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.

EPA Heeds MAHA’s Call to Classify Microplastics, Antidepressants as Drinking Water Contaminants

April 02, 2026 03:20 p.m.
The Vaccine Industry Is Troubleshooting Its Future Existence

April 02, 2026 05:56 a.m.
To Sue or to Woo? The Medical Establishment Is Divided on MAHA.

March 30, 2026 05:36 a.m.
CDC Acting Director Tells Staff He’s Had ‘Scientific’ Disagreements With RFK Jr.

March 25, 2026 03:04 p.m.
RFK Jr.'s MAHA Allies Call to Eliminate All Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

March 09, 2026 03:59 p.m.
NIH Says It Will No Longer Recognize the Research Fellows’ Union

March 04, 2026 02:05 p.m.
RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Committee Appointee Has Called to ‘#StopTheShots’

March 03, 2026 02:26 p.m.
HHS Tells Employees to Stop Using Anthropic’s Claude

March 02, 2026 01:41 p.m.
Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means Sidesteps Vaccine Questions

February 25, 2026 12:55 p.m.
Can Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Satisfy Both Bill Cassidy and MAHA?

February 25, 2026 05:03 a.m.
FDA’s Vaccine Upheaval Has Pharma Worried About the Flu Shot

February 13, 2026 05:30 a.m.
‘Not Reliable’: HHS Keeps Citing Unreviewed Vaccine Trial Proposals in Its Call for ‘Better Science’

February 06, 2026 05:40 a.m.
TrumpRx Is Live. It Has 43 Medications on It.

February 05, 2026 07:42 p.m.
Pharmaceutical Companies Are Spending Big Money on Weight-Loss Drug Lobbying

January 27, 2026 01:41 p.m.
Guinea-Bissau Suspends U.S.-Backed Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial Pending Review

January 22, 2026 09:53 a.m.
Silicon Valley Has Bought Into Trump’s ‘Tech Force’ — Even as Details Remain TBD

January 15, 2026 05:03 a.m.