Jason Ukman
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Editor at @statnews.bsky.social
New: FDA review staff was excluded from voting on whether to approve first priority voucher drug. Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social who has the list of officials who cast votes as well.
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FDA review staff was excluded from voting on whether to approve first priority voucher drug
Top officials like Vinay Prasad and George Tidmarsh voted on the drug, a major break from the FDA's typical practice.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New: FDA review staff was excluded from voting on whether to approve first priority voucher drug. Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social who has the list of officials who cast votes as well.
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What dubious online clinics for testosterone therapy tell us about mainstream medical practices.
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Why men are flocking to dubious online clinics for testosterone therapy
The proliferation of online testosterone sites is a sign of the health care system’s lack of regard for male sexual hormones and their role in health
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What dubious online clinics for testosterone therapy tell us about mainstream medical practices.
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The day before the CDC webpage on vaccines and autism was overhauled, @danielpayne.bsky.social wrote this piece on vaccine manufacturers anxious about the next shoe to drop for them. It has now dropped, and it will not help their cause or, they note, public health.
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Trump and RFK Jr. are mulling their most disruptive vaccine policies yet — alarming manufacturers
Trump and Kennedy are considering removing aluminum from vaccines and breaking up shots that protect against multiple diseases.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The day before the CDC webpage on vaccines and autism was overhauled, @danielpayne.bsky.social wrote this piece on vaccine manufacturers anxious about the next shoe to drop for them. It has now dropped, and it will not help their cause or, they note, public health.
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During his confirmation hearing to be HHS deputy secretary, Jim O'Neill, currently the acting director at CDC, said:
"I'm very strongly pro-vaccine. I'm an adviser to a vaccine company. I support the CDC vaccine schedule."
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"I'm very strongly pro-vaccine. I'm an adviser to a vaccine company. I support the CDC vaccine schedule."
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Under RFK Jr., federal health agency reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
During his confirmation hearing to be HHS deputy secretary, Jim O'Neill, currently the acting director at CDC, said:
"I'm very strongly pro-vaccine. I'm an adviser to a vaccine company. I support the CDC vaccine schedule."
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"I'm very strongly pro-vaccine. I'm an adviser to a vaccine company. I support the CDC vaccine schedule."
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The prospect of a flu season with a vaccine mismatch might seem like cause to skip the flu shot. Experts say that's wrong, and that this year is especially important to get one.
@helenbranswell.bsky.social explains.
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@helenbranswell.bsky.social explains.
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Is a bad flu season on the way? Experts see reason to be anxious
There are early indications that this flu season could be a bad one.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The prospect of a flu season with a vaccine mismatch might seem like cause to skip the flu shot. Experts say that's wrong, and that this year is especially important to get one.
@helenbranswell.bsky.social explains.
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@helenbranswell.bsky.social explains.
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Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism. Via @matthewherper.bsky.social
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Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism. Via @matthewherper.bsky.social
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Excellent story.
New: The Trump administration is plotting what could be its most disruptive vaccine policies yet.
Internally, major vaccine manufacturers are terrified.
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Internally, major vaccine manufacturers are terrified.
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Trump and RFK Jr. are mulling their most disruptive vaccine policies yet — alarming manufacturers
Trump and Kennedy are considering removing aluminum from vaccines and breaking up shots that protect against multiple diseases.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excellent story.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Let us see what @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and @danielpayne.bsky.social found in the swag bags at today's MAHA Summit in Washington.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Let us see what @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and @danielpayne.bsky.social found in the swag bags at today's MAHA Summit in Washington.
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How two top FDA officials — Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg — are quietly upending vaccine regulations. Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg mix skepticism with new ways to define risk in pursuing sweeping changes to vaccine policy at the FDA.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
How two top FDA officials — Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg — are quietly upending vaccine regulations. Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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A "hush-hush" summit involving RFK Jr., other top health officials, and biopharma executives is planned for tomorrow in New York.
@statnews.com would be happy to attend.
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@statnews.com would be happy to attend.
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At ‘hush-hush’ MAHA summit, RFK Jr. and deputies to mix with biotech leaders
A who's who of MAHA federal officials will be speaking at an event, stacked with industry executives and activists, organized largely in secrecy.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A "hush-hush" summit involving RFK Jr., other top health officials, and biopharma executives is planned for tomorrow in New York.
@statnews.com would be happy to attend.
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@statnews.com would be happy to attend.
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Thoughtful piece here, in which @craigspencer.bsky.social shows he is not afraid to share a room with people with whom he disagrees.
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I’m a physician who went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. More of my colleagues should too
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Thoughtful piece here, in which @craigspencer.bsky.social shows he is not afraid to share a room with people with whom he disagrees.
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New: Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region.
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Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New: Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region.
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Does Sen. Cassidy, a strong proponent of #vaccines, regret voting to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary? “I just have to quote Kierkegaard — You live life forward,” is his reply.
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
Cassidy drops into Liver Meeting to talk of shutdown, insurance overhaul and vaccines
Dropping in at the Liver Meeting, Senator Bill Cassidy argues for federally funded Flexible Spending Accounts over ACA subsidies and laments the state of vaccination.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Does Sen. Cassidy, a strong proponent of #vaccines, regret voting to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary? “I just have to quote Kierkegaard — You live life forward,” is his reply.
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
That's not a "No."
@kathmacphail.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/b...
How Children’s Health Defense plans to cement its agenda beyond RFK Jr.
@danielpayne.bsky.social on the ambitions of a group that is at once at the pinnacle of its success and fiercely opposed by many in medicine.
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@danielpayne.bsky.social on the ambitions of a group that is at once at the pinnacle of its success and fiercely opposed by many in medicine.
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How Children’s Health Defense plans to cement its agenda beyond RFK Jr.
Children’s Health Defense is leveraging its ties to HHS to lock in legal and cultural shifts that could shape policy long after RFK Jr. leaves.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How Children’s Health Defense plans to cement its agenda beyond RFK Jr.
@danielpayne.bsky.social on the ambitions of a group that is at once at the pinnacle of its success and fiercely opposed by many in medicine.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/r...
@danielpayne.bsky.social on the ambitions of a group that is at once at the pinnacle of its success and fiercely opposed by many in medicine.
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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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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 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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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Read this @statnews.com reflection on scientist James Watson — written by the great Sharon Begley before her own tragic passing. Among other things, it's a testament to her incredible talent as a writer and as an observer of this world.
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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.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Read this @statnews.com reflection on scientist James Watson — written by the great Sharon Begley before her own tragic passing. Among other things, it's a testament to her incredible talent as a writer and as an observer of this world.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
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7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs.
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7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs
Trump's weight loss drug announcement raises questions from the commercial market to Medicare.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
7 burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs.
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Microdosing GLP-1 drugs? Right now, there's no robust clinical evidence doing so provides benefits.
Benefits for the companies *selling* the treatments, however, are definitely confirmed.
Via @katiepalmer.bsky.social
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Benefits for the companies *selling* the treatments, however, are definitely confirmed.
Via @katiepalmer.bsky.social
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Microdosing aims to extend the lifespan of the GLP-1 compounding market
Despite no strong evidence of clinical benefit, microdosing GLP-1s will likely continue as a strategy for some to profit off of the popular drug class.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Microdosing GLP-1 drugs? Right now, there's no robust clinical evidence doing so provides benefits.
Benefits for the companies *selling* the treatments, however, are definitely confirmed.
Via @katiepalmer.bsky.social
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Benefits for the companies *selling* the treatments, however, are definitely confirmed.
Via @katiepalmer.bsky.social
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5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, a new study out in Nature Medicine suggests. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/e...
5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, study suggests
New research bolsters evidence that people with early signs of Alzheimer’s can slow cognitive decline with low to moderate physical activity.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
5,000 steps a day could slow cognitive decline in people with signs of Alzheimer’s, a new study out in Nature Medicine suggests. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/03/e...
In Texas, the nation’s MAHA capital, many are frustrated with the status quo in health care.
A great read via @isabellacueto.bsky.social.
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A great read via @isabellacueto.bsky.social.
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In Texas, the nation's MAHA capital, many are frustrated with the status quo in health care
Texas is the MAHA capital of the country — offering a look at health policies that may soon roll across the country.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In Texas, the nation’s MAHA capital, many are frustrated with the status quo in health care.
A great read via @isabellacueto.bsky.social.
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A great read via @isabellacueto.bsky.social.
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To summarize:
- The FDA's top drug regulator is out.
- He and the FDA's top biologics official are in open warfare.
- A lawsuit accuses him of extortion, and he accuses a former associate of the same.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
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- The FDA's top drug regulator is out.
- He and the FDA's top biologics official are in open warfare.
- A lawsuit accuses him of extortion, and he accuses a former associate of the same.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
To summarize:
- The FDA's top drug regulator is out.
- He and the FDA's top biologics official are in open warfare.
- A lawsuit accuses him of extortion, and he accuses a former associate of the same.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
- The FDA's top drug regulator is out.
- He and the FDA's top biologics official are in open warfare.
- A lawsuit accuses him of extortion, and he accuses a former associate of the same.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
The FDA's top drug regulator landed in hot water a month ago after a LinkedIn post in which he questioned the safety of a drug with ties to a former business associate.
Today, he told @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: “I was naive about the impact my words would have."
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Today, he told @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: “I was naive about the impact my words would have."
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The FDA's top drug regulator landed in hot water a month ago after a LinkedIn post in which he questioned the safety of a drug with ties to a former business associate.
Today, he told @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: “I was naive about the impact my words would have."
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
Today, he told @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: “I was naive about the impact my words would have."
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
Very big news: FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation — as feud with Vinay Prasad becomes public.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
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Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
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FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Very big news: FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation — as feud with Vinay Prasad becomes public.
Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
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Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social
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Trump says he will help ‘Dilbert’ creator @ScottAdamsSays get cancer drug after report of access issue. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social
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Trump says he will help ‘Dilbert’ creator get cancer drug
Trump posted on Truth Social that he will help Scott Adams of ‘Dilbert’ fame access Pluvicto.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Trump says he will help ‘Dilbert’ creator @ScottAdamsSays get cancer drug after report of access issue. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social
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