OMG. Arena BioWorks, an ambitious biomedical institute backed by billionaires, abruptly shuts down www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/a... via @statnews.com

Important new analysis from @matthewherper.bsky.social and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social about the ongoing situation at FDA. This quote from an agency staffer sums up the potential concerns. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...

Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and 'embarassing' ‘soap opera’ 'clown show' www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...

Lawsuit against top FDA drug regulator is packed with incendiary texts, emails Because of course it is. www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/g... via @statnews.com

FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation CDER Director George Tidmarsh is accused of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on former associate www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...

Below, GSK CEO Emma Walmsley meets Baby KJ, the child who was treated with CRISPR gene editing by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It was one of the biggest moment from #STATSummit. You can read about that moment and more here: www.statnews.com/2025/10/24/p...

Insightful piece from @matthewherper.bsky.social that captures both the hopes being made possible by medical innovation and the concerns facing both drugmakers and the public. It's also in front of the @statnews.com paywall.

The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man Nature surveyed scientists about their favourite cinematic moments to celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“Nobody succeeded ever, yet,” Moderna's Stephen Hoge said. “Now you can add our name to that long list of companies and academics that haven’t been able to show benefit.” Read more from @jasonmast.bsky.social and @matthewherper.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/22/m...

At a gathering of biopharma executives, a moment of wonder — and also of worry Industry confronts an era of innovation in the shadow of concerns about public trust, pricing My takeaways from last week's #STATSummit www.statnews.com/2025/10/24/p...

STAT's @matthewherper.bsky.social asks Eli Lily's Daniel Skovronsky about hiring Peter Marks and the revolving door of talent at the FDA. #STATSummit

VERY TROUBLING NEWS REGARDING NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORS A new appointment for NIEHS 1/3

Baby KJ’s doctors will ask FDA this winter to OK a clinical trial of pioneering gene editing approach Squirming toddler with a rare liver disease leaves barely a dry eye at #STATSummit www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/b...

Baby KJ, in a tiny tuxedo, shows up at the #STATSummit. His parents Kyle and Nicole Muldoon give an update on how he’s doing after his life-saving CRISPR treatment for a rare liver disease earlier this year. Read their story: www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/c...

At #STATSummit, Doctor Mike says medical organizations like the American Medical Association are losing the information war against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy.

At the #STATSummit, we asked Rochelle Walensky:"What are you most worried about for the next decade in science and medicine?" Her reply 👇

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all. Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees. acasignups.net/rate_changes...

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

My first post as head of KSJ! Our first public event. This Thursday. Cambridge. Science journalism in a time of crisis. It's going to be 🔥. Join me and @katherinejwu.com @aniloza.bsky.social @sarareardon.bsky.social @akuchment.bsky.social @jeremyfaust.bsky.social and @edenmedina.bsky.social

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives www.statnews.com/2025/10/02/f... via @statnews.com

NEWS: The federal govt is sending NYC’s top disease control official to Arizona for a months-long stint at an Indian Health Service facility. That could complicate local infectious disease response efforts. “If we have an outbreak, then we’re fucked,” a city health department staffer told me.

"[I]t all happened without it being clear to the outside world exactly what Pfizer had given up or what the United States has gained. (Much will depend on the details of the agreements laid out Tuesday.)" Pfizer described the agreement as "voluntary" and "confidential," exacerbating this challenge.

Trump, Pfizer, and the art of a drug pricing deal www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/w... via @statnews.com

Now we have a fact sheet released by the White House. It does not provide clear answers to most of the Qs below. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

I mean, seriously? Top FDA official spouts off about a drug on LinkedIn. This is not normal. www.statnews.com/2025/09/29/f... via @statnews.com

Trump to roll out plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/t...

CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten today on RFK Jr’s approval ratings

My colleague @matthewherper.bsky.social with a great explainer on what the science does/doesn't show with tylenol and leucovorin. www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/t...

Anthony Letai of Dana-Farber is the front-runner to lead National Cancer Institute, NIH's largest institute. Nice exclusive via @matthewherper.bsky.social and @angusrohan.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/n...

Trump says Cuba has ‘virtually no autism.’ That’s news to Cuban doctors www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/a...

Great news! Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/h... via @statnews.com

Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible” In Q&A, Drew Weissman says vast literature shows Covid shots are safe, refutes claims from Retsef Levi www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...

The head of ACIP, the CDC vaccine advisory panel, comes out swinging, in a big way. Via @matthewherper.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/c...

At the ACIP meeting, Kulldorff keeps going back to the story of the J&J vaccine. What he gets wrong is that I don't think a vaccine with that serious a side effect had a chance in that market. Here is my story on that sad tale. www.statnews.com/2021/12/17/t...

HHS abruptly cancels CDC meeting with RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist as scrutiny mounts www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/r... via @statnews.com

Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m... via @statnews.com

CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/c...

CDC has been ‘censored’ and ‘politicized’ under RFK Jr., former officials plan to say www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/c... via @statnews.com

A great column from @pharmalot on why the Trump admin's attack on direct-to-consumer drug ads may actually... work!!!???? www.statnews.com/2025/09/12/f...

And if you're having trouble accessing this, try our new 10th anniversary subscription sale: 10 months of STAT+ for $10/mo: marketing.statnews.com/stat-10th-st...

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

Some really important clarity — insofar as clarity exists — to simple questions here: Can anyone get a Covid shot if they want one? And if not, why not? Via @matthewherper.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/c...

Can anyone get a Covid shot if they want one? No Despite what Secretary Kennedy said -- and he and Warren both seemed to be confused about our confusing system. #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/c...

Pfizer’s CEO defends Covid vaccines, suggests Trump may deserve a Nobel Peace Prize #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/p...

This is a fantastic thread summarizing the data on the mRNA covid shots.

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

"Anti-vaxxers think Trump's saying Pfizer lied to him. Public health people think he’s trying to create daylight with RFK." Trump's latest post is a Rorschach test. lnkd.in/eZTSqpjH

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