STAT+: El-Sayed claps back at RFK Jr., and FDA’s ‘enforcement discretion’ on peptides

This is STAT’s D.C. Diagnosis newsletter President Donald Trump in front of a screen showing Democratic senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed.Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images John writes about the politics of health care, and he is the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. You can reach John on Signal at John_Wilkerson.07. You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Care to test your knowledge of which fellas Trump thinks are hot? Send news tips and hunks to [email protected] or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal. El-Sayed’s clapback Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan. He’s also “a second-generation immigrant, a federally funded health equity researcher, a former local public health director, and an evangelist for single-payer health care,” according to Anil Oza’s profile. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts. Already have an account? Log in View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe John writes about the politics of health care, and he is the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. You can reach John on Signal at John_Wilkerson.07.