New clues emerge in direction of RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy changes
WASHINGTON — President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pressing ahead with efforts to change…
Senator asks RFK Jr. if Eli Lilly’s mystery retatrutide patient is Trump
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
FDA pilot program aims to speed up early-stage clinical trials
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
Suppressed federal report found no net health benefit from alcohol
WASHINGTON — A report on alcohol’s health effects, commissioned by the federal government but unreleased under President Trump,…
New Medicaid work requirements are catastrophic for cancer patients
In May 2025, I joined more than 160 blood cancer advocates on Capitol Hill. At the time, Congress was considering changes…
FDA leadership void grows: Tracy Beth Høeg out as CDER chief
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
Betrayed by RFK Jr., targeted by Trump, Bill Cassidy faces voters
BATON ROUGE, La. — When it comes to Bill Cassidy, most everyone in Louisiana politics — supporters and…
Trump set to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary after stormy tenure
President Trump has reportedly signed off on a plan to dismiss Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary.…
Who’s the Md. alum Trump nominated to run the CDC?
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated University of Maryland Law School alumni Erica Schwartz to serve as director…
TrumpRx: High expectations, but limited impact a month after launch
WASHINGTON — President Trump heralded his signature drug discount platform, TrumpRx, as “one of the most transformative health…
How ‘shared decision-making’ is being misused in vaccine policy
Listen to the Trump administration’s rhetoric about vaccines and you’ll hear a refrain. In September, what replaced the…
Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an…