January 27, 2024
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The White House has a pharmacy — and it was a mess, a new investigation found

There’s a pharmacy in the White House — or, at least, there’s a sign that says “Pharmacy,” though the people in charge insist it isn’t one. Whatever they call it, the office has had enough internal complaints to warrant a government watchdog investigation. And its findings were hardly encouraging. Read more.

By Brittany Trang



People standing in two different lines -- one being a covid vaccine line and other a flu vaccine line. The flu vaccine line being much longer.Molly Ferguson for STAT

Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine

Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. Yet as the statistics reveal, even many of them appear to have declined the latest booster. Read more.

By Helen Branswell


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Zyn scrutiny from Sen. Chuck Schumer prompts an unlikely culture war

After Sen. Chuck Schumer raised concerns about Zyn nicotine pouches, conservatives sounded off. What could the government actually do? STAT walks through three burning questions about the ongoing controversy over Zyn. Read more.

By Nicholas Florko


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