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Chelsea Cirruzzo

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STAT health reporter & gamer

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
reposting this story because .... www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/t...
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3 burning questions about the MMR vaccine, answered
President Trump has said the MMR vaccine should be broken up. But experts see no medical benefit in separating one shot into three.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Exclusive: Sen. Rand Paul published Anthony Fauci's diary entries without redacting the names or medical details of over 20 people, including people with cancer, Ebola or HIV. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Rand Paul’s Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples’ Medical Histories
The Republican senator’s office published over 20 individuals’ health information without redaction.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Sec Kennedy's plan to add #Covid vax-related injuries to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has experts watching to see if the list is made up of side effects known to be linked to the vaxes or some that are unproven. @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/h...
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RFK Jr. plans to create list of injuries caused by Covid-19 vaccines
It's not clear what conditions may make the list, but outside experts are watching it closely.
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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...
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Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?
Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program.
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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
ICYMI, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social on HHS Sec Kennedy's testimony before 7 congressional committees in one week: www.wnyc.org/story/why-rf...
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Why RFK Jr. is Projecting a More 'Moderate' MAHA Stance | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Chelsea Cirruzzo with STAT News discusses an apparent shift in some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. messaging around health.
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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thrilled to be chosen as one of the journalists for CUNY’s Aging Beat fellowship in May! Truly so excited to be in the company of such talented writers and to learn from some of the health journalism greats about such a critical topic. www.journalism.cuny.edu/2026/03/newm...
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Who's Telling the Stories of Older Americans? Meet Newmark's 2026 Aging Beat Cohort - Newmark J-School
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY has selected nine working journalists from across North America to participate in its second
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
HHS is drumming up memes + AI-generated versions of RFK Jr. to fuel fervor for his agenda, and they may be finding a sizable MAHA audience. (Not everyone, for a variety of reasons, is a fan.) New from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/r...
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Can an RFK Jr. action figure help cement the MAHA-MAGA alliance?
He’s an action figure. He’s a milk-drinking rave-goer. He’s America’s health secretary.
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
He’s an action figure. He’s a milk-drinking rave-goer. He’s America’s health secretary — and he’s looking to cement the MAHA-MAGA alliance with political clout. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/r...
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Can an RFK Jr. action figure help cement the MAHA-MAGA alliance?
He’s an action figure. He’s a milk-drinking rave-goer. He’s America’s health secretary.
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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
ICYMI, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social explains the new prescription drug website Trump RX: www.wnyc.org/story/what-t...
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What to Know About TrumpRx | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Chelsea Cirruzzo, Washington Correspondent for STAT news, explains what the Trump administration's new prescription drug marketplace aims to do, and who might save money by using it.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Star realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else. So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care. But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
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After years of waiting, she wanted to start gender-affirming care. Politics interfered.
Medicaid patients can’t use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, unless their state covers it. This is a major setback for trans health care.
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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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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
CDC pauses billions in public health infrastructure grants to states via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/24/p...
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CDC pauses billions in public health infrastructure grants to states
The CDC has paused more than 100 grants to states and organizations to update infrastructure for public health projects.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Hey! My beat is changing. I'm still covering LGBTQ+ news, but now I'm focused on how LGBTQ+ people are navigating the American health care system. I'm sure it's going great, right? If you're struggling with insurance, care costs or access, then I want to hear about it. Text me on Signal @orionr.80
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
President Trump is a believer in the importance of the polio vaccine. The CDC's top vaccine adviser, appointed by RFK Jr., isn't so sure. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
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Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The federal vaccine advisers laid the groundwork this week to reexamine the childhood vaccine schedule broadly. Then, late Friday, Trump himself directed HHS to do exactly that. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots
RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel is laying the groundwork for more scrutiny of childhood shots.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
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Lison Joseph @lisonjoseph.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Offshift helps truckers build a healthy lifestyle to prevent or manage chronic disease. They can be effective, and yet digital health solutions like those often struggle with like low adoption and engagement, @katiepalmer.bsky.social reports: www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/t... via @statnews.com
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Many truck drivers don't live past 61. Could digital health help?
Many truck drivers don't live past 61. Could digital health help?
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"Decision-based evidence-making" — that's how one former #CDC leader described the approach to scientific decision making under the HHS secretary in a meaty examination of Kennedy's unprecedented tenure by several @statnews.com colleagues. 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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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New hard-hitting investigation from my friend @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and the excellent team at @statnews.com How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
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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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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New from me, Casey Ross and Sarah Todd: We got the inside story of how RFK Jr. has become the driving voice on America’s health — including running his department like Trump runs the White House and how his lifestyle has melded into his policy goals: 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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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A couple excellent stories from my colleagues today. First up, an inside look into how RFK Jr. is managing HHS, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, and @sarah-todd.bsky.social: 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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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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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Creatine-filled swag bags and an embrace from Vance: MAHA marks its ascendance in Trump’s Washington www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/m... via @statnews.com @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social
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Creatine-filled swag bags and an embrace from Vance: MAHA marks its ascendance in Trump’s Washington
Creatine-filled swag bags and an embrace from Vance: MAHA marks its ascendance in Trump’s Washington.
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Without high-level administration sign-off, states have so far been unable to order updated Covid shots for children from low-income families who depend on the Vaccines for Children program. Via @aniloza.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c...
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Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay
Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Low income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay, @aniloza.bsky.social and @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social report www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c...
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Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay
Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
2 weeks ago RFK's ACIP voted to change recommendations for Covid vaccines The CDC director has yet to sign off on them, so states aren't able to order vaccines through the vaccines for children program (which covers ~50% of kids) w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c...
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Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay
Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New: For a brief time, it seemed like RFK Jr.'s criticism of Covid vaccines could spell trouble for him with the White House. Instead, he appears to retain as much political influence as ever. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...
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With Trump’s anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy’s influence grows
RFK Jr. is moving rapidly to reshape vaccine policy, and Trump's remarks raise questions about how far the two may go.
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Where Trump's anti-vaccine comments came from, what they mean for RFK Jr. — and how it could shape federal health policy w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...
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With Trump’s anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy’s influence grows
RFK Jr. is moving rapidly to reshape vaccine policy, and Trump's remarks raise questions about how far the two may go.
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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Hear @statnews.com Washington correspondent @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social talks about the president's comments on Tylenol and autism, plus the results of last week's meeting of the federal advisory committee on vaccines: www.wnyc.org/story/vaccin...
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Vaccine Status and Other Public Health News | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Chelsea Cirruzzo talks about some of the recent federal public health directives on autism and immunizations, and what the science shows.
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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Trump also veered into an extended rant, asserting the disproven link between autism and vaccines and calling for an overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule. from: @danielpayne.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/t...
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Trump, questioning vaccine safety, pushes major changes to how kids get shots
At a White House event, Trump linked vaccines to autism and urged major changes in how kids get their shots.
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Natalie Escobar @natalieescobar.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
if you're in the D.C. area: @emmasarappo.bsky.social is talking to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about her new book tomorrow night at Politics and Prose! politics-prose.com/events?srslt...
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Natalie Escobar @natalieescobar.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
💥 @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social on Brian Lehrer talking about vaccines and public health 💥 www.wnyc.org/shows/bl
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The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News
Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Good morning from Atlanta where a panel of federal vaccine advisers pushed a vote to delay the hepatitis B shot in some newborns to a later meeting. @aniloza.bsky.social has why: www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/c...
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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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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
RFK's ACIP ended up voting to ... table the vote on delaying the hep B vaccine “There’s enough ambiguity here and enough remaining discussion about safety, effectiveness, & timing that I believe that a vote today is premature,” a member of the committee said www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/c...
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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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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
follow @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social as she reports from Atlanta on the CDC's vaccine advisory panel for @statnews.com — she's a dogged reporter and a health policy expert, not to mention a great friend
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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Breaking, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social ar @stat www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/m...
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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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National Press Club Journalism Institute @npcinstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
For journalists covering public health & vaccine policy: ✔️ Avoid amplifying harmful talking points ✔️ Build strong sources in the medical & science communities ✔️ Track state-level vaccine battles More tips from @statnews.com's @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social: www.pressclubinstitute.org/2025/09/16/s...
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STAT News reporter shares tips for accurate coverage of vaccine policy - Journalism Institute
Florida announced the move to end vaccine mandates earlier this month, reflecting a nationwide trend of rising vaccine hesitancy. While this repeal won’t take effect for at least 90 days, the announce...
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive moves to change U.S. vaccine policy — adopted by leaders at other federal health agencies — may be putting him at odds with President Trump himself. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/08/v...
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Vaccine policy threatens to put Kennedy at odds with Trump
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive moves to change U.S. vaccine policy may be putting him at odds with President Trump himself.
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Make America Healthy Again celebrated “MAHA wins” like switching from corn syrup to cane sugar in Coke & synthetic dye-free ice cream. Nutrition experts say it’s not doing much to make Americans healthier, my colleague @sarah-todd.bsky.social reports: www.statnews.com/2025/07/17/c...
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Why MAHA’s push on Coca-Cola and ice cream is 'nutritionally hilarious'
Getting Coca-Cola to use cane sugar rather and ice cream manufacturers to stop their use of synthetic dyes are the latest achievements trumpeted by the Make America Healthy Again movement.
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
the LOCK love island has on Chappell Roan songs is actually crazy
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Spending my bday keeping tabs on who is writing happy birthday on my Facebook wall
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I’m so behind on love island I need peacock to allow me watch on 2x speed
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
one thing about dc runners is …. they WILL be out there in 100 degree weather
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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A fine line indeed, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social tells us at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
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Trump’s pick to run the CDC walks a fine line on RFK Jr. at Senate hearing
Monarez was careful with her words at a Senate hearing on her nomination to run the CDC.
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Alex Hogan @alexhogan.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Bill Cassidy is challenging RFK Jr. about his changes to ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel. I chatted with @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social a couple weeks ago about why Cassidy is uniquely positioned to question RFK Jr.'s decisions @statnews.com
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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
when @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social says companies made similar pledge in 2018 that wasn't lived up to, one of Oz's first responses is things are different now "there's violence in the streets over these issues."
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STAT @statnews.com · 18/06/2025
#Breaking: Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care delivers major setback for transgender rights www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/s...
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Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care delivers major setback for transgender rights
Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors can stand after the Supreme Court ruled that it does not constitute sex-based discrimination, in a 6-3 decision.
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
one of the many and funny joys of being a dc reporter is that no matter where I’ve gone to work, no matter what beat I cover the library of congress WILL find my work email and WILL send me a press release about summer movies on the lawn
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's transgender care ban. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Chelsea Cirruzzo @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
the latest Capitol Hill fashion trends I’ve noticed: kitten heels are back in a Big Way and also sweaters thrown around the shoulders in a very country club way.
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