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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 8d

The administration's new immigrant visa rules are set to hit hospitals in 3 states hardest. All 3 voted for Trump. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump's new $100K visa fee could pummel red state hospitals

Rural areas that overwhelmingly voted for the president employ a high concentration of doctors on H-1B visas.

www.politico.com

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 8d

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts www.popsci.com/environment/...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 20d

New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday

— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women

— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment

— new NIH data science initiatives underway

Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say

The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 29d

SCOOP: Trump health officials plan to link covid vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans should get the shots, per sources. W @rachelroubein.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Trump officials to link child deaths to covid shots, alarming career scientists

The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jessica Nix @jessicanix.bsky.social · 29d

SCOOP: The CDC intends to fund a study on the links between vaccines and autism, a disproven theory. More here for @bloomberg.com :

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

CDC Intends to Fund Investigation Into Vaccines and Autism

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to fund a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute study examining links between vaccines and autism — a widely debunked theory that Health and Human ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Julie Rovner @julierovner.bsky.social · Sep 11

new #WTHealth podcast up! Join me, @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social to discuss the latest health budget news, the MAHA report, and banning drug ads on TV?
kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Countdown to Government Shutdown - KFF Health News

With less than three weeks before the deadline to pass legislation to keep the federal government running, lawmakers are still far apart on a strategy. Democrats hope Republicans will agree to extend ...

kffhealthnews.org

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · 29d

Seems like some celebrity chefs would rather sacrifice everyone's health than learn to cook differently (or lose revenue on the environmentally harmful crap they sell). Manufacturing with forever chemicals is widely harmful to so many communities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

States Want to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

www.nytimes.com

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · 29d

My daughter (5 years old) yesterday: "It's great we have newspapers now and don't have to get news off our phones."

I've been making a point to read the physical paper at breakfast since she was tiny so she sees it and internalizes it. Subscribe, the kids notice!

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is an impressive list @statnews.com -- full of impactful journalism worth revisiting
www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/s...

10 times STAT coverage reverberated through health and medicine

In its first decade, STAT has led the way in charting seismic events in health and medicine. To mark our 10-year anniversary, take a look back at 10 of our most impactful stories.

www.statnews.com

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Sep 4

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

www.propublica.org

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Pus, Pain and Infections: A Faulty Implant Tormented Cancer Patients for Years

BioZorb was marketed to help breast cancer patients, but the company behind it kept complaints from regulators and the public.

www.bloomberg.com

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mary Munney Griffiths' breast surgeon pulled 24 shards of plastic out of her chest after the device broke apart, leaving her in constant pain

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

But it wasn't just Hologic that kept these horrific experiences of women quiet. A company called Focal Therapeutics that developed the device and its inventor, a serial entrepreneur named Gail Lebovic, did as well

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

**Yes, that Hologic - the one that makes practically every mammogram machine out there

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

In my @bloomberg.com Big Take out today I explored how Hologic pushed a medical device on breast cancer patients despite hundreds of complaints, most of which stayed buried until now

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Sep 4

A small medical device was supposed to transform breast cancer care. The FDA approved it without clinical trials or even sufficient proof it would work.
Then, when complaints from women tormented by the device began flowing in, they were hidden for years…until now
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Pus, Pain and Infections: A Faulty Implant Tormented Cancer Patients for Years

BioZorb was marketed to help breast cancer patients, but the company behind it kept complaints from regulators and the public.

www.bloomberg.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · Aug 19

NEW: Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids. The AAP is recommending that all children ages 6 months through 23 months receive a coronavirus vaccine to help protect against serious illness. My story.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children ages 6 months to 23 months old receive a coronavirus vaccine as federal officials move to roll back recommendations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Aug 18

So many of these food company announcements on artificial dyes are not all they're cracked up to be. Thankfully, my colleague @deenashanker.bsky.social is on top of it.
I really love the "line extensions as a form of political appeasement" idea 😂
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Natural M&M’s and Skittles Add to the Sugar Glut

Mars said it will make new, naturally hued candies—but the artificially colored ones will stay on the market, too.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jessica Nix @jessicanix.bsky.social · Aug 14

Costco decided not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, a decision hailed by a group of faith-based activists. Now, they are eyeing CVS and Walgreens. From me and Jeff Green for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Costco Forgoes Sale of Abortion Pill, Emboldening Religious Groups

A coalition of faith-based activists had pressured the retailer to not offer the abortion pill mifepristone in its pharmacy locations. The group now turns its focus to CVS and Walgreens.

www.bloomberg.com

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Bob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Medicare Advantage is costing taxpayers $550 billion this year. UnitedHealth Group and a web of business partners have built a research apparatus — replete with flawed studies and papers — to push back against critics and ward off attempts at MA reform. www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/u...

Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits

A STAT Investigation: Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits.

www.statnews.com

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · Aug 1

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files

The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

www.bloomberg.com

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Anna Edney @annaedney.bsky.social · Jul 9

"Halfway through 2025, the US’s total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @jessicanix.bsky.social

US Measles Cases Climb to Highest Level in Three Decades

Halfway through 2025, the US’s total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.

www.bloomberg.com

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Noelle Sullivan Ph.D @noellesullivan.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you’re worried about PFAS in our food system Northwestern University has some good news:

#PFAS #ResearchMatters #NorthwesternU

PFAS could be replaced with safe graphene oxide solution

New non-toxic material is water- and oil-resistant, sustainable and affordable

news.northwestern.edu

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