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Tanya Lewis

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Senior editor, health & medicine @sciam.bsky.social. New Yorker. Like dogs and bad puns. Views are my own opinion.

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 18h

On today's Science Quickly, I interviewed a former White House doctor about the president's care, aging and more: "It is a fact of science, it's not a political attack, that humans past the age of 60... start to have cognitive decline."

"We have a gerontocracy."

Listen on @sciam.bsky.social 🎧

Transforming Presidential Health Care: Insights from a Former White House Doctor

A former White House physician reveals the medical realities of caring for the president of the U.S.

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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 15h

American Federation of Government Employees:

"These workers show up every day to serve the American people, and for the past nine months have been met with nothing but cruelty and viciousness from President Trump. Every single American citizen should be outraged."

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AFGE President Everett Kelley Condemns Trump Administration Illegal Mass firings

Largest federal employee union demands Congress end the government shutdown immediately.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 15h

Surgeons in China transplanted part of pig liver into a patient with an incurable cancerous tumor, and it functioned for more than a month

In a First, Pig Liver Helped a Cancer Patient Survive for More Than a Month

Surgeons in China transplanted part of pig liver into a patient with an incurable cancerous tumor, and it functioned for more than a month

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 4d

I like Einstein cat (#1)

Jeanna Bryner @jeanna.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have a favorite? Boy from Indonesia? Tim Flach is such an amazing photographer! 💜 CATS. @meghanbartels.bsky.social

See Stunning Feline Photography Revealing the Science of Cats

Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 4d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to some neat fundamental research on the immune system: peripheral immune tolerance. It's what keeps the body's defense mechanism in check—and could be key to new therapies for autoimmune disorders. @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025...

This Year’s Medicine Nobel Goes to Discovery of Why the Body Doesn’t Attack Itself

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune disease...

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 4d

This year's #medicineNobel was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering why the body doesn't attack itself—key for organ transplants and autoimmune disease therapies. By @laurenjyoung.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025...

This Year’s Medicine Nobel Goes to Discovery of Why the Body Doesn’t Attack Itself

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune disease...

www.scientificamerican.com

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 8d

Jane Goodall was one of my first scientific idols. She reminded us that the natural world is not simply an object of study but a living, breathing subject: "In a flash of 'outsight' I had known timelessness and quiet ecstasy, sensed a truth of which mainstream science is merely a small fraction."

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Jane: www.scientificamerican.com/article/jane... Story by @meghanbartels.bsky.social

Jane Goodall, Trailblazing Primatologist and Chimpanzee Conservationist, Has Died

The anthropologist was famous for her pioneering research with chimpanzees and her influence on conservation

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 9d

"You see CDC being torn apart, 2,000 people who are no longer there, years of experience, centers that are being demolished." @drdemetre.bsky.social discusses the dire state of US public health w/ @feltman.bsky.social on @sciam.bsky.social Science Quickly: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

Demetre Daskalakis Saw the CDC Change from the Inside—And He’s Sounding the Alarm

The former director of a CDC center reveals how political ideology is undermining science, threatening vaccine policy and endangering public health across the U.S.

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 9d

After yrs of disappointment scientists have made a genuine advance in treating Huntington's. The new gene therapy slowed disease progression by 75%. But it's still experimental and will likely be $$, @parshallison.bsky.social reports for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...

How Scientists Finally Found a Treatment that Slows Huntington’s Disease

After years of heartbreak, researchers have found an experimental treatment that can slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, according to early results from a small clinical trial

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 9d

That's a fair criticism. Just as an fyi, reporters don't generally choose their own headlines, but in this case I think the headline effectively captures what people will be searching for, and the story makes clear that the drug is generally safe.

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 10d

I wrote about what we know about the safety of Tylenol (acetaminophen) in kids (spoiler alert: it's fine): www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t... Thanks to @megha.bsky.social for editing

Tylenol Is One of the Most Commonly Used Kids' Meds. Is It Safe?

President Trump says Tylenol is not safe for young children. Here’s what the science says about acetaminophen

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 15d

Here's how mifepristone works, and how we know it's safe and effective: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How Medication Abortion with RU-486/Mifepristone Works

A step-by-step look at how these drugs end pregnancy

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Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 15d

And in May, the Trump administration asked a judge to throw out a similar case earlier this year from three GOP-led states: www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...

Trump administration asks court to toss suit restricting access to abortion drug

The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 15d

The FDA is conducting "its own review of the evidence" on the safety & effectiveness of abortion drug mifepristone, according to news reports. Yet a wealth of evidence has shown the drug is safe and effective. SCOTUS rejected a case on this last year: www.scientificamerican.com/article/abor...

Abortion Pill Access Is Still Under Threat After SCOTUS Ruling, Legal Experts Warn

“It would be foolish to declare victory” for abortion rights, one expert says of the recent Supreme Court challenge to medication abortion access

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 23d

Confused by patchwork COVID vaccine guidelines across states? @sciam.bsky.social has a map with the latest info from the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. We'll keep tracking updates. 📊 @unamandita.bsky.social ✏️ @jaimieseaton.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot

With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kate Wong @katewong.bsky.social · 23d

Chimpanzees get a surprising amount of alcohol from the fruit they eat. This discovery might bolster the "drunken monkey hypothesis" for humanity's love of liquor 🧪🍸

Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol

Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 23d

New dome-headed dino just dropped. 🧪

(Very fun story by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social)

Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found

A newly discovered dinosaur species has been identified from a fossil unearthed in Mongolia that represents the most complete pachycephalosaur specimen yet found

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations, you've just lived through the three hottest summers on record 🫠

But with greenhouse gas emissions still piling up in the atmosphere, those records probably won't stand for terribly long. 🧪

(graphic by @unamandita.bsky.social)

We’ve Lived through the Three Hottest Summers on Record

Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three summers, which were the three hottest on record

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 25d

“The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of ‘corrosive ideology.’”

Trump officials order removal of photograph of enslaved man’s scars

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 22d

Wondering how the CDC advisory panel's COVID recommendations will affect your ability to get the vaccine? Here's a state-by-state guide, by @jaimieseaton.bsky.social, edited by @laurenjyoung.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot

With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

www.scientificamerican.com

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 22d

A CDC advisory panel is meeting today and tomorrow to discuss changes to the vaccine schedule for MMRV, Hep B and COVID vaccines. Here's how it could threaten vaccine protection, by @meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How a Contentious CDC Vaccine Meeting Will Affect Public Health

Three vaccines are on the agenda for this week’s meeting of ACIP, the CDC’s key advisory panel on immunization: the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine and ...

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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thousands of federal grants have been terminated, effectively cutting lifesaving research and the careers of people behind the work. Read their stories, thoughtfully written by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Early-Career Researchers Reflect on the Emotional and Societal Fallout of Trump’s Funding Cuts

Canceled grants and slashed budgets are disproportionately affecting junior health researchers, dealing a major blow to the future of science and society in the U.S.

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · Jun 19

Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?
Depending on who you ask, between 4 and 6 million people showed up – and according to one theory, this could be a turning point

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?

Depending on who you ask, between 4 and 6 million people showed up – and according to one theory, this could be a turning point

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · Apr 22

CDC injury prevention team faced major cuts, putting critical work at risk : Shots - Health News

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With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.