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Reed Abelson

@reedabelson.bsky.social
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Health care reporter for NYTimes — following money and misdeeds in medicine. Very fond of dogs, old movies and mysteries. Give me a shout at abelson@nytimes.com.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
scoop: Reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have been barred from next week's G20 meeting in Asheville, N.C. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...
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Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting (Gift Article)
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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Natasha Singer @natashanyt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I've covered school tech for the @nytimes.com for a decade. And I'm still fascinated by how Big Tech makes products like Chromebooks and A.I. chatbots seem urgent in schools. Our story today brings you inside that powerful industry playbook for influencing schools. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...
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How Big Tech Captured American Schools (Gift Article)
Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
All this talk about the early, terrifying days of Covid .. and I couldn't help but look back at a project I worked on at the time. We memorialized the lives of people who ran into the burning building. Time well spent and worth a moment of yours: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Lost on the frontline: US healthcare workers who died fighting Covid-19
More than 3,500 Americans in the healthcare system have died fighting Covid-19. We count them and investigate why
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEW: The ad campaign was jarring. People who smoked for decades warned others as they were dying of cancer or lung disease. After 14 years, it went dark in September. Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW plummeted. A look at tobacco policy under Trump: 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
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Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
SCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me: Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom. Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
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How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Should insurers start lending their customers money so they can cover the plans’ high deductibles? It’s one idea being floated by the Trump administration. Here’s my story: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/b...
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Can’t Pay Medical Bills? Trump Officials Suggest Getting a Loan.
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/b...
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Medical Care Delays for Approval Persist, Despite Insurers’ Promises
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 01/05/2026
Many Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits. Via @reedabelson.bsky.social and @sangerkatz.bsky.social (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
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Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 21/03/2026
Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up. Via @reedabelson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/h...
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How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 20/03/2026
I talked with @reedabelson.bsky.social for this important story about some states taking steps to mitigate the expired federal tax credits: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/h...
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How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/h...
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A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Amitabh is a coauthor on arguably the best paper on high-deductible health insurance that we have (link to thread from a few months ago to follow)
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
My latest: New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
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KFF @kff.org · 27/01/2026
Per enrollee spending by private insurers almost doubled from 2008 to 2024 — much faster than both Medicare and Medicaid spending growth per enrollee (59.5% and 51.6%, respectively.) More in our chart collection: on.kff.org/4r7rQKA
Line graph titled "Per Enrollee Spending by Private Insurance Has Generally Grown Faster Than Medicare and Medicaid Spending" showing the cumulative percent growth in per enrollee spending from 2008 to 2024 for private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. The data indicate that spending growth on private insurance is higher compared to Medicare and Medicaid over the period. The source of the data is KFF analysis of National Health Expenditure data, and the graph is from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
SCOOP: Nursing home companies donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept. Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect. His administration revoked the rule a few months later.
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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Perhaps more importantly, grocery prices are up 30% since the start of the pandemic. That cumulative inflation is a big part of why things feel so expensive. #NumbersDay
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
House Votes to Restore Health Subsidies, Raising Hopes of a Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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House Votes to Restore Health Subsidies, Raising Hopes of a Deal
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
BREAKING: Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions to the slate of vaccines recommended for American children, reducing the number of diseases prevented by routine shots to 11 from 17. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
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Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I can’t believe I used the wrong link! Here’s the story www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/h...
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With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I interviewed people who are affected by the loss of enhanced subsidies for 2026. Many are faced with tough decisions about what to do. Here’s the story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
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Opinion | This Question Can Change Your Life
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years. @reedabelson.bsky.social son explains why. Obamacare subsidies expire in 3 weeks. The clock is ticking on Capitol Hill. Congress may push the issue off until next year. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/h...
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Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 17/10/2025
Next year's A.C.A. health prices are now available in about a dozen states, giving Americans their first look at the sharp increases many will pay for coverage if Congress does not extend subsidies. Via @reedabelson.bsky.social and @sangerkatz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
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Teddy Rosenbluth @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The A.I. companies they contract to review pre-authorizations will have a strong incentive to deny care. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections. My story with @reedabelson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/08/2025
As Aatish Taseer and his husband built a life together in New York, their anchor was Zinc, an 85-pound shepherd-lab mix. The last lesson he taught them was about loss and renewal. 🔗 Read more: on.wsj.com/4mGA766
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
A look at the broad challenges facing UnitedHealth — and the U.S. health system www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/h...
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UnitedHealth Grew to Be a Leviathan. Then Came the Backlash.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Children with complex medical needs and their families were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying senators against Medicaid cuts. From Megan Mineiro and @sangerkatz.bsky.social:
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‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My latest: Kennedy said he has to go to Antigua to get stem cells for his vocal condition. He'd like such treatments to come to the U.S., despite the scams and bad outcomes they might bring. (why? he basically says pharma is just as bad) GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...
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Kennedy Says ‘Charlatans’ Are No Reason to Block Unproven Stem Cell Treatments
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 05/06/2025
“In many ways, it’s sort of repeal by paper cut." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
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Millions Would Lose Their Obamacare Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
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Margot Sanger-Katz @sangerkatz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Here's a complete list of *everything* in the GOP megabill, thanks to heroic efforts from @aliciaparlap.bsky.social @emmbadger.bsky.social and Josh Katz. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A Complete List of Everything in the Republican Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
We highlighted the substantive changes made by House Republicans to secure the support of several holdout members.
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Margot Sanger-Katz @sangerkatz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The Medicaid work requirement in the House bill is a lot stricter than work requirements in previous legislation. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... with Sarah Kliff
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Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They Have Ever Put Forward
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/04/2025
Valerie, the miniature dachshund, disappeared in 2023, slipping out of her pen and into the bush on Australia’s Kangaroo Island. For the next 529 days, she eluded capture. Now, she is “safe and sound” and is being re-acclimated to domestic life in preparation for a reunion with her owners.
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After 529 Days, Valerie the Dachshund Has Been Rescued
She survived more than a year in the Australian wilderness. But reuniting her with her owners will take a little more time.
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
A tiny agency that supports programs like Meals on Wheels and Centers for Independent Living is being dismantled by the Trump administration— and concerns are increasing over the future funding of these initiatives. Here’s my story www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/h...
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Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels (Gift Article)
A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 22/04/2025
A bankruptcy judge in Dallas on Tuesday approved the closures of Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland and Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park.
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Bankruptcy judge approves the closure of Delaware County’s Crozer hospitals
The layoff of 2,651 Crozer employees is expected to start Friday, as Delaware County’s largest health system closes quickly amid the bankruptcy of its for-profit owner, Prospect Medical Holdings.
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Jessica Silver-Greenberg @jsgatnyt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Even as President Trump— with Musk and DOGE— says he’s rooting out fraud, he’s backing a skin substitute, basically an expensive bandaid, that is costing Medicare billions of dollars. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/h... A must read by @bykatiethomas.bsky.social @sarahkliff
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Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut (Gift Article)
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.
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Julie Rovner @julierovner.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
...when public health works it's invisible...
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A recession with job losses, combined with Medicaid cuts, combined with an end to enhanced ACA premium aid, would be quite a triple whammy for health coverage.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
HHS doctors, scientists and tobacco control staff, rare disease experts, cancer drug wizards -- all fired today or leaving in recent weeks. Yet. 🚨 At HHS, staff make up less than one percent of the overall agency budget. 🚨 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
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Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending (Gift Article)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ho...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
One way to get rid of senior health officials: reassign them to the Indian Health Service territories, like Alaska. This is how the Trump administration is forcing out top leaders at NIH, CDC, FDA and other health agencies. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kenn...
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas. #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
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Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
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Aaron Albright @aaronalbright.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Have any of these people read a single story from the healthcare.gov days? “How hard is it to build a website?” some idiots asked.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Yesterday: $12 billion in public health spending to states cut: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h... Today: 10,000 HHS Staff from CDC, FDA etc to be cut: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u... We'll be documenting what it means at @nytimes.com. Don't be strangers. My Signal is 916.202.0886. Be well.
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Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Amid 20,000 HHS jobs lost, here's one new hire: A fixture of the anti-vaccine movement, brought in to study the link b/t vaccines and autism. Mr. Kennedy has been citing him since '05. w @sherylnyt.bsky.social & Emily Baumgartner GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics. nyti.ms/43Xz77q
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H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 25/03/2025
As the Texas measles outbreak continues, doctors there are treating some children given so much vitamin A that they have signs of liver damage. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Social Security, Buffeted by Turmoil, Awaits a New Leader (Gift Article)
The billionaire Elon Musk has become fixated on finding fraud inside the agency, which provides retirement, survivor and disability payments to 73 million Americans each month.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“The violence had rhythm, like a theater of fear.” Hard to imagine a more compelling piece of journalism than this eyewitness account of the Venezuelans thrust into a Salvadoran hellhole prison. And bravo to photojournalist Philip Holsinger/TIME Magazine. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
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Martin Gaynor @martingaynor.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Aside from the illegal, naked power grab, with only 2 commissioners the FTC doesn’t have a quorum and the agency can’t take action.
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Reed Abelson @reedabelson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Lovely story www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/n...
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For Tina Louise, Escape, Finally, From ‘Gilligan’s Island’
Ms. Louise would prefer to not to talk about Ginger, her breathy sitcom character from the 1960s. Luckily, to the children she tutors, she’s just Ms. Tina.
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