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.

‘A Kick in the Mouth’: Trump Administration Makes Staffing Cuts to CDC’s Safety Office Months After Shooting

October 14, 2025 08:34 p.m.
Trump Administration Admits It Laid Off Twice as Many HHS Employees as Intended

October 14, 2025 08:14 p.m.
HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office

October 14, 2025 05:23 p.m.
‘Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

October 14, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Second Pharma Company Caves To Trump’s Drug Pricing Demands

October 10, 2025 05:58 p.m.
Trump Announces ‘TrumpRx,’ a Government-Run Direct-To-Consumer Drug Website

September 30, 2025 12:53 p.m.
FDA Head Says He Got the Agency ‘Exempted’ From Possible Shutdown RIFs

September 29, 2025 04:02 p.m.
Trump Blames Tylenol Use During Pregnancy for Rising Autism Rates: ‘Don’t Take It’

September 22, 2025 05:33 p.m.
CDC Says It’s Coordinating With the WHO, White House on Congo’s Ebola Outbreak

September 22, 2025 03:14 p.m.
CDC’s Vaccine Panel Postpones a MAHA-Backed Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote

September 19, 2025 01:12 p.m.
The Trump Administration’s Response to Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Isn’t Normal, Infectious Disease Leaders Say

September 19, 2025 05:00 a.m.
RFK Jr. Said Childhood Vaccine Schedule Would Change This Month, Ousted CDC Director Testifies

September 17, 2025 11:29 a.m.
The New MAHA Report on Childhood Disease Calls for a ‘Vaccine Injury Research Program’

September 09, 2025 02:00 p.m.
RFK Jr. Touted a CDC Biosurveillance Program That Doesn’t Appear to Exist Yet

September 08, 2025 05:45 a.m.
Republican Senators Corner RFK Jr. On Trump’s COVID Vaccine Push

September 04, 2025 12:47 p.m.
West Coast States Will Issue Their Own Vaccine Schedule, Breaking With CDC

September 03, 2025 12:20 p.m.