Lisa Jarvis
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social
Chicago-based health & science columnist for Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bsky.social. Writing about public health, medicine, emerging technologies (Crispr!), biotech & pharma. opinions=mine, She/her. Signal: lisajarvis.77
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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CDC flu data is back! I’m so happy I could cry. H3N2 is predominating, especially the new subclade K. This supports the emerging hypothesis that we will have a big flu season. More to come.
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
CDC flu data is back! I’m so happy I could cry. H3N2 is predominating, especially the new subclade K. This supports the emerging hypothesis that we will have a big flu season. More to come.
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A Chicago daycare teacher taken by federal agents has been released. blockclubchi.co/4hYKy3F
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A Chicago daycare teacher taken by federal agents has been released. blockclubchi.co/4hYKy3F
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I’ve been in Toronto at the #astmh meeting these past few days and last night some very good news was presented here: A new malaria drug has proven efficacious in a large trial and could soon be approved.🧪
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’ve been in Toronto at the #astmh meeting these past few days and last night some very good news was presented here: A new malaria drug has proven efficacious in a large trial and could soon be approved.🧪
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come):
www.science.org/content/arti...
My goodness, more damning reporting on Prasad that should make us (even more) fearful for the future of vaccine access, regulation & public uptake in the US.
RFK Jr. has said he does not want to take vaccines away from Americans. But at a closed-door meeting of vaccine scientists in September, a top official at the FDA suggested doing just that. Here's how Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg are reshaping vaccine regulation:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f...
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg mix skepticism with new ways to define risk in pursuing sweeping changes to vaccine policy at the FDA.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My goodness, more damning reporting on Prasad that should make us (even more) fearful for the future of vaccine access, regulation & public uptake in the US.
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
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The definitive obituary of James Watson, written by the late, great Sharon Begley @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The definitive obituary of James Watson, written by the late, great Sharon Begley @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
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This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
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Meanwhile: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Chatbot Delusions: Is AI Contributing to a Novel Mental Health Crisis?
Some users are losing touch with reality during marathon sessions with ChatGPT and other bots.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Meanwhile: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Last spring, a psychologist who studies kids & social media told me she'd moved past worrying about screen time & snapchat-- generative AI, including these bots, dominated her concerns about kids' development. My earlier column: (🎁 link):
Chatbots Are Hurting Our Kids. Here’s What We Can Do.
While many of us were still worrying about Snapchat and screen time, teens had already expanded their digital repertoire.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last spring, a psychologist who studies kids & social media told me she'd moved past worrying about screen time & snapchat-- generative AI, including these bots, dominated her concerns about kids' development. My earlier column: (🎁 link):
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Another tragedy. My god.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Another tragedy. My god.
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To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Yesterday's deal to lower the price of popular obesity meds Zepbound and Wegovy (and open up access in Medicare) is a step towards more affordable access--how big of a step is TBD. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
Obesity Drugs for All? White House Deal Is Just a Start
A White House deal with Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of their popular obesity medicines, Zepbound and Wegovy, is a step toward making them more affordable and accessible to...
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Yesterday's deal to lower the price of popular obesity meds Zepbound and Wegovy (and open up access in Medicare) is a step towards more affordable access--how big of a step is TBD. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
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“I really don’t care. Do u?”
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“I really don’t care. Do u?”
Another tragedy. My god.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Another tragedy. My god.
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🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Have celebrities inadvertently created an opening for the Marlboro Man to strut into the lives of Gen Z and younger generations?
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Have celebrities inadvertently created an opening for the Marlboro Man to strut into the lives of Gen Z and younger generations?
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
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This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
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“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
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new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorize rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
chicagoreader.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.