Alex Hogan
@alexhogan.bsky.social
Senior Multimedia Producer and host of STATus Report www.statnews.com www.youtube.com/@statnews
New vid with @lizzylawrence.bsky.social about her reporting on this ~mysterious~ compassionate use application @statnews.com
Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · last mo.EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...
Alcohol kills ~500 people a day in the U.S. But it's not treated with much urgency in this country. On this week's STATus Report, my @statnews.com colleagues @isabellacueto.bsky.social and @levfacher.bsky.social join me to discuss their new reporting on why that is. youtu.be/vRfMXv8-3AY
Why isn't alcohol seen as a U.S. health emergency?
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Watch to see Lizzy do an incredible 1-take off-the-cuff intro from the front seat of a rental Hyundai Elantra (that my head barely fit into) and stay for the compelling stories these former FDA officials shared with us. (Seriously though I had to open the slider of the sunroof)
Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 3mo agoCheck out @alexhogan.bsky.social's incredible video of the six former FDA employees we profiled, to capture the expertise that's been lost after layoffs, voluntary and involuntary departures: statnews.com/2026/05/08/f...
STAT's @lizzylawrence.bsky.social has been writing about the upheaval at the FDA during the 2nd Trump administration. Two weeks ago Lizzy and I embarked on a trip around the DC suburbs to meet some folks who decided to leave the agency. @statnews.com youtu.be/CFa6QHtdzfw
Why these former FDA officials left the agency
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NEW: The FDA has started to rehire after losing thousands of employees last year. But it will be difficult to replace what was lost. Read our profile of six of the folks who left, featuring video portraits filmed by @alexhogan.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/f...
What was lost at the FDA
What was lost at the FDA: A year after DOGE’s cuts, six agency staffers describe the work they never thought they’d leave.
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I took a quiz to see if I could spot the difference between real X-rays and AI deepfakes. Check out this week's STATus Report to to learn more about why this quiz was made from my @statnews.com colleague @katiepalmer.bsky.social
This week’s STATus Report, host @alexhogan.bsky.social sat down with influential content creators and health communicators Jessica Knurick, Morgan “Dr. Noc” McSweeney, and Jessica Malaty Rivera to discuss the mental health impacts of social media. www.statnews.com/2026/03/26/h...
Health influencers talk social media and mental health
In this week's STATus Report, influential health communicators Jessica Knurick, Morgan “Dr. Noc” McSweeney, and Jessica Malaty Rivera chat about the mental health impacts of social media.
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Die Hard is a Christmas movie and The Fugitive is a St. Patrick's Day movie, and in ☘️ spirit I have a fun video this week. I asked some intrepid @statnews.com reporters how they would cover the pharma subplot of the classic 1993 thriller. youtu.be/zg0hIGl8Yt4
Health reporters react to "The Fugitive"
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How would STAT have covered the pharmaceutical scandal subplot from "The Fugitive"? Wait, is the pharma company's name MacGruber? How much time actually elapsed in the movie? A fun one from @alexhogan.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/03/13/f...
How STAT would cover 'The Fugitive' if its pharma scandal were real
It's Oscar season, so we're bringing you a special STATus report on how we'd cover the drug scandal in "The Fugitive" if it were real.
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I had a lot of fun filming this video with @alexhogan.bsky.social about how STAT would have covered the pharma-related events of "The Fugitive" if they were real. I think Dr. Kimble would have cleared his name a lot earlier if STAT reporters were on the case... www.statnews.com/2026/03/13/f...
How STAT would cover 'The Fugitive' if its pharma scandal were real
It's Oscar season, so we're bringing you a special STATus report on how we'd cover the drug scandal in "The Fugitive" if it were real.
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Alex Hogan with the pressing question: "Is this the beginning of some kind of drug industry rap beef?"
Alex Hogan@alexhogan.bsky.social · 5mo agoIs Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk trolling teleheath company Hims & Hers with a new video? A spokesperson from the company told me there was "no connection." Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video
Is Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk trolling teleheath company Hims & Hers with a new video? A spokesperson from the company told me there was "no connection." Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video
Vital reporting from @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding treatment, sometimes with dire consequences
Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who put off medical care because of fears of ICE.
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New: Inside the rise + fall of Opvee, the powerful overdose-reversal medication that Indivior hoped would replace Narcan. Instead, two years after its launch, it's effectively off the market, thanks largely to intense pushback from harm reduction groups. More here: www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/w...
How Opvee, Indivior’s powerful overdose antidote, went bust
Opvee reverses opioid overdose more quickly than Narcan. It also can cause withdrawal symptoms. Harm reduction advocates fought it, and won.
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An explainer by @alexhogan.bsky.social of why there’s a wide array of gray market products alongside motor oil and snacks www.statnews.com/2026/01/28/h...
How 'gas station drugs' remain legal
How did gas stations became the perfect marketplace for quasi-legal drugs? STAT's Alex Hogan explains on STATus Report.
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You can buy a whole host of sketchy drugs at many gas stations. I wondered why gas stations, of all places, were the premier destination for people seeking quasi-legal recreational (or knockoff pharmaceutical) drugs. I dig into why in this week's @statnews.com STATus Report. youtu.be/4QsVjgIWVZs
Next week is the "Super Bowl of biotech," the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Big news in the biopharma space often breaks at JPM, so I talked to @statnews.com reporters Allison DeAngelis and Damian Garde about what they're keeping an eye out for at #JPM26
Trying to make videos about health care news in the year of our lord 2025 😩
In this week's @statnews.com STATus Report, I wander around the comically enormous Orange County Convention Center in Orlando for the recently-wrapped 2025 ASH meeting.
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA @alexhogan.bsky.social has the breakdown
STAT's @lizzylawrence.bsky.social had quite a scoop this morning- the FDA's top regulator is retiring after just under a month on the job. @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r...
Moderna's stock priced has plummeted ~90% from it's highs during Covid. Its flagship mRNA technology being basically "under attack from Washington" certainly doesn't help. But there are other factors at play as well. @jasonmast.bsky.social and STAT's Damian Garde explain @statnews.com
watch to get the context for "David Half-Asselhoff" 😆
Alex Hogan@alexhogan.bsky.social · 9mo agoAnd one more with maybe my favorite pun I've ever snuck into a video
Sometimes doctors "fake" CPR. It's called a "slow code" in medical parlance. But "slow code" is really an umbrella term for all types of insincere attempts at CPR. Here's a clip from my new @statnews.com video on the topic
What is "fake" CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it? STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explains in this week's episode of STATus Report. www.statnews.com/2025/11/05/f...
What is 'fake' CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it?
What is "fake" CPR, and why do doctors sometimes do it? STAT's Alex Hogan explains in this week's episode of STATus Report.
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We're (officially) launching STATus Report, a new video series from @statnews.com ! If you'd like to learn about "genericide," why Novo Nordisk sells the exact same drug under two trademarks, or see me do a "backside Fahrvergnügen" on rollerblades, check it out today's episode! youtu.be/XKjoo1aS2Bg
What do Ozempic and Rollerblades have in common?
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My colleague @alexhogan.bsky.social is re-launching the STATus Report — @statnews.com, but on YouTube! In his first reboot video, he takes us to the skate park and does his own stunts, all to teach us about...Ozempic and "genericide"? Check it out, and subscribe for videos every Wednesday! 🩺🧬🧪
What do Ozempic and Rollerblades have in common?
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The CDC has a full-blown crisis on its hands. A *lot* happened at the agency in the last week. In this new video, I break down the wild sequence of firings and resignations, and the aftermath. I also learn why it is "Centers," plural (kinda obvious in retrospect.) @statnews.com youtu.be/hzc4YX39ry0
The crisis at CDC, explained
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New video- @brittanytrang.com just wrote a great new piece about how the use of AI by doctors could increase medical bills. She joined me to talk about it in the newest STATus Report. @statnews.com
