Trump administration has deleted or altered nearly 400 federal datasets on public health, education and safety standards The Guardian | August 24, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/24/trump-administration-has-deleted-or-altered-nearly-400-federal-datasets-on-public-health-education-and-safety-standards/ America’s official data trove is quietly shrinking, and nobody in charge is explaining why. A Guardian investigation by reporters Amy Qin and Flávio Pessoa found that the Trump administration has deleted at least 28 federal datasets and altered 338 more since January 2025, touching public health, education, and safety records across more than 60 agencies.

Medicine stopped shaking hands. We should start again A brief moment of human connection can make a big difference

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/24/doctors-hand-shakes-patients-research/ By Zain KhawajaAug. 24, 2026 Khawaja is an emergency medicine resident physician at Northwestern University.

FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy trial again due to safety concerns Five patients were found to have small masses on their spines

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/24/fda-pauses-regenxbio-gene-therapy-trial-hunter-syndrome-safety-concerns/ By Jason MastAug. 24, 2026 General Assignment Reporter

Americans bought 12% less soda under new SNAP restrictions, study says SNAP bans on soda and candy are a major talking point of the Make America Healthy Again movement

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/24/snap-restrictions-12-percent-drop-soda-purchases/ By Sarah ToddAug. 24, 2026 Reporter, Commercial Determinants of Health

Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine triumph The drugmakers overcame rampant doubts, logistical challenges, and the pandemic

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/24/inside-moderna-and-merck-cancer-vaccine-triumph/ By Matthew Herper, Jason Mast, and Angus ChenAug. 24, 2026

The Next Frontier in Metastatic CRPC: The EZH2 Pathway and Emerging Therapies Authors: Elena Castro, MD, PhD; Michael Schweizer, MD; Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/next-frontier-metastatic-crpc-ezh2-pathway-and-emerging-2026a10009uq?page=1&src=mkmcmr_driv_stan_mscpedu_260824-OUS-HONC-next-frontier-metastatic-crpc-ezh2-pathway-and-emerging-2026a10009uq-cta&uac=148436CN

Day 1 - Public Meeting on Listeria monocytogenes Prevention