Margaret Manto

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

Margaret covered science and health policy for NOTUS.

She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019. Before NOTUS, she was a biologist developing environmentally friendly agricultural products. She began her reporting career as a freelancer for C-Ville Weekly and Charlottesville Tomorrow.

Scientists Say HHS Is Spinning Their Data to Push Medicaid Work Requirements

June 18, 2026 02:07 p.m.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard Ends Her Tenure Spreading a Bioweapons Conspiracy

June 12, 2026 03:45 p.m.
Did Meta Just Take a Swing at RFK Jr.?

May 23, 2026 06:12 a.m.
How the CDC’s Hantavirus Response Became a PR Crisis

May 14, 2026 05:40 a.m.
Marty Makary to Resign from the FDA

May 12, 2026 02:10 p.m.
Why Experts Are Worried About the U.S. Response to Hantavirus

May 07, 2026 11:39 a.m.
FDA Chief Marty Makary Is on ‘Thin Ice’ With the White House

May 05, 2026 11:54 a.m.
RFK Jr. Unveils His Plan to Reduce Americans’ Reliance on Antidepressants

May 04, 2026 07:15 p.m.
MAHA Is Getting Impatient With Trump’s Public Health Picks

May 01, 2026 04:30 p.m.
Trump’s New Surgeon General Nominee Is a Doctor and Vaccine Mandate Critic

April 30, 2026 02:03 p.m.
Trump Evacuated From Stage at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

April 25, 2026 08:53 p.m.
RFK Jr. Doesn’t Fully Commit to Independence for CDC Pick on Vaccines

April 22, 2026 05:02 p.m.
Just How Tough Are RFK Jr.’s Republican Critics Going to Be?

April 22, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Trump Nominates Former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz to Run CDC

April 16, 2026 03:42 p.m.
RFK Jr. Couldn’t Sidestep Vaccine Landmines in First of Many Congressional Hearings

April 16, 2026 11:43 a.m.
MAHA’s Anti-Vaccine Agenda Is Struggling to Stick in West Virginia

April 14, 2026 05:30 a.m.