Andrew Joseph
Reporter at @statnews, a new publication covering health and medicine. Past: SA Express-News, SF Chronicle. [email protected]
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FDA express concern over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines
The ageny may be exploring the idea of using expanded access — a more limiting program — in the early days of Covid vaccine rollouts.
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Super impt @HelenBranswell story on how the first authorization of a #COVID19 vaccine could throw other trials into disarray and limit data collection. It's something the FDA's worried about too
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CDC study suggests Covid-19 can be passed in brief interactions
The findings have prompted the agency to expand how it defines a “close contact” of someone with Covid-19.
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. has seen 300,000 ‘excess deaths'
CDC researchers found that nearly 300,000 more people in the U.S. died so far this year than the average number who died in recent years.
New surge of Covid-19 cases has states, hospitals scrambling again
The latest surge of Covid-19 cases may actually be worse than the initial emergence of the virus in the spring.
The CRISPR story: How basic research discovery changed science - STAT
CRISPR has accelerated the pace of scientific discovery and it is the basis of new types of medicine being tested in clinical trials.
8 questions we still have about Trump's case of Covid-19 - STAT
We sorted through some of our biggest remaining questions about Trump and his infection, some of which could be answered in the coming days.
'Covid is all about privilege': Trump's care underscores health inequalities
Trump's experience is a world away from the stressful waiting game most patients wade through after a positive test.
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One tidbit in this great @caseymross story on how Trump's #Covid19 care is worlds away from what most patients receive: the president is one of <10 people to receive the Regeneron cocktail through expanded access program
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Trump to be discharged, but 'might not be entirely out of the woods'
President Trump will be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening and will return to the White House.
Outside medical experts question portrayal of president's condition - STAT
“I think today’s news means he’s sicker than I thought he was on Friday and Saturday,” said an infectious disease expert.
Trump getting a steroid usually for patients with severe Covid-19 - STAT
Trump has started receiving dexamethasone, a common steroid that has been shown to be helpful in people with severe cases of the disease.
8 pressing questions about President Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis - STAT
STAT outlines eight of the crucial unknowns about the president and the course of his illness and its broader impact.
Doctors add to confusion about timing of Trump Covid-19 diagnosis - STAT
The doctors said Trump had not had a fever for over 24 hours and that his mild cough, nasal congestion, and fatigue were resolving.
A Supreme Court announcement packed with Covid-19 red flags - STAT
The event where the president introduced his court nominee violated many of the recommendations that everyone else has been told to adopt.
One filmmaker's surreal, hilarious documentary on her father's dementia
In 'Dick Johnson is Dead,' his daughter Kirsten uses surreal staged enactments of her father's death to help deal with his memory loss.
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The filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has made a surreal @netflix documentary about her dad's dementia that is both hilarious and incredibly moving. We spoke about 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' and what making it taught her about death & the end of life
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Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond - STAT
These 30 moments in 2020 and 2021 are possible turning points for the pandemic or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.
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Last month, @rickberke asked me to explore the pandemic's next year — the big turning points & the smaller moments when we'll reflect on how #COVID19 changed our lives. W/ the help of lots of experts and @statnews colleagues, here's what we came up with
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Covid-19 complications killed 121 Americans under age 21 through July
A new CDC study found that 18- to 20-year-olds accounted for nearly half of the 121 deaths in the group during the time period studied.
Ruling delivers blow to University of California over CRISPR claims - STAT
The decision from comes in an ongoing dispute over who first invented the use of CRISPR genome editing in eukaryotic cells.
Fauci warns that Labor Day celebrations could drive Covid-19 spikes
Long weekends over Memorial Day and Independence Day drove spikes in Covid-19 cases. Fauci is hoping that won’t happen again over Labor Day.
Expert panel outlines steps before future 'CRISPR babies' attempts - STAT
Nearly two years after the birth of the first “CRISPR babies,” an international group of experts warned such human experimentation should not be conducted.
Several have been reinfected with Covid-19. Here’s what that means
There are now several cases of people becoming reinfected with Covid-19. But experts stress that’s not cause for panic. Here’s how to assess the news.
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There are going to be more reports of #COVID19 reinfection. Here's how to kick the tires of each to understand what they mean
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