Isa Cueto
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Reporter for @statnews writing about chronic disease, MAHA & more. Message me on Signal isabellacueto.03 or find me elsewhere 🦋@isabellacueto.bsky.social
Joined April 2014
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RT @reshmagar: Thanks to @KatieMPalmer's great piece in @statnews about @wearehims @wearehers #SuperBowl ad that cleverly makes unclear tha…
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Some of the toughest MAHA critiques have been about food oversight (or lack thereof). Deep staffing cuts at FDA could further weaken the agency, @LizzyLaw_ reports.
Experts fear disruptions at FDA as Trump offers buyouts and layoff reports swirl Departures may make it harder for FDA to oversee food, medicine, and devices By @LizzyLaw_
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RT @JasonUkman: News, and not the good kind: Dairy herds in Nevada found to be infected with a different strain of bird flu than the one pr…
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RT @HelenBranswell: This is the list of assurances that led Sen. Cassidy to support Robert Kennedy for HHS Secretary yesterday, despite Ken…
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would die for baby tapir
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
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The MAHA era is here. How will RFK Jr. infuse his movement – and ambitious promises – into a giant health agency? I break down key challenges he's likely to face:
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RT @brittanytrang: Analysis on the task RFK Jr has before him if he's going to keep his promises, from @statnews' must-follow chronic disea…
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RT @davidfolkenflik: LA Times owner says journalism and his paper’s editorial pages have been too partisan. He tweeted 18 times in a row…
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@t_hafer not necessarily. Someone may support a candidate on grounds that have nothing to do with their employer or work, for example. And when you're talking about candidates who ran for president, it's an even wider net of potential donors. I appreciate the question - it's important.
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@t_hafer just realized that, sorry! Basically, OpenSecrets does not distinguish between donations from rank-and-file workers at pharma/health care companies and PAC donations, which more typically reflect a company's values and priorities and are funded by top execs.
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Lev Facher and @rachelcohrs dig into the allegations that Dem. senators who pressed RFK Jr. are taking major money from pharma. Fact-check:
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RFK Jr. is giving his son any fees he earns from litigation against the maker of the Gardasil HPV vaccine. @john_wilkerson reports:
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NEW: After telling senators this week he didn't think his campaign "exists anymore," RFK Jr. confirms it sent out fundraising emails, and tries to distance himself from one that praised the HHS communications freeze in an attempt to raise money.
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