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Briefing: New AI Model Predicts Record High Dipole Moments in Unexpected Molecules

Strategic angle: A groundbreaking machine learning model simplifies the search for innovative molecules by accurately predicting electric dipole moments.

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Briefing: Medicare Chief Discusses TrumpRx's Narrow Focus

Strategic angle: Today's biotech news includes insights from the Medicare director on the scope of TrumpRx and the FDA's approval of high-dose Wegovy.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

Strategic angle: From new hires to departures and promotions, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: A conversation with the ‘godfather’ of biotech

Strategic angle: This week on 'The Readout LOUD,' a conversation with biotech 'godfather' Stelios Papadapolous live from #STATBreakthrough.

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Briefing: Perceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers

Strategic angle: Income and wealth disparities have widened significantly, correlating with the rise of populist parties in Europe.

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Briefing: DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case

Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2

Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: ‘Yes to fields of wheat, no to fields of iron’: how the world’s greenest country soured on solar

Strategic angle: In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas could play a deciding factor in the national elections on Tuesday.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: All the highlights from STAT’s Breakthrough Summit East

Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter, the highlights from #STATBreakthrough, a ruling against Kennedy’s gender-affirming care declaration, and more.

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Briefing: Pharmalittle: Insights on TrumpRx and Wegovy

Strategic angle: Exploring expectations around TrumpRx and a new high-dose version of Wegovy.

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Briefing: Smile mission set for April 9 launch to image Earth's magnetic field in X-rays

Strategic angle: The Smile mission is set to launch on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Long-term road surveys reveal widespread declines in South African birds of prey

Strategic angle: A comprehensive study has revealed substantial declines in many of South Africa's birds of prey (raptors) over the past 16 years, raising fresh concerns about the conservation status of several iconic and threatened species.

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Briefing: A new entanglement-enhanced quantum sensing scheme

Strategic angle: Quantum scientists unveil advancements in quantum sensing technologies utilizing entanglement.

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Briefing: U.K. to Reassess Cost-Effectiveness of Alzheimer's Drugs

Strategic angle: Following successful appeals from drugmakers, the U.K. is reviewing the cost-effectiveness of two new Alzheimer's treatments.

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Briefing: Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says

Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.

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Briefing: Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms

Strategic angle: The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest highlights the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to global warming.

Editorial Staff Mar 20

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Briefing: NASA returns moon rocket to pad, eyeing April 1 launch

Strategic angle: NASA on Thursday began returning its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon, after completing necessary repairs.

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Briefing: A family’s giving to the Broad Institute’s research tops $1 billion

Strategic angle: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is poised to receive a massive injection of cash to fund research in the understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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Briefing: Congress must fix the No Surprises Act before it bankrupts patients and employers

Strategic angle: James Gelfand and Patricia Kelmar argue for urgent reforms to the No Surprises Act to protect patients and employers from financial ruin.

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Briefing: Tobacco could get a boost from the farm bill. How does that square with MAHA?

Strategic angle: The farm bill shows politicians catering to the agriculture industry risk losing the support of MAHA while running afoul of public health goals.

Editorial Staff Mar 20