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Our preprint on post-vaccination syndrome is out. We studied immune signatures and examined spike protein in the blood of people who have developed chronic illnesses after COVID-19 vaccination. (1/) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

NEW: Patients in trials of Lilly's next-gen obesity drug tell me they think they're losing too much weight. One started skipping doses, another is making himself eat caloric foods. This is part of what some see as a risky race for more weight loss. Link to my story below

I went on WBUR's Here & Now earlier this week to talk about how last weekend's layoffs impacted FDA, particularly within its device and AI divisions. Listen here: wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Guess who is the newest disciple of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement? UnitedHealth Group statnews.com/2025/02/25/uni…

An unvaccinated NJ traveler who returned to the US infected with #measles went to 3 health facilities earlier this month seeking care before being diagnosed. Not surprisingly, additional cases are now being detected. Measles will spread if we give it the chance.

Breaking: statnews.com/2025/02/28/rfk…

Pfizer revises its DEI webpage to emphasize importance of ‘merit’ statnews.com/2025/02/27/pfi…

NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research. Via Angus Rohan Chen statnews.com/2025/03/03/nih…

Uma Reddy was at her kitchen table Monday night, wrapping up patient notes, when she learned that the grant she had used to build a maternal health center at Columbia University had been terminated, writes Jason Mast for STAT statnews.com/2025/03/11/col…

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

“A special kind of hell for scientists and type A is confusion and chaos, and there’s so, so much of it ... There is a pall of deep dread around here. We are comforting each other but we’re all running on fumes.” statnews.com/2025/04/07/hhs… via STAT

Congratulations to Anne Carpenter, PhD for being recognized on the STAT 2025 STATUS List! Very well-deserved! #STATUSList

We are over the moon at STAT for winning our first National Magazine Award for general excellence. statnews.com/stat-wins-nati…

Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations become unglued. Teamed up with a whole slew of STAT colleagues to report this piece, written by Andrew Joseph statnews.com/2025/04/11/hhs…

Despite its cancer-fighting mission, NCI starts to feel Trump administration budget ax. Important reporting via my STAT colleagues Angus Rohan Chen and Jason Mast statnews.com/2025/05/07/tru…

AI is reshaping cancer care—but only if it delivers for patients. At #STATBreakthroughWest, PICI CEO Karen Knudsen, MBA PhD joined ASCO, Mass General Brigham and STAT to discuss how AI must move from hype to real-world impact. Clifford Hudis, Danielle Bitterman, MD, Angus Rohan Chen (1/3)

Trump’s science adviser and OSTP head, Michael Kratsios, vowed to reduce scientists’ administrative burdens and defended proposed funding cuts in remarks before the National Academy of Sciences. My latest for STAT statnews.com/2025/05/19/tru…

This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines. "It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk…

How Republicans sidelined the health care industry and pushed through historic Medicaid cuts statnews.com/2025/07/08/tru… via STAT