Recon: FDA takes on DTC ads, going after Hims & Hers; Kennedy appoints 5 new ACIP members

• Kennedy appoints five new members to US vaccine panel (Reuters)
• Targeting Hims & Hers, F.D.A. Takes on a New Type of Drug Advertiser (The New York Times)
• Let the rulemaking begin: Why direct-to-consumer drug ads deserve a closer look (STAT)
• Marty Makary deems DTC drug advertising 'a public health crisis' (Fierce Pharma)
• UnitedHealth Is Spending Big on Trump Allies to Fix Its Washington Problems (The Wall Street Journal)
• The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (STAT)

• AstraZeneca shares down 3% after rating cut, UK investment pause (Reuters)
• Novartis signs up to $5.7 billion licensing deal with Monte Rosa Therapeutics (Reuters)
• WHO backs weight-loss drugs for obesity and urges change in mindset (Reuters)
• Novo Nordisk’s Diabetes Pill Gets EU Label Extension For Heart Benefits (The Wall Street Journal)
• BMS sells majority stake in historic US-China pharmaceutical JV (Fierce Pharma)

• Colgate to change toothpaste packaging to address Texas AG fluoride concerns (Reuters)
• aTyr hits record low as lung disease drug fails in late-stage trial (Reuters)
• Updated: Novartis extends deal spree with $120M for Monte Rosa's immune degraders (Endpoints)
• Exclusive: Lila Sciences is closing in on $300M+ fundraise at $1B+ valuation, to scale up its bet on autonomous science (Endpoints)
• Abbott links with Hallmark Channel on 'heartfelt' holiday film (Fierce Pharma)

• FDA will convene an advisory committee to tackle AI mental health device regulation (STAT)
• Lila Sciences says it has raised $235M to go 'all gas, no brake' on its AI-for-science bet (Endpoints)
• Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they? (MedTech Dive)
• Intuitive da Vinci 5 updates offer feedback during surgery (MedTech Dive)
• B. Braun buys True Digital Surgery for microscopy technology (MedTech Dive)
• Breast Tissue Regeneration: Tensive’s Journey To Restore ‘Wholeness’ For Cancer Survivors (MedTech Insight)

• The MAHA children’s health report falls short on better pesticide regulation (STAT)
• Ditching Ultraprocessed Foods Can Be Hard. Here’s Where to Start. (The Wall Street Journal)

• Why Trump’s former surgeon general wants Kennedy removed: ‘an absolute failure of leadership’ (STAT)
• Inside the hospital ‘war rooms’ bracing for Medicaid cuts (STAT)
• HHS to have Rensselaer investigate question of autism-vaccine link (STAT)
• Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds (Reuters)
• FTC’s New Healthcare Division Chief Is Former Antitrust Prosecutor (MedTech Insight)