Congressional appropriators have largely pushed back on Trump's proposals for the NIH: -Slight budget increase -No changes to indirect cost payments -Limits use of multiyear funding to FY25 levels (NOT FY24) From @jonathanwosen.bsky.social & I www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/n...

We and CNN reported that Anthony Letai of Dana Farber is the leading candidate now to lead the NCI. Word that he'd been tapped to lead the institute spread rapidly, and cancer researchers reacted w relief and optimism over the potential appointment www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/n...

Fifty cancer types in one liquid biopsy test: Exact Sciences enters the early-detection market, where it looks to compete with Grail. Interesting story via @angusrohan.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/11/e...

"We took an oath. You did too. Will you uphold yours?” Nearly 900 federal workers, including CDC and NIH staff, signed a letter to Congress urging it to protect medicine and science. Story via @angusrohan.bsky.social and @aniloza.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/f...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a striking turn, accuses ousted CDC director Susan Monarez of lying about the leadup to her firing, Andrew Joseph reports for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/h...

"Visible fractures": Analysis from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/k...

When Trump signed an EO signaling more political oversight of research it didn’t set off new alarm bells inside the NIH They’d already been ringing for months @mmolteni.bsky.social @angusrohan.bsky.social & I document how politicization has slowed the agency down www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/i...

Last month, I wrote about a new Trump policy requiring NIH to fund multiyear awards upfront, and concerns that it would shrink the number of new grants NIH could support. Those fears are now being realized. From me, @aniloza.bsky.social, & @angusrohan.bsky.social : www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/n...

How Republicans sidelined the health care industry and pushed through historic Medicaid cuts www.statnews.com/2025/07/08/t... via @statnews.com

White House unveils sweeping plan to try to lower U.S. drug prices www.statnews.com/2025/05/12/t... via @danielpayne.bsky.social for @statnews.com

STAT's been keeping track of the Trump government's actions in his first 100 days. See the timeline here: www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t... via @statnews.com

Just my colleagues being the best health journalists on the internet www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t... via @statnews.com

@kcmaine.bsky.social hi! I saw your post earlier that your stomach cancer study was shut down? Would you be open to speaking with me about that? Let me know! Thanks

Supreme Court to hear challenge to ACA rule requiring free preventive care, cancer screenings www.statnews.com/2025/04/17/k... from me @statnews.com

"This means close to a third of the agency’s top management is leaving or left recently." A wave of CDC departures -- that were not announced publicly. www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/c...

People genuinely don't know. Spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, colleagues, people on the street. Put up flyers and stickers (a roundup here): bsky.app/profile/pron...

NIH cuts halt 24-year program to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young adults www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/n... via @statnews.com

Trump promised that he would “get the cure for cancer.” But with the field eyeing losses in the 100s of millions of dollars, experts warn the administration could slow new discoveries, writes @angusrohan.bsky.social for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/t...

Cancer research has held a near-sacred spot in research. Now, experts told me, it's facing an unprecedented threat that's putting science - and lives - at risk. Paywalled, but let me know if you need a discount to STAT+! www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/t...

Former NIH director Francis Collins, once beloved in Washington, now worries for his safety there www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/f... via @statnews.com

Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n... via @statnews.com

Scientists thought that the govt would honor existing, ongoing grants. But late last week, the NIH terminated ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n... via @statnews.com

Funded LGBTQ+ health research is being terminated by the NIH with dishonest & disparaging form letters. www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n... By @angusrohan.bsky.social

The Trump administration quietly rehires some fired FDA employees. www.statnews.com/2025/02/23/f... via @statnews.com

President Trump had a testy exchange with Maine Governor Janet Mills over his threat to withhold federal funding from the state unless it bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports.

Mass layoffs leave federal employees with disabilities in the lurch www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/l... via @statnews.com

Seeing such excellent reporting today from many outlets on what people see as a full out assault on science by the Trump administration. Here's our story from yesterday if you missed it. (w/ @mmolteni.bsky.social @angusrohan.bsky.social @jonathanwosen.bsky.social) www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

Cuts are hitting hard, from @mmolteni.bsky.social, @usha.bsky.social, and @angusrohan.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

STAT has the scoop on Dr. Oz's ethics report www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/d... via @statnews.com

For anyone wondering how the trump policies impact real people, @ericboodman.bsky.social's story today is a MUST READ with his characteristic, poetic style bringing the point home in the very first graf. www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/i... via @statnews.com

DOGE hits NSF

I went on Democracy Now this morning to talk about the impact of the potential NIH cuts proposed by the Trump administration. Thanks for having me!

STAT's team came together quickly to get this comprehensive piece out on how deep the HHS cuts have gone. The loss of expertise and capacity in the fed health agencies is massive www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t... via @statnews.com

Proud of my STAT colleagues for winning the Polk Award for Health Care’s Colossus series -- STAT's 3rd in the last 5 years! Huge congratulations to @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @caseyross.bsky.social @bobjherman.bsky.social @tarabannow.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/s... via @statnews.com

Trump administration layoffs set to hit NIH are ‘devastating,’ former director Monica Bertagnolli says www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/n... via @statnews.com

Trump administration lays off FDA employees www.statnews.com/2025/02/15/t... via @statnews.com

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com

We learned that the Trump administration plans to fire thousands at health agencies STAT has often not been first on coverage, but we also bring context and depth. We do it with our years of expertise, but more than anything w/ ur help www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f... @statnews.com

NEW: “Let them have their list. We have important work to do.” Health equity researchers remain undaunted in the face of new lists (at NSF, now NIH and VA) banning certain keywords. With @darbysaxbe.bsky.social @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social and Rachel Hardeman. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/t...

More science agencies like the NIH and VA are also trying to figure out how to comply with Trump's executive orders on DEI and more targeting keywords like "trans" or "women" From @usha.bsky.social and @owermohle.bsky.social and myself www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/t... via @statnews.com

As Trump pauses enforcement of an anti-bribery law, will pharma engage in bad behavior? www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com

As outcry builds over Trump cuts to NIH payments, drugmakers are MIA www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/n... via @statnews.com

Larry Tabak, NIH’s longtime second-in-command, to retire   www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/n... via @statnews.com

With critical research dollars under threat, American scientists fear a brain drain as investigators looking to start a lab consider seeking scientific refuge in potentially more stable environments - a feature w/ @jonathanwosen.bsky.social and I www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/t... via @statnews.com

A federal court now ordered the NIH payment rate cut to be paused entirely.

As outcry builds over Trump cuts to NIH payments, drugmakers are MIA www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/n... by @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social

Updates to my and @angusrohan.bsky.social's story! - A federal judge has halted cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states -Another lawsuit was filed this afternoon seeking to halt the research payment cuts nationwide See our @statnews.com for details www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...

22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n... via @statnews.com

You may have heard universities are set to lose a ton of money on Mon - with many estimating a loss in annual revenue of $100 million or more. Experts told us that it could lead to layoffs, hiring freezes, and loss of trials statnews.com/2025/02/09/n... via @statnews w/ @jonathanwosen.bsky.social