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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The 2026 @statnews.com Summit is just two weeks away. Join us in Boston or online Oct. 14–15 for two days of urgent conversations with leading voices across health, biotech, policy, venture capital, and more. See the agenda and register: www.statnews.com/stat-summit-...
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STAT Summit
2026 agenda is now live view sessions Convening the year’s biggest newsmakers in health & medicine Register now Tickets Agenda Speakers Experience The 2026 STAT Summit brings together leaders from bio...
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Paul Knoepfler @stemcells.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What to think about those mice with half-human brains from the Pasca Lab www.statnews.com/2026/09/30/x... My latest @statnews.com Stem cells grew human brain organoids, implanted in mice. Some surprises! Challenging ethics questions. Should more research have real-time ethics review?
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What to think about those mice with half-human brains
New research involving giving mice a human cell-based cortex brings to mind “Flowers for Algernon” and “Pinky and the Brain,” writes STAT Lab Dish columnist Paul Knoepfler.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The weekend Meme Ward from @bobjherman.bsky.social's Health Care Inc newsletter: www.statnews.com/signup/healt... #upcode #medicalClaims #RickandMorty
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 14/08/2026
Breaking: Three sources confirmed to @statnews.com that the FTC and a group of attorneys general are looking into EHR giant Epic's practices for potential antitrust action. Read more about the context, including the counts that the FTC is probing on, from me and Casey Ross: 🖥️🩺
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Epic’s alleged anti-competitive practices under scrutiny from federal, state investigators
Epic Systems is the subject of a broad inquiry into its business practices, people who were contacted by FTC investigators told STAT.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Starting in 15 mins: behind-the-scenes insights from the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference (#AAIC26) in London. Register for free: www.statnews.com/event/2026-a...
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AAIC Recap: What's Next in Alzheimer's
Behind-the-scenes insights from the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in London
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Alcohol kills more Americans every year than all illicit drugs combined, and @statnews.com just published 10 interactive charts that make the data impossible to ignore. This one piece alone is worth the $30 intro offer. www.statnews.com/2026/07/14/a...
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10 charts that explain America’s hidden alcohol epidemic
America's hidden alcohol epidemic — the toll, emerging risks, shifting usage, and economic stakes — broken down in 10 charts.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Moderna co-founder Kenneth Chien on the future of mRNA — and Moderna  www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/m... via @statnews.com
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Moderna co-founder Kenneth Chien on the future of mRNA — and Moderna
In a Q&A, Kenneth Chien, no longer with Moderna, predicts the company's mRNA cancer vaccine will be transformative for biotech.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A new investigation via @statnews.com @tarabannow.bsky.social examines Nutex Health’s network of micro-hospitals/freestanding EDs & how they leveraged loopholes (avoiding Medicare participation & using No Surprises Act’s arbitration system) to boost payments & $$. www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/n...
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The ERs that can turn patients away — and are reaping millions
The hospital operator Nutex enriched itself by exploiting loopholes in laws meant to protect patients, STAT found.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
STAT's @brittanytrang.com is at #BIO2026 and already has some early takeaways on what's next for AI in biotech. www.linkedin.com/posts/britta...
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#bio2026 #health #healthcare #medicine #ai #artificialintelligence #biotech #pharma | Brittany Trang, PhD
I'm here at #BIO2026 and have some early takeaways on what's poppin' and what's next for AI in biotech. Drop any trends you're seeing below! 👇 and subscribe to AI Prognosis, which drops Wednesday at 7...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
STAT News asked whether Trump is the single then-79 year old patient who got privileged access to an Eli Lilly obesity drug. No one would deny it. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...
A senior clinician at the National Institutes of Health named Ranganath Muniyappa requested the drug to treat the patient for refractory obesity with obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension, a severe version of the disease. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the lungs, which can be life-threatening. 
STAT does not know who the patient is. But given the patient demographics and the unusual nature of the application, STAT asked the White House whether the patient was President Trump, who turned 80 a week ago, is overweight, and has expressed interest in obesity drugs.
White House spokesperson Kush Desai directed STAT’s inquiry to the Health and Human Services Department. In response to STAT’s question about whether Trump has obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension, Desai said a White House memo detailing Trump’s most recent medical evaluation “covers this.” The memo makes no mention of obstructive sleep apnea or pulmonary hypertension.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
FDA to launch pilot program to speed up early-stage clinical trials www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/f... via @statnews.com
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FDA to launch pilot program to speed up early-stage clinical trials
Federal health officials aim to speed up drug development and better compete with China.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
One of the reports is called "Dementia care’s radical new era: The promise and challenges of advances in diagnostics, treatments, and care" via @pennmedicine.bsky.social's Jason Karlawish -- $39 value (free with your subscription) - read it before #AAIC26 @alzassociation.bsky.social
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This Week from @statnews.com : Medicare’s GLP-1 bill, Ebola readiness, and a $1B cancer bet. For less than $1/day, get a year of STAT+ and 4 free STAT reports: marketing.statnews.com/stat-plus-re.... DM with questions!
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Join the STAT+ community today and enjoy unlimited access to award-winning journalism, premium data tools, discounted event tickets, and much more.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
TODAY: Gene therapies can cure disease, but we still haven't figured out how to pay for them. Novo execs are downplaying a once-coveted obesity drug. Incyte is making a $2B blood disease bet. New data suggest Boehringer's obesity contender may struggle to stand out. www.statnews.com/signup/reado...
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Sign up for The Readout
Your morning rundown of the science, politics, and money driving biotech today.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The American Diabetes Association’s #ADASciSessions annual conference starts today. @statnews.com Liz Cooney and @elainegodfrey.bsky.social will be covering newsworthy items on the weekend’s agenda. Free pop-up newsletter to follow along: www.statnews.com/signup/ada-3...
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ADA in 30 Seconds
Stay on top of the latest developments coming out of the ADA Conference.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
As doctors increasingly use AI tools to help them document what’s happening in the exam room, it’s only fair the patients get in on the action too, right? 🧵
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Jennifer Groh @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Lots of very exciting cancer successes being reported at #ASCO2026 - try that hashtag over at the other place (sadly there's not as much here) or, as always, @statnews.com (a good place to spend your subscription budget)
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 19/05/2026
@statnews.com is the first news/journalism publication I’ve paid for with my own dime (not subsidized by my school or employer). It’s harder to sift between signal and noise now more than ever. I think it’s well worth it to be a paying subscriber.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
can’t think of a better time to subscribe to @statnews.com so their all star team of public health reporters can keep doing their thing
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@statnews.com sighting on Last Week Tonight about AI chatbots: youtu.be/Ykvf3MunGf8?... Story referenced here: www.statnews.com/2025/11/15/c...
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Google boosts Gemini crisis hotline prompts and keeps the bot responsive—framing AI as a bridge to real-world help. 🧠📞⚖️ via @mariojoze.bsky.social @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/04/28/g...
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Google clinical director says AI can be a ‘bridge’ for people having a mental health crisis
Google's clinical director Megan Bell Jones on how the company is addressing concerns over mental health impacts of its AI products.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
University of Michigan wins 2026 STAT Madness for new insights into abdominal aortic aneurysms www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/s... via @statnews.com #goBlue #NCAA #MarchMadness
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University of Michigan wins 2026 STAT Madness for new insights into abdominal aortic aneurysms
The researchers identified a driving force behind the condition, opening up a potential target for new therapies.
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Alex Hogan @alexhogan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I took a quiz to see if I could spot the difference between real X-rays and AI deepfakes. Check out this week's STATus Report to to learn more about why this quiz was made from my @statnews.com colleague @katiepalmer.bsky.social
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
CDC’s next leader inherits distrust, politicized policy, and credibility gaps—plus cuts and global surveillance risks. ⚠️📉🌍 Read more 🔓: statnews.com/2026/03/30/c... via @statnews.com
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7 big challenges for the next CDC director
Whoever takes over the CDC next will face immediate and enormous challenges. Here are a few.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
“Guys, this is not going to be that fun for a little while.” How Van Naarden remade Lilly Oncology after the Loxo deal. statnews.com/2026/03/25/e... via @statnews.com @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social
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How an outsider crept into Eli Lilly’s top ranks — and plans to drive its business forward
How an outsider crept into Eli Lilly’s top ranks — and plans to drive its business forward.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Today's the deadline for the White House to nominate a CDC director. @statnews.com Executive Editor @rickberke.bsky.social & Washington reporter @danielpayne.bsky.social got the inside scoop last week on how the search has been going. www.statnews.com/2026/03/20/n...
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Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director
At #STATBreakthrough, top HHS official Chris Klomp talked to STAT about the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Don't miss the showdown between a study about how smartphones affect adolescents and a smart floss that measures your stress (and lots more!). #STATMadness - keep voting! @statnews.com www.statnews.com/feature/stat...
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2026 STAT Madness
2026 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Explore groundbreaking innovations from
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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
@statnews.com conducted a national survey of NIH-funded researchers and found that, a year after Trump's return, many scientists are reeling, with some closing labs entirely. ‘This is like the Titanic,' one respondent told me. For full details, see our special report www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...
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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’
A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
We found at least 18 of the drugs on TrumpRx have cheaper generics available ranging from potential savings of over $600 for Tikosyn to just around $2 for Diflucan. Most of the drugs are made by Pfizer.
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STAT @statnews.com · 27/01/2026
STAT gathered nine of the biggest voices in the health influencer space worth keeping an eye on, for better or for worse. List members include: @kkjetelina.bsky.social @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social @jessicamalaty.bsky.social @hubermanlab.com Read the story: www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/w...
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9 influencers shaping health information online, for better or worse
The qualified medical experts, the pseudoscientific entertainers, and the MAHA mobilizers leading online health content today.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
👌 nailed the tone @rosebroderick.bsky.social. #MAHA @statnews.com (Read today's free newsletter here: statnews.com/2026/01/22/h...) 🧪
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Very excited for "The Influencer’s Dilemma" session at the @statnews.com Breakthrough East on Mar 19: Social media’s leading science communicators on medical skepticism online (@drjessicaknurick.bsky.social, @drnoc.bsky.social & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social) www.statnews.com/stat-summit-...
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STAT Breakthrough Summit East 2026 - New York City, March 19
Join us in New York City March 19, 2026, for STAT Breakthrough Summit East, a gathering of industry thought leaders and premier networking opportunity.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s... via @statnews.com
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Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs
SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.
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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Welcome back to the @statnews.com “3 To Watch” series where instead of closing the year with a review of the past, we focus on what's ahead. First up: 3 key issues to watch at FDA as Makary struggles to stabilize the agency. Vaccine policy is #2 💉via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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3 key issues to watch at FDA as Makary struggles to stabilize the agency
3 key issues to watch at FDA as Makary struggles to stabilize the agency
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🧠✈️ Scientists are leaving the U.S. for Europe due to funding cuts and political challenges. What's next for American innovation? 🌍🔬https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/research-cuts-fuel-scientific-brain-drain-american-science-shattered/ via @statnews.com
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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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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We've received a wonderfully large number of requests for gift subscriptions to @statnews.com this holiday season. We don't have the ability (yet) to send a nice "Amanda bought this for you!" note, but reach out to subscribers[at]statnews[dot]com and we'd love to help! 🧪 📰
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Megan Molteni @mmolteni.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This week's installments to our American Science, Shattered series @statnews.com include a check-in with scientists, federal workers, policy experts, and patients whose stories we brought you earlier this year. www.statnews.com/2025/12/11/a...
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Postscripts from the frontlines of Trump's attacks on science: no simple happy endings
Stories from the frontlines of Trump's attack on science: Follow-ups from a year of struggles in Part 7 of our series "American Science, Shattered."
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 03/12/2025
We finally have randomized, controlled clinical trial results from ambient AI scribes. But what do these RCTs actually tell us? Look at the below chart. Time savings are often low, but doctors give the technology rave reviews, esp in anecdotes that people tend to believe more than data 👀 🧵 🖥️🩺
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STAT @statnews.com · 24/11/2025
STAT will be on the ground at #ASH25. Join us Dec. 5 in Orlando for STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine’s Threshold — an evening of conversation with leading voices in hematology and biotech. www.statnews.com/event/stat-a...
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STAT@ASH: Standing on Medicine's Threshold
We’re on the ground at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting — join us live.
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Sarah Todd @sarah-todd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A new profile of RFK Jr offers fresh insights into how he works, the bond he shares with Trump, & how he's moved HHS “from evidence-based decision-making to decision-based evidence-making." Story by @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, & me: www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
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How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Ellen Hengesbach (from USPIRG) has 5 takeaways from her conversation with an AI chatbot therapist. statnews.com/2025/11/15/c.... (#5? She says what is creepier than the chatbot therapist pretending to be human is the fine print from character.ai) @statnews.com
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Yesterday, the NIH abruptly placed @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social, who has been a vocal critic of the administration’s changes to the NIH, on leave “It is intended as a threat,” she told me yesterday www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/n...
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NIH abruptly places outspoken critic of Trump administration on leave
Jenna Norton, a vocal critic of Trump administration actions at the NIH, was abruptly placed on administrative leave this week.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Love reading feedback like this from @statnews.com readers. www.linkedin.com/posts/josh-f...
Dear STAT News,

I want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU for the vitally important work you do and the irreplaceable voices you bring to the biomedical science and health conversation!

I’ve been at multiple workshops and conferences over the last month (including right now as I write this), and at least one STAT News article has been mentioned at every one of them, usually in the opening keynote.

We need your partnership now more than ever, and I’m so grateful we have it. 🙏🏻
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Anyway I’m glad that even if James Watson outlived Sharon Begley, he didn’t outrun her.
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 08/11/2025
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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Amanda Garces @amanda-garces.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We're hosting a virtual event tomorrow 11/6 @ 1pm ET about the rise & unraveling of Moderna. @jasonmast.bsky.social & Damian Garde will be there to talk about their coverage of the company, and you can ask them any questions - Register here for free: www.statnews.com/event/modern... 🧪
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The Once and Future Moderna
A live look at STAT’s reporting on the unraveling of Moderna with Jason Mast and Damian Garde.
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Alex Hogan @alexhogan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Sometimes doctors "fake" CPR. It's called a "slow code" in medical parlance. But "slow code" is really an umbrella term for all types of insincere attempts at CPR. Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video on the topic
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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Are you a SAMHSA employee who has been RIF-ed? Or are you part of the skeleton crew still left at the agency? I want to talk with you for a story about what's going on. @statnews.com DM me or contact me securely on Signal at rosebroderick.11.
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
If there are NIH folks who would like to watch our STAT summit (including a panel on the state of the NIH), please reach out and we can get you access
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