As the FDA touts a faster route for drugs to get to rare disease patients, many advocates are left scratching their heads about the agency's other recent decisions. Smart story from @jasonmast.bsky.social, who is on STAT's cute-baby beat. www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/r...

Brain-computer implants have helped some patients with ALS or paralysis move, speak and function So why are they not yet approved? Companies, researchers and regulators can't agree on how to actually prove, in large trials, they work Via @rosebroderick.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/b...

It's been a year since Kennedy became health secretary. What has he accomplished? We updated our tracker: www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/r...

8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social:

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

With a new U.S. vaccine schedule in hand, RFK Jr. allies aim for a bigger prize: changing state law If they're successful, vaccine requirements for schools and daycares could be a thing of the past w/ @isabellacueto.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/v...

NEW: President Donald Trump’s top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving agents - including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month - that were later contradicted by evidence, Reuters found. www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...

Turns out there's a lot of historical precedent for the government's new milk mustache campaign! Dive in for some early 20th century eugenics history + 1990s throwback trivia: www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/n...

A deeper look at how new US dietary guidelines were shaped reveals rushed scientific reviews, industry-funded studies, and unanswered questions that are of great consequence to the American people. Exclusive: www.statnews.com/2026/01/17/n...

"Cuts affect organizations providing a broad array of services, including comprehensive opioid treatment; addiction care for people experiencing homelessness; helping adults transition out of prison," and more. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s...

A reminder that we're tracking Sec. Kennedy and MAHA's promises, with regular updates, here: www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/r...

How saturated fats lost ..and won in new dietary guidelines. @sarah-todd.bsky.social's smart piece: www.statnews.com/2026/01/08/s...

Nearly half of Trump-appointed experts involved in shaping the new dietary guidelines have financial ties to meat and dairy industries. Exclusive with @sarah-todd.bsky.social and @elizabethcooney.bsky.social --> www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...

We've got a new food pyramid, emphasis on limiting ultra-processed foods and eating more protein, and a lot more. Story with @isabellacueto.bsky.social & @elizabethcooney.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/d...

“Our kids are going to die from some of these diseases that we have resources against,” Elizabeth Choma, a D.C. pediatric nurse practitioner, said. New from @isabellacueto.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/w...

If you haven't cloned yourself to be able to see every cool session at AASLD's #TLM25, maybe read our (free) newsletter? We'll be sending out letters with interesting studies + tidbits from the conference tomorrow and Tuesday AM. Sign up here: www.statnews.com/signup/aasld...

7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs. Via @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...

I'll be covering #TLM25 for @statnews.com this weekend. Say hi if you see me, or lmk what you're most looking forward to learning about!

RFK Jr., a longtime pharma critic, embraced Trump's deal to lower obesity medication prices yesterday — despite MAHA's opposition to the drugs. ICYMI: www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/r...

New: I spent a week in Texas to see what people thought of MAHA, Secretary Kennedy and health care. To some, this state is the heart of the movement. I was consistently surprised by what I heard, and moved by how Texans are grappling with poor health. Come w/ me: www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/m...

New story up on the non-existent banned words from NIH grants (based on my grant title, word cloud analysis) www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n... 1/3

The Trump administration has prepared to weather a shutdown for a long time, but SNAP benefits for November are at risk as the dysfunction in Washington continues. foodfix.co/why-snap-ben...

Come for the captivating details like a $5k portrait of RFK Jr with no bidders, stay for @isabellacueto.bsky.social's nuanced portrait of MAHA-friendly regenerative farming in Texas www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/m...

Near a tiny Texas town known as the "cowboy capital of the world," siblings who ran popular vegan restaurants in L.A. are trying to make a 200-acre "regenerative" ranch work. It's an experiment that could serve as a proof-of-concept for MAHA. NEW: www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/m...

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

At a time when conflict and cynicism seem to be shadowing much of health and medicine, @statnews.com is recognizing some of the brightest young minds in their fields this morning. www.statnews.com/wunderkinds/

Our first session of the day: A Milestone for Gene Editing @jasonmast.bsky.social talks with Kyle and Nicole Muldoon, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, and Kiran Musunuru about how CRISPR was used to correct a misspelling in KJ Muldoon genes when he was just 6 months old. #STATSummit

The CDC Under Siege Even critics couldn’t imagine how quickly CDC is being reshaped, with major medical associations, former directors, and surgeon generals all warning that Americans’ wellbeing is being challenged. We discuss with @danielpayne.bsky.social, Rochelle Walensky and Daniel Jernigan

For decades, federal courts have ruled "that immigration agents cannot detain people without having a specific, factual basis for believing a person is in the country illegally." But a recent emergency ruling by the Supreme Court lowers that bar: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Excruciating read. When HIV and antimalarial drugs were stranded, children died, Post reporters found. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The MAHA influencer narrative vs. Cassidy's actual words during the Sept. 17 hearing. Kennedy appeared before the Senate earlier this month. He's been invited back to answer to allegations from former CDC leaders that he is exerting undue political influence.

BREAKING: After a week of uproar from employees, STAT has learned that the CDC has rescinded this telework pause. Story and details forthcoming.

If you don't have bandwidth to sit through, like, 16 hours of this key ACIP meeting, STAT reporters have got you covered. Helpful write-ups of the major points: www.statnews.com

Surgeon general nominee Casey Means' ties to the supplement industry were already a cause of concern for some critics. New disclosures show how much money she made from promoting them (story by me and @isabellacueto.bsky.social): www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/c...

News from a tense hearing, reported by @danielpayne.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m...

The key takeaways from an important Senate hearing today, w/ @isabellacueto.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m...

V interesting study out today in Lancet finds global chronic disease mortality declined from 2000 to 2019 (yay!) but progress slowed over that period. The US was among the slowest of its peers in the end, with rising mortality in key areas. My story: www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/c...

Study presented in Congress as 'smoking gun' that vaccines cause disease is deeply flawed and wouldn't pass peer review as-is, a Stanford epidemiologist writes in STAT. "The study repeatedly conflates absence of diagnosis with absence of disease." www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/a...

The next MAHA report is here. @isabellacueto.bsky.social reporting www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/r...

Love this tracker from @isabellacueto.bsky.social and @jaspar.bsky.social chronicling all of RFK's promises on chronic disease and public and how much he's delivered — or not — on them www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/r...

A glimpse at how Kennedy's MAHA media machine is working to dominate the "narrative" on social media: blasting out select clips and quotes to fans + influencers and asking them to share. The one on CDC autism data is called the "most important video on X today."

Miss today's three-hour-long slugfest of a hearing with RFK Jr.? @danielpayne.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social didn't, and have you covered with the big takeaways. Via @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/h...

Missed the RFK Jr. hearing before the Senate today? Our liveblog with key moments + context: www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/h...

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

More news. The Trump administration won't release final report tying moderate alcohol use with health risks, researchers involved w/ report confirm to STAT (first reported by Vox). Another sign alcohol is not a part of MAHA. www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/f...

7 burning questions for RFK Jr. as he faces senators’ questions on CDC turmoil and more. Very smart from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social. Hearing opens tmrw morning. www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/k...

If there remained any doubt about whether RFK Jr. would go “wild on health,” as Trump promised last year, the ouster of top leaders at the CDC has only solidified his standing, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social write for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/k...