Stephanie Armour

My heart is heavy today for The Washington Post. The layoffs not only undermine a journalistic institution I’ve long admired but also hurt people I care about. A sad day for the industry and the people who gave so much to make the paper an important force for accountability.

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.

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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN

The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time Perhaps AIDS activists’ famous slogan, “Silence = Death,” needs an update for this troubling moment.

The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time. The federal government had recognized this awareness day every year since its inception in 1988. www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/w...

Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them | CNN The administration’s embrace of the pronatalist movement often doesn’t include support for programs traditionally associated with the health and well-being of women, children, and families.

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Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care - KFF Health News As voters feel financial pressure from runaway health care costs and crave innovations that would provide relief, the standoff in Congress has been firmly rooted in the status quo — keeping an existin...

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a chemtrail? A new conspiracy theory finds traction at Kennedy’s HHS | CNN The idea that airplane vapors are toxic to people or that there are ongoing efforts to intentionally change the climate made the social media rounds. Now, it has found advocates at the Department of H...

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Deeply saddened for my friends and former colleagues at the WSJ health and science team who I hear were laid off today. During a government shut down over….health

Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death A look at the outcome of Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite - KFF Health News The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth progr...

on this week's #WTHealth: shutdown fallout, vaccine changes, a new generic abortion pill and more; with @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social and CNN's Tami Luhby. Plus Sarah Grusin of @nhelp.bsky.social on immigrants and federal health programs:
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Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve - KFF Health News Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse in negotiations. Which side will blink first?

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So about the efforts to restore trust….

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

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Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Strategy Risks Forcing Shots Off Market, Manufacturers Warn - KFF Health News Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting the government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, without which manufacturers might cease producing shots.

Story from when we first broke RFK looking to bankrupt vaccine injury fund with autism addition

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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I think this is real

Kennedy’s Take on Vaccine Science Fractures Cohesive National Public Health Strategies - KFF Health News A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendatio...

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The new $50 billion rural health fund will be a significant injection of money for struggling health systems. But, it’s temporary and does not make up for the looming $137 billion in Medicaid cuts in rural areas.

Thank you #BobDylan for the Outlaw tour (I was even named after your Bard College gf) Your new Where’s Waldo approach of hiding in shadows behind a hoodie created an audience disconnect. Tho your voice resonates. Still feel lucky to have heard him.

States face hard choices after major cuts to federal health care funding The Trump administration is planning sweeping cuts to health care funding across the country. Some of those cuts have already taken effect, while others will roll out over the next few years. KFF Heal...

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States face hard choices after major cuts to federal health care funding The Trump administration is planning sweeping cuts to health care funding across the country. Some of those cuts have already taken effect, while others will roll out over the next few years. KFF Heal...

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On a slightly personal note, I always post on #national suicide prevention day in honor of my Dad, James Peterson, a freedom rider who was shot at for his work who took his life when I was almost 4. Please know you are not alone. Call 988. People care and it is vital we break down stigmas. ❤️

In the fallout from Trump's health funding cuts, states face tough budget decisions The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic...

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RFK Jr. Faces Senate Finance Committee: A Live Discussion  - KFF Health News KFF Health News’ Stephanie Armour, Julie Rovner, and Arthur Allen, and KFF’s Josh Michaud discuss the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

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As sources of vaccine info move away from CDC and fragment — to doctors, state health departments, professional societies — this is who the public trusts:

NEW analysis on the GOP megabill's core policy choice: each millionaire's tax cut is paid for by taking away health insurance from 4 people while reducing health care benefits from many others.

"Kennedy wants to see the Pfizer and Moderna messenger RNA-based covid-19 vaccines pulled from the market, according to two people familiar with the planning who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak to the press," @stephaniearmour.bsky.social reports.

Insider Sources say that RFK’s plan is to pull all COVID shots from US

As COVID spikes again.

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