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. @lizzylawrence.bsky.social takes a look at the lead up to Vinay Prasad's abrupt departure from #FDA. The now former #CBER head "wasn’t able to outrun his firebrand persona," she writes. www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/v...

New video- my new @statnews.com colleague @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and I chat about RFK Jr.'s dismissal of all the members of ACIP, CDC's vaccine advisory board. Also I'm going to be doing a video every week now so please wish me luck (and like & subscribe plz) youtu.be/brVDswDpaeQ

Former FDA Commissioner @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social suggests RFK Jr.'s proposal to perhaps allow H5N1 bird flu to spread freely through flocks is unwise — for birds and for humans. www.statnews.com/2025/03/20/h...

Boosting this! Please re-skeet! Any intrepid (or highly skeptical) scientists out there using Google's AI co-scientist tool? Would love to talk to you about your experience. ✉️ [email protected] Signal: btrang.01 🧪⚗️⚛️🧬🔭🧫👩‍🔬 #science #chemsky #AcademicSky #AI #journorequest

The Trump-DOGE layoffs are rippling across federal health agencies, hitting medical regulators, AI experts, and people trying to improve Medicare and Medicaid. Stellar work from STAT's team on a holiday weekend. www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t...

Welcome to the MAHA era: statnews.com/2025/02/05/r... by @isabellacueto.bsky.social

TOMORROW We are launching a brand new subscriber-only newsletter — AI Prognosis Every week, have help understanding the rapidly changing nature of AI in health and medicine. Penned by STAT's @brittanytrang.bsky.social Subscribe now: www.statnews.com/signup/ai-pr...

How Trump's buyouts and potential layoffs could undermine crucial work at the FDA: www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/f... by @lizzylawrence.bsky.social

With Bill Cassidy's support, RFK Jr. is likely to become President Trump's top health official: www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/r...

How Trump's tariffs could increase health care costs: www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/t...

Biden took steps to protect a key vaccine advisory committee ahead of Trump/RFK Jr., but it may not be enough www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/v...

“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house." Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded. www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...

Bernie Sanders asked RFK Jr. about his former nonprofit's anti-vaccine onesies, underscoring ongoing questions about the nominees (changed?) views on shots www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r... by @owermohle.bsky.social

"Are you supportive of these onesies??" Sen. Sanders pressed RFK Jr. on onesies sold by the Children's Health Defense, which he chaired until recently. The onesies are inscribed with “Unvaxxed, Unafraid” and “No vax. No problem.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r...

A couple of minutes ago, RFK Jr. said "I was called a conspiracy theorist because I said fluoride lowered IQ. Last week JAMA published a metareview of 87 studies saying there is a direct inverse correlation between IQ loss ..." we covered that study (& why many researchers took issue w/ it)

RFK Jr. and the case of the onesies: Concerns about vaccine views flare at confirmation hearing. Via @owermohle.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r...

Some very illuminating exchanges in here

If you're trying to keep up with how the Trump administration's directives are impacting Colorado, the @denverpost.com has you covered: Trump’s federal spending freeze sends Colorado officials scrambling, with billions at stake; state AG plans to sue www.denverpost.com/2025/01/28/d...

As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f... via @statnews.com

So proud of @statnews.com team and the work done in the early days of the Trump administration to get readers answers to questions that very much affect their lives. statnews.com/2025/01/28/f... (1/2)

Are Medicaid payments going to be paused? More confusion as sites freeze across the country. “It’s pretty obvious they just threw a big breaker switch on the federal government.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

Sorting through more confusion, thanks to @rachelcohrs.bsky.social, @tarabannow.bsky.social, @bobjherman.bsky.social, @levfacher.bsky.social, and @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

The Trump admin: Freezes federal grants, but "mandatory programs like Medicaid and SNAP will continue without pause." Meanwhile, states were locked out of their Medicaid fund accounts. Complete confusion for a program that covers 79 million people. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

Did the Trump administration mean to freeze Medicaid? According to a new memo, no. But are Medicaid programs having trouble accessing money? From what we know now: Yes. The @statnews.com team sorts out fact from fiction here: 🩺 www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

New: Here's what we know about today's Medicaid chaos (yes, that's FIVE bylines). www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/f...

Significant @statnews.com reporting here on RFK Jr. and vaccine strategy by @rachelcohrs.bsky.social @owermohle.bsky.social. Confirmation hearings start tomorrow. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/r...

New NIH acting director attempts to clarify for anxious staff what they can and cannot do during communication blackout—Ongoing clinical trials can continue, projects started before 1/20 can continue with procurement. Exclusive from @owermohle.bsky.social : www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/n...

Trying to clear up some of the chaos: #NIH's acting director attempts to clarify for anxious staff what they can and cannot do during the new administration's "communications pause," @owermohle.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/n...

“There has been confusion on the scope of the pause,” said a memo from acting #NIH director Matthew Memoli viewed by STAT. The truth about what's allowed: Ongoing clinical trials can continue, and projects that started before January 20 can continue with procurement More: 🧪🧬🧫💉💊🔬

No time like the present to do some killer reporting on health and medicine out of Washington, amid sweeping change. Know a candidate interested in @statnews.com? Re-posts welcome. www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

🚨 Job Alert: STAT is hiring a DC correspondent! www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

STAT is hiring. We are looking for an enterprising, versatile, curious, and hard-charging reporter to join our Washington D.C. bureau at this unique moment in our country’s history. www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

Do you want to write ambitious, impactful stories about how politics and advocacy shape health care? STAT is hiring a Washington correspondent: www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

STAT's hiring a D.C. correspondent to write about national health care policy and politics. Apply! www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

Covering Trump's second term and its implications for the fields of public health, science, drug regulation and health care is a hugely important job. @statnews.com's looking for someone to join our team. Great opportunity here! www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

Do you work at a federal health or science agency? Tell @statnews.com how the start of Trump's second term is affecting you and your work: www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t... You can also reach out by email or Signal (info in my bio, use a personal device)

Have a story about how the HHS/NIH pause, stalled funding/data, withdrawn diversity supplement opportunities, or related changes are affecting you/your team, or know someone who does? 👇

@statnews.com is hiring! We're looking for a Washington Correspondent. This is an incredible opportunity to join our DC bureau and dig in on important, impactful stories: www.statnews.com/careers/wash...

Trump's restrictions on comms and DEI are sparking chaos across federal health & science agencies: www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t... by @levfacher.bsky.social + a great team of @statnews.com reporters

This is a very good story on the uncertainty created by the disruption to NIH activity — and how the stakes are highest for the most junior scholars. There's also a submission form at the bottom to share your experiences if the pause has impacted you. www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...

Researchers worry that NIH funding and scientific updates to the public could be affected

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern, @aniloza.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... via @statnews.com

there's confusion as fed agencies cancel scientific meetings, including NIH study sections some pause on activities is expected, experts said, but many are on edge w/o knowing how long it will last w/ @pompanolab.bsky.social & @annikabarber.bsky.social 🧪🔬 www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...

From @rachelcohrs.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...

RFK Jr. to face key Senate committee hearing before end of the month www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... via @statnews.com

Colorado parents! Want to vent about child care costs, how hard it is to find, etc. etc? Tell me! I'm writing a @denverpost.com story. Here's a form you can fill out. Let's spotlight this issue! www.denverpost.com/2025/01/20/c...