Theresa Gaffney

I wrote about gender-affirming surgery — what it means to the people that get it, its evolution as a professional specialty in the U.S., and how the incoming administration could put all of that at risk: statnews.com/2024/12/23/gen…

If you are watching #FDA and how it plans to handle #Covid vaccines going forward, you should know about this political appointee in the commissioner's office. statnews.com/2025/05/19/tra…

What MAHA gets right — and wrong — about European food: statnews.com/2025/07/10/mah…

The DOJ has issued “nearly 20 subpoenas” to clinics that provide gender-affirming care per DOJ's Chad Mizelle, who spoke at an all-day FTC workshop focused how the federal government might continue its crusade against trans health care. I watched: statnews.com/2025/07/09/doj…

Wrote about a new systematic review on the symptoms that people do (or don't?) experience when they stop taking antidepressants. If you got spooked when RFK Jr. said during his confirmation hearing that it's as hard as getting off of heroin, take a read: statnews.com/2025/07/09/ant…

#Breaking: The Senate passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republicans scrambled to get their party on board. trib.al/seVM5yZ

Supreme Court rejects challenge to free preventive care, bolsters RFK Jr.’s power statnews.com/2025/06/27/sup… via @statnews

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Story here, will be updating: statnews.com/2025/06/18/sup…

A team of STAT reporters took a closer look at the new ACIP appointees. Lots of interesting deets here: statnews.com/2025/06/11/rfk…

Breaking: HHS Secretary has named the eight new members to the panel that will advise the CDC on vaccine recommendations. statnews.com/2025/06/11/rfk…

today in Morning Rounds, plus the rundown on yesterday's ACIP firings, a declaration and a walk-back at NIH, and new data analysis on 988: statnews.com/2025/06/10/hea…

BREAKING: RFK Jr. fires ACIP, the panel responsible for advising on vaccines. This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to advance Kennedy as HHS secretary on the condition that he would, among other things, keep ACIP in place. statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk…

UnitedHealth Group mistakenly sent us confidential talking points that were prepared for the company's shareholder meeting this week. Casey Ross, @TaraBannow, and I wrote about the document and how executives prepared to assuage investors. statnews.com/2025/06/04/uni…

The MAHA report had more citations for studies that don't exist than it had mentions of eating disorders. While the Trump administration has pledged to combat chronic disease, research on EDs is being stopped & stalled. Experts say patients could suffer: statnews.com/2025/06/03/eat…

come edit me on Morning Rounds!

We have a MAHA Commission report. Here are 4 key takeaways from the 68-page document: statnews.com/2025/05/22/rfk…

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a group of physicians and researchers argue that the termination of more than $800 million in LGBTQ+ research funding endangers lives: statnews.com/2025/05/21/lgb…

Yesterday, we dove into all the data on chronic disease in the US. So, what can actually make a dent in it? Here are 3 big ideas: statnews.com/2025/05/21/rfk…

A laid-off CDC expert is offering free help to Milwaukee during its lead crisis. “As far as I know, it’s still a free country, and if you want to volunteer your time to help people in need, I don’t think that’s proscribed," he said. HHS isn't so sure. statnews.com/2025/05/12/lai…