I am so sorry to hear this. When I—a layperson—had a science question on Twitter during covid, she was so polite and thorough in her reply to me. She was always one of my very first go-tos for accurate, up-to-date info.
@elizabethcooney.bsky.socialWe've lost a legend.
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.