Berke of STAT News on the importance of its coverage
Rick Berke, a co-founded and executive editor of STAT News, writes about the importance of its science and health care coverage. Berke writes, “We are at a unique moment in our country’s history, when an understanding of the issues that STAT covers is more relevant than ever before — to both our personal lives and […]
STAT News taps Lawrence to cover the FDA
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 […]
Florko departs STAT News for The Atlantic
The Atlantic has hired Nicholas Florko as a staff writer. Florko has been at STAT News, where he has pioneered a beat on the many ways that business and regulatory decisions affect individual well-being. Last year, he was a Livingston finalist for a three-part investigation into prisons’ refusal to treat hepatitis C. (He also bought raw milk on the black market.) […]
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 […]
Bloomberg, STAT News among the SPJ award winners
Bloomberg News and STAT News received recognition in the annual Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. Business/Finance Reporting Denied by AI: Consequences for vulnerable Americans Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT Read story Read story: Link 1 | 2 | 3 Consumer/Retail Reporting Bad Medicine Staff, Bloomberg Read story: Link 1 | 2 | 3 Tech Reporting […]
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 […]
NY Times hires Mershon as deputy media editor
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following: We’re delighted to announce that Erin Mershon, a passionate and talented editor, is joining The Times as a deputy media editor. Erin comes from Stat, where she has delivered a string of agenda-setting and award-winning coverage from her perch as Washington bureau chief and associate managing […]
STAT News wins awards for health insurance coverage
STAT News executive editor Rick Berke posted the following: Dear Readers, Please bear with me as I brag about two of STAT’s most accomplished (and humble) reporters: Casey Ross and Bob Herman. This week they won the Batten Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in American journalism, for their series revealing an explicit strategy by the […]
Zhang named chief DC correspondent for STAT News
Rachel Cohrs Zhang has been promoted to chief Washington correspondent at STAT News. Rachel will still devote most of her time to reporting, and she will also be STAT’s leader in a Washington operation that now includes nearly a dozen full-time editorial, events, and business staff members. Cohrs Zhang, a veteran of Modern Healthcare and Inside […]
STAT News hires Tracer as senior editor
STAT News has hired Zachary Tracer as senior editor, business and policy. He will oversee policy and political reporters, as well as the business of health care team. Most recently, Tracer was at Business Insider, where over the past five years he built the health care team of 10 reporters and editors. Before Insider, Tracer […]
