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She blew it. CDC Director nominee tanks in Senate hearing.

She was supposed to be good. But Senator Bill Cassidy lost his mind in real time as Dr. Erica Schwartz crashed and burned before the Senate HELP…

23 hrs ago • Jeremy Faust, MD

Sources: Top Trump official out at CDC. Agency now without Chief of Staff or Acting Director.

Matthew Buzzelli is out as Chief of Staff. Also, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is not actually the Acting Director of the CDC, despite his public claims.

Jul 14 • Jeremy Faust, MD

How New York is winning against Legionnaires' Disease

Fast testing, aggressive remediation, and transparent communication are keeping a potentially larger outbreak under control—and offering a model for…

Jul 13 • Jeremy Faust, MD

The life behind Inside Medicine.

A Boston Globe profile reflects on where medicine, journalism, and public service meet—and why I keep showing up to write this newsletter.

Jul 10 • Jeremy Faust, MD

Medicine, Music, and AI at Aspen Ideas.

Two sessions on art and healing. I also found myself diagnosing patients against AI. It was one of the most fun weeks I've had in while.

Jul 7 • Jeremy Faust, MD

The Four Doctors Who Signed the Declaration of Independence.

Nate DiMeo brings the stories of America's four physician-signers to life at Aspen Ideas Health.

Jul 4 • Jeremy Faust, MD

July 1st: The most wonderful day of the year in medicine.

It’s July 1st, the first day of the year.

Jul 1 • Jeremy Faust, MD

June 2026

Summer Reading: Everything Is Tuberculosis, by John Green.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Jun 28 • Jeremy Faust, MD

Did Pete Hegseth single-handedly raise the R₀ of flu?

A summer influenza outbreak didn't break epidemiology. It actually affirmed everything we know.

Jun 23 • Jeremy Faust, MD and Marisa Donnelly, PhD

Dispatches from Aspen Ideas Health. Preview and agenda.

AI, art, music, and medicine.

Jun 22 • Jeremy Faust, MD

Breaking: RFK Jr. rejects CDC review backing home quarantine for hantavirus-exposed cruise passenger.

CDC quarantine medical officer Dr. Michael Bell concluded that Florida-based monitoring would satisfy public health goals. Kennedy ordered Angela…

Jun 15 • Jeremy Faust, MD

New England Journal of Medicine editorial board warns OMB proposal could sideline peer review in federal research funding.

Analysis with former NIH official Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi.

Jun 15 • Jeremy Faust, MD and Elizabeth Ginexi

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