Payne joins Politico as health care reporter
Daniel Payne has moved into a full-time role as a health care reporter at Politico. Prior to joining Politico in 2019 as a fellow, Payne was executive editor at The DeSoto Times-Tribune, a locally owned community paper in DeSoto County. He has also reported for The Lens Collective in The Mississippi Delta and was an […]
Van Tine joins Politico as health care editor
Politico has tapped Barbara Van Tine as a health care editor. She previously managed and directed editorial content for the University of California-Berkeley’s consumer health newsletter. She has also worked as a web consultant/copy writer at The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and was editor-in-chief of Dowden Health Media in Montvale, New Jersey. Tine graduated from […]
Politico promotes Banco to global health correspondent
Politico has tapped Erin Banco as a global health correspondent covering the pandemic, focusing on how the Biden administration’s policy decisions impact the health and security of other countries. She recently served as a health care reporter. Before that, she was a national security reporter at the Daily Beast. She was also an investigative reporter […]
FierceBiotech taps Bayer as staff writer
Max Bayer has joined FierceBiotech as a staff writer covering the people and businesses developing new drugs. He comes from CBS News, where he was recently a reporter and researcher. He has also served as a news associate and associate producer. He has also interned at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WisPolitics.com, and CBS News, among […]
Insider seeks a digital health reporter
It’s a time of rapid change and big challenges for the healthcare industry, and technology’s influence on it. That presents many opportunities for an ambitious reporter to make a mark in this role. Tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon are all placing major bets in healthcare. Meanwhile, investors who traditionally invested in tech […]
STAT News hires Herman from Axios to cover health care business
STAT News has hired Axios reporter Bob Herman to cover hospitals, health insurance and other health business stories. He will start on Feb. 28. Herman has been at Axios for the past five years covering the finances, policies and politics of the health care industry. Previously, he was the Midwest bureau chief for Modern Healthcare and a […]
Reuters botches article on ivermectin and omicron
A Japanese company did not find that ivermectin was “effective” against the omicron variant in a clinical trial, as Reuters originally reported on Monday, reports Erik Wemple of The Washington Post. Wemple writes, “Reuters says it hustled to set the record straight: ‘The original Reuters story misstated that ivermectin was ‘effective’ against Omicron in Phase III clinical […]
Davis to cover health care for Crain’s Chicago
Katherine Davis, a general assignment and tech startup reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business, is shifting beats and will now cover health care. A story on its website states, “Davis, 27, has experience covering the health care industry, having reported for Cardiovascular Business prior to Chicago Inno and having done two internships at Crain’s sister publication […]
WSJ reporter Schwartz departing for new opportunity
Wall Street Journal health and pharmaceuticals reporter Felicia Schwartz is leaving the news organization for a new opportunity. Her last day is Friday. “It has been a tremendous privilege to work with such incredible colleagues and I will miss them,” she wrote on Twitter. She has been covering that beat since July 2021. She previously was The […]
Politico seeks a deputy health care editor
Politico is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial editor to help lead a dynamic team of reporters covering the intersection of health care policy and politics in Washington. This editor must exhibit excellent news judgment and exceptional skill at helping reporters produce high-impact journalism in a fast-paced newsroom. Responsibilities include generating story ideas in a fast-paced […]
