Sheridan departs STAT News
STAT News research reporter Kate Sheridan has left the health care industry publication. She has been collecting and analyzing documents, data, and other information for biotech, health tech, science, and politics stories. She joined STAT in 2018 to cover biotech startups and venture capital. Previously, she was a science writer at Newsweek and completed internships at STAT […]
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 […]
CNBC, Bloomberg, STAT News and Fortune among EPPY winners
Editor and Publisher named the winners of its 2022 EPPY Award, which honor the best in digital journalism. The business journalism winners are: Best business reporting (1 million or more unique visitors) “The ESG Mirage” by Bloomberg Best business reporting (Fewer than 1 million unique visitors) “How a major health care system is operating like a […]
STAT News hires Goode as special projects editor
Erica Goode has joined STAT News as a special projects editor. Goode was previously managing editor at Inside Climate News. She was also a senior story editor at the San Jose Mercury News. Good spent 18 years at the New York Times covering climate change, behavioral sciences, criminal justice and the Iraq war. She was also […]
Todd leaves Quartz for STAT News
Sarah Todd will join STAT News as an assignment editor. Todd begins in October. Recently, she was a senior reporter at Quartz. Todd joined Quartz in 2015 as a deputy editor, Ideas and later, served as a social sciences editor. Her work appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, Inc. and American Banker. Previously, she was a […]
Castillo joins STAT News to cover national health policy
STAT News has hired Ambar Castillo to cover national health policy and research. Recently, Castillo was a staff writer at the Washington City Paper. Previously, she interned at The Phoenix and was a community reporter at the hyperlocal newspaper Mott Haven Herald, Hunts Point Express. She also interned at StoryCorps. Castillo graduated from Boston University. […]
Owermohle departs Politico for STAT News
Sarah Owermohle will join STAT News to cover the Biden administration’s health care goals, the industry’s intersection with policy and politics, and all things D.C. Owermohle begins on Aug. 22. Currently, Owermohle is a health care reporter at Politico. Before that, she held the same post at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She edited for Banker […]
Owermohle departs Politico for STAT News
Sarah Owermohle will join STAT News to cover the Biden administration’s health care goals, the industry’s intersection with policy and politics, and all things D.C. Owermohle begins on Aug. 22. Currently, Owermohle is a health care reporter at Politico. Before that, she held the same post at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She edited for Banker […]
STAT News taps Facher as addiction reporter
Lev Facher, a Washington correspondent covering health policy at STAT News, has taken on the role of addiction reporter. Facher tweets: “My new focus is accountability journalism aimed at our addiction treatment + prevention system, calling out its failures — and showcasing efforts to save lives.” Previously, he interned at Michigan Radio and the San […]
