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Sarah Todd
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Commercial determinants of health reporter @STAT, previously @qz

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STAT reporter @sarah-todd.bsky.social documents fallout in West Virginia from the Trump admin's cuts to Raze, a student-led anti-tobacco program.

www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i...
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
sarah-todd.bsky.social
And @jonathanwosen.bsky.social on a lab tech forced to leave her career in science research:

www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/r...
Working with monkeys was this lab tech’s dream job. Now she’s staffing an IT help desk
Trump’s reshaping of science has fueled fears researchers will leave the U.S. This lab tech's story shows it can drive people out of science altogether.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Don't miss the other stories in our Science, Shattered series, including a deep dive into the impact of NIH research cuts by @aniloza.bsky.social, @jaspar.bsky.social, & @mmolteni.bsky.social:

www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Read the full story here, as Melina Mara and I go around Panama talking to frog and mosquito researchers as well as everyday Panamanians who have had malaria 4/5
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM