We’re thrilled to announce that RTBC is part of the 2025-26 cohort of Nova Media Fellows (@novaforhealth.bsky.social)! Over the next year, we will explore the health impacts of environmental noise: the science, the solutions and the lived experiences. novainstituteforhealth.org/announcing-t...

☀️ On @thesundaylongread.bsky.social, 2024-25 Nova Media Fellow Rowan Jacobsen talks about the healing potential of #sunlight, when you should wear sunscreen, and how to write narrative-driven science stories. Check it out ⬇️

🗽 As federal changes threaten human & planetary health across our nation, this #July4th reminds us that #freedom is the foundation for healthy people & communities—& it is at risk. Today, we celebrate our nation’s ideals of liberty & justice & stand w/ those working to protect #health & well-being.

In the @nytimes.com, Nova Scholar Steven Woolf details the dire consequences of federal changes that are dismantling American health care infrastructure. "Physicians like me know from the data that lives will be lost." www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #Medicaid #Medicare #HealthCare #HealthPolicy

#ICYMI: 2023-24 Nova Media Fellow Kate Morgan's latest in @nytimes.com uncovers the startling resurgence of black lung and the risks facing coal communities throughout Appalachia from recent federal cuts: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w... #Appalachia #BlackLung #CleanCoal #WorkerSafety

1/ Use the CRAAP method to evaluate information. What is the currency (is the information up to date)? What is the relevance to me & my question? Who is the author & what are their credentials? Is this accurate & supported by evidence? What is the author’s purpose or motivation for sharing this?

The Nova team is thrilled to be in great company today at the @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social's forum, finding hope and inspiration in this changing, challenging time for journalism and its supporters 🌟 Thanks to MIF for a great event!

Nova Media Fellow alum @virginiagewin.bsky.social explores the impact of sweeping federal layoffs on U.S. scientists and researchers in @nature.com: "One thing is clear: whether they move abroad, pivot to other research areas or leave science altogether, their deep expertise is likely to be lost."

🫶 Join us on 6/4 for the next free, virtual Nova Campfire, "What the World Needs Now." Dominic Packer, @kurtjgray.bsky.social, and others will explore evidence-based approaches to build social trust, reduce partisan animosity, and cultivate greater love and kindness. ➡️ bit.ly/LoveKindness...

🦠 Fantastic to see recent #legalome work from Nova Scholar Susan Prescott, Fellow Alan C. Logan, and Pragya Mishra cited in this MIT @technologyreview.com article today! #microbiome #criminaljustice #gutbrainaxis

Greatly enjoyed participating in such an incredibly interdisciplinary event!

👏 Big congrats to Nova Media Fellow @mariaparazorose.bsky.social and colleagues on this tremendous award! Their reporting in @grist.org explores how the wealth from vast amounts of land taken from #Indigenous communities continues to transform public institutions—and Indigenous culture & community.

#ICYMI: Last month's Nova Campfire convened experts to explore how modern science—from #neuroscience to #trauma research to #mindfulness and more—can reshape outdated #justicesystems. Thanks to our terrific speakers and participants for making this such an engaging event!

"Law has come to give excited delirium much more credibility than science or medicine ever has": Nova Scholar Osagie Obasogie's latest about how legal rules uphold discredited science like diagnoses of #ExcitedDelirium and hinder police reform efforts. novainstituteforhealth.org/excited-deli...

⚖️👏 Congrats to Nova Scholar Susan Prescott, Fellow Alan C. Logan, & Dr. Pragya Mishra! Their work connecting emerging #legalome research and #JusticeSystems is a featured new publication on @elsihub.bsky.social! Read it here: elsihub.org/publication/...

Do you have questions about applying for the Nova Media Fellowship? Join us next Wednesday, 4/30 at 3 pm EDT for an information session and answers to your application queries. Recordings will be available. Learn more and register: ow.ly/swZG50VGtyP #MediaFellowship #HealthJournalism

Media fellowship opportunity w/ @novaforhealth.bsky.social! For journalists passionate about illuminating the complex connections between healthy people, places, & planet via print, broadcast, & digital media projects. This year, newsrooms are also eligible! Apply by 5/19: bit.ly/2025MediaFel...

The U.S. faces a crucial shortage of medical providers. The problem has been building for a while, experts say, but the pandemic accelerated it by pushing many doctors over the edge into early retirement or other fields. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

📢 #MediaFellowship opportunity w/ @novaforhealth.bsky.social! For journalists passionate about illuminating the complex connections between healthy people, places, & planet via print, broadcast, & digital media projects. This year, newsrooms are also eligible! Apply by 5/19: bit.ly/2025MediaFel...

🗞️ Applications Open for the 2025 Nova #MediaFellowship! We're thrilled to support journalists exploring a broad vision of health through science-based, solutions-focused print, broadcast, or digital media reporting. Also open to newsrooms! Apply by 5/19: novainstituteforhealth.org/our-communit...

Read the latest important work from Nova Scholars @rebeccaetz.bsky.social and Kurt Stange on the impact of federal policy changes on #primarycare ⬇️

⚖️ Join us NEXT WEEK for the free, virtual Nova Campfire, "Beyond Blame and Retribution: Rethinking Justice through Science and Social Evolution," on April 2 at 11:30 am EDT. Learn more and register: novainstituteforhealth.org/nova-campfir...

#ICYMI: Nova Media Fellow @preetisimransethi.bsky.social & Nova Scholar Christina Bethell on the impact of positive childhood experiences: “Safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments are protective [...] They give you a way to build on your strengths and work to address what’s hard.”

Need some good news? Read the latest piece from Nova Media Fellow Kate Morgan in @nytimes.com about how doctors are using AI to find new uses for old medicines—and save lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w... #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #AIinHealth #DigitalHealth

What is an #infodemic? An infodemic is when there is so much information that it becomes difficult to sort good information from bad. ⬇️ thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/what-is-an...

Health impacts from windblown dust have massive economic consequences. In @eos.org, Nova Media Fellow @virginiagewin.bsky.social explores the true cost of this invisible danger.

Hosting a @publicenvirodata.bsky.social datathon TODAY from 3–5 on zoom to preserve critical federal environmental data, in partnership with @earthhacks.bsky.social. We'd love to see you there. Register here! harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #climate #environment #datapreservation #noaa #nws

Through diverse lenses, Nova Scholar Osagie Obasogie's Legacies of Eugenics essay series examines ongoing impacts of scientific #racism in health and opportunities for reflection, resistance, and reimagining #science and medicine. Read more and see the latest essay from Lily Hu: ow.ly/ehWk50V0pn2

In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community: plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪

“CDC right now is not reporting influenza data through the WHO global platforms, FluNet [and] FluID, that they’ve been providing information [on] for many, many years,” Kerkhove, interim director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness at the WHO, said Feb. 12. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

➡️ Read the latest great piece from Nova Media Fellow @virginiagewin.bsky.social in @civileats.com on the mounting evidence connecting paraquat with health risks such as Parkinson's disease and calls for the EPA to ban it to protect human health.

Check out this great work from Nova Media Fellow @lelanargi.bsky.social!

Affordable health care makes the heart grow fonder … or however the saying goes. Make us swoon by sending us your sweetest “health policy valentines.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

News got you down? Overwhelmed at our task? Come commiserate with the folks who feel your pain, and rally together to celebrate SEJ’s 35th anniversary and help figure out what’s next for environmental journalism. Join us Wednesday, 2/12, 1-2:15 p.m. ET: conta.cc/42B6wEb

#ICYMI: "Government-funded science is public science, which means it’s science for everyone [...] Because we’ve seen a better, more just future where science is for everyone … we’re not going back." Important reporting from Nova Media Fellow alum @virginiagewin.bsky.social

Has a denial from your insurer impacted your health or the life of someone you love? We're looking for people to talk to who've experienced difficulty getting treatment due to prior authorization. Share your story with us: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

"Health freedom" has become a rallying cry for a diverse range of perspectives on public health and personal autonomy. In @nytimes.com, Nova Media Fellow Kate Morgan explores how this movement gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more: ow.ly/JXKy50UCiGk #PublicHealth

As United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy prepares to leave his post, he issued a parting prescription for America (and everyone, really): choose community. A critical message for 2025. www.hhs.gov/about/news/2... #community #MentalHealth #MeaningAndPurpose

The 2025 #MicrobesandSocialEquity virtual speaker series is open for registration! Each month, we'll hear talks on microbiology and health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. Registration is required but free. Check the lineup and register: microbesandsocialequity.org/events/speak...

A misfiled treaty map led to over 90,000 acres of land loss for the Yakama Nation, with profound impacts on their health, well-being, and culture. Nova Media Fellow @mariaparazorose.bsky.social reports for @gristnews.bsky.social ➡️ grist.org/indigenous/s...

After tumultuous year, people and communities across the globe are seeking renewal and transformation. Nova President and Founder Prof. Brian Berman, MD, reflects on fostering healing and growth and reminds us that transformation isn’t something happening to us—it is us. Read: ow.ly/KgKl50UsSOT

Another great piece from Nova Media Fellow @virginiagewin.bsky.social ⬇️

Read this great work from Nova Media Fellow @lelanargi.bsky.social. A changing climate is making water scarcity a reality for many farmers -- is desalination for agricultural water supplies an answer?

Join us Nov. 21, 1 p.m. ET for an AHCJ webinar examining what actions states — which regulate the insurance industry and run the Medicaid programs — have taken to increase spending on primary care and what effect these efforts can have on costs. 🔗

👋 Hello, #Bluesky! Allow us to introduce ourselves. We're the Nova Institute for Health, a heart-centered think tank that takes action for the good of people, places & planet. We look at the whole picture, the entire lived experience that influences health. Learn more: novainstituteforhealth.org

If you've got a fever, cough, aches and pains, and you're wondering, 'what virus got me this time?" Now you can find out, without taking a trip to the doctor.

What is Transgender Awareness Week? Transgender Awareness Week is a time to protect, advocate for, celebrate, uplift, understand, and honor our trans community. Read more in our Substack: thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/what-is-tr...

Health is a unifying value that transcends differences, and through this lens we can create a foundation for flourishing for ourselves, our communities, and our planet. Read the latest: novainstituteforhealth.org/reflections-... #Compassion #Bridging #Belonging

➡️ Watch recordings from the Nova Campfire, “Nurturing Societies: Cultivating Cooperation for Sustainable Well-Being," recognizing that the flourishing of people, places, & planet depends on embracing approaches that prioritize the health & well-being of all life. Watch & share! ow.ly/MIuP50TJGwB