Alex Wayne
@aawayne.bsky.social
Executive Editor, KFF Health News
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Read and republish everything we do for $0: https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us/
Florida man | Never cruise
*I do not respond to most PR pitches*
[email protected]
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BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
“They’re massaging the data, and the outcome is going to be, ‘We will show you that vaccines do cause autism.'”
On the CDC officially going anti-vax, by @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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On the CDC officially going anti-vax, by @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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What To Know About the CDC’s Baseless New Guidance on Autism - KFF Health News
A reshaped CDC website suggesting that vaccines cause autism has appalled the medical community.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“They’re massaging the data, and the outcome is going to be, ‘We will show you that vaccines do cause autism.'”
On the CDC officially going anti-vax, by @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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On the CDC officially going anti-vax, by @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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“Earlier this year, Pulte was seen waiting outside the Oval Office with a posterboard depicting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other people in Trump’s orbit as thwarting the president’s agenda from within ...”
Great story via @bloomberg.com
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Great story via @bloomberg.com
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Housing Chief Bill Pulte Becomes a Potential Liability for Donald Trump
The US’s top mortgage regulator has frustrated many of Trump’s top aides, but the president himself likes Pulte’s pit-bull approach.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Earlier this year, Pulte was seen waiting outside the Oval Office with a posterboard depicting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other people in Trump’s orbit as thwarting the president’s agenda from within ...”
Great story via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great story via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
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Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks - KFF Health News
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the cons...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
NEW: Associates of a Texas-based think tank led by a guy who thinks there's not enough child labor now occupy some of the most important positions in American health care.
@rachanadpradhan.bsky.social takes a close look at the Brownstone Institute.
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@rachanadpradhan.bsky.social takes a close look at the Brownstone Institute.
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A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NEW: Associates of a Texas-based think tank led by a guy who thinks there's not enough child labor now occupy some of the most important positions in American health care.
@rachanadpradhan.bsky.social takes a close look at the Brownstone Institute.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
@rachanadpradhan.bsky.social takes a close look at the Brownstone Institute.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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In June, after Jenna Norton put her name on public criticism of the NIH's direction under President Trump, Jay Bhattacharya told us: "Respectful dissent in science is productive."
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Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - KFF Health News
A letter signed by more than 300 National Institutes of Health workers — some still working, others who were fired this year — is an extraordinary public rebuke of actions taken under Director Jay Bha...
kffhealthnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In June, after Jenna Norton put her name on public criticism of the NIH's direction under President Trump, Jay Bhattacharya told us: "Respectful dissent in science is productive."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Now she says she's been placed on leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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The Trump administration said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over a building in Chicago. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up those claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in the raid are telling their stories.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Trump administration said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over a building in Chicago. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up those claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in the raid are telling their stories.
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JD Vance in 2021: "What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein’s clients secret? Oh…"
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
JD Vance in 2021: "What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein’s clients secret? Oh…"
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There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
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WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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A felon freed by Trump in his first term is sentenced again, this time to 27 months after a judge found that he sexually assaulted a nanny, swung an IV pole at a nurse and dodged tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A felon freed by Trump in his first term is sentenced again, this time to 27 months after a judge found that he sexually assaulted a nanny, swung an IV pole at a nurse and dodged tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Maine described its HIV outbreak as a significant health concern, but the government shutdown has kept a CDC team from coming to the state's aid.
Maine sought federal help amid its largest HIV outbreak in state history. It’s still waiting. - The Boston Globe
Maine described its HIV outbreak as a significant health concern, but the shutdown has kept a CDC team from coming to the state's aid.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Maine described its HIV outbreak as a significant health concern, but the government shutdown has kept a CDC team from coming to the state's aid.
NEWS: Across the country, public health services have been scaled back thanks to spending cuts driven by Russell Vought's Office of Management and Budget. A detailed look at how Trump's "reaper" wields his scythe, by @amymaxmen.bsky.social
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Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEWS: Across the country, public health services have been scaled back thanks to spending cuts driven by Russell Vought's Office of Management and Budget. A detailed look at how Trump's "reaper" wields his scythe, by @amymaxmen.bsky.social
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🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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NEWS: The State Department sent a cable to visa officers today directing them to consider common health conditions -- including obesity, diabetes and heart disease -- when considering visa applications from would-be immigrants.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
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Via @kffhealthnews.org
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Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEWS: The State Department sent a cable to visa officers today directing them to consider common health conditions -- including obesity, diabetes and heart disease -- when considering visa applications from would-be immigrants.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
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Via @kffhealthnews.org
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.