Really wild to think that 5 years ago I wrote this story in @statnews.com! Remember antibody testing? Recovery from Covid-19 is filled with uncertainty. An antibody test offered me a little comfort www.statnews.com/2020/05/21/r...

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STAT has gathered and analyzed various sources of publicly available health data to establish a baseline of chronic disease in the U.S. 🧵 RFK Jr. declared war on chronic disease. First comes the battle over priorities The story from @isabellacueto.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/k...

For the first time, scientists say they have reached into the genome of a severely ill child and rewritten the unique misspelling in his DNA.

At #STATBreakthrough, @matthewherper.bsky.social caught up with psychiatry legend and Summit attendee, Thomas Insel. Matt asked: Will AI change psychiatry? Insel's answer: AI will be to brain medicines as genomics has been to cancer.

“Fundamental vaccination saves millions of lives every year already, and he’s busy eroding public confidence in it,” Califf said at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West conference on Wednesday. “I think he’s flat out wrong and doing harm to the American people.” #STATBreakthrough

Oh wow! Europe unveils $565 million package to retain scientists, and attract new ones The effort is a bid to capitalize on the Trump administration’s dismantling of research The story from @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/05/05/e...

Well, this is a tough one. Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry @rosebroderick.bsky.social has the story in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...

This is a must-read. Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued This was an all-hands-on-deck story from the @statnews.com staff. www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/h...

Take a look at the size of the federal workforce to help contextualize today's news about planned layoffs at HHS.

Who is getting it right in #healthcare? #STATBreakthrough panelists have answers.

NIH cuts halt 24-year program to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young adults Always read @aniloza.bsky.social Via @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/n...

#Breaking: Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism From @rickberke.bsky.social and @owermohle.bsky.social in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/k...

oh boy. U.S. records first fatal bird flu case amid growing concerns about virus The story from @helenbranswell.bsky.social in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...

#Breaking: U.S. records first fatal bird flu case amid growing concerns about virus

The U.S. surgeon general called for alcoholic beverages to carry labels warning of their connection to cancer, just as cigarettes do.

Trump's staff is laying the groundwork to prepare for a new FDA commissioner and make their mark at the agency.

STAT breaks down how UnitedHealth has turned health care into an assembly line that treats millions of patients as products to be monetized. And chronicle how the $5 trillion American health care system came to be so broken.

UnitedHealth is best known as an insurer, but they are deeply involved in many facets of the US health care system. @statnews.com has been investigating their business practices for years. In this video, the reporting team goes in depth about all they’ve learned. youtu.be/B0VJGEv5IGw?...

Always read @theresagaff.bsky.social Gender-affirming surgery disappeared from the U.S. for decades. Now the field is fighting to keep its gains The story in @statnews.com - www.statnews.com/2024/12/23/g...

Trans patients and advocates worry politicians could claw back access to life-changing surgeries

Federal and state lawmakers want to curb the increasing market power of UnitedHealth Group, with some even arguing the company needs to be broken up. Read this from Casey Ross, @tarabannow.bsky.social, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, and me. www.statnews.com/2024/12/23/u...

Some Sunday news from @matthewherper.bsky.social in @statnews.bsky.social President-elect Donald Trump suggested that he shares some of the concerns voiced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the safety of some common childhood vaccines. www.statnews.com/2024/12/08/t...

The @statnews.bsky.social team is all over this story. Updated less than an hour ago. UnitedHealth exec Brian Thompson is killed in ‘brazen, targeted’ shooting www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/u...

So #GLP1 drugs are very popular. But when they're in shortage, companies can make compounded versions of them at a lower price. How? Watch this video from @alexhogan.bsky.social explaining it all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-M...

Coming back from the holiday, and it looks like I missed @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social having thoughts about RFK Jr. running HHS. @rachelcohrs.bsky.social has the story in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/29/s...

Hey @il.ly please add: go.bsky.app/7odqGRR Great for these starter packs: Journalists Science Many thanks!

ICYMI From yesterday Trump’s pick to run FDA is top exec of company that provides compounded weight-loss drugs Via @katiepalmer.bsky.social, @rachelcohrs.bsky.social, and John Wilkerson in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/m...

#News Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo is recommending that communities in the state stop fluoridating their water. www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/f...

“Like many, I’m now on Bluesky.” Why cancer advocates like me are leaving X Fascinating first opinion in @statnews.bsky.social. Kudos to @thekibosch.bsky.social for getting this one. www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...

Very informative new short video on three H5N1 cases that are causing concern - feat. @helenbranswell.bsky.social h/t @annayeo.bsky.social @statnews.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/i4frp...

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Well this is fun to share here! Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here’s why The story in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b...

Top Medicaid official says Republicans’ proposed reforms are ‘just plain bad policy’ New one from @bobjherman.bsky.social in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/20/t...

first post is for fluoride! and why it's back in the news in a big way. @aniloza.bsky.social explains in this short below; read his full story for STAT here: www.statnews.com/2024/11/13/f... www.youtube.com/shorts/zNBmZ...

President-elect Trump has picked Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid. “Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” Trump said in a statement. www.statnews.com/2024/11/19/d...

Ooo looks like @rachelcohrs.bsky.social has a scoop in @statnews.bsky.social RFK Jr. is exploring a plan that would reduce the role played by the American Medical Association in determining how much doctors get paid. www.statnews.com/2024/11/20/r...

More of the STAT team has joined us! (We've added them to the Starter Pack ☺️) Say hi @tarabannow.bsky.social @annayeo.bsky.social @kathmacphail.bsky.social @isabellacueto.bsky.social @lisonjoseph.bsky.social @jonathanwosen.bsky.social @fitzcodder.bsky.social @alexander-spinelli.bsky.social

STAT's Anna Yeo breaks down all that goes into drug pricing in the US (patents, PBMs, etc) in this new video series. It's complicated and wonky but Anna explained it all in really fun ways and animated it beautifully. Check it out @statnews.bsky.social www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Breakingnews: Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid www.statnews.com/2024/11/19/d...

What I'm reading today: What to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA From @owermohle.bsky.social, @usha.bsky.social, @aniloza.bsky.social, and @levfacher.bsky.social in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/16/r... #RFK #vaccines #FDA

Umm, what's that now? 👀 H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk News from @helenbranswell.bsky.social in @statnews.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...

Did my first-ever #CrossFit competition yesterday and landed on the podium! Silver medal - lets gooo!

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This one is a must-read of the week from @aniloza.bsky.social in @statnews.bsky.social With a push from RFK Jr., baseless fears about fluoride go mainstream www.statnews.com/2024/11/13/f...

Hi Bluesky! Alexander here, engagement editor at @statnews.bsky.social! Excited to join the party!