anil oza
@aniloza.bsky.social
science journalist @stat covering health equity, the nih, and interaction btwn science & society | also: npr, nature, sciam, science, science news (he/him) (signal: aniloza.16)
Senate's proposed continuing resolution would put OMB's proposed changes to grantmaking on ice, for now www.statnews.com/2026/08/02/s...
Senate measure would block Trump plan to politicize federal grants, for now
A White House proposal to subject research grants to political scrutiny meets at least a temporary roadblock in the Senate.
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I hate candidemia-caused septic shock. So much. Why do we still not know which patients would benefit from early empiric antifungals? I reflect a bit at @nejm.org on living with uncertainty when the patient is dying in front of you: voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Choosing Humility in the Face of My Ignorance
A patient in shock forced me to consider how to respond to the limits of my own knowledge and those of the medical field at large.
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The story that began in New Orleans more than a month ago is not over. Update from last night at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/a...
American Diabetes Association, facing calls for resignations, asks for patience
An open letter to the board of the American Diabetes Association said the board had badly mishandled an incident at its annual meeting.
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Breaking: At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins, saying he was doing so on the advice of his attorneys. www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/f...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel
At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.
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Jonathan Wosen@jonathanwosen.bsky.social · last wk.A new rule by the Dept of Homeland Security imposing visa time limits on foreign Ph.D. students and postdocs will harm U.S. science, experts warn. My latest for @statnews.com (and my first story after returning from parental leave). www.statnews.com/2026/07/28/d...
For 18 months, the Trump admin has been shredding the social contract between academic scientists and the federal government that made the US a research and economic powerhouse. Now it’s proposing a way to rebuild American science. @aniloza.bsky.social dives in: www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/s...
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
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White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences, @aniloza.bsky.social reports for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/s...
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
statnews.com
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences www.statnews.com/2026/07/24/s... via @statnews.com @aniloza.bsky.social
White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
statnews.com
With context on the terminations at AHRQ from @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/22/a...
Federal health quality research grants worth $109 million ended early
At least 78 AHRQ grants worth $200 million have been affected by "non-award" notices; it's estimated those grants had $109.2 million in funding remaining.
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Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 2w agoList of terminated AHRQ grants from GrantWitness: grant-witness.us/ahrq-data.html
An update on the OMB comments story. A few days ago I became aware of a bizarre issue with the OMB website that throws serious doubt on the overall reported number of comments received. Our analysis focused on posted comments only and none of that is affected. But this is really weird:
No, There Aren't 500,000 Comments on OMB's Proposed Reg
Regulations.gov systematically misreports comment counts
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Let me put the call out: if you are a researcher with any interest in collaborating on a newsy research project PLEASE send that pitch my way. I am happy to work with you and get original, news-making research published at STAT.
anil oza@aniloza.bsky.social · 3w agoRead more about our analysis, done by @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social @mfgallo.bsky.social Betsy Pleasants & @jaspar.bsky.social here & ty to @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social @kalimurray.bsky.social @aaas.org @ucs.org @mmowens.bsky.social among others for taking a look www.statnews.com/2026/07/15/t...
An analysis of public comments on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows widespread opposition. www.statnews.com/2026/07/15/t...
Flood of comments on White House grantmaking overhaul is largely negative, analysis shows
An analysis of public comments on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows widespread opposition
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1/ I was happy to talk @aniloza.bsky.social on the wonderful work that he, @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social, @mfgallo.bsky.social, Betsy Pleasants & @jaspar.bsky.social on assessing the OMB rulemaking. Poor @aniloza.bsky.social got quite a lecture on comments, LOL!
anil oza@aniloza.bsky.social · 3w agoRead more about our analysis, done by @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social @mfgallo.bsky.social Betsy Pleasants & @jaspar.bsky.social here & ty to @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social @kalimurray.bsky.social @aaas.org @ucs.org @mmowens.bsky.social among others for taking a look www.statnews.com/2026/07/15/t...
The (initial) results are in: most of the publicly available comments on OMB's proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking are negative 95% of the 50k available comments were opposed, just 1% were in support Political control, peer review, and terminations were most common topics mentioned
New: An analysis of a huge wave of public comments on a White House proposal to change federal grant-making found that about 95% were posted in opposition. Via @aniloza.bsky.social @jaspar.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/07/15/t...
Flood of comments on White House grantmaking overhaul is largely negative, analysis shows
An analysis of public comments on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows widespread opposition
statnews.com
Powerful, important read from @rosebroderick.bsky.social. As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin: www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/f...
As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin
Family caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.
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glad to know I am not the only procrastinator around ... 50k comments were submitted about the OMB proposal *yesterday* Since we wrote about this a week ago, 260k have been submitted. (Only 50k are available to search on the docket as of now)
The attack on home care continues. A year after GOP legislators passed a tax bill that gutted Medicaid, several states are weighing proposals that would slash wages for family caregivers of people with disabilities. @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/f...
As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin
Family caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages.
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Thank you @dgorenstein.bsky.social and @lesliemwalker.bsky.social for featuring my FDA reporting on @tradeoffs.org! It was a great conversation. Listen to the podcast episode here: tradeoffs.org/2026/07/09/a...
As Drama at Trump's FDA Subsides, Doubts and Damage Linger
We talk with STAT News reporter Lizzy Lawrence about the agency’s recent turmoil and its hunt for a new leader.
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Long story from @aniloza.bsky.social at STAT on the proposed OMB regulations. www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t... 1/2
Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court
The White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi...
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Not just last year's tempest: Political moves to control science are looking more permanent. @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com explores: www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t...
Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court
The White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi...
statnews.com
Last year, when we wrote American Science, Shattered it felt to many like the social contract of science had been shred Halfway into 2026, it feels like a new one is taking shape, and it’s marked by more political control: www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t...
Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court
The White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi...
statnews.com
New: The Trump administration is pursuing more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court. Via @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t...
Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court
The White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi...
statnews.com
@aniloza.bsky.social’s new piece is required reading to understand the stakes of the OMB uniform guidance proposal in light of the Slaughter ruling. www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t...
Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court
The White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi...
statnews.com
Worked with @bobjherman.bsky.social on the data for this piece. Here’s the chart I think is the showstopper: Over the last 40 years, the amount of money spent on employer-sponsored insurance premiums skyrocketed by nearly 1000%, well above baseline inflation.
STAT@statnews.com · 4w agoAmerica's employer-based health insurance system is crumbling. STAT investigates why, in our new series, “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.” www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s...
C.J. Peters, one of the legendary virus hunters of decades past, has died. In 2018, I traveled to his home in Galveston, Tex., where he told me jaw-dropping story after jaw-dropping story. He had an extraordinary brain and was hugely curious. Such a loss. www.statnews.com/2018/02/20/v...
The virus hunter: In a bygone era, C.J. Peters learned how to bend the rules
A legendary scientist reflects on why he became so successful: He got out of the office — and away from bosses.
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62% of likely Republican voters 👀
Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · last mo.🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: 77% of voters think the scientific community — including research labs and universities — should have a say over whether this rule [to give White House officials final approval over all grant funding] goes into effect. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...
“The bottom line is that measuring fitness does not create fitness,” Avery Faigenbaum told @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/02/p...
The new presidential fitness test is a positive step, not the solution, experts say
Physical activity needs to be fun to keep kids engaged. And the test risks embarrassing them, instead.
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