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Sarah Owermohle

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Reporter at CNN writing about health policy, politics and Washington D.C. Signal: sarah_owermohle.07

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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The CDC's panel of vaccine advisers could be down to a handful of people, or disbanded, amid a legal battle. ACIP members in limbo spoke out last night. w/ @jechristensen23.bsky.social @megtirrell.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/h...
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Federal vaccine panel in disarray after judge blocks changes | CNN
The future of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s panel of vaccine advisers is unclear, even among its recently appointed members.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
An in-depth follow up on the science and questions remaining, worth a read. We published an article today focused on Epstein and Harvard, including Church and yes more gene-editing proposals: www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...
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Harvard cut off donations from Epstein, but emails reveal his influence continued years later | CNN Politics
In 2008, Harvard University quietly decided it would refuse future donations from a generous benefactor, Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New from me: Epstein paid for novel genetic testing in apparent effort to explore extending life, new emails show www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...
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Epstein paid for novel genetic testing in apparent effort to explore extending life, new emails show | CNN Politics
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ne...
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Other recommended vaccines move to shared clinical decisionmaking (ie flu, rotavirus) or for high-risk groups (RSV - if mother didn't receive vaccine, hepatitis A, meningococcal disease) HHS says all insurers will still cover them all Story from @owermohle.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
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HHS will overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday.
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
HHS & CDC are editing the US childhood vaccine schedule to resemble other countries', ie Denmark's - Routine recommendations remain for: diphtheria tetanus pertussis Hib pneumococcal conjugate polio measles, mumps, rubella HPV (1 dose vs 2) chickenpox (1/2)
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Confirmation hearing for Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, is postponed… as she goes into labor From @owermohle.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...
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Confirmation hearing delayed for Trump’s surgeon general nominee as she goes into labor with her first child | CNN
The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education ...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
New: Today's confirmation hearing for Surgeon General nominee Casey Means will be delayed as the nominee goes into labor. www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...
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Confirmation hearing delayed for Trump’s surgeon general nominee as she goes into labor with her first child | CNN
The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education ...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Developing story: HHS ousted Susan Monarez as CDC director today after days of pressure over vaccine policy. At least three top CDC officials resigned in the last few hours. w/ @adamcancryn.bsky.social @reportergoodman.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/h...
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CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is being ousted just weeks into her tenure, sources say, and other officials follow | CNN
Dr. Susan Monarez, who was sworn in as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 31, is being ousted, according to three sources familiar with the situation who spoke on th...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New: Ahead of the first meeting of CDC's newly appointed vaccine advisers, lawmakers are sharing fresh concerns about the panel’s membership and last-minute actions that could see Covid-19 and influenza vaccines thrown into question. W/ @megtirrell.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
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Pressure builds on Kennedy’s vaccine panel ahead of first meeting | CNN
Ahead of the first meeting of newly appointed vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lawmakers are sharing fresh concerns about the panel’s membership and last-minute ...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The MAHA commission's first report has landed, laying the groundwork for a potential government overhaul of food guidelines, medical research and environmental policies: www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/p...
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First MAHA health report calls for reassessing medicines, processed foods, pesticides | CNN Politics
Poor diet, environmental toxins, unhealthy habits and pharmaceuticals are contributing to a national rise in chronic illnesses, particularly among children, top Trump officials said in a Thursday repo...
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/05/2025
Agency shake-ups and new appointees have begun to splinter the alliance between traditional Trump world allies and Kennedy’s MAHA acolytes.
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RFK builds his team of ‘renegades’ amid friction between MAHA and traditional Trump allies | CNN Politics
The opulent ballroom of the Willard Intercontinental Hotel is a regular stop on the high-dollar circuit of industry conferences that populate downtown Washington.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress: "They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The HHS budget hearings so far today: - Robert F. Kennedy defends funding cuts & layoffs - Says Americans shouldn't take advice from him on vaccines - Says about DEI cuts that Trump is committed to a "colorblind" administration www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/h...
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Lawmakers press Kennedy on mass cuts ahead of future budget | CNN
House lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical research and mass layoffs during a Wednesday hearing on Trump administration proposals t...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
NJ's @repbonnie.bsky.social asks RFK Jr. about 100s of cancelled NIH grants that include words like Black, race, bias, disparity & minority. Two grants to study maternal mortality - with known racial disparities - were cut. One was toMorehouse School of Medicine: www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/p...
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Trump’s diversity purge freezes hundreds of millions in medical research at universities across the country | CNN Politics
Universities across the country are scrambling to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity push in an effort to hold on to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants that fund critic...
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STAT @statnews.com · 12/05/2025
President Trump unveiled his plan to dramatically overhaul the way the U.S. pays for drugs. Pharma investors didn't seem to care.
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Trump’s drug-pricing order takes a hard line against pharma. Investors shrugged
President Trump unveiled his plan to dramatically overhaul the way the U.S. pays for drugs. Pharma investors didn't seem to care.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Sixty+ House Republicans represent districts with higher-than-average Medicaid enrollment. Several have warned against program cuts in the new budget. The states and districts that depend on Medicaid the most, in charts: www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p...
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Here are the states and districts that depend on Medicaid the most, in 3 charts | CNN Politics
As part of their effort to pass a massive tax, immigration and spending cuts package, House Republicans are eyeing plans to shave billions from the federal budget. Some of those cuts could affect Medi...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
FDA commissioner Marty Makay taps Vinay Prasad, an oncologist and critic of the agency's Covid-19 vaccine policies, to lead the division overseeing vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/h...
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FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the division that oversees vaccines and biologic me...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
White House touts Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory on new website that reroutes from a Covid.gov, a website that used to list info about vaccines, tests and treatments. www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/p...
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White House touts Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory on new website | CNN Politics
The White House on Friday morning launched a new website championing the theory that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was a manmade pathogen that leaked from an infectious disease laboratory in Wu...
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
RFK Jr says HHS is launching a “massive testing and research effort” that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic” by September. Researchers and advocates are skeptical, to say the least (+ first @cnn.com byline from @owermohle.bsky.social!) www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/h...
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RFK Jr. claims new research effort will find cause of ‘autism epidemic’ by September | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic”...
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect. Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Seismic scoop from @lenasun.bsky.social: A long-time anti-vaxer who was disciplined for practising medicine without a license has been selected by #HHS to conduct the study RFK Jr. wants looking yet again at whether vaccines cause autism. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
@owermohle.bsky.social and @helenbranswell.bsky.social with a developing story on @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/s...
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Trump picks Susan Monarez to run the CDC
Monarez is the CDC's acting director and a longtime biosecurity expert with ties to former President Biden’s flagship health initiative.
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NEW: After nearly a month it appears the CDC is back at it, deleting data from their site. Today they removed 8 items involving Quitline data. Of course, I've got it backed up on our site. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Line chart showing the deletion of data over time. Most of it was deleted around Jan 18, but on Mar 13 8 items were deleted.Deleted items: Quitline – Services Available – Counseling - 2010 To Present
Quitline – 7-Month Follow-Up (Not Comparable Across States) – 2010-2011
Quitline – Service Utilization - 2010 To Present
Quitline Glossary and Methodology
"Table for STATE System Quitline Service Utilization - Callers Who Received Counseling and/or Medications per 1,000 Callers (NQDW OSH) Interactive Map"
Quitline – Services Available – Medications - 2010 To Present
"Table for STATE System Quitline Service Utilization - Incoming Calls per 10,000 State Population (NQDW OSH) Interactive Map"
Quitline – Services Available – Hours Of Operation And Available Languages - 2010 To Present
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Megan Molteni @mmolteni.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Wild details from @owermohle.bsky.social, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social and John Wilkerson on Dave Weldon's CDC nomination getting pulled this AM: www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/t...
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Dave Weldon, President Trump's pick to head the CDC, harbors vaccine criticism that runs long and deep, @owermohle.bsky.social of @statnews.com reports. He once went to bat for discredited scientist Andrew Wakefield. www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/c...
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
CDC nominee Dave Weldon is going to face a lot of questions tomorrow about his views on vaccines and autism. I went down to Florida to check out his congressional archives myself: www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/c...
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How CDC nominee Dave Weldon’s support for anti-vaccine theories runs long and deep
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Unlike President Trump's picks to lead other health agencies who established their conservative bona fides during the Covid-19 pandemic,
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NIH nominee Jay Bhattacharya, asked about Trump's proposal to cut indirect research $$, said "there’s a lot of distrust about where the money goes...I think transparency regarding indirect costs is absolutely worthwhile.” www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/j...
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Bhattacharya demures on his view on Trump’s slashing of NIH indirect costs
President Trump's nominee to lead the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, demurred on his view on Trump’s move to slashi NIH indirect cost payments to universities and other instituions.
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Eric Boodman @ericboodman.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
So proud of @bobjherman.bsky.social, @tarabannow.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social for their Polk-winning reporting on UnitedHealth. Not only are they inspiring journalists, but also lovely human beings. Go read their pieces!
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
BREAKING: Federal judge extends the restraining order on NIH capping indirect costs to 15% www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/t...
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Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration's cap on NIH indirect costs
Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments
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STAT @statnews.com · 21/02/2025
#Breaking - Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs
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Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration's cap on NIH indirect costs
Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick was peppered with boos and catcalls throughout a town hall meeting in Roswell late Thursday, as hundreds of critics jeered the Republican for backing President Donald Trump’s agenda during his first month in office. #gapol ajc.com/politics/mcc...
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Georgia congressman confronted by angry crowd over support for Trump’s agenda
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick was met with boos and jeers at a town hall in a north Atlanta suburb Thursday.
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Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My latest: DOGE canceled a CDC contract for FDNY research work, part of a study of the links between firefighters' cancers and their response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
“Freezing US research is like benching Jalen Hurts” Protestors outside HHS
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Protestors gathering before the HHS building as the afternoon snow begins. Protesting again this weekend’s broad layoffs at health and science agencies
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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Looking to talk with federal employees with disabilities who were terminated this weekend, especially folks hired through Schedule A or disabled veterans. Please boost! #disability #journorequest
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you're a federal health worker and/or been impacted by the recent layoffs across HHS, STAT wants to here from you. We have a form, linked below. You can also reach me on signal: sarah_owermohle.07 www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
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Are you affected by firings at federal health agencies?
Have you been affected by firings at federal health agencies? @statnews would like to hear from you.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"I didn’t want to spend the next six months of my career on activities that are fundamentally about dismantling an organization, as opposed to working on the stated agenda.” Candid @matthewherper.bsky.social intvu with FDA's top food official, who just resigned www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/f...
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FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division
The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
BREAKING w/ @owermohle.bsky.social @matthewherper.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social The Trump admin is set to fire thousands of federal health workers, including employees at NIH and CDC. 5,200 across HHS, according to sources briefed on meetings www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
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Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies
The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
BREAKING: HHS to fire thousands of public workers on probationary employment this afternoon. Top officials at CDC, NIH, briefed this morning.
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Tara Bannow @tarabannow.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Halt on Trump administration’s cuts to NIH research payments expanded nationwide www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/j... via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social @statnews.com
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Halt on Trump administration’s cuts to NIH research payments expanded nationwide
A federal judge issued a nationwide temporary pause on plans by the NIH to substantially slash research overhead payments
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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Now this, from @owermohle.bsky.social and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/r...
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How RFK Jr. could revive a dormant task force to scrutinize vaccine safety
As health secretary, Kennedy could revive a defunct task force to scrutinize the safety of shots given to babies and kids.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Senators chairing the Finance and HELP committees sound the alarm on NIH funding cuts, saying they've heard from state universities about their potential impact. A judge late Monday temporarily paused the cuts. www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/k...
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Key GOP senators push back against NIH funding cuts
Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Susan Collins (Maine) expressed concern Monday about the impact on biomedical research of large cuts to overhead spending.
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
NEW: 22 States sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments, from @jonathanwosen.bsky.social @angusrohan.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...
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22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments
Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead
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Sarah Owermohle @owermohle.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"Are you supportive of these onesies??" Sen. Sanders pressed RFK Jr. on onesies sold by the Children's Health Defense, which he chaired until recently. The onesies are inscribed with “Unvaxxed, Unafraid” and “No vax. No problem.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r...
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RFK Jr. and the case of the onesies: Concerns about vaccine views flare at confirmation hearing
At a Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. on Wednesday, there was discussion of abortion, Medicaid, and Covid-19. There was also discussion of onesies.
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
RFK Jr. and the case of the onesies: Concerns about vaccine views flare at confirmation hearing. Via @owermohle.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r...
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RFK Jr. and the case of the onesies: Concerns about vaccine views flare at confirmation hearing
At a Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. on Wednesday, there was discussion of abortion, Medicaid, and Covid-19. There was also discussion of onesies.
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Matthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
After STAT broke the news of new emails from RFK Jr about vaccines, I got an assignment: Excerpt, at length. And fact check. The result is here. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/r...
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In RFK Jr.’s emails to his niece, a trail of vaccine criticism
STAT annotates emails physician Kerry Kennedy Meltzer received from her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., commenting on the safety of Covid vaccines and others.
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
So proud of @statnews.com team and the work done in the early days of the Trump administration to get readers answers to questions that very much affect their lives. statnews.com/2025/01/28/f... (1/2)
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As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget says its program freeze is limited, but states report widespread disruption in online Medicaid portals.
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Alex Hogan @alexhogan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Some very illuminating exchanges in here
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Trump signs executive order to defund youth gender-affirming care. www.axios.com/2025/01/28/t...
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Trump signs executive order to defund youth gender-affirming care
Major medical associations consider gender-affirming care to be lifesaving.
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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
@statnews.com, we have the receipts, I mean emails. www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/k... Story by @owermohle.bsky.social and @rickberke.bsky.social (our executive editor!!)
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Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism
Kennedy's niece, a NYC physician, shares private emails, says public needs to see what she calls her uncle’s misguided views and conspiracy theories.
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