Alison Young
@alisonannyoung.bsky.social
Senior National Reporter Healthbeat.org + investigative reporter + author of Pandora’s Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk. [email protected] Signal: alisonyoungreports.48
This from FDA commissioner in wake of our @healthbeat.org report describing delays in FDA sharing with state officials details of where recalled by ByHeart formula was sold. 👇 www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b.... #MedSky #IDsky #publichealth
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This from FDA commissioner in wake of our @healthbeat.org report describing delays in FDA sharing with state officials details of where recalled by ByHeart formula was sold. 👇 www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b.... #MedSky #IDsky #publichealth
New tests find botulism bacteria in ByHeart infant formula as more babies are hospitalized. Meanwhile major retailers are still selling the recalled products. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/20/b...
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
New tests find botulism bacteria in ByHeart infant formula as more babies are hospitalized. Meanwhile major retailers are still selling the recalled products. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/20/b...
Baby formula linked to an outbreak of infant botulism was distributed to programs serving homeless mothers and other struggling families in multiple states, but it’s unclear what actions are being taken to alert those families to the recall. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/13/b... #medsky #publichealth
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Baby formula linked to an outbreak of infant botulism was distributed to programs serving homeless mothers and other struggling families in multiple states, but it’s unclear what actions are being taken to alert those families to the recall. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/13/b... #medsky #publichealth
5 From the Field: Our Q&A with @nacchoalerts.bsky.social CEO Lori Freeman on how local health departments are dealing with CDC chaos + how #publichealth moves forward #episky #IDSky www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/11/n...
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
5 From the Field: Our Q&A with @nacchoalerts.bsky.social CEO Lori Freeman on how local health departments are dealing with CDC chaos + how #publichealth moves forward #episky #IDSky www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/11/n...
Investigators previously cited monkey research facility for lax treatment of wastewater from labs experimenting with anthrax and other deadly bacteria. (4 things to know in my Healthbeat article 👇)
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Investigators previously cited monkey research facility for lax treatment of wastewater from labs experimenting with anthrax and other deadly bacteria. (4 things to know in my Healthbeat article 👇)
New details on the history of biosafety lapses at the Tulane monkey research facility involved in this week’s truck crash + monkey escape. My latest article for Healthbeat: www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/31/m... #publichealth #IDsky
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New details on the history of biosafety lapses at the Tulane monkey research facility involved in this week’s truck crash + monkey escape. My latest article for Healthbeat: www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/31/m... #publichealth #IDsky
For those following the Tulane research monkey escape: There is an entire chapter in my book about biosafety breaches in Tulane’s monkey research. Page 160 is only part of what I uncovered in my deep FOIA work for Pandora’s Gamble…
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
For those following the Tulane research monkey escape: There is an entire chapter in my book about biosafety breaches in Tulane’s monkey research. Page 160 is only part of what I uncovered in my deep FOIA work for Pandora’s Gamble…
An unusual series of US malaria outbreaks in 2023 – and now local mosquitoes are suspected of causing malaria infections in two states this summer. What you need to know from @healthbeat.org www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/17/u...
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
An unusual series of US malaria outbreaks in 2023 – and now local mosquitoes are suspected of causing malaria infections in two states this summer. What you need to know from @healthbeat.org www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/17/u...
5 takeaways from new report on obesity in the United States. “The rates of obesity in the nation remain alarmingly high,” said Dr. J. Nadine Gracia of @tfah.bsky.social www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/16/o...
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
5 takeaways from new report on obesity in the United States. “The rates of obesity in the nation remain alarmingly high,” said Dr. J. Nadine Gracia of @tfah.bsky.social www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/16/o...
“The administration told a federal judge in California on Friday night that seven agencies…had issued RIF notices to a total of more than 4,100 workers,” reports @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
October 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The administration told a federal judge in California on Friday night that seven agencies…had issued RIF notices to a total of more than 4,100 workers,” reports @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The CDC was rocked by another period of leadership exodus and turmoil years ago. It was my introduction to covering public health. www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/09/m... #publichealth #EpiSky #MedSky #IDSky
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The CDC was rocked by another period of leadership exodus and turmoil years ago. It was my introduction to covering public health. www.healthbeat.org/2025/10/09/m... #publichealth #EpiSky #MedSky #IDSky
Some personal news: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined @healthbeat.org as a senior national reporter covering #PublicHealth issues + the CDC. Reach out with tips at [email protected] or Signal: alisonyoungreports.48 #EpiSky #MedSky #IDSky
October 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Some personal news: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined @healthbeat.org as a senior national reporter covering #PublicHealth issues + the CDC. Reach out with tips at [email protected] or Signal: alisonyoungreports.48 #EpiSky #MedSky #IDSky
I remember being in the @freep.com newsroom when the towers fell.
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I remember being in the @freep.com newsroom when the towers fell.
“… she traversed the country in rental cars and combed through newspaper archives, college records, bibliographies, government employment data and other sources to uncover the hidden work of female astronomers, botanists, biologists, chemists, engineers, entomologists, geologists and physicists.” 🔗👇
September 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“… she traversed the country in rental cars and combed through newspaper archives, college records, bibliographies, government employment data and other sources to uncover the hidden work of female astronomers, botanists, biologists, chemists, engineers, entomologists, geologists and physicists.” 🔗👇
Former CDC directors/acting directors Foege, Roper, Satcher, Koplan, Besser, Frieden, Schuchat, Walensky and Cohen:
“These are not typical requests from a health secretary to a C.D.C. director. Not even close. None of us would have agreed to the secretary’s demands…” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
“These are not typical requests from a health secretary to a C.D.C. director. Not even close. None of us would have agreed to the secretary’s demands…” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
September 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Former CDC directors/acting directors Foege, Roper, Satcher, Koplan, Besser, Frieden, Schuchat, Walensky and Cohen:
“These are not typical requests from a health secretary to a C.D.C. director. Not even close. None of us would have agreed to the secretary’s demands…” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
“These are not typical requests from a health secretary to a C.D.C. director. Not even close. None of us would have agreed to the secretary’s demands…” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Profile of one of CDC director’s new lawyers: The “Washington litigator has spent decades representing senators, governors and lobbyists…But since launching his own firm in May, Lowell has a new specialty: defending the targets of Donald Trump’s retribution.” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Profile of one of CDC director’s new lawyers: The “Washington litigator has spent decades representing senators, governors and lobbyists…But since launching his own firm in May, Lowell has a new specialty: defending the targets of Donald Trump’s retribution.” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
AJC publisher: “The fact is, printing newspapers and putting them in trucks and driving them around and delivering them on people’s front stoops has not been the most effective way to distribute the news in a very long time.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
AJC publisher: “The fact is, printing newspapers and putting them in trucks and driving them around and delivering them on people’s front stoops has not been the most effective way to distribute the news in a very long time.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
As Texas measles outbreak grew, interviews+internal emails obtained by @kffhealthnews.org @healthbeat.org show delays in CDC engagement. “We had anticipated a measles outbreak, but we didn’t expect the federal government to be in collapse when it hit,” said one vaccine expert.
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As Texas measles outbreak grew, interviews+internal emails obtained by @kffhealthnews.org @healthbeat.org show delays in CDC engagement. “We had anticipated a measles outbreak, but we didn’t expect the federal government to be in collapse when it hit,” said one vaccine expert.
Paper “describes two melioidosis patients identified in Georgia in late September 2024, shortly after Hurricane Helene made landfall” w/ bacterial genomes highly related to those from US military members from Georgia who died “1983 and the other in 1989, a month after Hurricane Hugo made landfall.”
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Paper “describes two melioidosis patients identified in Georgia in late September 2024, shortly after Hurricane Helene made landfall” w/ bacterial genomes highly related to those from US military members from Georgia who died “1983 and the other in 1989, a month after Hurricane Hugo made landfall.”
“Yes, vaccines are the way to get us out of it, but when you’re working with a community that’s not hearing that, you need to find other messages” …Texas officials also put out information about isolation+quarantine to help slow the spread, and about seeking care at the hospital.
August 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Yes, vaccines are the way to get us out of it, but when you’re working with a community that’s not hearing that, you need to find other messages” …Texas officials also put out information about isolation+quarantine to help slow the spread, and about seeking care at the hospital.
One AI company “suggests on its website that its tool can be used for a journalistic task: ‘Write a blog on evidence-based tips to avoid injuries while exercising.’” Another company “advertises its software as an ‘AI Tool for Smarter, Faster Literature Reviews.’”
August 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One AI company “suggests on its website that its tool can be used for a journalistic task: ‘Write a blog on evidence-based tips to avoid injuries while exercising.’” Another company “advertises its software as an ‘AI Tool for Smarter, Faster Literature Reviews.’”
Texas declares end of measles outbreak in West Texas. “The end of this outbreak does not mean the threat of measles is over. Since there are ongoing outbreaks of measles in North America and around the world, it is likely that there will be additional cases of measles this year..”
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Texas declares end of measles outbreak in West Texas. “The end of this outbreak does not mean the threat of measles is over. Since there are ongoing outbreaks of measles in North America and around the world, it is likely that there will be additional cases of measles this year..”
Despite growing Texas measles outbreak, the state’s largest school district isn’t enforcing vaccination requirements. Our investigation finds 91 Houston ISD schools at increased risk for measles outbreaks because of clusters of unvaccinated children. houstonlanding.org/dozens-of-ho...
April 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Despite growing Texas measles outbreak, the state’s largest school district isn’t enforcing vaccination requirements. Our investigation finds 91 Houston ISD schools at increased risk for measles outbreaks because of clusters of unvaccinated children. houstonlanding.org/dozens-of-ho...
Pandora’s Gamble among pandemic books featured by frmr dean of the Colorado School of Public Health: “Her accounts leave no doubt that leaks from laboratories occur…examples show a lack of accountability, unacceptable arrogance, and willful failure to communicate.” institute.dmns.org/perspectives...
March 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Pandora’s Gamble among pandemic books featured by frmr dean of the Colorado School of Public Health: “Her accounts leave no doubt that leaks from laboratories occur…examples show a lack of accountability, unacceptable arrogance, and willful failure to communicate.” institute.dmns.org/perspectives...
Flashback to what I was writing 4 yrs ago: “Science, like journalism, is supposed to be about facts and about getting to the truth. But those who dare seek answers to reasonable questions about any lab accidents in Wuhan are accused of peddling conspiracies.” www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opi...
March 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Flashback to what I was writing 4 yrs ago: “Science, like journalism, is supposed to be about facts and about getting to the truth. But those who dare seek answers to reasonable questions about any lab accidents in Wuhan are accused of peddling conspiracies.” www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opi...