STAT’s McFarling receives Cohn Prize
Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent at STAT, has been selected to receive the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. Amid an exceedingly competitive field of applicants, McFarling stood out for her commitment to exposing and explaining the racial disparities that plague the American healthcare system, along with her dedication to mentoring […]
Biospace hires Armstrong as a senior editor
Biospace has hired Annalee Armstrong to be a senior editor. She previously was a senior editor at Fierce Biotech. Before Fierce, Armstrong was an associate editor for the health care time and an energy reporter for S&P Global Markets. She was also a copy editor for the Charlottesville Daily Progress in Virginia and a reporter for the Cranbrook Daily […]
Endpoints seeks a senior journalist in London
Endpoints News is seeking a UK-based journalist to help lead our coverage of the biotech and pharma industries. In this role, you’ll be responsible for covering some of the biggest biopharma stories of the day, identifying angles, and setting the agenda that leads our early coverage. This can be everything from coverage of a medical […]
Tong departing Endpoints for new opportunity
Endpoints News senior editor Amber Tong is leaving the biopharma news site for a new opportunity. In addition to writing on the biggest scientific and business updates of the day, she steers coverage decisions for the newsroom and sets the agenda before the U.S. and Europe are awake. She has a particular focus on oncology, and how […]
Crain’s New York hires Geringer-Sameth to cover health care
Crain’s New York Business has hired Ethan Geringer-Sameth to cover health care. Geringer-Sameth previously was a reporter for City & State, covering New York City Hall and state politics. He also worked as a staff writer for the Gotham Gazette. Gering-Sameth holds a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and a master’s degree from the London School of […]
Politico health reporter Messerly joins politics team
Politico health care reporter Megan Messerly is joining the news organization’s politics team to cover the Kamala Harris campaign. She has been covering health policy in the states and is based in Washington, D.C. Currently, she is a politics and health policy reporter at The Nevada Independent. She was also a political reporter at the Las Vegas Sun and has […]
Morning Brew hires Catherman to cover health care
Morning Brew has hired Caroline Catherman to cover health care. Catherman was a health reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in 2021 after graduating from Emory University in 2020 with degrees in psychology and English. Catherman previously worked in public health research and is the first author of […]
CQ/Roll Call hire DeGroot to cover health policy
CQ and Roll Call have hired Lia DeGroot to cover health care policy. She has been at Endpoints News covering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She previously was at Inside Health Policy covering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. DeGroot is a 2022 graduate of George Washington University, where she was editor in chief of The Hatchet, […]
Washington Post taps Roubein to cover FDA
Washington Post national editor Amy Fiscus, health and science editor Stephen Smith, and deputy health and science editor Tracy Jan sent out the following: We are delighted to announce that Rachel Roubein, following an impressive and indefatigable run anchoring the Health 202 newsletter, has taken on a new assignment covering the Food and Drug Administration. […]
STAT’s McFarlang wins Lo Award for her coverage
Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent at STAT, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Bernard Lo, MD Award in Bioethics. This year’s award recognizes McFarling for her role in shaping the public discussion and policy debate about bioethics and equity in health care and research. It conveys a cash prize of $25,000. With the […]
