Katherine Eban

Delighted to be speaking this Thursday 7PM about investigative journalism for the official launch of the Brown University Women’s Network (BWN). The virtual event, “Comforting Lies Versus Unpleasant Truths,” is free/open to all. Pre-register here: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/networks/eve...

Looking forward to my convo with David Lusk
for the Brown Club of Charlotte next Thursday. Please join us. There's still time to register:

For 7 years, I ran a PTA committee called Beast Relief at my kids' school, to help save wildlife. Each year, the kids wrote/illustrated a book about a real endangered animal. Our proudest moment: when Dr. Jane Goodall wrote the foreword for One Special Elephant. RIP Jane Goodall. 💔

Delighted to join Brown Club of Charlotte Oct. 16 7 PM ET to talk about pursuing investigative journalism in a misinformation age. Event open to all: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/events/12486...

Pandemic Expert Michael T. Osterholm Thinks a Future COVID Could Be So Much Worse In a sobering interview, the respected infectious disease expert expresses concern over our willful deconstruction of parts of our vaccine infrastructure in Donald Trump’s second term—especially becau...

"We are in a state of free fall." My new @vanityfair.com Q&A w/ pandemic preparedness expert @mtosterholm.bsky.social on publication of his new book, "The Big One: How We Must Prepare For Future Deadly Pandemics." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...

If you've got more info on Kennedy, Spear, or from inside HHS agencies, contact me on Signal: KatherineEban.45 /4

Her critics allege she's in over her head. Her supporters call her an incorruptible MAHA warrior, who's been by Kennedy's side for 15+ years. I interviewed more than 2 dozen current/former HHS staffers, MAHA leaders, and former Spear colleagues for this account /3

How did Spear go from guarding the northern spotted owl to guarding Kennedy at HHS? She previously denounced the Keystone XL pipeline on a Marxist-organized panel + said Trump's environmental policies make her "want to scream." /2

EXCLUSIVE: My latest @vanityfair.com story is a deep dive into RFK Jr's controversial deputy chief of staff Stefanie Spear. Formerly a radical environmental activist, she's become a powerful MAHA gatekeeper, dogged by opponents Laura Loomer + Steve Bannon: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m... /1

Great to talk w/ @theweekendprime.bsky.social about this consequential moment for public health.

Looking forward to going on @theweekendprime.bsky.social shortly to talk about RFK Jr. and the recent public health tumult. Tune in around 6:40pm.

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything that better captures Trump's second term. Note the "reported to be". Six months in and it wasn't even clear whether he was the head of the office. And in fact he wasn't. Or maybe he was. But now he's out. www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/w...

biosecurity expertise "fake news." /4

is "inviting catastrophe." Before leaving, Parker had no dedicated admin staff + was unable to bring on more staff. “It was impossible to man the light tower. He was sitting next to the light tower when it’s off,” a person familiar put it. A WH spox called the claim of diminished /3

has no leader and no staff. The Nat'l Security Council's biosecurity directorate has no leader and only 1 part-time staffer. For months, WH stymied Parker's effort to staff up the NSC directorate. Calling the emptying of the pandemic office "stupid + short-sighted," @murray.senate.gov says Trump /2

Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns, officials say, in sign of broader disarray Exclusive: A top White House pandemic preparedness official has resigned, officials tell STAT, in a sign of broader disarray.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump Administration's pandemic preparedness leader Gerald Parker has resigned and biosecurity expertise is flatlining at White House, I report in an exclusive for @statnews.com. The White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/w... /1

NYC friends: this poor dog was almost on his freedom ride out of the pound when his foster didn't show up on him. He's now in danger of being put down. Do you have space in your home and heart to adopt him? ❤️

Also, lots of animals at this NYC shelter who need a home.

nycacc.app#/browse/225834

Delighted to talk w/ @vinguptamd.bsky.social for this @meidastouch.com podcast about my latest @vanityfair.com article, on the rise of RFK Jr.’s right-hand man, Calley Means: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Excellence in Journalism Awards 2025 | Silurian Press Club | NY The 2025 Silurians Excellence in Journalism Awards, honoring local reporting on crime & social issues. Learn about the winners today!

So proud of my former @newmarkjplus.bsky.social students. Our 2-year @statnews.com investigation into the ethics of a Mount Sinai research study that takes brain tissue from vulnerable patients won a Silurians Press Club award for science + health reporting: www.silurians.org/2025-siluria...

The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man One of the primary architects of the Make America Healthy Again takeover of the federal health apparatus, Means has risen to power in part on the strength of his personal narrative: he was a Big Food ...

".... a six-month Vanity Fair investigation raises questions about whether Means has embellished his personal story. “Calley Means is not a whistleblower. He is an opportunist...."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c... via @katherineeban.bsky.social @vanityfair.com

The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man One of the primary architects of the Make America Healthy Again takeover of the federal health apparatus, Means has risen to power in part on the strength of his personal narrative: he was a Big Food ...

A devastating take down of the man driving RFK Jr on processed food: Says his former boss:” He is an opportunist, peddling junk science to make millions.” www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Page One in Des Moines.

@jemsinger.bsky.social

The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man One of the primary architects of the Make America Healthy Again takeover of the federal health apparatus, Means has risen to power in part on the strength of his personal narrative: he was a Big Food ...

If *MAHA* seems like an amateurish mess, it’s because it is.

A big reason why is people like Calley Means — no relevant healthcare skills other than knowing how to curry favor and obtain power.

Incredible reporting as always by @katherineeban.bsky.social

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man One of the primary architects of the Make America Healthy Again takeover of the federal health apparatus, Means has risen to power in part on the strength of his personal narrative: he was a Big Food ...

A major investigation into HHS advisor Calley Means by @katherineeban.bsky.social is out. She interviewed 60 people and raises big questions about his biography and whether he stands to benefit personally from the MAHA agenda:

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means, RFK Jr.’s Right-Hand Man One of the primary architects of the Make America Healthy Again takeover of the federal health apparatus, Means has risen to power in part on the strength of his personal narrative: he was a Big Food ...

“Calley Means is not a whistleblower. He is an opportunist, peddling junk science to make millions,” says Steve Schmidt, Means’s former mentor. VF’s @katherineeban.bsky.social ‪ investigates the MAHA warrior.

Contact — Katherine Eban Dhara Parikh

Special🙏 to editors @tapeslammike.bsky.social‬ Matt Lynch, research by @nycpublic.bsky.social‬. Have relevant info re. Trump Admin health/science/vaccine policy/MAHA commission work/federal agency activities? Contact me: DMs open, Signal KatherineEban.45 or website katherineeban.com/contact. /7

4 story, VF reviewed legislative, lobbying, tax, business records, interviewed over 60 people inc @‪pauloffit.bsky.social @vinguptamd.bsky.social‬ Georges Benjamin Virginia Canter @repauchincloss.bsky.social ‪@thewarningses.bsky.social ‪@thefoodbabe.bsky.social‬ ‪@mdbreathe.bsky.social. /6

Last year, Means founded lobbying nonprofit End Chronic Disease that advocated 4 health savings account use likely to benefit his company Truemed. The 501c4 is allied w/ Koch philanthropy Stand Together. Tax bill just passed by House GOP would expand HSA use greatly. /5

detailed Qs, Means says "I stand by everything I've said." He referred VF to a former colleague to "refute your bullshit smears." That colleague declined an interview, saying they "did not work closely with him on those projects" and couldn't provide input on Means' claims. /4

He was never a registered lobbyist + 9 of Means' former Mercury/@EdelmanPR colleagues dispute his key biographical assertions. He "is not a whistleblower. He is an opportunist, peddling junk science to make millions,” his former mentor @SteveSchmidtSES tells VF. In response to /3