Articles by

Kate Knibbs

Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom

It’s hard to keep track of all the ways that the United States has changed since Donald...

‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

Ariella Sharf was first prescribed antidepressants when she was a college student more than a decade ago....

Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug

After telehealth startups recently lost the ability to sell exact copies of patented GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, some...

DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

Before he was abruptly fired last month, Derek Copeland worked as a trainer at the US Department...

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Consequences of the United States rapidly slashing foreign aid are reverberating across the world, including in the...

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

At a Trump administration cabinet meeting on Wednesday, unelected South African centibillionaire Elon Musk joked about how...

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Eli Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of compounding pharmacies, telehealth companies, and medical spas making...

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that tirzepatide is no longer in shortage. It...