In an interview with @matthewherper.bsky.social, @billgates.bsky.social announced that the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social will commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support dozens of different approaches for improving women’s health.
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I write about medicine at STAT. This is biology's century. Every data point has a face.
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This is a story about process as well as substance. CBO had scored this provision as costing $5B (a benefit for industry, even as the bill cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid). But CBO somehow missed the best-selling drug in the world, among others. /2
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But this was really just the beginning of my talk with Gates. This evening, at the Broad Institute, we will speak onstage -- and for much longer than we did this morning. Other public health experts will speak, too.
Women's Health, Unstuck
Join Bill Gates and a range of experts for a discussion on flattening barriers to improving women’s health — from research labs to clini…
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“Pregnancy is stunningly under-studied,” Gates told me. You can read more here:
Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives
Breaking: The Gates Foundation said it would commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support women’s health initiatives, its largest funding commitment ever to the issue.
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This morning I spoke with @billgates.bsky.social about his foundation's $2.5 billion commitment to women's health -- and the U.S. governments withdrawal from research.
"We're just not able to replace what the U.S. government has canceled," Gates said -- though where they can, they will.
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Vinay Prasad was not good for the FDA. But his ouster makes things worse - thoughtful take by @matthewherper.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/v... via @statnews.com
Vinay Prasad was not good for the FDA. But his ouster makes things worse
Vinay Prasad's ouster from the FDA will likely be celebrated in many corners. But beware of what comes next.
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In preparation of today's mark-up of the NIH appropriations bill in the Senate and other activities, I sent this note to Senator Susan Collins' office.
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I swear one of my cats understands English but she will NOT do what you ask. (She does the opposite, that's how you know.)
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Trump administration moves to ban concentrated 7-OH, kratom-related synthetic
FDA says it is not focused on ‘natural kratom leaf products’
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/7...
Trump administration moves to ban concentrated 7-OH, kratom-related synthetic
“We’re not targeting the kratom leaf or ground-up kratom,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.
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Given state of NIH this is smart also cats.
