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Angus Chen

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  • Cancer Reporter, STAT
Boston, Oakland, San Francisco
As seen in: STAT, HuffPost, Scribd, Goats & Soda, NPR, PBS, PBS NewsHour, Scientific American, Flipboard, Salon, The Boston Globe and
Covers:  I cover health, cancer, medicine, and healthcare
undignified, unfunny, unaward-winning journalist @STATNews. bylines: @wbur @npr @sciam @wnyc | English:Español:中文 BlueSky: angusrohan signal: angus.08

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I'm a reporter focusing on health and cancer at STAT news. I previously worked at NPR, WNYC public radio, and WBUR public radio. Bylines at Scientific American, Science, Discover, Hidden Brain, 99% Invisible, NPR, and more.

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Lucy in the Sky with Protein: Key to LSD's Psychoactive Potency Found?

Lucy in the Sky with Protein: Key to LSD's Psychoactive Potency Found?

One drop of LSD can erase your entire sense of being until-interminable hours later-you recapitulate your ide…

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Kratom Drug Ban May Cripple Promising Painkiller Research

Kratom Drug Ban May Cripple Promising Painkiller Research

Your body would never get used to the perfect painkiller, says Susruta Majumdar, a chemist at Memorial Sloan …

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Looking Into The Horse Milk Story That The Dalai Lama Told John Oliver

Looking Into The Horse Milk Story That The Dalai Lama Told John Oliver

Like so many countries from the former Soviet bloc, Mongolia faced a terrible economic upheaval at the end of…

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Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say

Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say

In my head, a person with the name Danny has a boyish face and a perpetual smile. Zoes have wide eyes and wil…

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Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

It can be difficult to know what to say when a friend is struggling. The conversation is hard to even start. …

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How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe

How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe

Some users of LSD say one of the most profound parts of the experience is a deep oneness with the universe. T…

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At ASCO, talk of barriers to cancer care, new treatments, and other big takeaways

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By Adam Feuerstein Verified, Matthew Herper Verified, Angus Chen Verified, Katherine MacPhail
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At ASCO, talk of barriers to cancer care, new treatments, and other big takeaways Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. …
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A standing ovation for RevMed, and caution for Akeso

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By Adam Feuerstein Verified, Matthew Herper Verified, Katherine MacPhail, Angus Chen Verified
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Security 11 hours ago Random Standard Wi-Fi Routers Can Scan Your Body to Identify Exactly Who You Are, Alarming New Research Finds futurism.com - Joe Wilkins • 11h "With this hardware making its way into millions of homes, the privacy concerns are severe." If you were paranoid about digital tracking before, you … Social Sciences 1 day ago The Trump Administration Is Done With Social Science The Atlantic - By Hana Kiros • 1d The National Science Foundation division that covers social,...
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Many cancer patients don’t get genomic tests to guide treatment, study finds

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By Angus Chen Verified
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Many cancer patients don’t get genomic tests to guide treatment, study finds For some advanced cancers, sequencing the tumor genome should be one of the first steps patients and physicians take. But a new study finds that many …
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Not really. I had a friend who was the editor of my high school newspaper, and I'd help her do headlines but that's it.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

I don't know if i'm the most proud of this one, but my first radio story was a feature on WNYC Radio about gentrification in bed stuy.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

It's a difficult field. Try not to get discouraged.