Pien Huang

Washington, D.C.

Health Reporter at NPR

Health reporter @npr. Fmr Reflect America fellow, @nujournalism, @groundtruth, @stoltzedesign, helmick sculpture. Tips: DM for Signal / [email protected]

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First meeting of CDC vaccine advisers under RFK Jr. is mostly 'business as usual'

1 week ago | kpbs.org | Pien Huang

Despite concerns that the administration might meddle with a committee of vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, their first public meeting since President Trump's inauguration followed its usual course. Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to expand the options for meningococcal vaccines and to lower the age of recommendation for RSV vaccines to include people aged 50 to 59 with certain risk factors.
What makes marijuana smell distinctive?

4 weeks ago | wbur.org | Pien Huang

What makes marijuana smell distinctive? The smell of marijuana has diversified in recent years into a variety of cannabis strains with their own scent profiles. NPR’s Pien Huang reports. This segment airs on March 27, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
Lavender, citrus and candy: Weed's signature aroma changes with the times

4 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Pien Huang

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Just off the highway and down the road from the sheriff's office, there's a large warehouse and greenhouse compound locked behind barbed-wire gates. If you're driving by at certain times, you might catch a whiff of what's inside: Some call it skunky, some call it gassy. It's the unmistakable smell of weed. The complex is the grow facility for District Cannabis, which produces 15,000 pounds of cannabis flower each year.
RFK's claims on vaccine advisers' conflicts of interest don't check out : Shots - Health News : NPR

1 month ago | npr.org | Pien Huang

The Health Secretary's assertion inaccurately characterizes the 2009 government report he cites, according to an NPR review and interviews with former committee members.
How the Trump administration is halting scientific research : Short Wave

1 month ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson |Rob Stein |Pien Huang |Jonathan Lambert |Gisele Grayson | +1 more

Trump administration halts science research, thousands laid off : Short Wave In its first 50 days, the Trump administration made sweeping changes to scientific arms of the government like the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration. The president issued executive orders to terminate all work that was related to DEI, environmental justice and gender inclusivity.
In a sudden reversal, CDC rescinds some staff firings

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Pien Huang |Will Stone

Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job. On Tuesday, an unknown number of CDC staff began receiving emails stating that their letters of termination were being rescinded, according to emails reviewed by NPR and interviews with more than half a dozen sources at the agency who were not authorized to speak publicly.
CDC rescinds some staff firings

1 month ago | npr.org | Pien Huang |Will Stone

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Alyssa Pointer/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alyssa Pointer/The Washington Post/Getty Images Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job.
A child dies in Texas measles outbreak : Shots - Health News : NPR

1 month ago | npr.org | Pien Huang

It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in the outbreak so far.
A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

1 month ago | tpr.org | Pien Huang

A school-age child has died from measles in west Texas. The death of the child, who was not vaccinated for measles, was confirmed by state and local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans Texas and New Mexico. It's the first reported U.S. death from the illness since 2015. More than 130 people have been sickened with measles in the two states, most of them children under the age of 18.
Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Will Stone |Pien Huang

The widespread upheaval at federal health agencies in the first month of the Trump administration comes at a time when the U.S. faces infectious disease threats on multiple fronts: The ongoing spread of bird flu around the country; the risk of emerging insect-borne viruses; and a ballooning measles outbreak in the Southwest. Abroad, there are new strains of mpox and deadly outbreaks of Ebola and polio just a plane ride away.

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14 May 24

RT @HelenBranswell: @CDCgov's wastewater dashboard looking for signals of #H5N1 #birdflu has gone live. Scroll way down this page to find i…

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1 Feb 24

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The naked mole-rats have not yet chosen a queen 🐀 👑 @NPRShortWave spoke with assistant curator Kenton Kerns about the colony's latest developments and the science behind the eusocial species. Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/31qPWgg048 📻

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30 Nov 23

After a hiatus, NPR's Reflect America fellowship is back! Join me and fellow alums @ashishval @SeymaBayram0 in this awesome newsroom opportunity. DM with questions. Deadline to apply is Jan 26. https://t.co/2JeDoBYFyz