Worcester Biz Journal hires Tehan to cover health care, diversity
Isabel Tehan, a 2022 graduate of the Boston University master’s program in journalism and former intern at the Philadelphia Business Journal, has been hired by Worcester Business Journal as its newest staff writer. A story on its website states, “Tehan, who speaks Spanish proficiently, will lead WBJ’s coverage in two of its primary industry beats: […]
Pharma publications hire Laws as senior editor
Liza Laws has been named senior editor of William Reed’s niche trade publications Outsourcing Pharma and BioPharma Reporter. Laws has previously worked on the company’s Nutraingredients title. She was also a senior editor at Labiotech.eu, where she covered the biotech industry. At Johnston Press, Laws served as a chief crime and court reporter, and as […]
Politico hires Crain’s New York’s Kaufman to cover health care
Politico deputy managing editor Ryan Hutchins sent the following to the staff on Monday: Good morning, We are thrilled to announce Maya Kaufman as our next New York health care reporter. No beat has been more important in recent years than health care, and Maya has distinguished herself in New York for her coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Politico hires Insider’s Schumaker for health care team
Clea Benson, managing editor of policy news at Politico, sent out the following to the staff: We are thrilled to announce that Erin Schumaker is joining POLITICO’s health care team to contribute to our expanding coverage of the future of health care as we chronicle how the pandemic has reshaped medicine. Erin will be returning […]
Producer Higgins-Dunn departing CNBC
Noah Higgins-Dunn, an associate producer on CNBC’s digital video team, is leaving at the end of the week for a new opportunity. He has been with the company during this stint since September 2021 and had covered pharmaceuticals and health care for CNBC.com. He previously spent most of 2021 at FiercePharma. Higgins-Dunn was a digital associate […]
Morning Brew hires Young to cover health care
Morning Brew has hired Politico reporter Shannon Young to cover health care. Young covers health care for Politico New York in Albany. Her last day will be Dec. 16. She has covered state government in Massachusetts and Connecticut for the Associated Press and in Ohio for Gongwer News Service. Previously she reported on state and federal politics […]
STAT News hires Wilkerson to cover health care legislation
STAT News has hired John Wilkerson to cover Congress and health care legislation. He has been at Inside Health Policy for 12 years as a reporter and editor. Wilkerson previously spent more than eight years at Inside Washington Publishers as FDA Week editor. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois
Chen joins STAT to cover the heart beat
STAT News has hired Elaine Chen to develop a new beat as its first cardiovascular reporter. Chen will cover all aspects of heart and metabolic conditions, including diabetes and obesity. Recently, Chen was at Bloomberg, where she worked as a cross-asset reporter, rotational reporter and finance reporting intern. She also interned at The Wall Street […]
Kaiser Health News seeks a Midwest correspondent
KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation), the nonprofit health policy analysis, polling and journalism organization, is seeking a correspondent to join the staff of Kaiser Health News, its editorially independent newsroom distributing in-depth coverage of health and health policy issues across the country. KHN has a vibrant and ambitious staff based in Washington, DC, California, and across […]
Cortez named global health care correspondent at Bloomberg
Bloomberg News managing editor Emma O’Brien sent out the following: Hello all, Since arriving in Hong Kong in the midst of Covid, Michelle Cortez has helped supercharge our coverage of the pandemic and wider healthcare space, not just in Asia but globally. She’s jumped between the role of editor and writer, penning some of our most compelling […]
