Join me on 9/25 for this FREE event. I'll interview three of my favorite medical writers, live, online. Ask your questions about how to write illness onto the page. #writingcommunity #doctor #nurse #patient

My @NYTimes oped: RFK Jr. can't outright ban vaccines, so he's tackling vaccination infrastructure instead. This week's meeting of the vaccine advisory council will likely be an exercise in political theater, not scientific debate. #publichealth #vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Today's Weekly Read is "Letter to a Dead Mother" by Martha Silano, from Issue 44. Our editors were saddened to learn that Martha passed away this past May, a great loss to the literary community. ❤️‍🩹 Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...

It’s hard to convey how grieved my colleagues and I feel by the evisceration of CDC, NIH et al. It’s like a death in the family, except that it’s a mass-casualty situation. Our govt seems determined to handicap your MD/RN's ability to care for you. tinyurl.com/4uey6sae

Hey medical folks--working on an article about how it feels to practice medicine when maybe you can't quite trust the "new versions" of the CDC, FDA, and vaccine advisory board. Send me an email with your thoughts and experiences. Anonymous okay. danielleofri.com/contact/

Join me on June 11 to learn about a fabulous new book and a wonderful writer. If you've loved Oliver Sacks, you'll be excited to meet Pria Anand. @oliversacks.bsky.social

I love BLR's new Weekly Reads--bringing back old favorites and connecting new readers with great poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. This early story by Celeste Ng is a real treasure. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Should doctors be writing about patients at all? Should protected information shared in confidence, in the setting of illness, with a high-stakes power differential, be fodder for writing—no matter how compelling?

. Why Do Doctors Write? Doctors write all day, every day—progress notes, consultations, assessments, referrals—a vast flow of utter dross. What I'm curious about--and what I'm trying to hash out in my article for The New Yorker--is why doctors take up literary writing. tinyurl.com/MD-writers

BLR is open for submissions. Now accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for the BLR Literary Prizes, as well as for general submission. Spring is coming and we are so excited to read what you've been working on! #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #writing

Reading early works of favorite authors is such a treat. BLR has had the pleasure of publishing early fiction by Abraham Verghese, Celeste Ng, Kali Fajardo-Anstine and Leslie Jamison. BLR is having a flash sale of classic issues, so don't miss your chance!

BLR editor-in-chief @danielleofri.bsky.social met up with physician and bestselling author Theresa Brown (who is one of our reviewers!) at Theresa's talk in NYC, where the panel discussed how they honor nursing in their work. Copies of Issue 47 even tagged along! 😊

The Trump administration is signaling its contempt for evidence-based science and its disregard for human health and life. But the path forward is clear... #Science #Medicine #PatientCare www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

@altcdc.bsky.social I'm working on an article about saving our scientific data. I would appreciate any leads on folks/orgs who are doing this work. Feel free to DM me, or email me via my website #sciencedata #healthdata #cdc #data

Well said, Steve Woolf: "We must draw the line when the science is clear that a policy will increase the risk of disease, complications, or premature death." Contact your professional societies and institutions to protest policies that harm patients.

Has anyone heard of any sites willing to post data/papers/info scrubbed from Federal websites? What about First Amendment implications? #healthcare #medicine #censorship apnews.com/article/trum...

🎉Thank you to the >500 people who've RSVPed so far. We just expanded our capacity, so there's plenty of room. You won't want to miss this very special event! It's a live conversation, so bring your ❓❓ to ask. www.tickettailor.com/events/belle...

Join us for The Book Doctors Are In! A live online conversation with some of my favorite medical writers: Perri Klass, DamonTweedy, Esther Choo RSVP for link and bring your questions https://buff.ly/4g0bIEU #writing #books #doctors #medstudent #nurse @choo.bsky.social @writingfactory.bsky.social

Patient advocacy is integral to health care. We face off against insurance companies every day; we now may need to face off against our own government to protect our patients who are immigrants. #patients #doctors #nurses @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...