{"id":81486,"date":"2026-04-21T17:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rfk-jr-to-face-four-gop-doctors-at-senate-hearings\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:34:47","slug":"rfk-jr-to-face-four-gop-doctors-at-senate-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rfk-jr-to-face-four-gop-doctors-at-senate-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. to face four GOP doctors at Senate hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>You\u2019re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT\u2019s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.\u00a0Sign up here\u00a0to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For National Library Week, STAT is offering 60% off subscriptions. 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