American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12

NEW: In a deadly phase of the pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the FDA to revoke authorization -- present or future -- of all Covid vaccines for all ages. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...

PSA to my friends in California near the fires: breathing in wildfire smoke is really bad for you (even if it’s not super thick where you are) but if you have face masks (N95, KN95, etc) those can help a lot

Must-read story by my NYT Health colleagues www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

“Average human body temperature is not really 98.6 degrees F. Instead, most people’s baseline is a little bit cooler.… Some researchers say it could just be a measurement issue.… Other experts think humans really have gotten cooler over the past 150 years.” Great story by @smithdanag.bsky.social 🧪

When I started blogging about science as a graduate student over a decade ago, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would end up at The New York Times. Thrilled to officially join the Well desk as a reporter covering brain health and longevity! www.nytco.com/press/well-a...

It’s me! Bringing you more terrifying news about covid!

Fantastic profile of Lisa Sanders and a great way into telling the story of long covid nymag.com/intelligence...

The cover of Thursday's The Daily Tar Heel, a striking response by the student-run paper to an on-campus lockdown and killing. (more twitter.com/caitlyn_yaed...)