This morning in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social Sanjay Basu discusses the past, present, and future confluences around vaccine dissonance. It's worth looking at history to understand opportunities for the future. sciencepolitics.org/2026/02/06/m...

Okay, another thing: If the ocean is not your thing, but outer space is... We've launched a new column for space policy, too! The great @dagomardegroot.bsky.social is at the helm for that one: HORIZONS OF HUMANITY. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/13/h...

One last thing: This role is extra meaningful cause I get to work w/ wonderful colleagues I left 5 years ago when I pivoted from a faculty job @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social to science journalism. Thx to @emendenhall.bsky.social the Editor-in-Chief of @sciencepolitics.bsky.social for inviting me back!

🌊I have a new gig. 🌊 Introducing: OCEAN EMPIRE, my new column about U.S ocean policy and foreign affairs for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. We are a brand new online magazine housed at Georgetown University. I'm thrilled to bring in-depth news analysis about what's happening to 70% of our planet.

@fieseler.bsky.social has a new column in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social! Ocean Empire will bring an essay a month. "The U.S. — this ocean nation I call home — is an empire of political and cultural influence whose reach, at times, seems unlimited." sciencepolitics.org/2026/02/05/o...

Check out our new piece in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social by Norberto Grzywacz! He argues, "Polarization threatens democracy itself by undermining norms and institutions, with politicians often prioritizing partisan benefits over the public good." sciencepolitics.org/2026/02/04/s...

More on Invisible Illness in the Abiding Hysteria Podcast! This was a really great conversation. open.spotify.com/episode/2Qvi...

Regina LaBelle in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social: "The U.S. cannot stop rogue actors by itself when transnational criminal organizations operate w/o regard to borders & across numerous criminal enterprises...Countering TCOs relies upon international cooperation." sciencepolitics.org/2026/02/02/t...

We are experimenting with some art-of-becoming essays in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. Malena Rice's writes, "Somehow, despite playing almost no conscious role in the first 18 years of my life, astronomy quietly swelled into an all-encompassing passion." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/30/t...

We ask in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social: how do we reimagine clinical care for the increasing number of people living with complex chronic conditions? "It’s not just money but also the culture of medicine that’s impeding people’s care." #longcovid sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/28/t...

Take a look at @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social's essay that considers how global public investment is critical for future engagement, arguing, "A new vision for global health must move toward mechanisms that treat health as a truly global public good." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...

My tribue to Dr Bill Foege and the lessons we can learn from his inspiring life Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

#LongCovid #ME @emendenhall.bsky.social emilymendenhall.substack.com/p/danger-in-...

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

Jishnu Das argues in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social, "Rushing to action only risks entrenching one poorly functioning system of knowledge acquisition with another." It's okay to recognize that reimagining global action may take time. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/25/s...

Former USAID chief economist Steve Radelet writes in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social "Instead of building partnerships and alliances, the U.S. is now using its power to extract concessions, bully friends and enemies, and enrich itself at the expense of others." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/24/t...

New interview up with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! newbooksnetwork.com/invisible-il...

Check out @drtomfrieden.bsky.social's essay on the future of aid in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. "In public health, fiscal choices are life-and-death decisions — funding cuts are the direct cause of preventable deaths." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/23/t...

My take on the new vaccine schedule. sfs.georgetown.edu/news/six-que...

As we approach the USAID Stop Work Order anniversary, consider the future of global health risk investing in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. "It’s a hankering to give private investors more opportunity to bet on whether basic human needs get met or not." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/22/t...

Take a look at James Pfeiffer's take in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social: "American aid and most NGOs failed to strengthen, finance, or build meaningful capacity to help sustain desperately underfunded public sector health systems and institutions." sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/21/t...

Politics & Prose: 'Book Talk: Emily Mendenhall — Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long COVID' 'Watch author Emily Mendenhall's book talk and reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C.' 'Inspired by her work with long COVID patients..' www.youtube.com/live/5BAuMFi...

@emendenhall.bsky.social is at her very best when she gives us the social context and people’s experience of chronic illness, as she does in the first 13 minutes here - we can all get behind her rallying cry for change. 1/2 www.youtube.com/live/5BAuMFi...

It's been a year since #Trump took a 'Chainsaw' to #Global #Health. I've highlighted some of the human cost in my story, and a silver lining: @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info healthpolicy-watch.news/the-human-co...

Take a look at our first our many essays we are publishing this week in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social as we approach the one year anniversary of the USAID stop work order on January 24th. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/20/o...

Here's 419 qualitative researchers from 32 countries rejecting the idea that LLM chatbots are capable of qualitative analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Okay - here it is. Writing this with an open heart and welcome arms for respectful dialogue. open.substack.com/pub/emilymen...

Thank you. Your book really helped me to clarify my thinking. I completely agree - all of us who are focused on the best for patients need to be able to talk to each other and work together. #LongCovid #ME

What a deep and thoughtful review of the Invisible Illness. It’s so helpful to read what people agree & disagree with. Thoughtful and respectful dialogue is so critical to help us all work together to advocate for reimagining what medicine could do. longcovidadvocacy.substack.com/p/these-are-...

This is my song. “Those are the real stakes — not white children feeling guilty, but white children armed with truth, history and a righteous desire to work with others to change the world.”

This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...

The Hoya: 'SFS Professor Launches Book on Failing Illness, Disability Treatment' 'Mendenhall said her research highlights how the health care system has forgotten people with chronic and poorly understood illnesses.' thehoya.com/news/sfs-pro...

Thrilled feature Sanjay Basu in @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. I've been influenced by his work for years and it's really a treat to amplify his perspective here. Take a look - it's definitely worth your time if you care about medical care in America. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/14/m...

The audiobook for Invisible Illness is up: rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Emily interviewed me for the book. I shared my GET nightmares w/ her along with my subsequent cancer diagnosis. The excerpt I read talked in a historical perspective about some topics. I've seen the same thing happen w/ Akiko, Putrino. Let's not attack experts fighting for us based on a sound bite.

Welcome to Science Politics—a newly launched publication that pairs academic rigor with journalistic storytelling to explore the complexities at the heart of #science, #technology, and #internationalaffairs. 🧬🔬🏛️🌍 Visit our website below and check out our published pieces! sciencepolitics.org

🔥🚒 What would you do if your house was on fire and there was no one to call? Check out Sarah Wright’s piece for Science Politics on community resilience in the face of governmental weakness: centered on her experience researching wildfires in Argentina. 🇦🇷 sciencepolitics.org/2025/10/20/a...

From the Cough of Perinthus in ancient Greece to Long COVID in the modern world, societies have toiled under post-viral illnesses. @emendenhall.bsky.social and Phil Fink describe the history of these conditions, which have struggled to breach mainstream policy.

Another day, another ECG. Life with heart damage from covid. Having long covid feels like living in an alternate reality where I've been left behind. My friend @emendenhall.bsky.social makes the invisible visible in her powerful new book

Today in @thesicktimes.org: An excerpt from @emendenhall.bsky.social's new book "Invisible Illness" detailing the long history of post-viral illnesses and their impact across the globe and time. thesicktimes.org/2026/01/08/a...

KPFA, 'Against the Grain': 'The Afterlives of Viral Infection' '..a look at the complicated history of long lasting post-viral conditions. Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall considers how the medical establishment has..ignored..invisible illnesses like long Covid..' kpfa.org/episode/agai...

"Dismissed by everyone but the sufferers." Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @emendenhall.bsky.social & @ucpress.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

How do you think about the vaccine policy changes? #Science #Politics contributors EJ Sobo and Emily Brunson explain why & how vaccine decision making has changed through time. Hints: social disagreements about vaccines aren't new, and they are largely political. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/07/v...

I believe today is Emily Mendenhall's release date for "Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long COVID First Edition" Looking forward to reading this! 📚 📚 📚 h/t @emendenhall.bsky.social

Check our a new article in #Science #Politics on #digital #sovereignty by Bulelani Jili (启阳) on digital futures in Kenya. He argues that "technology is not a universal elixir" and you have to invest in people even more that tech and infrastructure. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/02/d...

Happy new year! I'm so thrilled to share the FIRST of many incredible articles in Science Politics this month! It's an honor to magnify the work of Lucy Marcil-a pediatrician who realized her work in the clinic had to extend to people's pocketbooks. sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/01/b...

Thanks to @amyaharder.bsky.social and @axios.com for calling me a “hot read.” Guy, I still got it! 🔥 🔥 🔥

2/ "Ty Godwin [☝️podcast co-host] got #COVID in January of 2020 when nobody knew what it was. When he was finally diagnosed with #LongCOVID nearly a year later at Mayo Clinic, he went with his wife to the hospital cafeteria & cried": @emendenhall.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emilymen...

New Jersey's clean energy quest.... GOOD NEWS: NJ went from 20,000 plug-in vehicles in 2018 to 270,000 today, after state lawmakers funded incentives. BAD NEWS: Offshore wind was a big piece of getting 100% clean electricity by 2035. Now none of its planned projects will be built in next 4 years.

As we embark on this week of giving thanks, let this article provide a space to remember how deeply our nourishment is linked to other living things. us13.campaign-archive.com?u=3047152ffc...