Lauren Weber
@laurenweberhp
Health & Science accountability reporter @washingtonpost. Former @KHNews , @HuffPost. @Georgetown alum. STL @Cardinals fan. The HP stands for health policy.
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.Dan Diamond and I took a The Washington Post look at how Biden and Trump handled all things health in last night’s presidential debate, from abortion and the Affordable Care Act to Medicare and drug pricing washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06…
Lauren Weber Federal officials are finally confirming there’s an investigation into billions of dollars of attempted Medicare fraud. More with Lauren Weber.
So happy for this reunion — sorry Hannah Recht you’re stuck with me again
Trump gave RFK Jr. a call to talk teaming up and vaccines. Public health advocates are horrified. "If he’s elected, he very well might appoint someone you know like that” to run the FDA and CDC, David Gorski, MD, PhD said. Mariana Alfaro and me The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…
Want to learn more about health misinformation and how I cover it on my medical accountability beat for The Washington Post ? Swing by the Palisades Neighborhood Library in D.C. tomorrow at 6 p.m. EST, where I'll be chatting with Deanna Troust from Truth in Common dclibrary.libnet.info/event/11117752
🚨NEW #WTHealth🚨: Harris' plan for reproductive health, Biden's recommendation to overhaul #SCOTUS, Project 2025, abortion. Host julie rovner is joined by Alice Miranda Ollstein, Lauren Weber, and Sarah Karlin-Smith to discuss these topics and more health news! kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/w…
New from me today: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) revoked the certifications of Pierre Kory and Paul Marik, two physicians known for continuing to promote ivermectin as a treatment for covid long after the medical community found it to be ineffective. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
As California attorney general, Kamala Harris investigated health care mergers. As a Minnesota congressman, Tim Walz took on the giant health system in his own district. So would their White House crack down too? Looking for clues with Lauren Weber. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/08…
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have gone toe-to-toe with some of the top names in health care -- and sometimes blinked. So Dan Diamond and I dove into what the new presidential ticket's antitrust record could mean for the health care industry washingtonpost.com/health/2024/08…
. Akbar Shahid Ahmed incisive examination will be a must-read
Very excited that the story Rachel Weiner and I have been pursuing since July on traffic deaths in D.C. published on the front page of The Washington Post today!
Always read Fred Schulte
Thanks for chatting with me PEN America about how I tackle my health misinformation beat for The Washington Post pen.org/how-a-washingt…
My latest The Washington Post : Trump's contradictory public statements and record on vaccines — coupled with RFK Jr.’s new role — raise concerns among health experts about what a second Trump administration would mean for public health. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…