STAT+: How a Boston doctor built a following as a ‘loud and unafraid’ voice in the Trump era

STAT PlusPolitics How a Boston doctor built a following as a ‘loud and unafraid’ voice in the Trump era Jeremy Faust saves lives in the ER. He’s also testing the bounds of news reporting Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article By Anna Kuchment — Boston GlobeJuly 10, 2026 Jeremy Faust cuts through a hallway of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital on his way to see a patient who is struggling to breathe. It’s the start of his evening shift, and the emergency department hums with ambient sound: bleeping monitors, the rumbling wheels of medical carts, the squeaky soles of hustling staff. People on gurneys line the corridor, some wincing in pain, others chatting with relatives. On this Wednesday evening in May, Faust is working what is typically a quieter shift, as far as emergency departments go. Still, he is overseeing a team of doctors, students, and physician assistants, and will tend to more than two dozen patients before signing off for the night.Advertisement It’s an understatement to say Faust likes to keep busy. Minutes earlier, he’d posted an article on his influential Substack newsletter, Inside Medicine, providing an update on a major international news story. An alert sent to the newsletter’s nearly 85,000 subscribers announced his “scoop”: Twenty-six passengers aboard the MV Hondius, the hantavirus-hit cruise ship docked at the time off Cape Verde, had disembarked much earlier than previously known — raising the possibility they could spread the rare virus in the United States. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus daily intelligence on Capitol Hill and the life sciences industry — by subscribing to STAT+. Already have an account? Log in Monthly $39 Totals $468 per year $39/month Get Started Totals $468 per year Starter $30 for 3 months, then $399/year $30 for 3 months Get Started Then $399/year Annual $399 Save 15% $399/year Get Started Save 15% 11+ Users Custom Savings start at 25%! Request A Quote Request A Quote Savings start at 25%! 2-10 Users $300 Annually per user $300/year Get Started $300 Annually per user View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe Log In public health, STAT+ Submit a correction requestReprints Anna Kuchment — Boston Globe Newsletter Understand how science, health policy, and medicine shape the world every day Recommended D.C. Diagnosis July 9, 2026 STAT Plus: FDA finalists under review Politics July 8, 2026 STAT Plus: RFK Jr. plans to create list of injuries caused by Covid-19 vaccines Advertisement Pharma July 8, 2026 STAT Plus: White House reviewing top contenders to lead FDA Exclusive July 8, 2026 STAT Plus: In private meeting, Trump officials push to onshore generic drugmaking Politics July 8, 2026 STAT Plus: Trump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in court Subscriber Picks