Liz Szabo
@lizszabo.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning health and science journalist. Investigative reporter at CIDRAP News. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/all-news
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Liz Szabo
@lizszabo.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Transgender patients and their health providers fear worsening discrimination
Surveys show that mistreatment of transgender patients is common, sometimes leading them to delay or avoid seeking health care.
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In his first term, Trump reversed an Obama-era nondiscrimination rule for transgender patients. Although Trump hasn’t yet issued a new rule, a web page created by the Biden administration, which explained legal protections for transgender patients, is now blank.
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The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
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Now, he's transforming lives from beyond the grave.
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https://cnn.it/489CQRg
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Now, he's transforming lives from beyond the grave.
https://cnn.it/489CQRg
https://cnn.it/489CQRg
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While details are forthcoming, and legal challenges are likely, here’s what to know on the new federal guidance.
Trump ordered a green card review after DC shooting. What it means.
While details are forthcoming, and legal challenges are likely, here’s what to know on the new federal guidance.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
While details are forthcoming, and legal challenges are likely, here’s what to know on the new federal guidance.
Christmas tree farmers forced to adapt to climate change and affordability crisis
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How issues like climate, affordability, and tariffs are impacting local Christmas tree farmers | CBC News
Christmas trees are a long-running tradition for many, but modern-day circumstances are slowly transforming the tree farming industry.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Christmas tree farmers forced to adapt to climate change and affordability crisis
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College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
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College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
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Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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Retailers use marketing techniques to get you to spend more, like creating a false sense of urgency or creating artificial discounts. Outsmart the gimmicks with these tips.
4 marketing tricks to not fall for this holiday season
Retailers use marketing techniques to get you to spend more, like creating a false sense of urgency or creating artificial discounts. Outsmart the gimmicks with these tips.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Retailers use marketing techniques to get you to spend more, like creating a false sense of urgency or creating artificial discounts. Outsmart the gimmicks with these tips.
Asbestos doesn’t make you healthy again.
FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics
RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup
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FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics
RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics
RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Asbestos doesn’t make you healthy again.
FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics
RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics
RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts. n.pr/3M3fPqx
They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Few nursing homes can care for people who need help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS and other conditions. Insurers often deny payment for the best at-home machines, and innovative solutions are endangered by Medicaid cuts. n.pr/3M3fPqx
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Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
How many children’s lives have been saved by Covid-19 vaccines?
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
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FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
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FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How many children’s lives have been saved by Covid-19 vaccines?
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
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🧬 CAR T treatments improve overall survival for patients with large B-cell lymphoma and progression-free survival for patients with multiple myeloma.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🧬 CAR T treatments improve overall survival for patients with large B-cell lymphoma and progression-free survival for patients with multiple myeloma.
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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
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November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
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November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Some high-flying tropical #mosquitoes carry disease-causing pathogens long distances, study finds
The mosquitoes, captured above Mali and Ghana, were found to be infected with arboviruses, protozoans, and parasitic worms.
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Photo: James Gathany / CDC
The mosquitoes, captured above Mali and Ghana, were found to be infected with arboviruses, protozoans, and parasitic worms.
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Photo: James Gathany / CDC
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Some high-flying tropical #mosquitoes carry disease-causing pathogens long distances, study finds
The mosquitoes, captured above Mali and Ghana, were found to be infected with arboviruses, protozoans, and parasitic worms.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
The mosquitoes, captured above Mali and Ghana, were found to be infected with arboviruses, protozoans, and parasitic worms.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: James Gathany / CDC
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Petition calls for EPA to ban use of medically important antimicrobials in pesticides
A coalition of groups is asking the agency to ban pesticides containing oxytetracycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, kasugamycin, ipflufenoquin, and triazole fungicides.
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A coalition of groups is asking the agency to ban pesticides containing oxytetracycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, kasugamycin, ipflufenoquin, and triazole fungicides.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Petition calls for EPA to ban use of medically important antimicrobials in pesticides
A coalition of groups is asking the agency to ban pesticides containing oxytetracycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, kasugamycin, ipflufenoquin, and triazole fungicides.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
A coalition of groups is asking the agency to ban pesticides containing oxytetracycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, kasugamycin, ipflufenoquin, and triazole fungicides.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.