Let STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explain what is happening at the CDC. www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/k...

The CDC has a full-blown crisis on its hands. A *lot* happened at the agency in the last week. In this new video, I break down the wild sequence of firings and resignations, and the aftermath. I also learn why it is "Centers," plural (kinda obvious in retrospect.) @statnews.com youtu.be/hzc4YX39ry0

New video- @brittanytrang.com just wrote a great new piece about how the use of AI by doctors could increase medical bills. She joined me to talk about it in the newest STATus Report. @statnews.com

Last Tuesday, RFK Jr. announced $500 million in cuts to mRNA research. He made the announcement with a short video post on X, and in this week's episode of STATus Report, @aniloza.bsky.social joins me to break it down in detail. @statnews.com

STAT reporter @matthewherper.bsky.social and I met with @billgates.bsky.social this morning in Boston. Here's what his had to say about the role of his foundation amid deep U.S. spending cuts to aid. @statnews.com

Sarepta and the FDA have gone back and forth over the last two weeks about which patients can access the gene therapy Elevidys. It's been a confusing, whiplash-inducing saga. I broke down the whole timeline, from its 1st approval to news that broke last night. youtu.be/XXf1KoOAhBw @statnews.com

I had just finished editing a new video on all the latest twists and turns with Sarepta's gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, when news broke that Vinay Prasad, the FDA official overseeing it, was out. Full video tomorrow! @statnews.com

STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social goes on a Make America Healthy Again food crawl. See what he discovered: www.statnews.com/2025/07/23/m...

STAT's extremely fun @alexhogan.bsky.social tries beef tallow fries and compares cane sugar Coke to corn-syrup Coke in his latest video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCib...

MAHA prefers Coke with cane sugar, fries made with beef tallow, and ice cream with no synthetic dyes. Experts say those ingredients don't really make the foods any healthier. But what *I* wanted to know is if they made them taste any better. So I went on a mini MAHA food crawl for @statnews.com

Could GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic reduce cravings for other substances — or behaviors like gambling — the way they reduce food cravings? In this @statnews.com vid @levfacher.bsky.social and I chat with a doctor who is prescribing GLP-1s off-label to his addiction patients youtu.be/80UgDXeNN3g

There have officially been more U.S. measles cases in 2025 than in any year since 1992. In this new video I talk about how incredibly contagious measles is and I chat with @helenbranswell.bsky.social about what might be next for the current outbreak @statnews.com youtu.be/x66MBev07XI

New video! STAT just published a wild story about a medical device company that went all-in on bitcoin. I spoke with reporters Casey Ross and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social about the whole saga. We also unexpectedly get turned into cartoons by AI! youtu.be/8XYpnnoGTwY @statnews.com

Bill Cassidy is challenging RFK Jr. about his changes to ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel. I chatted with @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social a couple weeks ago about why Cassidy is uniquely positioned to question RFK Jr.'s decisions @statnews.com

Research funding has unexpected benefits. A lizard study led to Ozempic STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explains: www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/n...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Story here, will be updating: www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/s...

New video! I look at how obscure research can lead to amazing discoveries, in light of how a US district court ruled that some NIH grant terminations are ‘void and illegal.’ Features a clip from Reed Jobs, venture fund founder and son of Apple founder Steve Jobs. @statnews.com youtu.be/oIPYHfROxng

In case you need to get caught up on this ACIP news, here's a little background from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and I @statnews.com

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

The FDA released new Covid vaccine recommendations this week. Short video from me about what that means for people who are healthy, under 65 years old, and would like to get a Covid booster - @statnews.com

I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

Highly recommend this explainer from @alexhogan.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/05/08/p...

I took a look into the hype around peptides in this new video for @statnews.com . What are they? How can there be a peptide for so many different conditions/ailments/cosmetic issues, etc? Who is selling them? How reliably safe are they? All that and more youtu.be/xX7rWXK5ME0?...

It's been 100 days since President Trump took office. Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives. www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/t...

The US government is the single largest employer of veterans, people who've served their country at their own peril. Some of these people are among those cast aside in the reductions in force layoffs. An important but gut-wrenching read. www.statnews.com/2025/04/17/f...

ICYMI- @statnews.com special report on the state of the HHS and other federal health agencies (CDC, FDA, CMS, NIH) amid deep job cuts and turmoil. A *ton* of STAT reporters contributed and demonstrated why they are the best anywhere at covering this moment t.co/Ue19e3an0V

Will Trump’s new tariffs increase the cost of drugs? On Tuesday, The president announced sweeping tariffs, including 10% baseline tariffs on all imports and even higher rates for countries that the administration considers unfair trade partners.

What do the Trump administrations tariffs mean for the pharmaceutical industry? New short vid @statnews.com h/t to my STAT colleagues @elaineywchen.bsky.social and Ed Silverman

I obtained a recording of Makary's first address to staff as FDA commissioner. Heavy on MAHA, little on day-to-day functions at FDA or about the layoffs that tore thru HHS yesterday. Read more here: www.statnews.com/2025/04/02/f...

"Bloodbath" across multiple U.S. health agencies today- my colleague Alexa Lee explains the extent of the layoffs @statnews.com youtu.be/1OQOfgX8dtI?...

Ever wondered about the science behind "Severance"? I spoke to Vijay Agarwal, the neurosurgeon who consults on the show, for the First Opinion Podcast: www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/s...

Bill Nye is worried about US federal health agencies and didn’t mince words when speaking to @statnews.com yesterday youtube.com/shorts/Ja0gF...

This panel during yesterday's @statnews.com #BreakthroughSummit was inspirational. Really fired up attendees. www.statnews.com/2025/03/21/r...

“The word ‘science’ is in the US Constitution." Bill Nye gives a passionate speech at the #STATBreakthrough Summit.

"This is not an administration that's known for being terribly forgiving. Are you putting your jobs at risk by speaking out?" "Hell, yes." Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson on the need for scientists to speak out despite personal risks at #STATBreakthrough:

White House pulling Weldon’s nomination as #CDC director, over concerns about his anti-vax background. Not sure how that squares with having an overtly anti-vax #HHS secretary. www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/t...

Today, for no reason in particular, we wanted to remind you that you can follow STAT's incredible staff here in this Bluesky starter pack. go.bsky.app/7odqGRR

Not the first person to make this observation, but it's so striking how the media covered the crack epidemic as a problem caused by black/urban drug users and the fentanyl epidemic as a problem imposed externally on white/rural drug users.

Make sure you read @ericboodman.bsky.social's excellent profile of Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to lead NIH, before his confirmation hearing tomorrow: www.statnews.com/2025/03/04/j...

So this is what RFK's "radical transparency" looks like, from @isabellacueto.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

Yesterday I caught Pfizer making some telling changes to their DEI page. @elaineywchen.bsky.social tried to get the company to explain, but they only gave her a generic statement. Judge for yourself, we’ve got all the edits here, annotated: www.statnews.com/2025/02/27/p...

There’s a measles outbreak in Texas with more than 100 cases. Here’s an explainer I did a few years back on why it can be so unbelievably contagious. Now in youtube short form! youtube.com/shorts/6Aa_Y...

Under siege after a tragedy, UnitedHealth grapples with fresh security threats and a customer backlash

Some patients may be losing *too much* weight with Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, now in clinical trial. But drastic weight-loss numbers excite wall street, even if some experts worry it’s too much. My colleague @elaineywchen.bsky.social explains: youtube.com/shorts/t15r7... @statnews.com

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is at the WH event marking Black History Month. He was introduced by Trump, and booed, loudly.

Well I have this going for me, which is nice

You absolutely must read this interview: FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division In candid interview, Jim Jones says moves will undercut RFK Jr.’s agenda www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/f... via @matthewherper.bsky.social

Be like Carrie! Contact me on Signal (usha.22) and end up being the lead of a story even if you aren't sure the info you have is helpful. We are journalists and not inside federal agencies. We don't have magic knowledge. We need you to help us expose what is happening. We'll protect your identity.

#News: FDA cuts hit AI division, even as Trump invests in the technology

There’s been 3 separate fights in the first 9 seconds of the USA v Canada hockey game lol