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Anjalee Khemlani
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Some personal news, as they say...

I'm no longer with Yahoo Finance

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September 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reposted by Anjalee Khemlani
nytimes.com
Dr. Vinay Prasad, who led the FDA’s vaccines and gene therapy division before resigning under pressure two weeks ago, is returning to the agency, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman confirmed Saturday.
Ousted F.D.A. Vaccine Chief Returns to Agency
Dr. Vinay Prasad’s rehiring was an unusual instance of a federal official targeted by the right-wing activist Laura Loomer being brought back into the Trump administration.
nyti.ms
August 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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mcbridetd.bsky.social
Alzheimer's Drug Used Mainly by Relatively Affluent, Urban White Men www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/al...
Alzheimer's Drug Used Mainly by Relatively Affluent, Urban White Men
Large disparities in who receives lecanemab, Medicare analysis suggests
www.medpagetoday.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Reposted by Anjalee Khemlani
npr.org
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Anjalee Khemlani
bloomberg.com
Health-Care Hustlers: Telemarketers are signing people up for bare-bones health-care plans — and fake jobs
Telemarketers Are Using a Weird Trick to Sell Bare-Bones Health Plans
How a former TV comedy writer’s fake-job loophole could blow up Obamacare.
bloom.bg
May 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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usha.bsky.social
Cuts to funding to foreign scientists more sweeping than it originally seemed. @mmolteni.bsky.social on the case (of course she is.)
www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/n...
Overseas grants could be ‘closed down’ by NIH under new policy, internal email suggests
A NIH policy change on funding of foreign scientists is far more sweeping than described in a Thursday announcement
www.statnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
👋🏻Hello to all my new followers.
Let me know how you found me!

I post healthcare things (mostly business and policy) and also share random interesting posts.

Anything that makes my brain feel awake and challenged..... in a critical/non-ragey kind of way 🧠
May 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
'Declare victory and move on': Eli Lilly CEO on Trump pharma tariff threat

finance.yahoo.com/news/declare...
'Declare victory and move on': Eli Lilly CEO on Trump tariff threat
Eli Lilly CEO says Trump tariff threat has already achieved the goal of repatriating manufacturing in pharma.
finance.yahoo.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
anjkhem.bsky.social
Canada has been here before. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu shared the bond is going to be stronger than ever.

Once again....
History here: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjku6rRj/
April 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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lruggiero.bsky.social
Navigating health financing cliffs: a new era in global health - The Lancet
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Navigating health financing cliffs: a new era in global health
An era in global health, inaugurated in 2000 by the UN Millennium Declaration,1 has passed. This era saw large increases in domestic spending on health and official development assistance for health,2...
www.thelancet.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
anjkhem.bsky.social
"...whether we need to let this noise dictate what we do, the answer is no."

finance.yahoo.com/news/why-vac...
Why vaccine makers aren't worried about Trump administration cuts
Vaccines have been a central focus for Trump's health leaders, but large-cap players aren't feeling the sting.
finance.yahoo.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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usha.bsky.social
I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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axios.com
Nearly half of Americans are now exposed to potentially dangerous levels of air pollution, per a new report.
Nearly half of US exposed to air pollution as Trump seeks to cut climate protections
Trump's EPA has made it easier for companies to request exemptions from Clean Air Act rules.
www.axios.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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atrupar.com
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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statnews.com
#Breaking: ‘Most effective way’ to prevent measles is vaccination, RFK Jr. says, in most direct remarks yet

www.statnews.com/2025/04/06/r...
'Most effective way' to prevent measles is vaccination, RFK Jr. says, in most direct remarks yet
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday that "the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” his most direct statement yet on the issue.
www.statnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
FDA delay on Novavax vaccine approval could be bellwether for vaccine sector: BofAS

finance.yahoo.com/news/fda-del...
FDA delay on Novavax vaccine approval could be bellwether for vaccine sector: BofAS
The FDA was supposed to make a final decision about approval of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this week, but that deadline has passed with no clarity on when the decision will move forward again.
finance.yahoo.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
When I first watched this movie, I had no idea what those tickers were.
Now, as a ~6yr @yahoofinance.com vet, I know my healthcare stocks in an instant.

DGX Quest Diagnostics
GSK GlaxoSmithKline
RAD..good ol Rite Aid, no longer publicly traded

(Movie: The Big Short)
April 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
anjkhem.bsky.social
finance.yahoo.com/news/former-...
Former FDA head Califf: Trump administration actions are an effort 'to destroy the FDA'
The FDA saw a significant reduction in force Tuesday, and former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the industry is going to face significant uncertainty.
finance.yahoo.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Anjalee Khemlani
amymaxmen.bsky.social
Studies terminated at NIH:
-On reducing asthma from mold
-On prenatal risks & screening
-On statins influence on dementia
-On the safety/risk of gender-affirming care
-On how Covid vax outcomes & disparities
-On improving HIV care
-Training programs for the next generation of scientists
taggs.hhs.gov
March 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
Former CDC director Mandy Cohen joining LA based law firm Manatt, and focusing her efforts on fighting the Trump admin health policy uncertainty from the private sector:
www.linkedin.com/posts/anjkhe...
⚡ EXCLUSIVE ⚡ Former CDC Director Mandy Cohen + former Amazon Pharmacy… | Anjalee Khemlani
⚡ EXCLUSIVE ⚡ Former CDC Director Mandy Cohen + former Amazon Pharmacy chief medical officer Vin Gupta, MD MPA Gupta are joining Manatt, Phelps & Phillips…
www.linkedin.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
anjkhem.bsky.social
Another healthcare executive attacked
March 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
anjkhem.bsky.social
BREAKING: Multiple authorities investigate attack on Bayer executive's home

finance.yahoo.com/news/multipl...
Multiple authorities investigate alleged arson attack on Bayer executive's NJ home
A Bayer executive's house was targeted by an alleged arsonist in New Jersey this week.
finance.yahoo.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
Well that's new....Amazon pushing it's One Medical service by email spam.
February 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
"the generational effect this is going to have is just going to be awful."

finance.yahoo.com/news/trickle...
Trickle-down effect of NIH funding battle worries healthcare analysts and medical experts
NIH funding was set to be cut Monday until a federal judge stepped in and delayed the impact. Some health experts and analysts are still concerned.
finance.yahoo.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
anjkhem.bsky.social
CMS Ozempic, Wegovy 2025 pricing negotiations:

Here is Novo Nordisk's breakdown of it's patient access breakdown, and why it isn't fazed by IRA Medicare drug pricing negotiation for GLP-1 semaglutide products.

50% commercial
30% Medicare
10% Medicaid
10% other

finance.yahoo.com/news/novo-no...
Novo Nordisk 'comfortable' with impact of Medicare price negotiations for GLP-1s: CEO
Novo Nordisk's CEO is not worried about blockbuster semaglutide drugs being added to Medicare drug pricing negotiations this year.
finance.yahoo.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM