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Julie Marquis
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Former editor on Reuters Enterprise team; former LA Times: Kaiser Health News
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Insane by design? I'm a veteran healthcare reporter, and I can tell you the American system is nuts
As a journalist and parent, I've had a front-row seat to the “complexification” of American healthcare, which demoralizes and depletes users. We have to fix it - or at least not make it worse.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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When the astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth, markers of inflammation in his blood spiked to levels that laboratory tests had difficulty measuring. “Are these the highest levels ever seen in a human body?” one researcher asked. “How did he survive?”
Can the Human Body Endure a Voyage to Mars?
In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep space will make us sick.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Patrick Soon-Shiong is running the @latimes.com into the ground and it's deliberate
January 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Holy shit. Remember that Patrick Soon-Shiong had demanded that all op-ed pieces be run by him first, but to then change the argument of the piece entirely...

I feel sorry for the journalists who work there
January 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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What the heck is going on here? content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/imag...
December 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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And another in the @reuters.com famine series: www.reuters.com/graphics/FAM...
The world’s hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway.
Here’s how the world’s hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why it’s not achieving its mission.
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December 5, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation and torture
OnlyFans gives women the chance to earn money by making porn. Sex traffickers also use the platform to abuse and exploit them, say police and prosecutors.
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November 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM