Anna Kuchment

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Anna Kuchment

@akuchment

Health + Medical editor at The Boston Globe, ex-MIT KSJ Project Fellow, Dallas Morning News, @SciAm and Newsweek. Views are my own.

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Matthew Herper
Matthew Herper@matthewherper·
ACIP voted unanimously yes here, which seems to protect coverage of Covid shots for all while only recommending it strongly for those over 65. Not clear to me how this interacts with the FDA labeling, which is more restrictive. @doritmi
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@HelenBranswell·
ICYMI: #HHS has been circulating an FAQ explaining why Kennedy unilaterally dropped recommendations that kids & pregnant people get #Covid shots. It cites studies. But the studies it cites to suggest dangers of getting the shot during pregnancy dispel that claim. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…
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This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines. "It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk…
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Calling medical journals "corrupt," Kennedy says gov't scientists may be barred from publishing in Lancet, NEJM, etc going forward. #NIH may establish its own journals, he said. Meanwhile #CDC 's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is on the budget chopping block. statnews.com/2025/05/27/rfk…
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US government funding has brought cancer science to the point where new discoveries are accelerating & the stage was set for major gains over the coming decade. But deep & puzzling cuts instigated by the new administration are throwing all that into doubt, @angRchen reports. statnews.com/2025/03/24/tru…
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Craig Spencer MD MPH
Craig Spencer MD MPH@Craig_A_Spencer·
For a long time, food and medicines in this country were extremely toxic. Like, actually murderous. Despite that, progress in regulating them was very slow and arduous work. The FDA isn’t perfect. But wow do we need it. Here’s a thread on its history and what existed before 👇
Craig Spencer MD MPH@Craig_A_Spencer

How much do you know about food and drug safety? Where did our current regulations come from? And what were some of the greatest scandals that forced change? We covered everything from swill milk, patent medicines, and thalidomide in our class today. Here's what we covered 🧵

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@HelenBranswell·
.@CDCgov warns health care providers, hospitals & public health depts about a serious shortage of blood culture bottles, a key tool for diagnosing bloodstream infections. The shortage of Becton Dickinson's Bactec bottles could lead to rationing, experts warn. statnews.com/2024/07/23/blo…
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