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Jyoti Madhusoodanan

@smjyoti.bsky.social
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Science journalist, immigrant, mother. She/her. Words for Scientific American, Undark, Nature, Science, others. www.jyotimadhusoodanan.com

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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We are so used to the idea that antibiotics are there to protect us. But that protection is precarious and antibiotic resistance is a global problem. New @nature.com, @smjyoti.bsky.social explains how antibiotics developers are using #AI to design new weapons. 🦠🤖🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AI is taking on antibiotic resistance — here’s how
A suite of artificial-intelligence tools is helping to speed up the process of discovering new antibiotics.
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César de la Fuente @delafuentelab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thank you @smjyoti.bsky.social and @nature.com for featuring our work on peptide design. AMR is one of the defining scientific and medical challenges of our time. Excited to see AI-driven peptide discovery recognized as part of the broader effort to tackle AMR. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AI is taking on antibiotic resistance — here’s how
A suite of artificial-intelligence tools is helping to speed up the process of discovering new antibiotics.
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Association of Health Care Journalists @healthjournalism.org · 15/05/2026
🎉 We're ecstatic to welcome award-winning journalist @smjyoti.bsky.social to the team as AHCJ's first program manager! Her deep journalism experience will strengthen the support we provide our members and help us take our fellowship programs to the next level. healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/05...
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AHCJ invests in training opportunities by hiring its first program manager
Jyoti Madhusoodanan, an award-winning journalist with more than 13 years of experience, joins AHCJ as its first program manager.
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Jeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Check out our @nature.com collection for International Women's Day #IWD26! Featuring great work by @smjyoti.bsky.social @scattercushion.bsky.social @sarahemilywild.bsky.social @lindanordling.bsky.social &c, plus editorial direction by @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social www.nature.com/immersive/iw...
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International Women's Day 2026
Nature highlights developments in women’s health research and career guidance for women in science.
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Herb Brody @hbrody.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Most health and medical data are drawn from research on male bodies. That leaves a big research gap that impedes progress on improving treatments for women, writes @smjyoti.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Uncharted: Understanding women’s health across the body
Disaggregating data by sex is a powerful way to help develop better diagnostics and treatments for women — but researchers say it’s not used enough.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Happy International Women's Day! @nature.com put together a collection of recent women's health and women in science stories--by @smjyoti.bsky.social, @scattercushion.bsky.social, @lindanordling.bsky.social , @sarahemilywild.bsky.social, and myself --to commemorate.
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International Women's Day 2026
Nature highlights developments in women’s health research and career guidance for women in science.
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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
As the final @nature.com Changemakers in science Q&A, it's truly fitting to highlight the work of Robert Bullard @bullardcenter.bsky.social to put action behind environmental justice research in the most vulnerable communities. As told to @virginiagewin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities
Nicknamed the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard argues that researchers in the field have more reason than ever to back up their work with action.
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Laura Dattaro @ldattaro.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is such a fascinating and well-reported story.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I've wanted to write about Morgellons for more than a decade. But it took me a long while to trust my curiosity and realize that sometimes, what's new is where your questions lead the story. Big thanks to @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for edits on this one - undark.org/2026/02/24/m...
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Journo request: I'm working on a story on life after a cancer diagnosis -- late effects of treatment, working with a PCP on specific health needs, and so on. Looking to speak with people with direct experience and doctors who can share their experience learning to provide care/ make decisions.
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 22/01/2026
It's often taken for granted that ADHD is caused by a shortage of dopamine in the brain. But as @smjyoti.bsky.social found, it's much more complicated than that. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Untangling the connection between dopamine and ADHD
Dopamine signals have long been a target for ADHD treatments. Now, researchers are learning how the neurotransmitter influences the condition.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Journo request: Looking to speak with people who have/ had cancer and needed to navigate questions like "how do I time my flu shot with my cancer treatments" or struggled to find help for treatment side effects that persisted after cancer care ended.
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Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
illuminating piece on tight links between cardiovascular, pancreas (insulin/diabetes), and kidney diseases - really all 1 condition! by @smjyoti.bsky.social
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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🧪Source request: Are you a father in academia trying your best to be an equal partner in parenting? Do you want to tell me about why you think that is important? If so, please reach out! I'll only be able to speak to 1 source (it's a short piece), but tell me about your situation & it could be you!
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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New investigation: After Oregon invested $20m for drug addiction services, counties spent the funds on prosecutors, sheriffs, police gadgets + cars. I got records revealing how law enforcement used $ meant for treatment, as providers face major cuts + patients are stuck on waiting lists to get help
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Revealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets
As the state abandons decriminalization, treatment grants are going to sheriffs and district attorneys: ‘that might be two or three case managers’
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
For a Nature story: Looking to speak with researchers who have gotten (human) samples from biobanks for their work. If this is you or someone you know, please reach out!
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Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
SOURCE REQUEST 🚨 I'm working on a @niemanlab.org story about what’s come of media companies' 2020 DEI promises. How have newsrooms' DEI priorities changed over the last 5 years? What impact have DEI initiatives had on journalism/journalists? DM me here, on Signal, or email (hanaa@niemanlab.org).
Scan this QR code with your phone to chat with me on Signal.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.
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I quit Ozempic and embraced feeling healthy over striving for thinness
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.
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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 19/03/2025
BE IN COMMUNITY: Join us TODAY for a mental health check-in hosted by the NASW Freelance Committee at 1 pm Eastern. All members are invited. Join the March 19 Event: www.nasw.org/events/...
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Community Wellness Check-in
This NASW Virtual Community Wellness Check-in is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years." My kid is the one thing that keeps me going on the rough days. Children as a generation keep our species going. We are genetically, evolutionarily hardwired to care more about this number than anything else. "But the economy" is not an alternative.
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Association of Health Care Journalists @healthjournalism.org · 13/03/2025
🚨 NEW Fellowship Alert! 🚨 AHCJ’s Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship gives journalists the tools, training & expert access to cover this critical public health issue with depth & accuracy. Apply now! ⏳ Deadline: April 4 healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
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Felice Freyer @felicejfreyer.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Journalists! Check out this great new fellowship opportunity from @healthjournalism.org healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...
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Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship
If you're ready to uncover the complexities of firearm violence and bring critical stories to light, this reporting fellowship is for you.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
CBC hiring new correspondents in (takes deep breath): -Banff -Red Deer -Lethbridge -Medicine Hat -Fort McMurray -Lloydminster -Hinton/Jasper Plus a slew of other cities outside Alberta. Apply. cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca...
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Reporter - Editor (English Services) (On Site)
Position Title: Status of Employment: Permanent Position Language Requirement: Language Skills: Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Ca...
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
OF THE EMPIRE
We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We will be known as a culture that taught and rewarded the amassing of things, that spoke little if at all about the quality of life for people (other people), for dogs, for rivers. All the world, in our eyes, they will say, was a commodity. And they will say that this structure was held together politically, which it was, and they will say also that our politics was no more than an apparatus to accommodate the feelings of the heart, and that the heart, in those days, was small, and hard, and full of meanness.
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National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 06/03/2025
UPDATE: We remain committed to organizing a conference this year after #SciWri25 hosts withdraw. More than ever, providing an opportunity for the professional science writing community to convene, learn, and support each other is critical. READ MORE+HELP OUT: www.nasw.org/article...
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ScienceWriters2025 conference
An update for the science-writing community about a change regarding this year’s conference, [ScienceWriters2025](https://sciencewriters2025.org/).
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/03/2025
As reported, the entire staff of 538 was laid off this morning. This is a severe blow to political data journalism, and I feel for my colleagues. Readers note: As we were instructed not to publish any new content, all planned updates to polls data and averages are canceled indefinitely. Huge loss :(
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Over the past few years, my work has orbited one central question: What does it mean to live at the cutting edge of science, experiencing a disease researchers don't fully understand? This story, my latest for Undark, probably comes closest to describing what that's like: undark.org/2025/03/03/m...
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As Adults Age With MS, Should They Shed Their Meds?
The risks and benefits of immunosuppressive drugs for multiple sclerosis shift with age, but who should quit — and when?
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Handy advice!
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Doris Duke Foundation @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
How can decentralized clinical trials make research more inclusive? This @healthjournalism.org webinar, moderated by Doris Duke Civic Science Fellow @smjyoti.bsky.social, explores how bringing studies into communities can improve representation and research quality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOcu...
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Decentralized: Navigating the future of inclusive clinical trials | AHCJ Webinar
YouTube video by HealthJournalism
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The National Association of Science Writers is strongly committed to the free exchange of scientific information, diversity in science and science communication, and combating propaganda. Here are encouragement & resources & a call for ideas from @sciencewriters.org: 🧪 www.nasw.org/article/our-...
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Our collective commitment
NASW was founded more than 90 years ago with a mission to “fight for the free flow of science news.” That mission is imperative, yet threatened by recent challenges to the First Amendment and the free...
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
@charlesgaba.com is a hero and downloaded CDC’s entire website. A small group of us has come together to preserve this critical resource and make it accessible to the scientific community. More to come. These data are public and they are ours. Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.
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Marla Broadfoot @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great tip sheet by two of the best in the biz, @smjyoti.bsky.social @klburke.bsky.social
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4 angles to consider when covering the far-reaching effects of the NIH pause
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has experienced unprecedented restrictions on their operations in Trump's first week.
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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 14/01/2025
As the LA wildfires continue to spread, we wanted to share additional resources that may be helpful during this challenging time. the Authors League Fund, our sister organization, provides emergency financial assistance to struggling writers. authorsguild.org/news/emergen...
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Emergency Aid for Creators Affected by the Los Angeles Fires - The Authors Guild
As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to impact our community, we wanted to share additional resources that may be helpful during this challenging time. We want to remind you that the Authors League F...
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan @smjyoti.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Next week, I'm moderating a webinar on digital privacy and security for journalists for @sciencewriters.org and @healthjournalism.org - it'll be packed with resources and advice from amazing speakers, and registration is free. healthjournalism.org/event/be-car...
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Be careful out there: A digital safety primer for journalists
Join AHCJ and the National Association of Science Writers for a webinar on best practices and resources for digital safety for journalists.
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Emily Rauscher @astronemly.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Throughout my career I’ve collected a nice set of Strong Opinions about relatively unimportant things. Here’s one: Don’t end your talk with a slide that just says “Thanks!” or “Questions?” The slide that remains up during audience questions should be a summary of your main points
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Natasha Vizcarra @natashavizcarra.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Climate reporting fellowship alert!
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
A deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today. Use code UCPNEW to take 30% off, from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. 🧪
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The Craft of Science Writing
A deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today.   Science writing has never been so critic...
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Daniel Keywan Hollister @dkh.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Let's make this clear: My mom's test results for nearly two years indicated possible cancer, but neither she nor her doctors knew this because of a private agreement between her insurer and pathologists to occasionally lie about abnormal or ambiguous test results and falsely report them as normal.
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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
🧪Re-upping this request. I know there must be some really cool examples out there, but I need to find the people! Please RT and ask around.
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Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
You must read @sabs.bsky.social's latest story on @laurahelmuth.bsky.social resigning from @sciam.bsky.social. On the necessity of moral clarity in science as anti-science agendas calcify politically (peep the choice quote below) defector.com/do-not-accep...
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Do Not Accept An Unscientific American | Defector
Laura Helmuth was named editor-in-chief of Scientific American in March 2020, shortly before the magazine was set to celebrate its 175th year in print. Helmuth, who had previously directed health and ...
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Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"calling science apolitical is a political statement that, given just months before an administration of climate deniers, anti-vaxers, and assorted catch-all bigots take office, whose political agenda depends upon a rejection of science, is also a cynically savvy one."
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This was one of the best times of my career. Amazing colleagues, fantastic support. My book exists because of this fellowship! www.harpercollins.com/products/pes... And also like, going back to college but ONLY THE GOOD PARTS?!
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Pests
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, ...
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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Dr. Jenny Morber @jrmorber.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Do you know about STATS check? A service from the American Statistical Association, a team of volunteer statisticians work with journalists to understand and correctly communicate statistics, on deadline. It's a hugely valuable resource for journalists. senseaboutscienceusa.org/stats-check/
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STATS check - Sense About Science USA
Free service to help journalists with understanding data and statistics run in collaboration with the American Statistical Association
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Better Allies @betterallies.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
When the US Consumer Product Safety Commission noticed a lack of stock photos of Americans with disabilities using common home safety products, they created a collection for us all to use. Access it for free petapixel.com/2023/05/23/u... #Inclusion #Allyship #RepresentationMatters
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US Agency Releases Free Stock Photos of People With Disabilities
Helping to fill a notable gap in stock photography.
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