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Really wild to think that 5 years ago I wrote this story in STAT! Remember antibody testing? Recovery from Covid-19 is filled with uncertainty. An antibody test offered me a little comfort statnews.com/2020/05/21/rec…

Incredible story here on Brad Smith, the architect of the Trump administration's massive cuts at HHS and all the agencies under its umbrella. As Tara Bannow writes, also the man "you haven’t even heard of." statnews.com/2025/06/02/bra…

Eagle-eyed Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 notes that, while Secretary Kennedy accepted an advisory panel's rec to drop thimerosal from flu vaccines, he has NOT accepted a rec that everyone 6 months and older get an annual flu shot. That is still “under review,” HHS says. statnews.com/2025/07/23/ken…

Did a drug prevent this man’s ALS? Via Jason Mast statnews.com/2025/07/28/als…

BREAKING: Vinay Prasad departs the FDA statnews.com/2025/07/29/vin… via STAT

#Breaking: Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial decisions about a treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. trib.al/vfYBVjn

Vinay Prasad departs FDA statnews.com/2025/07/29/vin…

Vinay Prasad departs the FDA. Learn more: trib.al/M0tZajv

If you aren't checking out STAT.com today, you're missing out. Our newsroom is on fire. So many important stories to read. statnews.com

Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by $400 million statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih…

CDC leaders tried to reassure staff during an all-hands meeting today, following Friday's shooting. Staff, though, described the meeting as brief — 13 minutes long — and chaotic. Via Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo statnews.com/2025/08/12/cdc…

AI use may be deskilling doctors, new Lancet study warns statnews.com/2025/08/12/ai-…

So proud of STAT reporters winning FOUR Murrows: Eric Boodman Katie Palmer Usha Lee McFarling @Tara Bannow Lizzy Lawrence Bob Herman Casey Ross For Excellence in Writing, Investigative, Feature Reporting, DEI

Very important work here by STAT reporters on how political oversight is gumming up the process of funding for scientific research. statnews.com/2025/08/15/ins…

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege. trib.al/wK4DyM4

MAHA turned 1 over the weekend, and it's hard to believe it's only been one year since Kennedy endorsed Trump and kickstarted this movement. I talked with nearly two dozen people to try and make sense of all that has happened — or not. statnews.com/2025/08/25/rfk…

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Ten years goes by in a blink! Excited to see how far we’ve come - even more excited to see how far we will go!

Well. I have the absolute best news for fans of STAT. Quite simply: Damian Garde is returning. Damian will be working with me on STAT's events, including our Summits. He'll also be writing the kind of amazing profiles that are his stock in trade. I'll include a few in a