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 […]
Star Tribune seeks a med tech reporter
The Star Tribune is seeking a curious and aggressive Business reporter to provide high-impact news and enterprise coverage of Minnesota’s vibrant and world-class medical technology sector. Minnesota is home to one of the largest life-science clusters in the country. More than 500 medical device companies operate here, employing about 35,000 people. This ecosystem includes vibrant […]
Former WSJ reporter Armour sues paper for discrimination
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Stephanie Armour has sued the paper, accusing of seeking to shed staffers who incur significant health care costs by invoking “trumped up performance issues,” reports NPR’s David Folkenflik. Folkenflik reports, “Armour, one of the paper’s lead reporters on the pandemic, left in May and subsequently took a job with KFF Health News. […]
BizTimes Milwaukee hires Dietel as a reporter
Samantha Dietel has joined BizTimes Milwaukee as a reporter to cover the health care, education and nonprofit beats. A story on its website states, “Dietel is a recent graduate of the University of Missouri, with a degree in journalism. “During her time as a student at Mizzou, Dietel worked as a reporter for the Columbia Missourian covering education […]
FierceBiotech hires Incorvaia as a reporter
Darren Incorvaia has been hired as a staff writer at FierceBiotech. He will be covering the science, policy, and business of drug development. Incorvaia has been a freelancer writing about scientific discoveries, science policy, and the human side of science for outlets such as The New York Times, Scientific American, Science News and Undark. He holds […]
Washington Post taps Rowland as editor of transportation, energy and health care team
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and deputy business editor Sandhya Somashekhar sent out the following on Monday: We’re delighted to announce that Chris Rowland, one of the most accomplished reporters on the Business Desk, is stepping into a new role as editor of our transportation, energy and health care team. Since joining The Post […]
DeGroot departs Endpoints News for a new opportunity
Endpoints News reporter Lia DeGroot is leaving the health care news organization for a new opportunity. She has been 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 […]
