The National Cancer Institute, the federal research agency charged with leading the war against the nation’s second-largest killer, is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official. New from me @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

On this week's #WTHealth podcast: HHS gets funded, but will RFK Jr. follow Congress's priorities or his own? Plus ACA negotiations break down, again. With @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @joannekenen.bsky.social. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

US health officials plan to test infant formula ingredients used in a wide variety of brands to see whether contamination that causes botulism is a greater risk than previously thought, Kyle Diamantas, FDA's deputy commissioner for human foods, told me www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

High-profile baby formula recalls rocking companies in Europe and the US have exposed a weakness in an industry that has been increasingly trying to fashion itself as more and more like breast milk: The more sophisticated it becomes, the harder it is to keep safe www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Exclusive with @annaedney.bsky.social ! Four democratic senators sent a letter to RFK Jr. demanding answers for his changes to vaccine court and outlining ways he and his allies have the potential to benefit. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scoop with @jessicanix.bsky.social Health officials found spores that can cause infant botulism at a supplier for formula-maker ByHeart as part of their investigation into an outbreak that sickened dozens of babies, according to a document viewed by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

our first #WTHealth podcast of 2026 now up! @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social join me to break down the latest on the ACA fight, changes to the vaccine schedule and food pyramid, and more. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

"While children in California, which does not allow for nonmedical vaccine exemptions, are vaccinated against measles at 96 percent, there is not a single county in Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah or Wisconsin whose kindergarten rates meet herd immunity protection."

Target & Walmart received warnings from the FDA after regulators found recalled ByHeart formula on store shelves. Target even had ByHeart formula on sale for $2 off more than a week after all of the formula was recalled for being linked to a baby botulism outbreak www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Abbott said it might have to stop selling certain types of its Similac baby formula. That was just the beginning. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

An outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart’s baby formula is much wider than initially thought, potentially dating back two years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

California is investigating 6 cases if infant botulism that occurred before the current outbreak linked to ByHeart The CA Dept of Public Health told me it first tested a can of ByHeart in the spring. It didn't find contamination but it can be hard to detect www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If China can restrict rare earth minerals, can it also restrict our drug supply? It's hard to predict but the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission reports today that the consequences could mean lost lives and rationed care in the US. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ByHeart is recalling all of its infant formula after 15 babies who drank it came down with botulism. ByHeart is a very small company and this shouldn't create shortages but it certainly is scary for parents www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Just in time for the holidays "Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners." (Scoop from @ikeswetlitz.bsky.social ) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Great story from Rebecca Robbins highlighting how the generic drug industry is left behind in Trump's proclamations about bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the US www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/h...

new #WTHealth up! @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, @annaedney.bsky.social, @joannekenen.bsky.social and I on shutdown latest, another Rx deal for Trump, and layoffs at HHS. Plus @louisenorris.bsky.social on Medicare Open Enrollment for 2026. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

The administration's new immigrant visa rules are set to hit hospitals in 3 states hardest. All 3 voted for Trump. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts www.popsci.com/environment/...

New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday — new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women — new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment — new NIH data science initiatives underway

SCOOP: Trump health officials plan to link covid vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans should get the shots, per sources. W @rachelroubein.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

SCOOP: The CDC intends to fund a study on the links between vaccines and autism, a disproven theory. More here for @bloomberg.com : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

new #WTHealth podcast up! Join me, @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social to discuss the latest health budget news, the MAHA report, and banning drug ads on TV? kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Seems like some celebrity chefs would rather sacrifice everyone's health than learn to cook differently (or lose revenue on the environmentally harmful crap they sell). Manufacturing with forever chemicals is widely harmful to so many communities. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

My daughter (5 years old) yesterday: "It's great we have newspapers now and don't have to get news off our phones." I've been making a point to read the physical paper at breakfast since she was tiny so she sees it and internalizes it. Subscribe, the kids notice!

This is an impressive list @statnews.com -- full of impactful journalism worth revisiting www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/s...

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

In my @bloomberg.com Big Take out today I explored how Hologic pushed a medical device on breast cancer patients despite hundreds of complaints, most of which stayed buried until now

A small medical device was supposed to transform breast cancer care. The FDA approved it without clinical trials or even sufficient proof it would work. Then, when complaints from women tormented by the device began flowing in, they were hidden for years…until now www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids. The AAP is recommending that all children ages 6 months through 23 months receive a coronavirus vaccine to help protect against serious illness. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

So many of these food company announcements on artificial dyes are not all they're cracked up to be. Thankfully, my colleague @deenashanker.bsky.social is on top of it. I really love the "line extensions as a form of political appeasement" idea 😂 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Costco decided not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, a decision hailed by a group of faith-based activists. Now, they are eyeing CVS and Walgreens. From me and Jeff Green for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Medicare Advantage is costing taxpayers $550 billion this year. UnitedHealth Group and a web of business partners have built a research apparatus — replete with flawed studies and papers — to push back against critics and ward off attempts at MA reform. www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/u...

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

"Halfway through 2025, the US’s total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades." www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @jessicanix.bsky.social

If you’re worried about PFAS in our food system Northwestern University has some good news: #PFAS #ResearchMatters #NorthwesternU

Generic cancer drugs used around the world fail quality tests, investigation shows: Chemotherapy with too little or too much active ingredient puts patients at risk. www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/g... via @statnews.com

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

There was a lot of health policy news this week, too! Catch up with #WTHealth podcast. This week featuring @joannekenen.bsky.social, @annaedney.bsky.social, and @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social, plus a chat with Doug Holtz-Eakin all about CBO! kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

This week's KFF "What the Health" podcast. Vaccines. NIH. Vaccines. Medicaid. Vaccines. Medicare. and as usual, some other interesting health talk. @julierovner.bsky.social @annaedney.bsky.social @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social and me. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

"As Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists, medical schools and regulators for taking money from the food and pharmaceutical industries, she has promoted dozens of health and wellness products...in ways that put money in her own pocket." apnews.com/article/surg...

Thanks to our loyal #WTHealth podcast listeners for sticking with us for 400 episodes! More to come from the smartest health reporters in Washington. :) kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Trapped in Treatment: Antidepressant Research Has Ignored Withdrawal! www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/tra... via @peoplespharmacy #antidepressant #withdrawal #PAWS #depression #health

Heads up UTI sufferers: ❌Azo (phenazopyridine) is not FDA approved ❌The National Toxicology Program says it is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” ❌Azo can cause respiratory failure ❌Many doctors and patients have no idea www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

UnitedHealth Group mistakenly sent us confidential talking points that were prepared for the company's shareholder meeting this week. @caseyross.bsky.social, @tarabannow.bsky.social, and I wrote about the document and how executives prepared to assuage investors. www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/u...

Thank you to Bob Langreth, Tanaz Meghjani, and Rachael Dottle for the rigorous reporting and for sharing my family's experience as part of this piece. Especially important as we hear about all of the "breakthroughs" at ASCO.

There's a test that can help warn cancer patients they might, in rare cases, die a horrible death from chemo but most aren't given the option to take it. A sad, illuminating story from @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Q: A NOTUS investigation found the MAHA commission report cites studies that appear to not exist. Does the WH have confidence in the info coming from HHS? LEAVITT: Yes. I understand there were some formatting issues but it does not negate the substance Q: Did they use AI? L: I can't speak to that

RFK Jr's "MAHA" report is filled with references to studies that literally do not exist, or that completely misinterpret the studies' findings. “We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher. www.notus.org/health-scien...

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