STAT News has named Lizzy Lawrence its FDA reporter, leading coverage of the preeminent food and medicines regulator for the news organization.
Lawrence is based in Washington.
Lawrence most recently covered the medical device industry for STAT, where she reported on a medical-device company that implanted fake plastic parts into patients, and another that sent people endless batteries to boost revenue. She’s played a key role in STAT’s ongoing investigation of UnitedHealth Group’s physician empire.
A New York native, Lawrence is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Lawrence reports to Zachary Tracer, who joined STAT earlier this year as senior editor, business and policy. She will work closely with Rachel Cohrs Zhang, who was recently promoted to the new role of chief Washington correspondent, and with the rest of STAT’s award-winning D.C. bureau and biotechnology team.
