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 […]
Gaffney becomes lead writer for STAT News’ “Morning Rounds” newsletter
Theresa Gaffney is now the lead writer for the “Morning Rounds” newsletter at STAT News. She has been a reporter and podcast producer at STAT. She covers health care, new research, and public policy, with a particular interest in mental health, gender-affirming care, and LGBTQ+ patient communities. She also has been writing the “Morning Rounds” newsletter on Mondays […]
Cooney moves to cardiovascular beat at STAT News
STAT News reporter Elizabeth Cooney is now cover the cardiovascular beat for the news organization. Cooney has been the author of the “Morning Rounds” newsletter. She joined STAT in 2017 and has worked as a general assignment reporter and STAT+ editor. Prior to that, she was the Boston Globe’s inaugural White Coat Notes blogger, before moving on […]
STAT News taps Chen to be national biotech reporter
STAT News has named Elaine Chen as its national biotechnology reporter. She joined the publication in November 2022 as its first cardiovascular reporter. Chen has been covering all aspects of heart and metabolic conditions, including diabetes and obesity. Recently, Chen was at Bloomberg News, where she worked as a cross-asset reporter, rotational reporter and finance reporting intern. She […]
Bloomberg hires Garde to cover large drug companies
Bloomberg News has hired Damian Garde to cover large drug companies. Garde was national biotech reporter for STAT News. He was part of a team that won a 2022 Polk Award for reporting about covert lobbying of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He co-writes The Readout newsletter and co-hosts “The Readout LOUD” podcast. Prior to joining STAT in 2016, […]
Biotech reporter Garde departing STAT News
National biotech reporter Damian Garde is leaving STAT News for a new opportunity. Garde was part of a team that won a 2022 Polk Award for reporting about covert lobbying of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He co-writes The Readout newsletter and co-hosts “The Readout LOUD” podcast. Prior to joining STAT in 2016, he spent four years covering […]
STAT News seeks health care business and policy editor
STAT is looking for an accomplished, versatile editor to lead its business and policy teams. This editor would have the skills to handle quick-turn news adroitly and drive deeper coverage, helping reporters conceive of and frame strong enterprise stories, including industry analyses, profiles, and hard-hitting investigations. Our business and Washington-based policy reporters make up small […]
Why STAT News doesn’t cover health awareness days or months
Torie Bosch, the editor of First Opinion at STAT News, writes about why the health care site does not cover health awareness days/weeks/months. Bosch writes, “We probably do need to pay more attention to colorectal cancer. But an article arguing that, timed to a month arguing that, is not compelling reading for the average STAT audience member. […]
