Lizzie Walsh
@ekwalsh.bsky.social
Health and Science Journalist | Craig Newmark J-School | Revson Data Fellow at THE CITY
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Plus: A guide, also by @ekwalsh.bsky.social, on what you can do to minimize exposure to lead in drinking water.
Lead in Your Water? A New Yorker’s Guide to How to Test and Lower Your Risk
Thousands of NYC homes still get water through lead pipes. Here's how to check your service line, test your tap and take simple steps to reduce exposure.
www.thecity.nyc
August 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Plus: A guide, also by @ekwalsh.bsky.social, on what you can do to minimize exposure to lead in drinking water.
Finally:
Ochobee detention center, AKA "Alligator Alcatraz", is an hour and 25 minute drive from the University of Miami's Neuralink testing center.
Ochobee detention center, AKA "Alligator Alcatraz", is an hour and 25 minute drive from the University of Miami's Neuralink testing center.
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Selected as U.S. Site for Neuralink Clinical Trial - InventUM
The study aims to enable paralyzed patients to use their own thoughts to control external devices through a brain-computer interface.
news.med.miami.edu
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Finally:
Ochobee detention center, AKA "Alligator Alcatraz", is an hour and 25 minute drive from the University of Miami's Neuralink testing center.
Ochobee detention center, AKA "Alligator Alcatraz", is an hour and 25 minute drive from the University of Miami's Neuralink testing center.
Based on current FDA timelines, getting Neuralink approved in time for H.R. 1 2028 funding seems unlikely. But federal pressure, influenced by private sector tech companies close to the administration, may fast-track these approvals in a weakened regulatory system.
July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Based on current FDA timelines, getting Neuralink approved in time for H.R. 1 2028 funding seems unlikely. But federal pressure, influenced by private sector tech companies close to the administration, may fast-track these approvals in a weakened regulatory system.
Neuralink was approved for IDE human testing in 2023. The now-decimated FDA will need to see efficacy data in hundreds to thousands of humans to approve its use nationally. H.R. 1 cut FDA funding by $271 million, meaningfully impacting its regulatory oversight abilities.
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Neuralink was approved for IDE human testing in 2023. The now-decimated FDA will need to see efficacy data in hundreds to thousands of humans to approve its use nationally. H.R. 1 cut FDA funding by $271 million, meaningfully impacting its regulatory oversight abilities.
R.F.K. wants all Americans to wear digital health tech by 2029. H.R. 1 bill provisions will fund digital tech in rural areas to the tune of $10 billion in 2028, with $18 billion more over the next 4 years. Neuralink and Palantir will likely be key players in this space.
July 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
R.F.K. wants all Americans to wear digital health tech by 2029. H.R. 1 bill provisions will fund digital tech in rural areas to the tune of $10 billion in 2028, with $18 billion more over the next 4 years. Neuralink and Palantir will likely be key players in this space.
This shutdown will make way for the projections R.F.K. set forth in a speech on Tuesday—equipping Americans with digital health technologies in lieu of actual healthcare—funded by the H.R. 1 bill. The bill allocates $28 billion in funding for this vague objective. But we can connect the dots.
July 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This shutdown will make way for the projections R.F.K. set forth in a speech on Tuesday—equipping Americans with digital health technologies in lieu of actual healthcare—funded by the H.R. 1 bill. The bill allocates $28 billion in funding for this vague objective. But we can connect the dots.
Historically operating on shoestring CMS reimbursement, the data on past RHC closures is already scarce.
As the influx of newly-uninsured Americans flood these clinics, they will be forced to shut down.
As the influx of newly-uninsured Americans flood these clinics, they will be forced to shut down.
July 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Historically operating on shoestring CMS reimbursement, the data on past RHC closures is already scarce.
As the influx of newly-uninsured Americans flood these clinics, they will be forced to shut down.
As the influx of newly-uninsured Americans flood these clinics, they will be forced to shut down.
In an interview with Sarah Hohman, Director of Gov't Affairs at organization advocating for rural health centers in Washington, Hohman says "So much of my job is explaining to decision-makers in Washington what rural health clinics are. And the data just isn't there."
Pandemic aid revived rural health care clinics. Losing it imperils access.
Trump administration's cuts to pandemic funding is hitting rural health care clinics and imperiling services like transportation for patients who live far away. Here's more on what rural clinics face ...
www.healthbeat.org
July 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In an interview with Sarah Hohman, Director of Gov't Affairs at organization advocating for rural health centers in Washington, Hohman says "So much of my job is explaining to decision-makers in Washington what rural health clinics are. And the data just isn't there."
4 of the 5 key policy models used to estimate H.R. 1 impacts—Manatt, CBO, HIPSM, and KFF—exclude RHC data, effectively ignoring 62% of rural Americans in their analyses.
July 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
4 of the 5 key policy models used to estimate H.R. 1 impacts—Manatt, CBO, HIPSM, and KFF—exclude RHC data, effectively ignoring 62% of rural Americans in their analyses.