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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 1d

I thought the MMWR was a miracle when it first arrived on my desk. We'll rebuild it in 2027.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Association of Health Care Journalists @healthjournalism.org · 2d

After fighting tooth and nail to access her son’s medical forms, Alex Rosenblat of The Markup thinks everyone should. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

How one reporter jumped through hoops to access her son's medical consent forms

After jumping through hoops to access her son’s medical forms, Alex Rosenblat of The Markup thinks everyone should.

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 6d

Invaluable piece, grateful to these patients for organizing.

The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 6d

A group of 53 people with #LongCOVID joined a clinical trial for Vyvgart. For many of them, the treatment changed everything.

Then, without warning, Argenx canceled the trial.

Most of them have now relapsed.

They're calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug: bit.ly/48l1Qp5

A photo Nicole Barrick, a woman in a pink KN95 mask, receives an infusion of Vyvgart. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Vyvgart brought us back to life, but the Long COVID trial was canceled. We are calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug. By Clare Banaszewski, Nicole Barrick, Mike Bilik, Addie Davis, Mia Delli Gatti, Ellie Hayes, Roman White."

"For those living with Long COVID, every ounce of hope is hard-won. This isn’t just about physical symptoms. It’s about the emotional toll of being given hope — and then having it taken away." - Vyvgart clinical trial participants
Clare Banaszewski, Nicole Barrick, Mike Bilik, Addie Davis, Mia Delli Gatti, Ellie Hayes, Roman White

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WHO @who.int · 3d

WHO launches its latest public health intelligence system featuring:

✅ Improved performance
✅ New data sources
✅ AI integration
✅ Simpler, multilingual interface
...and much more.

The EIOS system helps countries detect and respond to potential threats daily 👉 bit.ly/476kr5S

Graphic poster announcing the launch of EIOS version 2.0 by the WHO Hub in Berlin to boost global health security. Text reads: ‘NextGen public health intelligence system. WHO Hub in Berlin launches EIOS v.2.0 to boost global health security.’

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 6d

A 91-year-old learns to check health portals; a 7-year-old finally can do homework. They were among rural residents helped by a digital navigator, until President Trump abruptly canceled the Digital Equity Act’s dollars.
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Trump Called Digital Equity Act ‘Racist.’ Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone. - KFF Health News

President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.

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Tradeoffs @tradeoffs.org · 7d

What happens if President Trump cuts billions of dollars from research on how to make our health care system work better?

Tradeoffs spoke with Aaron Carroll, the president and CEO of AcademyHealth, about what we could lose by cutting this research.

The Future of Health Care Research: 'Federal Funding Really Is Irreplaceable'

What happens if President Trump cuts billions of dollars from research on how to make our health care system work better?

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 7d

We won a preliminary injunction to stop two waste management companies from illegally dumping sewage into the Blackstone wetlands.

My office will keep working to protect our environment from bad actors.

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Tradeoffs @tradeoffs.org · 8d

Street drug scientist Nabarun Dasgupta has been awarded a @macfound.org "genius grant" for his harm reduction work that combines data and community engagement.

Earlier this year, we spoke with Dasgupta about his work and what drives him.

Listen to the interview:
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One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses

A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to in...

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 8d

People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases. - KFF Health News

People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced.

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 7d

I would be Mr. Magoo without mine

Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 7d

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Two Florida Men Charged for $34.8M Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

An indictment was unsealed Friday charging two Florida men for their roles in a scheme to submit approximately $34.8 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary produc...

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 7d

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Marketer Sentenced for $11.5M Genetic Testing Fraud and Kickback Scheme

Robert Desselle, 47, was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida, to 57 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks. Desselle pleaded guilty in ...

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 7d

More Medicare fraud, this from the device industry whistleblowersblog.org/fca-rewards/...

Whistleblower Receive $6.5 Award for Reporting Medicare Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that medical device company Semler Scientific Inc. (Semler) has agreed to pay $29.75

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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 9d

Get your COVID-19 and flu vaccination for free at one of our clinics throughout Boston. Select clinics will offer routine childhood vaccinations. No appointment necessary, walk-ins welcome.

Find dates, times, and locations at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.

#GetVaccinated #Boston

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 8d

Belva Davis, West Coast Trailblazer in TV News, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...

Belva Davis, West Coast Trailblazer in TV News, Dies at 92

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 8d

garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/how-number...

How numbers help patients more than vague terms

Lessons for physicians, patients and journalists or whoever writes about health care

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 8d

How to Communicate Medical Numbers url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How to Communicate Medical Numbers

This JAMA Insights provides evidence-based recommendations for communicating numerical information to patients.

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Tinker Ready @tinkerr.bsky.social · 9d

www.cambridgeday.com/2025/10/06/w...

WMBR’s weekly local news report returns to airwaves - Cambridge Day

Local news has been covered sporadically on MIT’s campus radio in the past few years, but this is the first time a show has aired consistently since before the Covid pandemic.

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Mark Stencel @markstencel.bsky.social · 9d

Science, communication, and the power of Play-Doh... Enjoy this fun conversation with Caroline Schor-MacDicken and Katie Konans on the @wordsworklab.bsky.social podcast. wordsworklab.com/events/the-w...

Words Work Lab @wordsworklab.bsky.social · 9d

We’re excited to share the latest podcast episode, featuring Katie Konans! Caroline and Katie talk about connecting with people through curiosity, tapping into your inner child, #storytelling that gets everyday people excited about science and discovery, and more. wordsworklab.com/events/the-w...

Words Work Lab podcast episode featuring guest, Katie Konans, Creative Director, media strategist, and storytelling that expands public imagination

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 9d

Great piece on joint hypermobility, which is common among people with Long Covid and related chronic conditions.

I’d add getting diagnosed can lend important insight into how to protect yourself. Better to know in advance than find out the hard way that, say, yoga could really mess you up.

Miles W. Griffis @mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 9d

Hypermobility is a common, overlapping condition with Long COVID. Upcoming guidelines may make it easier for people to be diagnosed with the syndrome.

A new feature by Margot Armbruster in @thesicktimes.org

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Getting diagnosed with hypermobility can help some people with Long COVID. Upcoming guidelines may make it easier. - The Sick Times

Current diagnostic criteria for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), a common comorbidity of Long COVID, are restrictive. The Ehlers-Danlos Society is developing new hEDS criteria that will be r...

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Tradeoffs @tradeoffs.org · 10d

Tradeoffs is hiring a reporter/producer!

We’re looking for an experienced health care journalist ready to contribute to our distinct footprint at a moment of audience and impact growth for our newsroom.

Learn more about the position and how to apply: tradeoffs.org/reporter-pro...

Reporter/Producer

We're looking for an experienced health care journalist ready to contribute to Tradeoffs' distinct footprint at a moment of audience and impact growth for our newsroom.

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Cranky Queer Guide to Chronic Illness @crankyqueer.bsky.social · 9d

10/29: 9 am eastern: DO NOT CHECK THAT BOX:

Join our panelists for an unflinchingly honest & interactive conversation as we assess the impacts of the ongoing assault on #transgender communities, gender affirming health care, data collection, & #DEI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion writ large.