib.al/50xeSSC