Mary-Ellen Deily
Health and Science Editor at The Washington Post
Health & Science section editor. @washingtonpost Formerly @edweek Always a Wahoo. PM me with story ideas.
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Dec 5, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Mary-Ellen Deily |McKenzie Beard
Good morning. I'm your Health Brief editor, Mary-Ellen Deily. It's a somber day in health care and a chilly one in D.C. If you have tips to share, please send them to [email protected]. Today's edition: Food and Drug Administration officials are headed to Capitol Hill to discuss the agency's efforts to address obesity and diabetes. The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee's ban on certain gender-transition care for minors. But first ...
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May 29, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Mary-Ellen Deily |McKenzie Beard
Good morning, and happy Wednesday. Today’s newsletter top comes to you from the deep reporting of our colleague Akilah Johnson, who covers the way racism and social inequality affect health for The Post. Let’s dive in. Today’s edition: Harm-reduction groups are facing pushback from critics of “safe smoking” supplies. Federal regulators released draft guidance on a program that aims to streamline drug development and reviews. But first …
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May 28, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Mary-Ellen Deily |McKenzie Beard
Happy Tuesday, everyone. We hope you had a good long weekend. Congress is in recess this week, but your friends at the Health Brief are here for you. So, let’s get to the news, shall we? Today’s edition: Talks to establish the first-ever global pandemic accord have hit a wall. The Biden administration is moving to protect the nation’s premier health research agency from political interference. But first …Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?
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May 6, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Mary-Ellen Deily
Good morning. I’m Arthur Allen and I write about the drug industry and its regulation for KFF Health News. Today’s topic is the suffering caused by drugs used to treat millions of U.S. cancer patients — and what might or might not be done about it. Send tips on pharma and the Food and Drug Administration to [email protected].
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Feb 12, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Lena Sun |Mary-Ellen Deily
CDC officials acknowledged in internal discussions and in a briefing last week with state health officials how much the covid-19 landscape has changed since the virus emerged four years ago, killing nearly 1.2 million people in the United States and shuttering businesses and schools. The new reality — with most people having developed a level of immunity to the virus because of prior infection or vaccination — warrants a shift to a more practical approach, experts and health officials say.
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