PBMs warn Trump’s proposal to disclose drug prices is illegal PBMs want transparency rule on ice, but drug companies also want prices to stay hidden

https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/20/pbm-reform-proposal-draws-lobbyist-opposition/ By Bob HermanApril 20, 2026 Bob Herman is the author of Health Care Inc., an award-winning weekly newsletter about the business of health and medicine.

A controversy over research monkeys highlights ambiguity over health standards PETA accuses Pfizer of jeopardizing animal welfare and scientific integrity

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/04/20/animal-testing-peta-questions-pfizer-research-monkey-health/ By Ed SilvermanApril 20, 2026 Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

Even for trans adults, care is hard to find: ‘I could not do it on my own’ By Theresa GaffneyApril 20, 2026

Even for trans adults, care is hard to find: ‘I could not do it on my own’ How an LGBTQ+ center in Georgia is expanding trans medical care while it shrinks elsewhere https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/20/transgender-adults-caught-in-youth-gender-affirming-care-policies/

Viewpoint — AI doomsday projections: Will social media save us or make the panic worse? Nitasha Tiku | Washington Post | April 20, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/04/20/viewpoint-ai-doomsday-projections-will-social-media-save-us-or-make-the-panic-worse/

Does free will exist? Why you may have no choice but to read this article Sarah Scoles | MIT Review | April 20, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/04/20/does-free-will-exist-why-you-may-have-no-choice-but-to-read-this-article/

Despite disease surges, poll shows Kennedy-driven disinformation has left most Americans skeptical of vaccines Lauren Gardner | Politico | April 20, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/04/20/despite-disease-surges-poll-shows-kennedy-driven-disinformation-has-left-most-americans-skeptical-of-vaccines/

Viewpoint: ‘Make America Healthy Again” appeals to fake nostalgia about non-existent golden age Joe Schwarcz | April 20, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/04/20/viewpoint-make-america-healthy-again-appeals-to-fake-nostalgia-about-non-existent-golden-age/