Stomach-churning but fascinating medical mystery: share.google/pXoeBV85qjSN...

Compelling data.

Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. Why is this necessary? Good question! 🧪⚕️ (🧵) news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/hydr...

#OTD in 1964, Yvonne Barr co-discovered the Epstein-Barr virus, the first known 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 tumor virus. She cultured the cell lines that allowed the virus be seen. Proving viruses cause human cancer is "one of the 20th century's most significant scientific discoveries." #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth

⚠️⚠️ here we go again rollcall.com/2026/03/27/s...

Powerful and thought provoking piece:

this would fully fund the CDC for over 20 years at the 2024 level

The experience of being a patient in an ER hallway is terrible - for both patients and overwhelmed staff: www.statnews.com/2026/03/18/e...

Another must-read from the wonderful Jenna Russell at the NYTimes about the real-world impact of scientific funding uncertainty. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

We spend 30x more killing each other than helping each other: x.com/drtedros/sta...

Richest country in the world…https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/12/americans-cut-costs-health-care/

Important story by @sarahdwire.bsky.social about who is stealing federal funds and how our system enables them. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

This is why we need big newsrooms with lots of reporters who can dig into things. www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/with...

Note to self: Don't mess with Allison Singer. She is a force of nature. It will be interesting to see if/how this panel disagrees with the federal one. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Important story from @19thnews.org

Superb journalism. Devastating findings. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Some much needed positive news...

Fascinating. I’ve wanted to write about this work for a while. Glad someone did.

Excellent, detailed summary of the most recent and largest study yet of mRNA COVID vaccines.

NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food. Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.

This story does an excellent job of illustrating how tightly connected good health and decent healthcare are to economic stability: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... @usatoday.com

Proud of this two-story package I edited in which our reporters went behind the scenes to try to understand what motivates ICE agents to do what they do and how they see their work: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

#FDA has approved a new 1st-in-class oral antibiotic for the treatment of #gonorrhea, which has been making its way through the armamentarium of available antibiotics. Nuzolvence was brought to market through a private-public partnership involving @gardp.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2025/12/12/f...

Mind-blowingly cool use of AI “Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

The story of America in 2,000 words about the Oregon Trail… www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I was in Inwood/Dyckman, home to the largest concentration of Dominicans in the country. Zohran Mamdani won the area in June. Cost of living was something I heard from residents, plus public safety. “Every day is worse,” one woman told me in Spanish. “The economy, the cost of living, the rent.”

Moving and beautifully written piece by @laurenvillagran.bsky.social about the consequences to one American family of aggressive deportations: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Only 30 patients so far, but very encouraging results from this cancer vaccine in pancreatic and colon cancer patients.

It's been a heck of a week. Reposting this in case there is something on your mind

no comment other than you should read these

Just a week left! cmsw.mit.edu/applications... "We seek a candidate to contribute to the Institute’s intellectual life by pursuing an active publishing agenda, teaching courses in creative writing and related subjects at the undergraduate level, advising students, and directing senior theses."

“Any reductions could affect disabled people’s ability to live with loved ones, go to school, hold jobs, enjoy public activities and contribute to their communities… “I don’t want to just survive… Medicaid helps me live a fulfilling, independent life in my community.”

Due to legal threats and political pressure, Children’s National Hospital will “no longer will be prescribing medications, evaluating patients for or recommending medications, or providing services for monitoring of medications, including laboratory evaluations, for gender-affirming care.” 2/2

Nude photos for cash? Immigrants go to new lengths to raise funds to cover legal fees www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Weather experts warn the U.S. could see more tragedies like the recent flash floods in Texas. Concerns are growing about the accuracy of weather forecasting amid contract cancellations, staff reductions and other efforts by the Trump admin to reduce the federal bureaucracy. Read: bit.ly/4nIJzqY

Something to celebrate! A push for on-demand gene-editing cures for children with severe genetic diseases, supported by @cziscience.bsky.social. What warms my heart: family advocates inspired this, and individuals who had the power to do so made it happen. chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/cen...

ACIP draft agenda revives anti-vaccine boilerplate topics The group is expected to vote on thimerosal, despite no evidence of harm, and will discuss the MMRV use in young children. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Yikes!!! Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

New: Every mother thinks her son is a saint. Hers actually will be. Antonia Salzano, the mother of soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis, spoke about her son's daily life and how he relates to young people today. From the Bronx, my latest dispatch for @usatoday.com, edited by @karenweintraub.bsky.social:

Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact. Despite federal budget cuts to climate change-related programs and deletions of the phrase on websites, evidence of warming temperatures keeps showing itself. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday

The pair of wandering North Atlantic right whales made it out of the Gulf and showed up in Bimini. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Important and crushing story about the continued risk of maternal mortality in America, especialy for Black women...https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/04/24/nurse-hailey-okula-death-pregnancy-childbirth-risks/83030226007/

Powerful story by @trevorhughes.bsky.social ‪https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/03/trump-deportation-el-salvador-venezuela-gang/82783868007/

The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence "implications are profound" New @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... nature.com/articles/s41...

Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Tremendous reporting and writing by @laurenvillagran.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...