Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they)
@katherineefoly.bsky.social
I cover the FDA for POLITICO, and these views are my own. I'm also a co-leader of November Project DC and I'm on the board of NGLJA-DC. Send tips and cat pics to k foley at politico dot com
I have been thinking a lot about how I want to live in the era AI, and think the answer is to protect your joy at all costs:
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September 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I have been thinking a lot about how I want to live in the era AI, and think the answer is to protect your joy at all costs:
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Happy Monday morning, everyone! We finally got the ACIP agenda for tomorrow—usually we get it 2 biz days before, but nothing happened Friday). It doesn't tell us a lot. We still don't have authorizations for new shots from FDA, either. Expect those today cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
September 11, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Happy Monday morning, everyone! We finally got the ACIP agenda for tomorrow—usually we get it 2 biz days before, but nothing happened Friday). It doesn't tell us a lot. We still don't have authorizations for new shots from FDA, either. Expect those today cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
The FDA's ad comms skedded thru September are all remote, even though we're well past peak Covid. In today's RxP, I report on what that could mean 4 the regulatory landscape https://www.politico.com/newsletters/prescription-pulse/2023/08/01/remote-advisory-meetings-persist-after-peak-covid-00109078
August 1, 2023 at 4:54 PM
The FDA's ad comms skedded thru September are all remote, even though we're well past peak Covid. In today's RxP, I report on what that could mean 4 the regulatory landscape https://www.politico.com/newsletters/prescription-pulse/2023/08/01/remote-advisory-meetings-persist-after-peak-covid-00109078
@davidlim.bsky.social breaks down what the upticks in Covid-19 hospitalizations actually mean: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/covid-19-cases-are-climbing-but-dont-be-alarmed-00109074
August 1, 2023 at 4:50 PM
@davidlim.bsky.social breaks down what the upticks in Covid-19 hospitalizations actually mean: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/covid-19-cases-are-climbing-but-dont-be-alarmed-00109074
As the Biden admin plans to launch one of the biggest smoking cessation pushes in history, some experts question whether it will work given its vape regulation:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/07/the-biden-administration-could-blow-its-biggest-chance-to-get-smokers-to-quit-00106647
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POLITICO Pro: Experts say the Biden administration could blow its biggest chance to get smokers to q...
Experts fear that without bolstered support for smokers trying to quit, the FDA’s menthol ban could be a bust.
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July 18, 2023 at 4:52 PM
As the Biden admin plans to launch one of the biggest smoking cessation pushes in history, some experts question whether it will work given its vape regulation:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/07/the-biden-administration-could-blow-its-biggest-chance-to-get-smokers-to-quit-00106647
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/07/the-biden-administration-could-blow-its-biggest-chance-to-get-smokers-to-quit-00106647
Super interesting paper in JAMA Health Forums today — the FDA has called on its independent expert advisers a lot less in recent years. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2807050
July 7, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Super interesting paper in JAMA Health Forums today — the FDA has called on its independent expert advisers a lot less in recent years. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2807050
hi eepy.bsky.social can I be added to the list of gardeners? I feel this will be the most important thing I do on this website.
July 6, 2023 at 11:06 PM
hi eepy.bsky.social can I be added to the list of gardeners? I feel this will be the most important thing I do on this website.
Breaking: FDA grants first new Alzheimer's drug traditional approval in 20 years. This moves triggers Medicare to cover the drug, Leqembi, for any patient enrolled in a registry. Out of pocket, it costs $26,500.
July 6, 2023 at 8:52 PM
Breaking: FDA grants first new Alzheimer's drug traditional approval in 20 years. This moves triggers Medicare to cover the drug, Leqembi, for any patient enrolled in a registry. Out of pocket, it costs $26,500.
In today's Prescription Pulse, I preview some of the Alzheimer's therapies coming through the pipeline after Leqembi. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/prescription-pulse/2023/06/27/the-alzheimers-treatments-of-the-future-00103684
June 27, 2023 at 4:09 PM
In today's Prescription Pulse, I preview some of the Alzheimer's therapies coming through the pipeline after Leqembi. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/prescription-pulse/2023/06/27/the-alzheimers-treatments-of-the-future-00103684
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I’m excited for tomorrow’s Angel shark awareness day, but I worry we’ve forgotten the truly spirit of the holiday. It used to be about taking a nap under sand until lunch swims close enough to your mouth that you can eat it without having to spend energy hunting. It’s all corporate now.
June 25, 2023 at 9:49 PM
I’m excited for tomorrow’s Angel shark awareness day, but I worry we’ve forgotten the truly spirit of the holiday. It used to be about taking a nap under sand until lunch swims close enough to your mouth that you can eat it without having to spend energy hunting. It’s all corporate now.
you telling me a baja blasted this mountain dew?
you’re telling me a beefy nacho’d this griller?
June 26, 2023 at 1:25 AM
you telling me a baja blasted this mountain dew?
Data from the CDC showed that from Jan 2020 to Dec. 2022, e-cig sales increased by nearly 50%. Disposables and sweet-flavored pods increased, but this wasn't looking at WHO was vaping (adults v kids), just the sales trends.
POLITICO Pro: E-cigarette sales soared during the pandemic, federal study finds
By the end of 2022, retailers were selling 22.7 million vapes a month, compared to 15.5 million a month in January 2020.
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June 22, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Data from the CDC showed that from Jan 2020 to Dec. 2022, e-cig sales increased by nearly 50%. Disposables and sweet-flavored pods increased, but this wasn't looking at WHO was vaping (adults v kids), just the sales trends.
Update: The plants DO love it, my black-eyed susans were previously in a grumpy rebellious phase after I transferred them into the ground are now T H R I V I N G and more and more of my lillies are blooming. ALSO I have a morning glory that is so happy. I deeply resonate with her.
In my plant dad era which means that when it rains like it is now in the Beltway area I put my hands on my hips and say "Yeaaaa plants are gonna love this" several times a day.
June 22, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Update: The plants DO love it, my black-eyed susans were previously in a grumpy rebellious phase after I transferred them into the ground are now T H R I V I N G and more and more of my lillies are blooming. ALSO I have a morning glory that is so happy. I deeply resonate with her.
In my plant dad era which means that when it rains like it is now in the Beltway area I put my hands on my hips and say "Yeaaaa plants are gonna love this" several times a day.
June 21, 2023 at 4:20 PM
In my plant dad era which means that when it rains like it is now in the Beltway area I put my hands on my hips and say "Yeaaaa plants are gonna love this" several times a day.
This is a really smart piece from my colleague Alice Miranda Ollstein about how members of certain faiths – including Judaism, Episcopalianism and Satanism — are arguing that abortion https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/21/legal-strategy-that-could-topple-abortion-bans-00102468
June 21, 2023 at 2:52 PM
This is a really smart piece from my colleague Alice Miranda Ollstein about how members of certain faiths – including Judaism, Episcopalianism and Satanism — are arguing that abortion https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/21/legal-strategy-that-could-topple-abortion-bans-00102468
PhRMA joins the list of entities that has sued the federal government over the Inflation Reduction Act: https://phrma.org/resource-center/Topics/Access-to-Medicines/NICA-GCCA-PhRMA-Litigation-Asserts-Price-Setting-Provisions-in-the-Inflation-Reduction-Act-are-Unconstitutional
June 21, 2023 at 2:42 PM
PhRMA joins the list of entities that has sued the federal government over the Inflation Reduction Act: https://phrma.org/resource-center/Topics/Access-to-Medicines/NICA-GCCA-PhRMA-Litigation-Asserts-Price-Setting-Provisions-in-the-Inflation-Reduction-Act-are-Unconstitutional
I'm tracking CDC's 3-day vaccine advisory committee meeting. One of the regularly scheduled meetings, committee members will discuss vaccines for 10 infectious diseases, and vote on whether to recommend some. If CDC follows guidance for recommendations, vaccines will be covered by most insurers.
June 21, 2023 at 2:40 PM
I'm tracking CDC's 3-day vaccine advisory committee meeting. One of the regularly scheduled meetings, committee members will discuss vaccines for 10 infectious diseases, and vote on whether to recommend some. If CDC follows guidance for recommendations, vaccines will be covered by most insurers.
On main today, FDA recommends vaccine manufacturers target the XBB.1.5 following the guidance of its advisers. Shots should be rolled out by September. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/16/fda-covid-boosters-fall-00102454
June 16, 2023 at 5:26 PM
On main today, FDA recommends vaccine manufacturers target the XBB.1.5 following the guidance of its advisers. Shots should be rolled out by September. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/16/fda-covid-boosters-fall-00102454