At BIO's San Diego conference this week, Washington and AI loomed large w/ @brittanytrang.com www.statnews.com/2026/06/25/b...

Vaccine makers have had a brutal run — but some are still seeing hopeful signs in their sector www.statnews.com/2026/06/25/v...

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

Who is the "well connected," 79-year-old patient getting special access to a new obesity drug? @lizzylawrence.bsky.social with quite the scoop www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

After secret drug pricing deals with Trump, some drugmakers are mapping out how they could respond to Democrats' oversight efforts, should they take control of Congress. www.statnews.com/signup/dc/

News: Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump admin provide records on their vaccine reforms. The move signals where future oversight efforts could focus, should Dems win Congress in the midterms. www.statnews.com/2026/06/18/r...

RFK Jr. claimed his calendar, including meeting details, is public. But those records have not been released — despite more than a year of FOIA requests from @statnews.com reporters. More on the state of transparency at HHS, w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/r...

A study on alcohol's health risks that was paid for by taxpayers but never released is now out – in a scientific journal. New: www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/s...

The unwelcome surprise for some states and patients in Republicans' Medicaid work requirements: w/ @tarabannow.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/m...

It's not just USAID and CDC cuts affecting outbreak responses: NIH cuts weakened network primed to respond to outbreaks like Ebola, by @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/n...

The Biden admin developed hundreds of pages of federal disease response plans — including handling diseases like Ebola and getting exposed Americans back home for treatment. The Trump admin has largely ignored them. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/05/30/t...

NEW: Biden officials prepared extensive plans to be used in the case of disease outbreaks. With Ebola in DRC, the Trump admin has gone its own way, per former CDC officials who previously worked in the Trump admin. www.statnews.com/2026/05/30/t...

When the Trump administration came into office, it was presented with a playbook, 100s of pages long, detailing how to organize a multi-agency response to threats, including #Ebola. It's not being used, @danielpayne.bsky.social & @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social report. www.statnews.com/2026/05/30/t...

We are off to a hot start: Sen. Baldwin says that Jeffrey Taubenberger, head of NIAID (second largest institute) is out. (Bhattacharya did not respond to this) 15 of the 27 institutes currently have acting directors w/ @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/05/21/n...

Breaking from @helenbranswell.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social: The acting head of the NIH’s infectious disease institute, NIAID, is reported to have stepped down. www.statnews.com/2026/05/21/n...

How the Democratic Republic of the Congo's health system — now at the center of the Ebola outbreak — changed after U.S. aid was cut, according to people who worked in the country:

Sources say USAID cuts damaged epidemic preparedness and hampered the DRC's Ebola response, a perfect storm fueling third-largest outbreak in history. www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...

NEW: The Trump admin's foreign aid cuts have hampered infection control in the DRC as the country's Ebola outbreak grows, people involved across the region tell me www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...

White House taps Amazon, GoodRx, and Mark Cuban to bolster TrumpRx www.statnews.com/2026/05/18/t...

Over a recent breakfast, U.S. officials had a message for the German ambassador: pay more for prescription drugs — or potentially face new tariffs. Japan and Switzerland could be next. www.statnews.com/2026/05/15/t...

NEW: The wish list driving the Trump administration’s search for its next FDA chief w/ @lizzylawrence.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/m...

Sen. Bill Cassidy risked his legacy. It may not be enough to save his career. www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/b...

Bill Cassidy's difficult primary raises an important question: Does a lawmaker who thinks like a doctor still have a place in Washington? w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/b...

STAT's new multi-part investigation, "The Deadliest Drug," is out. @levfacher.bsky.social and I have spent months examining the country's unchecked epidemic of injuries, diseases and deaths caused by excessive alcohol, and why the U.S. is ignoring its biggest substance use problem. @statnews.com

NEW: The FDA has started to rehire after losing thousands of employees last year. But it will be difficult to replace what was lost. Read our profile of six of the folks who left, featuring video portraits filmed by @alexhogan.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/f...

Amid plenty of hantavirus headlines... The official leading CDC’s cruise ship program has retired, according to an internal announcement obtained by STAT www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/l...

The Trump admin released more details about its confidential pharma deals in a report that claims huge future savings — a projection that comes with plenty of caveats: www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/m...

SCOOP: Sanofi has asked the FDA to pull its type 1 diabetes drug, Tzield, out of the Commissioner's drug review voucher program. The move comes after acting CDER director Tracy Beth Høeg disagreed with a staff decision to approve the drug. www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/s...

Trump drops Casey Means as surgeon general nominee, opts for radiologist Nicole Saphier www.statnews.com/2026/04/30/t...

Fauci adviser David Morens indicted for concealing emails, avoiding records requests www.statnews.com/2026/04/28/f...

Hospital CEOs are currently testifying in front on Congress. The American Hospital Association just held its annual meeting, and @danielpayne.bsky.social caught this extremely candid quote from Chuck Schumer showing just how much lobbying power hospitals have. www.statnews.com/2026/04/27/f...

Kennedy missed a Friday deadline to release details of an HHS contract with a longtime vaccine critic. Democratic lawmakers say it’s part of a larger pattern of the secretary ignoring his promises of “radical transparency” www.statnews.com/2026/04/27/r...

The three psychedelics getting fast-track FDA reviews: www.statnews.com/2026/04/24/t...

Trump celebrated closing the first round of 17 drug pricing deals, now looking ahead to many more. But the reality of the deals, so far, have fallen short of grand promises the president made. www.statnews.com/2026/04/23/t...

RFK Jr. is publicly moderating his MAHA message — from vaccines to industry influence to herbicides. The impact on his movement (and an agenda with plenty of momentum) remains to be seen. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/04/22/k...

CMS will ask states for new health provider audits, Oz says. If states don't take it 'seriously,' they could become targets of further federal scrutiny. www.statnews.com/2026/04/21/c...

Trump's CDC pick is raising questions about the future of public health policy in this administration — and the power of the MAHA movement w/ @helenbranswell.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/04/18/e...

Illuminating detail on how (at least some) health policymaking is done in the Trump administration:

How a text from Joe Rogan helped remake the federal government's approach to psychedelics www.statnews.com/2026/04/18/p...

RFK Jr.'s first in a marathon series of hearings offers a window into a shifting politics of health care — for the Trump administration and Democrats alike w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/04/16/r...

New: Small pharma companies are in talks with the White House to sign drug pricing deals of their own. Small companies will have to cut a deal in the next 180 days to fully avoid tariffs on branded drugs. www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/d...

Trump’s long-awaited pharma tariffs are here — with plenty of carveouts www.statnews.com/2026/04/02/t...

The Trump admin has drafted an order that would put a 100% tariff on patented drug imports, according to a copy obtained by STAT. But there are several exemptions — and open questions. www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/t...

Amid the Trump administration's focus on food, a key FDA leader briefs lawmakers on the agency's plans www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/f...

Early details of what's in the White House's drug pricing bill text — and who's getting a sneak peek of it www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/m...

Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director, via @rickberke.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/03/20/n...

The future of promising therapeutics is on the line in the Trump administration's FDA, says the agency's former commissioner www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/p...

Trump’s Medicare director seeks to rein in expectations for TrumpRx www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/c...

Many interesting conversations ahead today at #STATBreakthrough — including on CMS and FDA, both at critical junctures:

@statnews.com conducted a national survey of NIH-funded researchers and found that, a year after Trump's return, many scientists are reeling, with some closing labs entirely. ‘This is like the Titanic,' one respondent told me. For full details, see our special report www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...