Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Obligatory Oscar Night Top 10 of 2025 that no one else cares about: 1) One Battle After Another 2) Weapons 3) Train Dreams 4) Bring Her Back 5) Superman 6) Sinners 7) Wake Up Dead Man 8) Strange Harvest 9) The Testament of Ann Lee 10) (tie) Black Bag/Presence 141
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I really, REALLY hate how we have turned Oscar races into moral judgments with “right” answers 010
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I hadn’t watched it in years, I just appreciate its minimalism (basically non stop pace, 1 hr and 46 mins) when you consider what the Craig series had become by Spectre and No Time to Die (almost 3 hours!!) 020
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I talked to the authors of the disputed brain study and this comment stuck out to me: “We’re living longer than ever. Let’s not panic.” Just maybe avoid microwaving food in a plastic container and live your life: www.vox.com/health/47530...vox.comWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyMicroplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story. 020
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We have to find a better equilibrium for thinking about plastic. It has enabled wonderful things we enjoy as modern humans. It also presents health risks worth taking seriously. Both things can be true! https://www.vox.com/health/475307/plastic-microplastics-waste-human-effects-guardian 140
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Here is, I think, a more productive mindset for most of us: - Plastics do harm human health - Take "low pain" steps to mitigate risk without upending your life - Don't overreact, in either direction, to new research or new media fixations www.vox.com/health/47530...vox.comWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyMicroplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story. 132
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I spoke with co-authors on the brain study critiqued in the Guardian article. “Nobody’s getting it perfect. But when you start combining the best practices, all of a sudden, I think in a year, maybe two, we’re going to have this unassailable approach." www.vox.com/health/47530...vox.comWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyMicroplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Lost in the public squabbling about microplastics research is this reality: This is a young field and new research should be critiqued for its methods. That's how the research will improve. This is how science is supposed to work: www.vox.com/health/47530...vox.comWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyMicroplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026The science on microplastics is hard to do and it is multifaceted. This week’s bombshell was about a specific kind of study. We need a better framework for absorbing new developments: https://www.vox.com/health/475307/plastic-microplastics-waste-human-effects-guardian 110
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics study www.vox.com/health/47530...vox.comWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyMicroplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story. 1103
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026I am so sad www.tmz.com/2026/01/10/g...tmz.comGrateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir Dead at 78Bob Weir -- the guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead -- has died ... TMZ has learned. 150
Reposted by Dylan ScottMarina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 10/01/2026oh my god. More details are surfacing about the catastrophic incompetence that led to the dietary guidelines' inaccurate claims about a litany of nutrient gaps in plant-based diets 25520
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026It’s one particularly wonky example of how politicians warp reality to bend it to what they want people to believe — not what actually happened. And at the end of the day, even if they misled people, they won the fight. That’s politics, I guess: www.vox.com/health/47472...vox.comDr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol. 000
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026It’s a subtle thing. But the industry and Congress clearly felt they had a stronger argument if they portrayed the Biden admin alcohol study as coming after the industry-preferred study — and they have consistently twisted these facts to advance that story. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026But this is false — and contradicted BY THE HOUSE REPORT ITSELF. Look at this page. They say the Biden admin authorized their alcohol study in APRIL 2022 —*after* Congress already authorized theirs. But follow the footnote. They cite a spending bill passed in DECEMEBER 2022 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026A key talking point was this was a crusade and one that began AFTER Congress had authorized what would become the more pro-alcohol study. House Oversight published their final report on the controversy and they repeat this talking point throughout: oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...oversight.house.gov 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026There was a coordinated effort between the alcohol industry and Congress to discredit both the findings of the study that found negative effects at low levels of drinking and the researchers themselves. Again read all about it here: www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026You can read the whole saga, but in short, two different studies analyzing alcohol and health were produced ahead of the dietary guidelines. One study found negligible negative effects, while the other found a serious mortality risk at low drinking levels www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/01/2026There’s an interesting lesson in DC spin and misinformation when it comes to the new dietary guidelines and alcohol and the studies produced to justify these new changes. A short thread —> 110
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I gotta say, it was pretty rich hearing Dr. Oz claim there is no evidence for a more specific limit on drinking alcohol: www.vox.com/health/47472...vox.comDr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol. 1116
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 09/01/2026And you can sign up for Good Medicine here: www.vox.com/pages/good-m...vox.comSign up for the Good Medicine newsletter | VoxVox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl... 000
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Hey! I'll be hanging out over on Reddit in 15 minutes, talking about our newsletter (sign up!), the health care beat, and anything else you'd like! Check it out: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...reddit.comFrom the IAmA community on RedditExplore this post and more from the IAmA community 133
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 08/01/2026In the near feature, you could get your inflammation checked at your annual check-up along with your blood sugar and cholesterol. “I can envision a future where inflammation is a pre-symptomatic warning sign — something you notice before you feel sick." www.vox.com/health/47438...vox.comThe problem with blaming everything on inflammationWhat your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern. 020
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Inflammation is on everybody's minds these days. But the social media remedies miss the complex biology underneath. I tried to get a picture of what the real, evidence-based future of managing inflammation looks like. Here's what I found: www.vox.com/health/47438...vox.comThe problem with blaming everything on inflammationWhat your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern. 182
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 07/01/2026TOMORROW, a new health care newsletter that promises to be a little different from all the other wonderful health care newsletters. Sign up --> www.vox.com/pages/good-m...vox.comSign up for the Good Medicine newsletter | VoxVox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl... 022
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 05/01/2026We're launching a new newsletter, Good Medicine, on a simple premise: These are chaotic times, with so much distrust and confusion around our health and our health care system. So our goal is to help all of us navigate through the cacophony, together: www.vox.com/pages/good-m...vox.comSign up for the Good Medicine newsletter | VoxVox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl... 042
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Don't call it a VoxCare comeback. We're cooking up a new health care newsletter that I think you're really going to like --> 062
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 29/12/2025“We’re going through a cycle, and there will be casualties. There will be needless deaths and illnesses,” a Texas pediatrican told me. “I think that the only generation that is going to learn from this will be maybe the next one.” www.vox.com/health/47333...vox.comThe year measles came backDoctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.” 030
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 29/12/2025“It only takes one generation to forget the progress we’ve made on certain things," one Arizona family doctor told me. "Twenty-five years ago, we were a measles-free nation. Now we’re back one generation later because we forgot how terrible it was.” www.vox.com/health/47333...vox.comThe year measles came backDoctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.” 153
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Measles came back because, paradoxically, our public health efforts worked so well. People lost their fear of a dangerous virus. www.vox.com/health/47333...vox.comThe year measles came backDoctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.” 1104
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The ACA tax credit catastrophe revealed that after a decade-plus of the ACA, Republicans are no closer to having a serious, coherent plan for fixing the US health system and lowering costs: www.vox.com/health/47196...vox.comBlame Republicans for our health insurance messConservatives haven’t taken health policy seriously for decades. 53921
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Do we want a vaccine policy based on vibes? Because that's what we're getting: www.vox.com/health/47136...vox.comRFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policyAmerica’s vaccine playbook is being rewritten by people who don’t believe in them. 023
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I talked with @drtomfrieden.bsky.social about what's happening at the CDC: www.vox.com/today-explai...vox.comThe disaster at the CDC, explained by its former bossThe CDC has lost one-third of its staff this year. What now? 172
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 04/09/2025“The thing that the alcohol industry fears more than increased taxes is increased knowledge about the risks associated with drinking alcohol, particularly around cancer,” Mike Marshall, CEO of the Alcohol Policy Alliance, who was not involved, told me: www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 0154
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 04/09/2025It was fascinating to see how effectively the alcohol industry and its allies commandeered the narrative about these alcohol health studies. People were really treating the one that actually got commissioned first as if it were duplicative and suspect: www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 171
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 04/09/2025The saga of the Alcohol Intake & Health Study reveals a lot about how public health and science collide with politics and corporate interests in Washington, DC: www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 161
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows. www.vox.com/health/46008...vox.comExclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that. 15258128
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 10/05/2025icing my knees and feet after coaching two youth soccer games today, I have never felt closer to 40 060
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 14/03/2025We took on the eternal question: Is "moderate" drinking really that bad for you? www.vox.com/health/40368...vox.comIs “moderate” drinking really that bad for you?The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified. 160
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 05/03/2025the new Vox pod on AI is gonna be so good www.vox.com/future-perfe...vox.comThe AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?The battle over artificial intelligence is just beginning. 571
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 04/03/2025This is an important quote from Trump's outside health care czar: “I think you can be pretty expansive about what’s considered waste, fraud, and abuse." He's referring to the ACA's Medicaid expansion match: www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/m...statnews.comRepublicans’ new Medicaid arguments: They’re only cutting waste, fraud, and abuseA conservative group's study claims there's a high level of improper payments in Medicaid, amid efforts to cut spending. 083
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 02/03/2025yep I saw my mom and sisters (and even me and my friends) in that dynamic 010
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 02/03/2025So good. My mom is one of three sisters and my grandpa died in a similar way, so it really hit home. 100
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 02/03/2025top 10 movies of 2024 for Oscar Day: 1. The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2. Civil War 3. Red Rooms 4. Dune: Part II 5. Nickel Boys 6. Longlegs 7. Conclave 8. Anora 9. Flow 10. Rebel Ridge HM: The Substance, The Wild Robot, Hit Man, His Three Daughters, Nosferatu 151
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 26/02/2025today my sick kindergartener kept asking me “what’s wrong with your gavel until I realized he meant the wrinkles when I arch my eyebrows I am deceased now and tweeting from the afterlife 090
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Here's another sign-up link for Vox's new newsletter, GOOD NEWS: www.vox.com/pages/good-n...vox.comSign up for Good News | VoxVox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl... 030
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Hey, we're launching a new newsletter called GOOD NEWS, about, well, the good news that does not get enough attention. Sign it up here: www.vox.com/newslettersvox.comNewsletters | VoxFrom Today, Explained to the Vox Crossword, our newsletters bring you the best of the day right to your inbox. 2113
Reposted by Dylan ScottPaige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Texas health officials just confirmed the first death in the measles outbreak spreading at the TX-New Mexico border: That of an unvaccinated, school-aged child. @dylanlscott.bsky.social with the latest: www.vox.com/health/40113... @vox.comvox.comWhat RFK Jr. has said about the ongoing measles outbreakThe new Health and Human Services secretary is facing one of his first public health crises. Will he blow up the typical protocol? 56235
Dylan Scott @dylanlscott.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Vox's Future Perfect is accepting applications for its excellent fellowship program --> job-boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/job...job-boards.greenhouse.io2025 Future Perfect FellowsRemote (US Only) 073