Katherine MacPhail
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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.
🧪🧬🧫
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.
🧪🧬🧫
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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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
🧪🧬🧫
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.
🧪🧬🧫
Reposted by Katherine MacPhail
It's been 100 days since President Trump took office.
Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives.
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Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives.
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Trump’s first 100 days, seen through 5 lives: Grants terminated. Dreams crushed. Futures in the balance
STAT spoke with people living through the historic disruptions threatening the future of biomedical research in the U.S. These are their stories
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April 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's been 100 days since President Trump took office.
Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/t...
Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/t...
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STAT's @matthewherper.bsky.social has your behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 Breakthrough West agenda!
#STATBreakthrough
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#STATBreakthrough
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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 Breakthrough West agenda — see you in SF?
A note from our editorial director of events on STAT Breakthrough Summit West. Only 3 weeks left — join us live in San Francisco on May 14.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
STAT's @matthewherper.bsky.social has your behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 Breakthrough West agenda!
#STATBreakthrough
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#STATBreakthrough
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"This is not an administration that's known for being terribly forgiving. Are you putting your jobs at risk by speaking out?"
"Hell, yes."
Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson on the need for scientists to speak out despite personal risks at #STATBreakthrough:
"Hell, yes."
Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson on the need for scientists to speak out despite personal risks at #STATBreakthrough:
March 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"This is not an administration that's known for being terribly forgiving. Are you putting your jobs at risk by speaking out?"
"Hell, yes."
Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson on the need for scientists to speak out despite personal risks at #STATBreakthrough:
"Hell, yes."
Neuroscientist Jonathan Jackson on the need for scientists to speak out despite personal risks at #STATBreakthrough:
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“I had a stroke last year, and because of treatment that was developed by NIH and that was available in my community hospital, I’m here walking and talking today" - Frances McMahon, attending Stand up for Science. By @aniloza.bsky.social and @kathmacphail.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/03/07/s...
At ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally, Francis Collins warns major NIH research programs ‘at severe risk’
At "Stand Up for Science" rallies across the U.S., scientists and their supporters protested Trump administration actions affecting research.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“I had a stroke last year, and because of treatment that was developed by NIH and that was available in my community hospital, I’m here walking and talking today" - Frances McMahon, attending Stand up for Science. By @aniloza.bsky.social and @kathmacphail.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/03/07/s...
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Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
How the USAID freeze halted an HIV vaccine trial in South Africa:
"As the days turn into weeks, the realization of the loss and the impact dawns on you, and there’s a lot of desperation," program director Glenda Gray said to STAT.
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"As the days turn into weeks, the realization of the loss and the impact dawns on you, and there’s a lot of desperation," program director Glenda Gray said to STAT.
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Q&A: How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa
Glenda Gray, program director of a research consortium, talked with STAT about the impact of the funding freeze on an HIV vaccine trial and other HIV-related research in Africa.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How the USAID freeze halted an HIV vaccine trial in South Africa:
"As the days turn into weeks, the realization of the loss and the impact dawns on you, and there’s a lot of desperation," program director Glenda Gray said to STAT.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/t...
"As the days turn into weeks, the realization of the loss and the impact dawns on you, and there’s a lot of desperation," program director Glenda Gray said to STAT.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/t...
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Exclusive scoop @statnews.com: Trump administration to fire 5,200 HHS employees this afternoon
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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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February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Exclusive scoop @statnews.com: Trump administration to fire 5,200 HHS employees this afternoon
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Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism buff.ly/40sTG8w
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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January 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism buff.ly/40sTG8w
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there's confusion as fed agencies cancel scientific meetings, including NIH study sections
some pause on activities is expected, experts said, but many are on edge w/o knowing how long it will last
w/ @pompanolab.bsky.social & @annikabarber.bsky.social
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some pause on activities is expected, experts said, but many are on edge w/o knowing how long it will last
w/ @pompanolab.bsky.social & @annikabarber.bsky.social
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Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the
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January 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
there's confusion as fed agencies cancel scientific meetings, including NIH study sections
some pause on activities is expected, experts said, but many are on edge w/o knowing how long it will last
w/ @pompanolab.bsky.social & @annikabarber.bsky.social
🧪🔬
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
some pause on activities is expected, experts said, but many are on edge w/o knowing how long it will last
w/ @pompanolab.bsky.social & @annikabarber.bsky.social
🧪🔬
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
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🚨 Excited to officially announce I'm writing a new newsletter for @statnews.com!
AI Prognosis starts Feb 12. It's all about AI in healthcare, medicine & biotech.
(If you sign up before Jan 20, you'll get the first 4 issues free, even if you don't have STAT+!)
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AI Prognosis starts Feb 12. It's all about AI in healthcare, medicine & biotech.
(If you sign up before Jan 20, you'll get the first 4 issues free, even if you don't have STAT+!)
www.statnews.com/signup/ai-pr...
January 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨 Excited to officially announce I'm writing a new newsletter for @statnews.com!
AI Prognosis starts Feb 12. It's all about AI in healthcare, medicine & biotech.
(If you sign up before Jan 20, you'll get the first 4 issues free, even if you don't have STAT+!)
www.statnews.com/signup/ai-pr...
AI Prognosis starts Feb 12. It's all about AI in healthcare, medicine & biotech.
(If you sign up before Jan 20, you'll get the first 4 issues free, even if you don't have STAT+!)
www.statnews.com/signup/ai-pr...
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NEW: UnitedHealth Group is paying many of its own physician practices significantly more than it pays other doctor groups in the same markets for similar services, undermining competition and driving up costs for consumers and businesses. www.statnews.com/2024/11/25/u...
UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups considerably more than others, driving up consumer costs and its profits
First-of-its-kind data analysis finds UnitedHealth Group pays many of its own physician practices significantly more than the average it pays other doctors in the same markets
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November 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
NEW: UnitedHealth Group is paying many of its own physician practices significantly more than it pays other doctor groups in the same markets for similar services, undermining competition and driving up costs for consumers and businesses. www.statnews.com/2024/11/25/u...
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President-elect Trump has picked Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid.
“Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” Trump said in a statement.
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“Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” Trump said in a statement.
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Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON — President-elect Trump has selected the surgeon and television personality Mehmet Oz as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and
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November 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM
President-elect Trump has picked Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid.
“Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” Trump said in a statement.
www.statnews.com/2024/11/19/d...
“Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” Trump said in a statement.
www.statnews.com/2024/11/19/d...