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Science journalist covering health, biomedical research & more. Past president of @ScienceWriters I post my art & photos on Insta, write mini book reviews on facebook, and have gone silent on Twitter. She/her, upstate New York.
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A new coalition of autism researchers is trying to fight the disinformation spread by RFK Jr. Via @thetransmitter.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

This. Is. Insane. “We are not a market for associations who look to protect, analyze, or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces,” [the insurance company wrote]. www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/sout...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Such a good story about a community that embraces its own children and families. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

"They think misgendering is an acceptable way to start the conversation. It’s not. This column supports allowing all women and girls to participate in athletics," write columnist Joyce Bassett ( @joyceb10.bsky.social )

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

This was an amazing listen. Terry didn’t cry, but I did. Also, have some new must-listen music to cue up. www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

You kinda know it’s all bad. But a least of 10 things that make you say, Holy shit! It’s worse than bad.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Thread. Containing nothing good.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

So are women-focused health studies considered waste, fraud or abuse?

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

ICYMI (I did!) Read thru the comments too - many valid points that undercut the op-Ed’s argument.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I’ll just leave this here… www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

So disappointed in my alma mater. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

This, all of this. So well laid out in this NYT oped. Makes me crazy. hypocrisy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

#sentenceoftheday “We separated and spent the fading day bobbing slyly around each other like clots in a lava lamp.” - Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

AOC slammed Mike Johnson, saying: “You run the government. If you have the votes, then go ahead. If you need Democrats, then you need to negotiate with Democrats. Those are your two options. Blaming someone else because your shoes are untied isn’t one.”

submitted 63 days ago • 335 comments

WaPo may have problems on the opinion side, but their environment reporters are doing excellent work. Here are two current examples (1/2). This piece describes yet one more impact of microplastics in our environment -- reducing crop yields. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Is the Trump administration going to try this in court? "Judge, why don't you tell us what Khalil did to support our charges against him?" DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar tries to turn the tables on NPR host Michel Martin and fails: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

We are getting a LOT of requests from reporters for info about what is going on at NIH. If you are an extramural NIH scientist willing to speak to reporters please DM us and we'll make a list. (Hey @schumer.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social, this science and medical research stuff has resonance!)

submitted 69 days ago • 16 comments

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support. The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

submitted 70 days ago • 329 comments

UPDATE: We remain committed to organizing a conference this year after #SciWri25 hosts withdraw. More than ever, providing an opportunity for the professional science writing community to convene, learn, and support each other is critical. READ MORE+HELP OUT: www.nasw.org/article...

submitted 70 days ago • 6 comments

A second person has died of measles in this outbreak, an unvaccinated person across the border in New Mexico. There's been at least 169 cases in the W Texas-NM outbreak. These are the first measles fatalities in a decade. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 70 days ago • 15 comments

Gah

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Wha … ??

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Um, wow.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I appreciated the comparison of the current administration's chainsaw with that of Clinton-Gore's work to downsize and streamline the federal government.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

They are MY opinion pages now. --Your boss

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments