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As U.S. prepares to exit WHO, it is stiffing the agency on a large bill

Trump, who has a long history of stiffing contractors, ordered the WHO withdrawal on claims the organization mishandled the Covid pandemic.

By Helen Branswell

Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’

Ralph Abraham, CDC principal deputy director, suggests measles transmission is inevitable due to travel, supports 'personal freedom' to forgo vaccination.

By Helen Branswell

STAT+ | OpenEvidence raises $250 million, doubling its valuation

OpenEvidence, maker of a popular chatbot that helps doctors search clinical evidence, has raised $250 million in new funding.

By Mario Aguilar

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Opinion: Did my prostate cancer screening do more harm than good?

Editor’s 15-year journey with low-risk prostate cancer shows how PSA screening in U.S. fuels overdiagnosis and overtreatment compared with other countries.

By Howard Wolinsky

STAT+ | FDA clears Aidoc tool to detect 14 different conditions from a CT scan

FDA cleared an AI tool from Aidoc that can detect multiple conditions, including liver injury, spleen injury, and appendicitis, from a single abdominal CT scan.

By Katie Palmer

STAT+ | Slingshot pulls therapy chatbot Ash out of U.K. over regulatory concerns

Slingshot AI will withdraw its therapy chatbot app Ash from the U.K. over concerns that it runs afoul of the country’s medical device regulations.

By Mario Aguilar

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Opinion: I’m getting the HPV vaccine at 24. That’s a problem

Even before the childhood vaccine schedule’s update, doctors often overlooked the vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer.

By Anamika Shrimali