Carmen Paun

Arlington

Global Health Reporter at POLITICO

Reporter at https://t.co/CsvmjGCVJV covering global health and substance use disorder. Future Pulse contributor. @POLITICOEurope alum. Tips: [email protected].

Articles

France opens arms to scientists

2 days ago | politico.com | Carmen Paun |Erin Schumaker

The French government is ready to receive international scientists willing to leave the U.S. amid the Trump administration’s funding cuts and crackdown on universities it disagrees with. Without mentioning the United States by name, French President Emmanuel Macron worldwide to “choose France, choose Europe,” in a post on the social media platform X. “Here in France, research is a priority, innovation is a culture, and science is a boundless horizon,” he wrote on Friday.
Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race

1 week ago | politico.eu | Carmen Paun

Polling currently shows Lasconi running behind Dan and two nationalist candidates. Those standings sparked a crisis of confidence among USR leaders as to whether their candidate could repeat last year’s successful result, when she qualified for the second round before the election was annulled. USR leaders now want the party to coalesce around Dan as the pro-European candidate in the race.
Harvard takes a stand

1 week ago | politico.com | Erin Schumaker |Carmen Paun |Shawn Zeller

Harvard University’s refusal to comply with the Trump administration’s far-reaching demands for retaining billions in federal funding has set up what figures to be an epic court battle — and the outcome will have a big impact on health research. In the balance: academic freedom and the legality of President Donald Trump’s plan to use federal money as leverage to force universities to adopt his preferred policies on everything from campus discipline to admissions.
AI innovators want clarity on Medicare pay

1 week ago | politico.com | Shawn Zeller |Carmen Paun |Erin Schumaker

AdvaMed, the trade association for medical device makers, backs new legislation that aims to expedite Medicare reimbursement to providers who invest in artificial intelligence-powered tools.
The downside of RIFs at NIH

1 week ago | politico.com | Erin Schumaker |Carmen Paun |Ruth Reader

The National Institutes of Health mistakenly fired — and then rehired — one of its most distinguished scientists amid a slapdash effort to shrink the agency’s workforce. NIH employees were shocked last week when Richard Youle emailed them to say he’d been among those caught up in the reduction in force, according to three people with knowledge of the dismissal who requested anonymity to discuss the situation.
Romanian presidential hopeful under fire after admitting role in village flooding

1 week ago | politico.eu | Carmen Paun

Belgrade’s parliament made him an honorary Serbian citizen as a result, Ponta said. He plans to renounce that citizenship to become Romanian president. “It’s Belgrade. I like Belgrade and I like Serbia very much,” Ponta added. His admission adds to a tumultuous presidential election in Romania that is a rerun of a November 2024 round the country’s top court canceled over allegations of Russian influence in favor of ultranationalist candidate Călin Georgescu.
AI’s next role? Screening for opioid use disorder

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Carmen Paun |Ruth Reader

Screening people at risk for opioid use disorder when they’re admitted to the hospital could keep them from being readmitted, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine this month.
US risks losing biotech race to China

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Carmen Paun |Erin Schumaker

America must invest at least $15 billion over the next five years to support its domestic biotechnology sector if it doesn’t want to lose to China, warns a national security commission made up of members of Congress and intelligence officials in a new report.
Romanian liberals drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Hanne COKELAERE |Carmen Paun

The USR decision comes amid fears that Victor Ponta, a leftist-turned-ultranationalist, could qualify for the second round along with Simion. “We cannot allow this to happen. Today we took the decision to support Nicușor Dan because he is the pro-European candidate with the best chances to stop this toxic scenario,” Fritz said. Ponta said earlier his week he would halt Ukrainian grain exports through Romanian ports — a key export route for the war-ravaged country — to protect local farmers.
OpenSecrets for scientists

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Erin Schumaker |Carmen Paun

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has an idea for restoring public trust in the scientific research agency. | Ben Curtis/AP National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya promised during his confirmation hearing to win back public trust in science. This week — his first on the job — he hinted at one approach he might take to do so.