Mike Stobbe

FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism apnews.com/article/autism…

The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned. apnews.com/article/hoeg-u…

Louisiana town saves its 116-year-old newspaper - ‘Dedicated to the people’s right to know’ #lagov #lalege shreveporttimes.com/story/news/202…

A European Medicines Agency committee gave its nod to acoziborole, made by Sanofi. The decision is seen as a crucial step to making the medicine available in Congo, the country with the most sleeping sickness cases. apnews.com/article/sleepi…

The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating. apnews.com/article/organ-…

More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its rollback of vaccine recommendations for children, calling the move an illegal threat to public health. apnews.com/article/childh…

US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived. apnews.com/article/how-ma…

An unmistakable pall hangs over the Georgia’s Capitol, with leaders earnestly asking one another whether the FBI’s raid was a prelude to election officials being frogmarched out in handcuffs. Democrats were in no mood to tiptoe around the moment. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/…

US says it has finalized withdrawal from World Health Organization. apnews.com/article/world-…

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization apnews.com/article/world-…

Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said Thursday. apnews.com/article/guinea…

Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate apnews.com/article/hot-ye…

At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment apnews.com/article/stds-f…

ProPublica: Last year, three of Starship’s five launches exploded at unexpected points on their flight paths, twice raining flaming debris over congested commercial airways and disrupting flights. propublica.org/article/spacex…

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation apnews.com/article/united…

A rule change proposed by the Florida Department of Health would eliminate requirements that Florida children receive the hepatitis B, varicella and Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib vaccines in order to attend public or private K-12 schools. apnews.com/article/florid…

ICYMI: Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, public health and some other fields face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn’t consider them professional programs. apnews.com/article/nursin…

A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. apnews.com/article/bird-f…

Flu activity is low but worries about a new flu variant and vaccination rates. apnews.com/article/flu-co…

Six babies in California who consumed ByHeart formula were treated for botulism between November 2024 and June 2025, up to nine months before the outbreak that has sickened at least 31 babies in 15 states. apnews.com/article/byhear…