Timmy Broderick

New York

Disability Reporting Fellow at STAT

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A long-awaited update on anxiety and antidepressants

2 months ago | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Too much news to include below, but apparently we should all be scratching our itches. RFK Jr.’s second hearing: autism, GLP-1s, opioid treatment, and moreRobert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to Capitol Hill yesterday for a second appearance before senators who’ll vote on his bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
New abortion pill shows promise — and potential political peril

Jan 24, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. STAT is hard at work covering the fallout of Trump’s executive orders and the general chaos in federal health agencies. If you have something confidential to share, email me [email protected].
FDA bans dye, curbs nicotine; study shows red meat associated with dementia risk

Jan 16, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Adobe Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Nine years ago, I had my gallbladder removed. While I would never say I’m grateful for the many gallstones that invaded my college years, I am feeling somewhat relieved after reading the news linking red meat consumption to dementia.
Why physicians don't know how to care for patients with disability

Jan 16, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Carol Haywood, an assistant professor in medical social sciences at Northwestern, is the lead author of a new paper on ableism in medicine.Courtesy Gr8y productions If you have a disability, you likely have had a few bad experiences with the United States’ health care system and the medical professionals who populate it.
Q&A: How this federal court ruling helps nursing home residents with disabilities

Jan 14, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

David Goldman/AP Over the last 30 years, one of the biggest shifts in health policy for Americans with disabilities has been an emphasis on helping people live and receive care in their communities, rather than in institutional settings, such as psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities.
Wildfires and health

Jan 10, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. My colleague Brittany Trang and I duked it out for the Friday edition of Morning Rounds, and after twelve rounds in the ring, I won! (This is a lie, Brittany’s doing something much cooler now — subscribe to her AI newsletter coming in February!) You’re stuck with me on Fridays for 2025, fearless readers.
Q&A: How electrical stimulation can improve rehabilitation after spinal cord injury

Jan 8, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Daniele Emedoli/San Raffaele Hospital In recent years, low-level electrical stimulation has emerged as an effective rehabilitative tool for people with spinal cord injuries. But not all patients have benefited because researchers often exclude people from studies if they have involuntary muscle spasms, known as spasticity.
Why Medicaid cuts could be a 'crisis' for people with disabilities

Jan 5, 2025 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick
3 trends that worry disability advocates as they look ahead to 2025

Dec 26, 2024 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Brace yourself, people with disabilities. 2025 could be a wild one. Donald Trump’s second term in office is shaping up to be even more consequential than the former president’s first term. Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., — who popularized the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism — is poised to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Republicans want to slash Medicaid, the main vehicle for people with disabilities to receive long-term care.
FDA OKs novel device for non-invasive treatment of spinal cord injuries

Dec 19, 2024 | statnews.com | Timmy Broderick

Spinal cord injuries dramatically reduce a person’s mobility and independence, but a new device could aid rehabilitation efforts. Onward Medical received Food and Drug Administration clearance on Thursday for their non-invasive spinal cord stimulator, the ARC-EX. In a recent trial, the stimulator boosted hand sensation and strength in 72% of participants. While the treatment cannot replace rehabilitative therapy, device users rave about its effects.