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Reporter at statnews.com covering cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Running for my life.
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Come for the 'hush-hush,' stay for the 'eloquent rant,' from Allison DeAngelis and @danielpayne.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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At ‘hush-hush’ MAHA summit, RFK Jr. and deputies to mix with biotech leaders
A who's who of MAHA federal officials will be speaking at an event, stacked with industry executives and activists, organized largely in secrecy.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Here's a really important question, from @katiepalmer.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much?
Medicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Update:

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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Whoa. Exclusive from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social and @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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“We need to remember that SNAP is the safety net,” Lindsay Allen told @sarah-todd.bsky.social at @statnews.com. “Below the safety net is concrete.”

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When SNAP benefits run out, 'people can die,' say health experts
“People can die” from even short gaps in nutrition and food access, experts say ahead of SNAP benefits not going out in November.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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This looks like a win for women, but it's not so clear, and not clear why, experts told me.

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For heart health, physical activity favors women
Women saw bigger drops than men in their risk of developing coronary heart disease when they followed or exceeded weekly exercise recommendations, a new study finds.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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“Nobody succeeded ever, yet,” Moderna's Stephen Hoge said. “Now you can add our name to that long list of companies and academics that haven’t been able to show benefit.” Read more from @jasonmast.bsky.social and @matthewherper.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Moderna says key study of its CMV vaccine, expected to be its next big win, failed
Moderna said its experimental vaccine for cytomegalovirus failed in a key trial, a significant setback for a company already facing pressure from Wall Street and Washington.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Shoring up the public health infrastructure, new from @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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“The RIFs may have left some parts of NCHS intact, but a car cannot drive missing a tire or the steering wheel,” a former official told me.

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CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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“Across all tested groups, the algorithm was not sensitive, meaning that many users with high blood pressure would be falsely reassured with no notifications. The algorithm seemed to also perform worse among younger participants and participants with lower BMIs — the seemingly healthy-appearing”
Why this cardiologist is cautious about the Apple Watch’s blood pressure feature
“Hypertension notifications, alongside the growing suite of health metrics in the Apple ecosystem, are not population health tools,” a cardiologist writes.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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“What it really means is it is impossible to rapidly disseminate public health science for action,” former editor-in-chief Charlotte Kent told @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social

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Deep cuts made to CDC's flagship MMWR publication, a cornerstone of public health
CDC staff behind the agency’s flagship publication have been fired amid drastic cuts to the HHS promised by the White House due to the government shutdown, according to five people familiar with the s...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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“Calling this a budget issue is a lie. It’s an abuse of power — unethical, unlawful, and profoundly dangerous,” a high-ranking CDC official told me.

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‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Trump is wrong, doctors say. People who are pregnant should not just "tough it out" when they have a fever

Great story from @elizabethcooney.bsky.social @theresagaff.bsky.social and Annalisa Merelli re: the scientific consensus on autism, leucavorin, and Tylenol

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Trump’s ‘tough it out’ to pregnant women meets wave of opposition by medical experts
Trump says no, you shouldn’t take Tylenol during pregnancy and yes, you should try a drug for cancer care to treat kids with autism. Doctors disagree.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Don’t miss this important find from @rosebroderick.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Trump’s Tylenol warning cited a Harvard dean’s research. But a judge called his shifting conclusions ‘unreliable’
A Harvard dean whose work was cited as justification for curtailing Tylenol use provided what a judge called 'unreliable' expert testimony against the drug’s maker
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September 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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“Health care’s dirty little secret”: from @tarabannow.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test
A STAT Investigation: To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Nobel laureate Drew Weissman tells @matthewherper.bsky.social at @statnews.com “It’s just not true.”

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Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible”
In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Two tumultuous days. @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social. @elaineywchen.bsky.social, ans @lizzylawrence.bsky.social report

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In a chaotic meeting, RFK Jr.’s handpicked advisers begin altering the childhood vaccine schedule
Kennedy says he wants to restore trust in vaccines. His hand-picked ACIP panel raised many doubts, and outside experts were left baffled and frustrated.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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More breaking news our of Atlanta, from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social and @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social
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Federal vaccine panel remade by RFK Jr. votes to maintains insurance coverage for Covid shots
The panel's decision would preserve broad insurance coverage for Covid-19 shots, even though some panelists questioned their benefits and safety.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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That was quick: @rosebroderick.bsky.social has the news on @statnews.com

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CDC reverses telework pause that sparked complaints over its impact on workers with disabilities
The CDC has rescinded a policy issued on Monday that paused remote work for employees, including those with disabilities
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September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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And more breaking news, from @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Key federal vaccine panel tables vote on delaying newborn hepatitis B shot
A CDC advisory panel voted Friday to postpone a vote on whether to delay infants’ first hepatitis B vaccine — temporarily alleviating health experts' fears.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Breaking, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social ar @stat

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Federal advisory committee restricts access to MMRV shot by some low-income children
A CDC advisory committee has voted to restrict access to the MMRV shot by some low-income children, though separate MMR and varicella shots will still be available.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
elizabethcooney.bsky.social
Next up, from @danielpayne.bsky.social at @statnews.com:

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Cassidy invites RFK Jr. to testify before Senate health panel
The Senate health committee has invited health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before the panel amid allegations of the politicization of the CDC.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Coming next week, from @aniloza.bsky.social and @elaineywchen.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Key federal vaccine panel considers delay to newborn hepatitis B shots, risking virus’ resurgence
Experts fear that delaying the shot will lead to more people with chronic liver infections and complications.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Breaking, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and @matthewherper.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’
The chair of a key vaccine committee that advises the CDC will strike a confrontational tone at meeting of the panel, according to ia copy of his prepared remarks.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Takeaways from @danielpayne.bsky.social, @isabellacueto.bsky.social, and the @statnews.com team: politics, secrecy over science, and changing vaccine recs

www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m...
Three key takeaways from the Senate hearing on CDC director’s firing and RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda
WASHINGTON — A Wednesday Senate hearing aimed to answer questions about the exodus of top leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last
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September 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM