Helen Branswell was a giant in our field. I'm so grateful to have known her, and learned from her.
The STAT family received some devastatingly sad news this morning. Helen Branswell, a beloved colleague and renowned infectious disease reporter, passed away.
A beautiful tribute to Helen, written with love by our colleague @DrewQJoseph
Helen will be greatly missed.
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FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50+: cnn.com/2026/08/05/health/mo…
Bundibugyo outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, with 3,500+ confirmed cases and 1,500+ deaths: cnn.com/2026/07/31/health/eb…
BARDA is coordinating shipment of an experimental antibody treatment for potential use in high-risk Americans exposed to #ebola, HHS tells CNN
While they didn't name the treatment, Mapp's MBP134 has shown activity in animal studies against Bundibugyo strain
Who is this “you” of whom you speak
You've been asking for this one for years. We heard you.
We announced a change in AP style at the @ACESEditors conference today: It's now healthcare, one word, in all uses.
We also changed childcare and daycare, closing them up to one word rather than two.
This guidance is live on AP Stylebook Online now.
Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC director cnn.com/2026/04/16/health/er…
When you go to @bradloncar’s feed to see if he’s posted the #JPM26 agenda (he has, of course 🙏) and find an 11-year-old photo of yourself right at the top
Old school rewind to 2015 when we pushed for JPM Q&A webcasts. Sadly, doesn't look like the video exists anymore. cnbc.com/2015/01/09/crusade-…
Nobody understands rare diseases like parents of children who have them. Sending lots of love to @BeckyQuick & @matthew_quayle and can’t wait to see where their CNBC Cures project goes cnbc.com/video/2026/01/08/cn…
Scoop: Lowering pharmaceutical prices and a new most favored nation deal is topic of Trump's 5 pm Oval announcement today, sources tell me. @CBSNews
So excited to get to call @owermohle a colleague! Welcome!
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New from @megtirrell @cnn Once weekly semaglutide and alcohol use disorder-a 9 week trial cnn.com/2025/02/12/health/oz…
RFK Jr's @SenFinance confirmation hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29
Senate HELP committee expects to schedule their hearing for RFK Jr. for the next day, a committee spokesman tells us
HEARING: Chairman @MikeCrapo announces HHS Secretary nomination hearing: finance.senate.gov/ranking-m…
Trump Administration pauses external communications from health agencies including FDA, CDC, NIH - first reported by @washingtonpost. Sources told @ReporterGoodman & me they weren’t told why or for how long cnn.com/2025/01/21/health/hh…
Trump issues executive order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization: whitehouse.gov/presidential-…
Biden issues pardon to Dr Fauci, Gen Mark Milley & members of Congress on Jan 6 committee. “These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.” cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/…
Moderna gets $590M in HHS funding for development of vaccine candidates for pandemic flu, including H5N1 bird flu: cnn.com/2025/01/17/health/bi…
As expected, Ozempic & Wegovy join Medicare’s list of 15 drugs next to face price negotiations. New price would take effect in 2027: cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/…
The movie Major League played an oddly large role in my childhood. Bob Uecker’s voice will forever be in my head (making me laugh) cnn.com/2025/01/16/sport/bob…
A CDC spokesperson pushed back on comments Dr. Deborah Birx made about the US testing strategy for H5N1 bird flu Friday, calling them "out of date, misleading and inaccurate.” cnn.com/2024/12/27/health/cd…
