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Karen Weintraub
@karenweintraub.bsky.social
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Long-time health/science journalist, currently an editor at USA TODAY; lecturer in science journalism at MIT; co-author "Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators."
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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · Aug 29
It's been a heck of a week. Reposting this in case there is something on your mind
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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · May 15
Have a tip about something happening in Washington — or the impact of federal policy where you live?

Here’s how to safely and effectively send me a tip.

🧵 A quick guide:
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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · Aug 27
no comment other than you should read these
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing @mit-cmsw.bsky.social · Aug 22
Just a week left! cmsw.mit.edu/applications...

"We seek a candidate to contribute to the Institute’s intellectual life by pursuing an active publishing agenda, teaching courses in creative writing and related subjects at the undergraduate level, advising students, and directing senior theses."
A long-exposure photograph of a person writing a cursive letter "W" with a flashlight.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Aug 5
Just listened to the audiobook version. SO compelling - and terrifying. Thanks for reading it yourself. Will have to check out the new introduction in the paperback.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Jul 21
“Any reductions could affect disabled people’s ability to live with loved ones, go to school, hold jobs, enjoy public activities and contribute to their communities…
“I don’t want to just survive… Medicaid helps me live a fulfilling, independent life in my community.”
Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · Jul 18
Due to legal threats and political pressure, Children’s National Hospital will “no longer will be prescribing medications, evaluating patients for or recommending medications, or providing services for monitoring of medications, including laboratory evaluations, for gender-affirming care.” 2/2
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Jul 16
Nude photos for cash? Immigrants go to new lengths to raise funds to cover legal fees

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
GoFundMe campaigns raise nearly $2 million to block deportations, aid families
Immigrants and their families are going online to raise funds to defend against their deportation, from GoFundMe to OnlyFans.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · Jul 10
Weather experts warn the U.S. could see more tragedies like the recent flash floods in Texas.

Concerns are growing about the accuracy of weather forecasting amid contract cancellations, staff reductions and other efforts by the Trump admin to reduce the federal bureaucracy.

Read: bit.ly/4nIJzqY
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Jul 8
Something to celebrate! A push for on-demand gene-editing cures for children with severe genetic diseases, supported by @cziscience.bsky.social.

What warms my heart: family advocates inspired this, and individuals who had the power to do so made it happen.

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Advancing Cures for Rare Diseases
With the launch of the new center, we're one step closer to making personalized CRISPR cures a reality for children born with rare genetic diseases.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Jun 18
ACIP draft agenda revives anti-vaccine boilerplate topics

The group is expected to vote on thimerosal, despite no evidence of harm, and will discuss the MMRV use in young children.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Jun 9
Yikes!!! Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.
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Eduardo Cuevas @cuevasreports.bsky.social · May 31
New: Every mother thinks her son is a saint. Hers actually will be.

Antonia Salzano, the mother of soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis, spoke about her son's daily life and how he relates to young people today.

From the Bronx, my latest dispatch for @usatoday.com, edited by @karenweintraub.bsky.social:
Every mother thinks her son is a saint. Hers actually will be.
Antonia Salzano wasn't particularly religious until she saw faith through her son. Others can follow his example, she said while touring the US.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · May 22
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Trump administration says Harvard can no longer enroll international students
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said existing international students at Harvard must transfer or risk losing their legal status.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · May 22
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Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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Dinah V. Pulver @dinahvp.bsky.social · May 3
Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact. Despite federal budget cuts to climate change-related programs and deletions of the phrase on websites, evidence of warming temperatures keeps showing itself. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday
Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact.
National Weather Service to launch first heat advisories in Fairbanks and Juneau this summer in response to climate change.
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Dinah V. Pulver @dinahvp.bsky.social · Apr 26
The pair of wandering North Atlantic right whales made it out of the Gulf and showed up in Bimini. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
A wayward pair of female right whales took a 2,000-mile journey around Florida
A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the Bahamas.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Apr 25
Important and crushing story about the continued risk of maternal mortality in America, especialy for Black women...https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/04/24/nurse-hailey-okula-death-pregnancy-childbirth-risks/83030226007/
'Nurse Hailey' Okula was a healthy, happy 33-year-old. We need to talk about how she died.
Nurse Hailey Okula's death is a reminder: Hundreds of U.S. women die yearly during or after pregnancy at rates higher than in other wealthy countries.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Apr 4
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Judge orders US to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador prison
A federal judge said the Trump administration acted illegally when it deported a Maryland man in error to El Salvador, and ordered he be returned.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Apr 3
Powerful story by @trevorhughes.bsky.social ‪https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/03/trump-deportation-el-salvador-venezuela-gang/82783868007/
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Apr 2
The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
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CNN @cnn.com · Mar 27
Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Measles cases rise to 23 in Kansas, may be linked to large multistate outbreak | CNN
Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico...
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Mar 16
Tremendous reporting and writing by @laurenvillagran.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a US citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
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Paul Knoepfler @stemcells.bsky.social · Mar 14
My new column @statnews RFK Jr.’s regenerative medicine roundtable on stem cell deregulation raises red flags www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r... #stemcells #stemcell
RFK Jr.'s regenerative medicine roundtable on stem cell deregulation raises red flags
RFK Jr.’s recent roundtable on regenerative medicine offers some worrying signs about his approach to regulating stem cells.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Mar 14
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Elon Musk's X repost claim on Hitler draws sharp criticism
Musk's repost, which now appears to be deleted, drew furious reactions from workers and the Anti- Defamation League.
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · Mar 9
A lovely story and one of the reasons I will always be an obit reader: inspiration from lives well lived. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88
James Harrison earned the nickname “The Man With the Golden Arm” because his blood had a rare antibody that may have helped more than two million babies in Australia.
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