Jason Ukman
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A district court first blocked the Trump administration's effort to cap NIH "indirect cost" payments. Now an appeals court has upheld that ruling.
Next stop: Supreme Court?
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Next stop: Supreme Court?
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Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking NIH cap on research overhead payments
Federal appeals court judges upheld a lower court’s ruling preventing the NIH from cutting billions of dollars in support for research overhead.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A district court first blocked the Trump administration's effort to cap NIH "indirect cost" payments. Now an appeals court has upheld that ruling.
Next stop: Supreme Court?
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Next stop: Supreme Court?
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A poignant @statnews.com remembrance: With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time.
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With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time
David Mitchell, who helped launch Patients for Affordable Drugs to raise awareness of high drug prices and seek to bring them down, died at age 75.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
A poignant @statnews.com remembrance: With political savvy and outrage over drug prices, advocate David Mitchell was ahead of his time.
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BREAKING: Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive.
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Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive.
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Turmoil in politics and science in 2025 shouldn't obscure breakthroughs in gene editing, cancer treatment, and beyond, as @matthewherper.bsky.social notes.
Some reasons for gratitude — and hope — here.
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Some reasons for gratitude — and hope — here.
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The top medical advances of 2025
It has been a tough year for medicine. But make no mistake: Science didn’t stop, and medicine has had its share of major advances.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Turmoil in politics and science in 2025 shouldn't obscure breakthroughs in gene editing, cancer treatment, and beyond, as @matthewherper.bsky.social notes.
Some reasons for gratitude — and hope — here.
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Some reasons for gratitude — and hope — here.
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If you're a first-year biomedical Ph.D. student, I'd like to hear how your first few months of grad school have been going. I'm a science journalist at @statnews.com and got my Ph.D. in immunology before going into journalism. You can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com. #journorequest
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're a first-year biomedical Ph.D. student, I'd like to hear how your first few months of grad school have been going. I'm a science journalist at @statnews.com and got my Ph.D. in immunology before going into journalism. You can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com. #journorequest
Trump administration agrees to reconsider frozen and denied NIH grant submissions related to DEI.
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Trump administration agrees to reconsider frozen and denied NIH grant submissions related to DEI
NIH agrees to reevaluate research projects left in bureaucratic limbo while a lawsuit over termination of DEI-related grants moves through the courts
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December 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump administration agrees to reconsider frozen and denied NIH grant submissions related to DEI.
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A first look at where the $50 billion rural health fund will go — and the MAHA priorities that funding will support:
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CMS divvies up first payments from $50B rural health fund, with an eye toward MAHA goals
The Trump administration on Monday announced the distribution of the first payments from a new $50 billion rural health fund — but not all states are getting equal payouts.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A first look at where the $50 billion rural health fund will go — and the MAHA priorities that funding will support:
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A @statnews.com exclusive from me: Walter Koroshetz, director of NIH's neurological disorders institute, has been ousted. Yet another example of NIH leadership churn. His departure means that 13 of the agency's 27 divisions will have interim leaders.
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Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn
Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure
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December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A @statnews.com exclusive from me: Walter Koroshetz, director of NIH's neurological disorders institute, has been ousted. Yet another example of NIH leadership churn. His departure means that 13 of the agency's 27 divisions will have interim leaders.
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2026 is set to be a hugely consequential year for America’s vaccine policy.
What’s on the horizon:
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What’s on the horizon:
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The 3 biggest issues to watch in vaccine policy in 2026
STAT examines how U.S. vaccine policy is set to change next year.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
2026 is set to be a hugely consequential year for America’s vaccine policy.
What’s on the horizon:
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What’s on the horizon:
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One might think clinicians + hospitals would disregard new vaccine recs from the administration if they disagreed with them.
As noted in this piece from @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social, it may not be so simple.
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As noted in this piece from @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social, it may not be so simple.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One might think clinicians + hospitals would disregard new vaccine recs from the administration if they disagreed with them.
As noted in this piece from @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social, it may not be so simple.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/t...
As noted in this piece from @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social, it may not be so simple.
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New vaccine policies, whatever one thinks of them, will have consequences.
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Trump administration’s plan to shrink vaccine schedule sends health sector scrambling
The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New vaccine policies, whatever one thinks of them, will have consequences.
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Sometimes journalists are fortunate, and find people willing to open up to them about the human experience in the deepest of ways.
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An advocate who offered a window on the experience of living with brain cancer dies at 43
Adam Hayden, a patient advocate and the subject of an earlier profile in STAT, has died at age 43.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes journalists are fortunate, and find people willing to open up to them about the human experience in the deepest of ways.
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Should the US adopt Denmark's vaccine schedule for children? @jakescottmd.bsky.social argues no in a piece that points out the risks such a move would pose for American kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
Why Denmark's vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States
With its vaccine schedule, “Denmark has made a values choice to accept preventable hospitalizations and illnesses that other countries have chosen to prevent.”
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December 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Should the US adopt Denmark's vaccine schedule for children? @jakescottmd.bsky.social argues no in a piece that points out the risks such a move would pose for American kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
Timely piece: Why Denmark’s vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States.
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Why Denmark's vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States
With its vaccine schedule, “Denmark has made a values choice to accept preventable hospitalizations and illnesses that other countries have chosen to prevent.”
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December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Timely piece: Why Denmark’s vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States.
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EXCLUSIVE: The FDA voucher program has become a vehicle for politicization of drug review, staffers say. Staff have been forced to award certain companies vouchers due to White House deals, and at least one voucher was awarded despite staff concerns.
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FDA voucher program has become vehicle for political interference in drug review decisions, staffers say
Two government officials told STAT that the White House has been involved in final decisions about the FDA's new priority review voucher program for drug companies.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The FDA voucher program has become a vehicle for politicization of drug review, staffers say. Staff have been forced to award certain companies vouchers due to White House deals, and at least one voucher was awarded despite staff concerns.
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New: CDC awards $1.6 million grant to controversial Danish researchers with ties to top FDA official. Via @helenbranswell.bsky.social @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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CDC awards grant to controversial Danish researchers with ties to top FDA official
CDC awards grant to controversial Danish researchers with ties to top FDA official Tracy Beth Høeg.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
New: CDC awards $1.6 million grant to controversial Danish researchers with ties to top FDA official. Via @helenbranswell.bsky.social @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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New: Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists are indeed leaving the U.S. behind.
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Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave U.S. behind
“A large part of what we loved about the United States is no longer there”: Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave the U.S. behind.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New: Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists are indeed leaving the U.S. behind.
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Jeanne Marrazzo is suing the administration over her termination following a whistleblower complaint
"I spoke up because the decisions by HHS leadership have put the public’s health at risk ... I was fired for calling this out, but I will not stay silent," she said
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"I spoke up because the decisions by HHS leadership have put the public’s health at risk ... I was fired for calling this out, but I will not stay silent," she said
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Former NIH leader Jeanne Marrazzo sues administration over termination
Jeanne Marrazzo, who led one of the NIH institutes, was fired after filing a whistleblower report. Now she's suing the Trump administration.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Jeanne Marrazzo is suing the administration over her termination following a whistleblower complaint
"I spoke up because the decisions by HHS leadership have put the public’s health at risk ... I was fired for calling this out, but I will not stay silent," she said
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"I spoke up because the decisions by HHS leadership have put the public’s health at risk ... I was fired for calling this out, but I will not stay silent," she said
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The Trump administration is embracing new recommendations on the hep B vaccine. Some doctors and hospital systems are shrugging off the guidance, anyway.
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CDC approves new hepatitis B vaccine recommendation as some hospitals reject changes
Many states, hospitals, and doctors say they will continue to recommend hepatitis B shots at birth.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Trump administration is embracing new recommendations on the hep B vaccine. Some doctors and hospital systems are shrugging off the guidance, anyway.
Via @danielpayne.bsky.social
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For some with bipolar disorder, social media presents a particular risk: Manic episodes are magnified for all to see online.
An interesting, thoughtful piece from @statnews.com.
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An interesting, thoughtful piece from @statnews.com.
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For some with bipolar disorder, manic episodes are magnified for all to see online
Social media platforms have created new complications for people with bipolar disorder when evidence of their manic episodes shows up online.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For some with bipolar disorder, social media presents a particular risk: Manic episodes are magnified for all to see online.
An interesting, thoughtful piece from @statnews.com.
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An interesting, thoughtful piece from @statnews.com.
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A @statnews.com investigation reveals Humana is skewing the debate over how to care for older Americans.
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Data on Humana’s clinics looked dismal. Then its corporate research machine got to work
STAT investigation: Internal documents show how Humana is reshaping the debate over Medicare Advantage.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A @statnews.com investigation reveals Humana is skewing the debate over how to care for older Americans.
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Scoop from @aniloza.bsky.social: Seven-page NIH document provides guidance to program officers, who manage grants, on how to determine whether existing grants qualify as Trump administration priorities — and if not, how to terminate them.
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NIH specifies how grant reviewers should ensure alignment with Trump priorities
In a memo obtained by STAT, the NIH gives specific steps on how grant reviewers can check for alignment with administration priorities.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Scoop from @aniloza.bsky.social: Seven-page NIH document provides guidance to program officers, who manage grants, on how to determine whether existing grants qualify as Trump administration priorities — and if not, how to terminate them.
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New: ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, is set to review data on the hepatitis B shot. But experts on the vaccine — both in and outside of the government — told @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social they’ve been shut out of the process.
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As vaccine panel prepares hepatitis B review, CDC and industry experts are excluded
CDC experts and manufacturers haven't been consulted for an ACIP review of hepatitis B vaccine, raising concerns over any change in the vaccine schedule.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New: ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, is set to review data on the hepatitis B shot. But experts on the vaccine — both in and outside of the government — told @danielpayne.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social they’ve been shut out of the process.
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