Meg Tirrell

Trump Administration pauses external communications from health agencies including FDA, CDC, NIH - first reported by @washingtonpost. Sources told @ReporterGoodman & me they weren’t told why or for how long https://t.co/JOq9FiEeO2

Trump issues executive order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization: https://t.co/wRcBr8U3jD

Biden issues pardon to Dr Fauci, Gen Mark Milley & members of Congress on Jan 6 committee. “These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.” https://t.co/cp4UeGMCBE

Moderna gets $590M in HHS funding for development of vaccine candidates for pandemic flu, including H5N1 bird flu: https://t.co/d0DF7vJ2XI

As expected, Ozempic & Wegovy join Medicare’s list of 15 drugs next to face price negotiations. New price would take effect in 2027: https://t.co/nY76WbAZuA

The movie Major League played an oddly large role in my childhood. Bob Uecker’s voice will forever be in my head (making me laugh) https://t.co/tk4FjBRjfV

A CDC spokesperson pushed back on comments Dr. Deborah Birx made about the US testing strategy for H5N1 bird flu Friday, calling them "out of date, misleading and inaccurate.” https://t.co/AVUqF9CPt7

RFK Jr, who’s pledged to make a significant dent in chronic diseases including diabetes in the U.S. within 2 years, says Ozempic is sold to Americans because “we’re so stupid and so addicted to drugs” https://t.co/YaCZnsZyw4

Trump confirms on Truth Social he's chosen RFK Jr for HHS secretary https://t.co/6K6tDiSo0Z

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell

Trump is on the verge of announcing RFK Jr. for HHS secretary, ⁦@kaitlancollins⁩ ⁦@KristenhCNN⁩ report https://t.co/gORyrhVJrA

Trump is on the verge of announcing RFK Jr. for HHS secretary, ⁦@kaitlancollins⁩ ⁦@KristenhCNN⁩ report https://t.co/gORyrhVJrA

.@craigmelvin is one of the nicest people I’ve met in TV. So happy to see this announcement! https://t.co/YjGQ0UbuWT

Aren’t… strawberries… nature’s strawberries? https://t.co/7M17XVJU8f

RFK Jr: “President Trump has promised me … control of the public health agencies” - “HHS and its sub-agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH and a few others, and then also the USDA.” Public health experts say what alarms them most is what RFK isn’t talking about: https://t.co/BgKlD8nS6l

Millions of Medicare beneficiaries could benefit from more help with home care. Here’s what both presidential candidates have put forward about the issue: https://t.co/Zh1WUjqxp8

When Nobel winner @geoffreyhinton warned last week about risks of AI, he joined a series of laureates who highlighted potential dangers of their own work. Here are other times Nobel winners have made similar warnings: https://t.co/nlz6N8clxV

Florida’s health dept is warning residents to take precautions around floodwaters as #Milton hits - in part to avoid the risk of infection with Vibrio bacteria. It caused 11 deaths after Hurricane Ian in 2022, of about 150 total associated with the storm: https://t.co/3omHyoRgjC

With the FDA designating the shortage of tirzepatide as resolved last week, compounding generally has to stop. Some patients are worried they won’t be able to access treatment any other way: https://t.co/V9R4YUWoiq