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At the world’s largest cancer research meeting, data briefly took a backseat to grief.
At every annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the congregation of oncologists scrutinizes data on survival and mortality. But comparatively few conversations focus on the loss that is inherent in the work of cancer doctors. That changed a bit this year.
In his opening address, the organization’s outgoing president, Eric Small, spoke about his partner, University of California, San Francisco, oncologist Amy Lin, who passed away in December. She had metastatic clear cell ovarian cancer, a rare disease with few treatment options. Small also brought a different kind of specialist to ASCO’s mainstage: David Kessler, an expert on grief and loss, who gave a talk about compassionate end-of-life care.
Read this moving story by @kathmacphail.
statnews.com/2026/06/01/canc…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
Opening day of #ASCO26 is underway.
Whether you're in Chicago or following from afar, stay up to date with STAT’s reporting, events, and conversations happening throughout the conference. trib.al/jwoS5kc
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Today, we dive into a unique liver crisis emerging in the US. It's due to high rates of metabolic disease (obesity, type 2 diabetes) AND heavy alcohol use.
That combo is driving disease in younger adults — many of whom have no clue. @statnews
statnews.com/2026/05/13/live…
ALT A bar graph shows how the US compares to peer, high-income nations, on measures such as obesity prevalence, diabetes prevalence and alcohol use per capita. The US leads on obesity and diabetes.
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STAT FDA reporter @LizzyLaw_ asks HHS chief counselor Chris Klomp about the turnover at the FDA.
Klomp: “When I see turnover in any organization — could be the FDA, it could be another — it's worrisome…”
#STATBreakthrough
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Immigrants are avoiding medical care for fear of ICE and public health is paying the price: declining vaccination rates, mothers of newborns afraid to leave home, kids showing up sicker at the hospital. Remarkable @_daniel_payne story statnews.com/2026/02/03/ice-…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
NEW: You can now access all of @statnews's most important FDA reporting from last year in one place. Check out our special report documenting the agency's inner turmoil. reports.statnews.com/product…
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Are you going to #ASH25, the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology? STAT is - and we're hosting one of our amazing live events featuring @adamfeuerstein, @damiangarde, and @kathmacphail -- as well as executives and physicians from $JNJ, $GILD, $BMY, Blood Cancer United.. and ASH!
The event is Friday night. It will feature:
Damian interviewing J&J exec Yusri Elsayed and research veteran Lore Gruenbaum about why hematology is oncology's breakthrough foundry;
Katherine interviewing Bethany Samuelson Bannow, an ASH researcher able to look out over the hematology field -- and who's own research recently went viral;
And Adam interviewing Lynelle B. Hoch from $BMY and
Cindy Perettie from Kite about the future of CAR-T.
There will be food, drinks, and great company. If you're in Orlando, check it out!
You can sign up here:
statnews.com/event/stat-at-a…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
By @HelenBranswell statnews.com/2025/11/10/meas…
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Read this @statnews reflection on scientist James Watson — written by the great Sharon Begley before her own tragic passing. Among other things, it's a testament to her incredible talent as a writer and as an observer of this world.
statnews.com/2025/11/07/jame…
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At the #StatusList dinner last night I was asked what I would change about our industry. My response: the likelihood of making it from discovery to FDA approval is ~1% & takes 10-15 yrs yet the incentives focus only on rewarding the successes w/ so much waste & lost knowledge. We need to find mechanisms to better share & recognize the learnings from the failures, whether they relate to clinical design/execution errors or learnings for a class of targets. What is one thing you would change about our industry?
ALT #StatusList dinner hosted by @statnews at the Museum of Science
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
Tomorrow is the seventh annual STAT Summit, our news organization’s biggest in-person event of the year. It’s a two-day collection of the biggest speakers in medicine, drug development, and health care that includes scientists and CEOs, investors and public servants.
Expect, well, news. 🧵 1/8
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
So chaos.
“The picture was clouded further Saturday evening by reports that some at the CDC received letters rescinding the RIFs, sources told STAT. statnews.com/2025/10/11/cdc-…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
Scoop: Deep cuts made to CDC’s flagship MMWR publication, a cornerstone of public health statnews.com/2025/10/11/cdc-… via @statnews @ChelseaCirruzzo
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Some Friday news ... excited to share that I've joined @politico's stellar National Security team as co-author of National Security Daily!
Reach out with your tips & pitches to [email protected] and sign up for your daily dose of natsec news here:
politico.com/newsletters/nat…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
Just hours after RFK Jr. announced a new CDC vaccine advisory panel, 7 (!!) of my @statnews colleagues put together this staggeringly thorough breakdown of what we know about the new ACIP members. Well worth a read. 👇
statnews.com/2025/06/11/rfk-…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
How do you solve a chronic disease crisis? It depends on what you care about most. That's what RFK Jr. will have to decide soon.
Our new project splits the nation's health into 9 "priorities." Choose your adventure based on your top concerns.
Dive in: statnews.com/2025/05/20/kenn…
ALT Art by Mike Reddy for STAT
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
It's been 100 days since President Trump took office.
Here's how he's impacted health and science, seen through five lives.
statnews.com/2025/04/25/trum…
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Our #STATBreakthrough guests want you to know why you need to attend our next Summit in San Francisco on May 14!
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I like when the day ends on a high note, like learning that my fantastic colleague, collaborator, & friend @MichaelWorobey was named to the 2025 STATUS List by @statnews.
statnews.com/status-list/202…
Katherine MacPhail retweeted
A little Friday 🧵
@statnews and other outlets have published extraordinary stories about the impact of HHS job and spending cuts.
This story is among the deepest looks yet at the chaos inside the agency, as well as NIH, CDC, FDA, and CMS.
statnews.com/2025/04/11/hhs-…
