Charlotte Huff
@charlottehuff.bsky.social
Texas-based medical journalist reporting on science, policy, and ethics.
Do you have chronic kidney disease, or require dialysis, and want to share your experience with others? For an article, I'm interviewing individuals to educate others about the daily logistics and challenges involved. Please comment here or send a DM if you are. Thanks!
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Do you have chronic kidney disease, or require dialysis, and want to share your experience with others? For an article, I'm interviewing individuals to educate others about the daily logistics and challenges involved. Please comment here or send a DM if you are. Thanks!
Appreciated by any cat owner, anywhere!
The old Cats vs Pills rivalry. Watch Night Thoughts December 19th on Hulu. #Hularious
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Appreciated by any cat owner, anywhere!
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The second Trump administration’s deep federal spending cuts, including at the NIH, have halted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 patients, according to a new analysis.
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The second Trump administration’s deep federal spending cuts, including at the NIH, have halted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 patients, according to a new analysis.
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
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From humble beginnings to fifteen years, 600 articles—over 1.5 million words.
Please consider donating to @theopennotebook.bsky.social on October 24
Please consider donating to @theopennotebook.bsky.social on October 24
In just two days, we celebrate 15 years! In that time, we’ve…
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Written 2 books! ...
#TON15
✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing
🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish
📚Written 2 books! ...
#TON15
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
From humble beginnings to fifteen years, 600 articles—over 1.5 million words.
Please consider donating to @theopennotebook.bsky.social on October 24
Please consider donating to @theopennotebook.bsky.social on October 24
"...Georgians browsing the state website are seeing estimated monthly costs double or even triple, depending on their incomes, as lower subsidy thresholds resume." (96% of current enrollees are subsidized):
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"...Georgians browsing the state website are seeing estimated monthly costs double or even triple, depending on their incomes, as lower subsidy thresholds resume." (96% of current enrollees are subsidized):
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Here's an interesting indicator about how ordinary folks are feeling about the economy.
State Fair of Texas sees 400,000 drop in attendance compared to 2024, with cost cited as key factor by families
The 2025 State Fair of Texas drew about 2 million visitors, roughly 400,000 fewer than last year, as many families cited affordability concerns.
www.cbsnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here's an interesting indicator about how ordinary folks are feeling about the economy.
"Like Wong and Wallace, roughly half of Obamacare enrollees work for small businesses, including the self-employed, according to KFF." (Chiropractors, real estate agents, musicians, farmers, ranchers, etc.)
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Who Gets Healthcare Subsidies Under the Affordable Care Act
The ACA marketplace health plans now cover more than 24 million people, many of them reliant on enhanced subsidies to keep costs down.
www.wsj.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Like Wong and Wallace, roughly half of Obamacare enrollees work for small businesses, including the self-employed, according to KFF." (Chiropractors, real estate agents, musicians, farmers, ranchers, etc.)
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Per article: "millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached hungry people because of the administration’s cut."
All of us who are able should donate to our local food bank.
All of us who are able should donate to our local food bank.
Among President Trump's canceled food aid:
* 2,300 gallons of 2% milk to the Heart Of Alabama Food Bank
* 19,000 pounds of pork chops to the Palm Beach County Food Bank in Florida
And so much more.
* 2,300 gallons of 2% milk to the Heart Of Alabama Food Bank
* 19,000 pounds of pork chops to the Palm Beach County Food Bank in Florida
And so much more.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Per article: "millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached hungry people because of the administration’s cut."
All of us who are able should donate to our local food bank.
All of us who are able should donate to our local food bank.
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Many American families struggle to put food on the table ...but we won't know how many after this year.
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
www.npr.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Many American families struggle to put food on the table ...but we won't know how many after this year.
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
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Kids are going to die. Needlessly. Because some other kid's parents are listening to these people. It's monstrous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Kids are going to die. Needlessly. Because some other kid's parents are listening to these people. It's monstrous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
www.nature.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Another print newspaper to cease publication and shift entirely to digital: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another print newspaper to cease publication and shift entirely to digital: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Brutal honesty re: heat as a "predatory force," with a massive inequality impact @jeffgoodell.bsky.social "Nights are also growing hotter, which is particularly risky for people who work in the heat, since it limits the time the body has to recover from daytime heat." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Brutal honesty re: heat as a "predatory force," with a massive inequality impact @jeffgoodell.bsky.social "Nights are also growing hotter, which is particularly risky for people who work in the heat, since it limits the time the body has to recover from daytime heat." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
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For example, some articles relevant to the Hugo finalists 🧵
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For example, some articles relevant to the Hugo finalists 🧵
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August 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
PS- If you’re a #SeattleWorldCon attendee who is not *yet* a Knowable fan, here is a shameless plug:
If you’re looking for research-backed, accessibly written, paywall-free science journalism to inform your worldbuilding… we’ve got you.
For example, some articles relevant to the Hugo finalists 🧵
If you’re looking for research-backed, accessibly written, paywall-free science journalism to inform your worldbuilding… we’ve got you.
For example, some articles relevant to the Hugo finalists 🧵
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🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday I promised I'd post my full analysis of how much gross 2026 #ACA premiums are expected to increase in #TEXAS.
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
2026 Gross Rate Changes - Texas: +31.1%; ~4 MILLION enrollees are in for a hell of a shock this fall
Overall preliminary rate changes via the SERFF database, Texas Insurance Dept. and/or the federal Rate Review database. Access to Care Health Plan: (Access to Care Health Plan is a division of Sendero...
acasignups.net
August 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday I promised I'd post my full analysis of how much gross 2026 #ACA premiums are expected to increase in #TEXAS.
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
ICYMI: A must-read from @tedalcorn.bsky.social, looking at strides made by Kentucky in rural cancer treatment, in a state that stands to lose the most in Medicaid cuts under a recently passed federal bill, via @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/07/23/c...
Kentucky’s campaign to improve rural cancer care is a national model. Federal cuts threaten its progress
Improvements in rural cancer care in Kentucky could be imperiled by President Trump's tax and domestic policy bill.
www.statnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ICYMI: A must-read from @tedalcorn.bsky.social, looking at strides made by Kentucky in rural cancer treatment, in a state that stands to lose the most in Medicaid cuts under a recently passed federal bill, via @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/07/23/c...
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
July 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
Per @reuters.com, who interviewed someone about why fellow workers are scarce:
"If they show up to work, they don't know if they will ever see their family again," he said. (California grows 1/3 of U.S. vegetables & more than 3/4 of fruits and nuts.)
www.yahoo.com/news/immigra...
"If they show up to work, they don't know if they will ever see their family again," he said. (California grows 1/3 of U.S. vegetables & more than 3/4 of fruits and nuts.)
www.yahoo.com/news/immigra...
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk
OXNARD, California (Reuters) -Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-p...
www.yahoo.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Per @reuters.com, who interviewed someone about why fellow workers are scarce:
"If they show up to work, they don't know if they will ever see their family again," he said. (California grows 1/3 of U.S. vegetables & more than 3/4 of fruits and nuts.)
www.yahoo.com/news/immigra...
"If they show up to work, they don't know if they will ever see their family again," he said. (California grows 1/3 of U.S. vegetables & more than 3/4 of fruits and nuts.)
www.yahoo.com/news/immigra...
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How do you encourage #Writers?
1. Buy their #books.
2. If you read a book, share it on social & book review sites.
3. Bring #authors to speak at events or schools.
4. Ask your library to carry the book.
5. Follow authors on social media.
6. Show up at local book signings.
jurassicgirl.com
1. Buy their #books.
2. If you read a book, share it on social & book review sites.
3. Bring #authors to speak at events or schools.
4. Ask your library to carry the book.
5. Follow authors on social media.
6. Show up at local book signings.
jurassicgirl.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How do you encourage #Writers?
1. Buy their #books.
2. If you read a book, share it on social & book review sites.
3. Bring #authors to speak at events or schools.
4. Ask your library to carry the book.
5. Follow authors on social media.
6. Show up at local book signings.
jurassicgirl.com
1. Buy their #books.
2. If you read a book, share it on social & book review sites.
3. Bring #authors to speak at events or schools.
4. Ask your library to carry the book.
5. Follow authors on social media.
6. Show up at local book signings.
jurassicgirl.com
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/m... via @statnews.com
Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually
Health care proposals in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to more than 16,000 preventable deaths, a new analysis finds.
www.statnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/m... via @statnews.com
"A climate has been created in which it is hard for people to tell the difference between a fake ICE agent and a real ICE agent," the district attorney said at a news conference.
www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
Man who allegedly posed as ICE agent to rob Northeast Philly auto shop charged with false imprisonment
Prosecutors say Robert Rosado, 54, zip-tied a woman at the Mayfair business and stole $1,000 in cash.
www.phillyvoice.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"A climate has been created in which it is hard for people to tell the difference between a fake ICE agent and a real ICE agent," the district attorney said at a news conference.
www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
ICYMI: potential ripple effects, such as: "Kevin Stansbury, the CEO of the Lincoln Community Hospital, a 25-bed rural hospital in Hugo, Colorado, said his business is unlikely to survive under the proposed changes." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
What is the provider tax? How the Senate’s proposed Medicaid cuts could deepen the rural hospital crisis
All states except Alaska have at least one provider tax. A significant proportion of the revenue the taxes generate goes toward supporting rural hospitals.
www.nbcnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ICYMI: potential ripple effects, such as: "Kevin Stansbury, the CEO of the Lincoln Community Hospital, a 25-bed rural hospital in Hugo, Colorado, said his business is unlikely to survive under the proposed changes." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...