Angus Rohan Chen

Cancer research has held a near-sacred spot in research. Now, experts told me, it's facing an unprecedented threat that's putting science - and lives - at risk. @statnews statnews.com/2025/03/24/tru…

AI is reshaping cancer care—but only if it delivers for patients. At #STATBreakthroughWest, PICI CEO @DrKarenKnudsen joined @ASCO, @MassGenBrigham and @statnews to discuss how AI must move from hype to real-world impact. @CliffordHudis, @dbittermanmd, @angRchen (1/3)

Uma Reddy was at her kitchen table Monday night, wrapping up patient notes, when she learned that the grant she had used to build a maternal health center at Columbia University had been terminated, writes @Jasonmmast for @statnews statnews.com/2025/03/11/col…

NEW: Patients in trials of Lilly's next-gen obesity drug tell me they think they're losing too much weight. One started skipping doses, another is making himself eat caloric foods. This is part of what some see as a risky race for more weight loss. Link to my story below

HHS efficiency review blamed for delaying patient care at Indian Health Service statnews.com/2025/07/15/ind… via @statnews

How Republicans sidelined the health care industry and pushed through historic Medicaid cuts statnews.com/2025/07/08/tru… via @statnews

This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines. "It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk…

Trump’s science adviser and OSTP head, Michael Kratsios, vowed to reduce scientists’ administrative burdens and defended proposed funding cuts in remarks before the National Academy of Sciences. My latest for @statnews statnews.com/2025/05/19/tru…

Despite its cancer-fighting mission, NCI starts to feel Trump administration budget ax. Important reporting via my @statnews colleagues @angRchen and @Jasonmmast statnews.com/2025/05/07/tru…

Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations become unglued. Teamed up with a whole slew of @statnews colleagues to report this piece, written by @DrewQJoseph statnews.com/2025/04/11/hhs…

We are over the moon at @statnews for winning our first National Magazine Award for general excellence. statnews.com/stat-wins-nati…

Congratulations to @DrAnneCarpenter for being recognized on the @statnews 2025 STATUS List! Very well-deserved! #STATUSList

“A special kind of hell for scientists and type A is confusion and chaos, and there’s so, so much of it ... There is a pall of deep dread around here. We are comforting each other but we’re all running on fumes.” statnews.com/2025/04/07/hhs… via @statnews

NIH cuts halt 24-year program to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young adults statnews.com/2025/03/25/nih… via @statnews

NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research. Via @angRchen statnews.com/2025/03/03/nih…

Pfizer revises its DEI webpage to emphasize importance of ‘merit’ statnews.com/2025/02/27/pfi…

Breaking: statnews.com/2025/02/28/rfk…

An unvaccinated NJ traveler who returned to the US infected with #measles went to 3 health facilities earlier this month seeking care before being diagnosed. Not surprisingly, additional cases are now being detected. Measles will spread if we give it the chance.…

Guess who is the newest disciple of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement? UnitedHealth Group statnews.com/2025/02/25/uni…

I went on @WBUR's Here & Now earlier this week to talk about how last weekend's layoffs impacted FDA, particularly within its device and AI divisions. Listen here: wbur.org/hereandnow/202…