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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 11h

Six former surgeons general appointed by every President since George HW Bush warn that RFK Jr. is endangering the health of the nation, calling his policies/positions a “profound, immediate + unprecedented threat”

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 7d

🚨NEW🚨 Amazon has been developing drone surveillance tech for American cops, from gun detection to repurposing Twitch's streaming code.

It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.

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Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance

Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 6d

In this week’s @forbes.com InnovationRx, @thealexknapp.bsky.social and I delve intoTrumpRx. Because drug pricing is a rabbit hole of listed Ps, negot Ps + rebates, what it means for you depends what insur (if any) you’ve got: “Really just one more cash pay option.”
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What TrumpRx May Mean For Drug Prices

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Haitian immigrant who built a $6 billion company treating brain diseases, the drugs RFK Jr. may target after Tylenol, Northwell’s new CEO, and mo...

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 6d

My latest @forbes.com feature profiles Herriot Tabuteau, a Haitian immigrant, Yale-educated doctor + longtime investor, who started Axsome to tackle brain disorders. Now $AXSM has 3 drugs on the mkt + 5 more in the pipeline: “We’re not a small co in terms of ambition.”
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This Haiti-Born Doctor Built A $6 Billion Business Developing Drugs For Depression And Alzheimer’s

Herriot Tabuteau combined his Yale medical degree and two decades in finance to start Axsome Therapeutics. Now the company has three drugs on the market and five more in the pipeline.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7d

This is absolutely a lie. There is no reason shutdowns trigger layoffs. They never have before. Trump is simply using the shutdown as an excuse to take federal employees hostages and to further gut the government.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump: "When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So, we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected, and they're gonna be Democrats."

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Tom Sandora, MD MPH @tomsandora.bsky.social · 8d

This is a truly remarkable finding: 17 years after introduction of the HPV vaccine, there was a decreased prevalence of HPV infection (and therefore decreased cancer risk) in both vaccinated AND unvaccinated individuals. Cancer prevention through herd immunity!!!

Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine

This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 7d

TrumpRx coming soon. Not yet clear how discounted cash pay will work or whether it will benefit the majority of Americans who are already covered by private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Exclusive | White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer

President Trump is expected to unveil the measures with Pfizer’s CEO on Tuesday

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to reading @ebakerwhite.bsky.social’s TikTok book!

Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social · 8d

My TikTok book is out in stores today!

Why should you read it? Because 1 in 5 Americans now get their news from this thing. We should all understand how it works.

It was inevitable that strongmen would seek to control a tool this powerful. The book is the story of what happened when they did.

W. W. Norton & Company @wwnorton.com · Feb 3

The rise of the most effective attention-algorithm ever invented, and the superpower struggle to control it.

EVERY SCREEN ON THE PLANET: THE WAR OVER TIKTOK by Emily Baker-White.

In Stores 9.30.25.
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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 8d

👀 The plane of deportees to Iran includes men, women and couples, some of whom hold US residency www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

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Giacomo Tognini @giacomotognini.bsky.social · 8d

1/ Shares in Moderna and BioNTech have imploded since their 2021 peaks, shaving billions of dollars from their founders’ fortunes. Growing anti-vax hysteria and RFK Jr.’s FDA will likely make the situation even worse.

Read at @forbes.com
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Tanking Covid-19 Vaccine Sales Are Crushing Biotech Billionaire Fortunes

Shares in Moderna and BioNTech have imploded since their 2021 peaks, shaving billions of dollars from their founders’ fortunes.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 8d

Recently finished reading David de Jong’s Nazi Billionaires. Highly recommend the book, even if you think you know the history.

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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 11d

New from me and @amyfeldman7.bsky.social : after HHS's actions against Tylenol and mifepristone this week, what other drugs might be in RFK Jr.'s crosshairs?

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RFK Jr. Is Targeting Vaccines And Tylenol. Are Prozac And Ozempic Next?

Tylenol maker Kenvue is reeling after unsupported claims that its popular drug causes autism. Kennedy is unlikely to stop there.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 12d

Mizuho analyst to @statnews.com re: Trump’s pronouncement on drug tariffs: “The actual comment from the President is direct but its impact may be between nebulous and negligible.”

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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on prescription drugs — unless companies build in the U.S.

The president threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals, days before a deadline he set for drug companies to lower their prices.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 12d

With thanks to @thealexknapp.bsky.social for getting the newsletter out while I was off for the holiday

Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 13d

In the latest edition of our healthcare newsletter, InnovationRx @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at:

💊 Pushback against the Trump's claims about acetaminophen and autism

💸 A startup looking to fix drug pricing

🏥 Healthcare providers are facing more insurance claim denials

And more!

Health Experts Push Back On Trump’s Tylenol And Autism Claims

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at a startup working to fix drug pricing, Pfizer’s obesity bet and more.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 13d

My look at Judi Health (formerly Capital Rx) as it hit $3.25B valuation and starts expansion to medical claims. @forbes.com

“Once you see the medical and pharmacy claims coming in at the same time, you never want to go back,” says cofounder/CEO AJ Loiacono

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This Startup Hit A $3.25 Billion Valuation Building Software To Fix Drug Pricing

AJ Loiacono launched Capital Rx eight years ago to break through all the hidden fees in drug pricing. Now with $252 million in new funding, the firm, renamed Judi Health, has broader medical costs in ...

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 17d

“Prior restraint on publication…is considered the most serious of 1st Amendment violations. The gov’t cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret or even a nat’l security threat.” -Seth Stern, Freedom of the Press Foundation

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Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

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Iain Martin @iainmartin.bsky.social · 19d

"President Trump added $3 billion to his wealth over the last year, leveraging the presidency for profit"
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: Sweden's Volvo Cars isn’t a global giant by sales, but Chief Sustainability Officer Vanessa Butani, a #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders honoree, wants it to be a circular business leader with aggressive reuse of metals, batteries and climate-neutral auto plants
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Inside Volvo’s Efforts To Build Recycled Cars

Chief Sustainability Officer Vanessa Butani wants it to be a circular business leader with aggressive reuse of metals and batteries and climate-neutral auto plants.

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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 20d

ICYMI, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I wrote about how tomorrow's ACIP meeting seems poised to restrict crucial vaccines even further.

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Vaccines Are A Hard Business. RFK Jr.’s CDC Is Making It Even Harder

This week's key CDC meeting—packed with RFK Jr.'s hand-picked advisors—seems poised to put further restrictions on key vaccines, harming both public health and vaccine makers.

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 20d

In this week’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter, @thealexknapp.bsky.social and I look at:
—possible pain treatments from cannabis
—risks of new vaccine restrictions
—Mayo Clinic’s virtual clinical trials
—GSK’s $30 billion U.S. manufacturing commitment
—and more!

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Non-Opioid Painkillers Have Struggled–Cannabis Drugs Might Be The Solution

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at risks of new vaccine restrictions, virtual clinical trials at the Mayo Clinic, GSK’s $30 billion U.S. manufacturing commitment, and more.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 20d

hearing livestream

LIVE: Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies at Senate hearing | NBC News

YouTube video by NBC News

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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 21d

This week’s key CDC immunization advisory meeting—packed with RFK Jr.’s hand-picked advisors—seems poised to put further restrictions on key vaccines.

@thealexknapp.bsky.social and I look at the risks to public health and vaccine makers for @forbes.com

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