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.

Top CDC Officials Resigned After Trump Administration Said It Fired Susan Monarez

August 27, 2025 07:34 p.m.
White House Says It Has Fired CDC Director Susan Monarez

August 27, 2025 05:36 p.m.
RFK Jr. Says He’s Identified the Cause of Rising Autism Rates. He Didn’t Say What It Is.

August 26, 2025 02:12 p.m.
CDC Shooter Likely Tried to Enter Agency Days Before Attack, Officials Say

August 21, 2025 04:04 p.m.
Trump Administration Loses Third Bid to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

August 20, 2025 05:08 p.m.
HHS Staff Pen Open Letter to Demand RFK Jr. Stop Spreading ‘False and Misleading’ Info

August 20, 2025 04:02 p.m.
‘We Trudge On’: CDC Employees Return to Work With Bullet Holes Still in the Windows

August 20, 2025 05:45 a.m.
California Republicans File Lawsuit to Delay Democrats’ Redistricting Effort

August 19, 2025 04:30 p.m.
HHS Brings Back a Task Force Pushed by Anti-Vaccine Groups

August 14, 2025 04:23 p.m.
The CDC Has Posted Grants for Vaccine Research

August 07, 2025 05:16 p.m.
MAHA-Minded Farmers Are Giving RFK Jr. the Benefit of the Doubt

August 05, 2025 02:26 p.m.
The FDA Is Cracking Down On An ‘Opioid-Like’ Substance — With a Special, ‘Natural’ Carveout

July 29, 2025 02:32 p.m.
‘They Have To Figure Out If They Can Trust The Software’: Inside the FDA’s AI Push

July 29, 2025 05:33 a.m.
FDA Will Reevaluate Fluoride Supplements, Says the Agency’s New Drug Director

July 23, 2025 12:16 p.m.
RFK Jr. Shakes Up His Team at Health and Human Services

July 16, 2025 12:35 p.m.
Reproductive Health Advocates Want to Ride the MAHA Wave — Without Drowning

July 14, 2025 05:32 a.m.