Roxanne Khamsi
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science journalist - wrapping up my first book (finally) sign up for free article alerts here: http://roxanne.substack.com
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"Alien: Earth" premieres next week, and I'm the host of the official companion podcast. So...would you like to know more?

I put together a bibliography of my background stuff for the show. No spoilers except, like, philosophical ones, I guess?

www.adam-rogers.net/alien-earth-...
background reading for "Alien: Earth - The Official Podcast"
A bibliography of my background reading for the show.
www.adam-rogers.net
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He needed air. The price was $539.

When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
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Amy Maxmen's important story in KFF Health News: 150 cow veterinarians were blood-tested for signs of H5N1, study's author was going to publish results in MMWR & give a webinar; CDC canceled both. Your current govt wants you kept blind about infectious disease.
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Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News
An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.
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