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Sheryl Gay Stolberg

@sherylnyt

Covering the intersection of health, policy & politics @nytimes. Ex-Congressional & White House correspondent. Mom. Novice painter. Tips: [email protected]

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Here’s former FDA chief David Kessler last night on the HHS cuts, which included firing the official who approved the drug that sped Trump’s Covid recovery: ā€œSomeone needs to walk into the Oval Office and say, Mr. President, we just fired the person who may have saved your lifeā€

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Another measles death in Texas. US is likely to lose its ā€œmeasles eliminationā€ status. ⁦Teddy Rosenbluth⁩ nytimes.com/2025/04/06/hea… via @NYTimes

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Kennedy promotes measles vaccine after attending funeral of another child who died of measles in Texas. ā€œThe most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the M.M.R. vaccine,ā€ he wrote on social media. Teddy Rosenbluth nytimes.com/2025/04/06/hea…

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Kennedy says he's a friend of Indian Country. So why are Native American leaders mad at him? 1. Program cuts. 2. Lack of consultation. 3. Shipping people he doesn't like to the Indian Health Service. "Shameful," said former Interior Sec Deb Haaland nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/…

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RFK Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. ā€œIt’s shameful,ā€ one tells Sheryl Gay Stolberg nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/…

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Way Back Machine: 70 years ago today, Jonas Salk's vaccine was declared "80 to 90 percent effective" against the paralytic form of polio. As a young reporter for Los Angeles Times.com, I profiled Salk as he worked on an AIDS vaccine that never came to be. latimes.com/archives/la-xp…

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RFK Jr says he wants to go after ultra processed foods. The nation's leading expert on the topic has just quit NIH, saying he was being censored. Alice Callahan has the scoop: nytimes.com/2025/04/16/wel…

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How RFK Jr has filtered into Trump World. "I don’t eat at restaurants because I don’t like the seed oils that they use.ā€ She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass nytimes.com/2025/04/11/sty…

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The day before RFK Jr. and other Trump administration officials announced they are banning certain food dyes, the National Confectioners Association provided candy for the White House Easter Egg Roll that contain the dyes they want to ban. candyusa.com/news/nca-provi…

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Well, at least somebody came to their senses. Federal Officials Promise to Restore Funding to Women’s Health Initiative nytimes.com/2025/04/24/hea…

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His brother is the Pope. He needed to clear something up. The Pope is not a Chicago Cubs fan. He roots for the White Sox. Mitch Smith nytimes.com/2025/05/08/wor…

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RFK Jr says mass firings and budget cuts at HHS will save money ā€œwithout impacting critical services.ā€ He will face tough questions on the Hill today. nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/…

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These Texas "mad moms" have spent 10 years fighting vaccine mandates. Now they have an ally in Washington: RFK Jr. Their dream is a world in which "your vaccination status is irrelevant to your participation in society." They're getting closer to it. nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/…

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A delightful cross-generational story about a partnership between a 23-year-old animal lover (full disclosure: my young friend Ari Katz) and a woman 60 years his senior: Martha Stewart. They are teaching people about Raising the Perfect Pet. washingtonpost.com/home/2025/05/1…

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RFK Jr. to Patty Murray: "Senator.....you presided over the destruction of the health of the American people." Murray: "You came here to argue with me. I came here to ask you questions about your budget request." Murray is the top Dem on Appropriations

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The MAHA Commission report calls American children "the sickest generation." It singles out food, chemicals, lack of physical activity and antidepressants as potential drivers of chronic disease. It does not mention tobacco or gun violence. nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/…