Jen Calfas

Reporter @WSJ covering breaking news and health. Email: [email protected]. Signal: jencalfas.22

[Jen Calfas @JenCalfas]

@_KevKells Hi! I'm a reporter at WSJ. I was wondering if you had a quick few minutes to chat for a possible Knicks-related story. I can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks!

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW

The FDA has launched a study of the safety of the abortion pill.

The effort was kicked into high gear after complaints from anti-abortion advocates and an October court deadline.

Results are expected at the end of the year. (After the midterm elections.)

🎁🔗 below

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW
Passengers from the Hantavirus ship may be soon able to leave the quarantine facility in Nebraska.

But they’ll have to stay home with 24/7 monitoring, feds tell states

With @JenCalfas

https://t.co/c82SWT4Ts0

[Sabrina Siddiqui @SabrinaSiddiqui]

Scoop: U.S. pausing visas for all travelers who have been in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Uganda in past 21 days as Trump admin tries to contain Ebola outbreak

With the great @robbiegramer

https://t.co/uzBGl6wERS

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

Among administration officials, some make a joke: Just as “America Runs on Dunkin,” as the corporate slogan goes, the MAGA movement runs on Zyn. Ahead of foreign travel, officials are known to stock up on their nicotine pouches of choice. https://t.co/W5EuWISEK3

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW

“Trump is the problem. The president is the problem."

The antiabortion movement is turning on Trump.

with @PhilipWegmann @JenCalfas

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Judges pause FDA rule allowing doctors to send mifepristone through the mail, limiting access to most popular method for ending pregnancy. https://t.co/fFBOwqkXLM

[Sabrina Siddiqui @SabrinaSiddiqui]

NEW: Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, is expected to be the Trump administration's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pending approval from President Trump -->

w/ @l_e_whyte & ⁦@JenCalfas⁩ https://t.co/ldAiKkdVb7

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW - HHS is weighing replacing its vaccine advisers

After a judge said RFK Jr.'s remake of the ACIP was unlawful, finding a new slate of members is an option on the table

with @JenCalfas

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[Ginger Adams Otis @GingerOtis]

Nearly one in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act plans have dropped health insurance after the expiration of federal subsidies drove up costs, a new survey shows https://t.co/afuYHd8NRh via @WSJ

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health department can’t implement a pared-down list of recommended childhood vaccines, the order says. https://t.co/7RvPqhWINH

[Jen Calfas @JenCalfas]

The White House is more tightly controlling the messaging and policies—including around vaccines—coming from RFK’s HHS ahead of the midterm elections https://t.co/1YWxRs6Abx via @l_e_whyte @natalieandrews

[Jen Calfas @JenCalfas]

$29 million to treat 84 kids: The boom in autism therapy is Medicaid’s fastest-growing jackpot https://t.co/aROU1U639V via @WSJ

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW

FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad will leave the agency at the end of April

Gift link below

[Sabrina Siddiqui @SabrinaSiddiqui]

NEW: Trump admin intends to nominate a new CDC director in the coming weeks -- its first effort to permanently fill the role since Susan Monarez was fired last Aug.

Dr. Heidi Overton already turned down the job.

w/⁦@l_e_whyte⁩ & ⁦@JenCalfas⁩ https://t.co/6EiyXViCmC

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: A Planned Parenthood affiliate is adding new services to help make up for lost government funding https://t.co/yI6Nl5aUdf

[Jen Calfas @JenCalfas]

@LizzyLaw_ Much deserved! Congrats!

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

More on the shakeup at HHS still underway : https://t.co/4kqKuYjqid

[Lizzie Johnson @lizziejohnsonnn]

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

[Dan Diamond @ddiamond]

A non-journalist friend asked me — is losing 300 people from a newsroom a lot?

I pointed out there are about 200 journalists at the Philadelphia Inquirer and about 100 at the Baltimore Banner. Imagine losing both those publications in a day.