Sarah Jacoby
@sarahjacoby.bsky.social
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wellness, skincare, heavy metal, video games / health reporter today.com
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Julia Métraux
17 days ago
After Condé Nast's decision to close SELF, I spoke to chronically ill women about what the women's health site meant to them. "We have to acknowledge chronic illness as a politically, culturally, and socially marginalized category" Latest for
@motherjones.com
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www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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What we lost when we lost Self magazine
The almost 50-year-old publication was a lifeline for chronically ill readers.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/self-magazine-conde-nast-shutdown-women-chronic-illness/
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please god let me interview peter serafinowicz about souls games pLEASE
18 days ago
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Jaya Saxena
22 days ago
It really is laid off if you do, laid off if you don't with corporate media
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...
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keep trying to make a bleak joke about SELF magazine folding but it's actually just too bleak. i spent 4+ years there on work i was and am still very proud of. infuriating to learn that bosses don't have the creativity/trust to support it the way it deserves and workers will pay the price yet again.
21 days ago
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therapist picked a really fucking rude time to respect my autonomy as a patient and let me make the careful, considered decision to stop sessions for the time being
28 days ago
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bothered, inflamed, despondent, in the wrong lane
28 days ago
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Mia Sato
30 days ago
New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom.
www.theverge.com/news/908401/...
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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI
https://www.theverge.com/news/908401/propublica-union-strike-negotiations-ai-layoffs
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against my better judgement i DID start to get excited about elden ring the movie
about 1 month ago
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it only took me 19 days of being back on duolingo to min-max my optimal XP strat
about 1 month ago
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has the pod saved america yet or what
about 1 month ago
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biosphere 2!!
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about 2 months ago
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simply fascinated by the apparently continent-spanning web of underground labs in the resident evil universe
about 2 months ago
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aarp member leon kennedy has entered the longevity discourse
2 months ago
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
4 months ago
The number of confirmed
#measles
cases in South Carolina has hit an astonishing 558 in an outbreak that started in October. For context: that is more cases in 4 months than the entire US racked up most years in the past 30+ years.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Measles cases in South Carolina explode to 558, state officials say
South Carolina reported nearly 250 new measles cases this week, official figures showed on Friday, bringing the total of confirmed infections to 558 since October as the threat of a wider outbreak inc...
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/measles-cases-south-carolina-rise-by-124-558-state-health-department-says-2026-01-16/?utm_campaign=293992645-Press%20Briefings&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8AdN8SJUPLp7cFQ9bp7CN2-iV4qXxjF7zYdd1rW87mQUnGpB0DOsCHjYzt1khvEKOavOU-lJBx5C2xqmYl0E-fTn7evoV6xjflBLmUIfbsVYuII0k&_hsmi=126402653&utm_content=126402653&utm_source=hs_email
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no one told me pluribus was about a miquella virus!
4 months ago
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you are not beholden to dietary geometry
www.today.com/health/diet-...
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Should You Follow the New Food Pyramid? 6 Nutrition Rules Dietitians Still Want You to Live By
The new food pyramid emphasizes protein at every meal and full-fat dairy. Dietitians share their reactions and simple tips for healthy eating.
https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/new-food-pyramid-dietitians-react-rcna253045
4 months ago
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my heart could be hardened a bit, actually
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4 months ago
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Sal tamarkin
5 months ago
Here’s a thread for anyone who wants to help buy gifts this year for trans kids in need this year Please share!! Every year I use my social media accounts to collect money for kids’ Transanta wishlists When we pool our money it goes far — we’ve bought ~$17,000 worth of gifts since 2022
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penn station is full of people who have no idea where they're going but they need to be there NOW
5 months ago
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"these are facts, robert."
5 months ago
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putting in my community service hours (letting people summon me for malenia)
6 months ago
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Leading Edge Fellows Program
6 months ago
The Leading Edge Fellows gathered this week to celebrate Zara Weinberg, a beloved member of our community. Our 7th cohort of Leading Edge Fellows (2026) will be named in her honor. The Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Cohort application is now open! Due Feb 2.
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
6 months ago
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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you ever wanna dissociate like the good old days but you did too good in therapy?
over 2 years ago
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i am now "wearing my weekend hokas to the concert" years old
7 months ago
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Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D.
7 months ago
As a pediatrician, I have treated kids with measles, bacterial meningitis, and whooping cough, and let me tell you, these kids are miserable. Vaccines can help prevent and save lives from these diseases.
www.today.com/health/news/...
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Kim Schrier, the 1st Pediatrician in Congress, Shares Important Vaccine Message for Parents
Schrier tells TODAY.com what's at stake when vaccine misinformation takes hold.
https://www.today.com/health/news/kim-schrier-vaccine-safety-message-rcna232123
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appreciated these insights from
@prh.org
fellow Dr. Mariana Montes, an obstetric anesthesiologist
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8 months ago
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and spent yesterday talking to experts about... this 🫠
www.today.com/health/women...
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What Doctors Want You to Know About Acetaminophen and Pregnancy
Medical organizations agree the link is not conclusive.
https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/acetaminophen-pregnancy-rcna233165
8 months ago
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recently spoke to
@repkimschrier.bsky.social
, the first and only pediatrician in congress, about the risks we face when vaccine misinformation takes hold
www.today.com/health/news/...
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Kim Schrier, the 1st Pediatrician in Congress, Shares Important Vaccine Message for Parents
Schrier tells TODAY.com what's at stake when vaccine misinformation takes hold.
https://www.today.com/health/news/kim-schrier-vaccine-safety-message-rcna232123
8 months ago
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addressing the "root cause of chronic diseases" by cutting out the middle man and just causing them ourselves
8 months ago
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NBC News
10 months ago
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
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U.S. contractors tell the AP that their colleagues are shooting at Palestinians seeking food in Gaza
Two U.S. contractors said that security staff were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.
https://nbcnews.to/4nEaHYf
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28 years later & the power of palliative care
10 months ago
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i was at baby metal when cuomo conceded 💖
11 months ago
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NBC News
11 months ago
BREAKING: NYC mayoral candidate and comptroller Brad Lander was handcuffed by 'masked agents' at an immigration court, his campaign says.
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander detained by ICE, his mayoral campaign said
The incident comes days after law enforcement handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., at an immigration-related press briefing with Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.
https://nbcnews.to/4n5jX7p
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i'm so sorry but the song of the summer is actually just four Carcass songs on repeat
11 months ago
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uh oh my trader joe's cashier asked an innocent question about my niche interest......
11 months ago
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feel like it's p unfair that my colleagues can judge my work outfit without knowing what i decided NOT to wear
11 months ago
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and what exactly are you doing with those precious 15 seconds you think AI saved you on that little email?
11 months ago
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maryland deathfest really had me asking someone "do *i* smell like piss or does it just smell like piss?"
12 months ago
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i have found the Health Angle (spoilers!!!!!!)
www.today.com/health/news/...
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Could the horrifying MRI scene in 'Final Destination' really happen? Experts weigh in
While MRI machines are quite safe, accidents do happen.
https://www.today.com/health/news/final-destination-bloodlines-mri-scene-rcna206323
12 months ago
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april showers bring may flowers may showers bring seasonal depression and misery
12 months ago
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oh, RTO? you mean Return To redOing my makeup after my morning panic attack? love it
12 months ago
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"so, what do i do about the grief, dentally speaking?"
about 1 year ago
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wishing my fellow New Yorkers a pleasant "the weather is perfect but i have to carry a jacket with me anyway because i know the office AC will be blasting" season
about 1 year ago
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Sarah Jacoby
Yale School of Public Health
about 1 year ago
Five years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, experts worry that misleading information and barriers to health care have weakened trust in vaccines, with devastating consequences we're only just beginning to see. @meganranney.bsky.social comments. Read more ⬇️
www.today.com/health...
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The COVID pandemic harmed trust in childhood vaccines. What that means for future outbreaks
The spread of misinformation and mistrust is another dark toll of the pandemic.
https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/vaccination-rates-covid-pandemic-rcna194486
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we support bodily autonomy 😌 as long as you're trying to make your body 💕 smaller 💕
about 1 year ago
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i see fromsoft is going full goofy silly
about 1 year ago
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Sarah Jacoby
NBC News
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: Layoffs are underway across government health agencies, impacting divisions overseeing drug approval, health insurance and infectious diseases.
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Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
The layoffs and reorganization efforts reflect the extent to which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is willing to go to remake the country's public health infrastructure.
https://nbcnews.to/41Uito0
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Brandy Zadrozny
about 1 year ago
Hi friends, help me boost? Looking to talk to people who work in child vaccines (providers, schools, health depts, clinics, data folks or coalitions, etc.) who might have insight or experiences to share about how their work has been impacted the last couple of months. Don't reply just DM me please!
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the first US child death from measles in 20+ years is the depressingly foreseeable result of a mis/disinformation campaign that flourished w covid. that plus persistent disparities in access to care leaves us unprepared for the next inevitable pandemic threat.
www.today.com/health/coron...
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After 5 years of COVID, the US is struggling with lower vaccination rates and distrust in public health
The spread of misinformation and mistrust is another dark toll of the pandemic.
https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/vaccination-rates-covid-pandemic-rcna194486
about 1 year ago
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