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Torie Bosch

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Opinion editor at STAT. Send your conversation-starting medicine/life sciences opinion pieces my way! www.statnews.com/first-opinion-subm…

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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 7h
I truly can’t comprehend STAT without Helen. She was fierce, kind, smart, and so generous with her time and knowledge. This is a devastating loss for STAT, for her family, for science journalism, for the public
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“On Friday, during the 25th anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Center, organizers will add a new moment of silence. It will honor those who died not on Sept. 11, 2001, but in the years that followed from illnesses linked to their exposure at ground zero.”
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I’m a thoracic surgeon in New York City. For many of my patients, Sept. 11 is still not over
“For thousands of families, the Sept. 11 attack did not end when the fires were extinguished. It simply changed form,” writes Raja Flores.
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STAT @statnews.com · 01/09/2026
"I’m a reproductive psychiatrist. The Lindsay Clancy trial will cause terrible damage to my field. Rather than prompting a renaissance in treating postpartum mental illness, the trial will make things worse." www.statnews.com/2026/09/01/l...
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I’m a reproductive psychiatrist. The Lindsay Clancy trial will cause terrible damage to my field
“The whole of my field has been flattened into a single lazy question: Did the health care system fail her?” writes Jennifer Okwerekwu.
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Penn LDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Every op-ed should pack a punch!" 🥊 Our popular online op-ed writing course returns Oct. 5th! In just 4 sessions, you'll learn how to turn your ideas into publishable op-eds, with expert guidance from Karl Stark, Matt Zencey, and @thekibosch.bsky.social! ➡️ Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/oped-class
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: A followup to our Commure investigation from yesterday: The company has terminated its programs that pay partners for referring its products. Read more @statnews.com from me and @caseyross.bsky.social: 🩺🖥️
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Commure terminates payments under its customer referral programs tied to AI products
Commure, which develops and sells AI products to clinics, has terminated a program that paid for referrals to new customers.
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Sarah Todd @sarah-todd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is such an affecting, upsetting essay -- by a physician whose suicidal husband could have been helped by an inpatient psychiatric facility, but whose insurance company denied him coverage and had him forcibly discharged www.statnews.com/2026/07/20/p...
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My husband’s suicide shows there’s something very wrong with the U.S. insurance industry
“My love for Randy and my professional experience were not enough to save him,” a physician writes about her husband’s suicide.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"A senator’s legislative advance directive could serve as a reminder of long-held values and priorities important to their historic legacy." www.statnews.com/2023/08/29/m...
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Every senator should fill out a legislative advance directive
Advance directives were born in the Senate. Now they can help preserve the dignity of its aging members.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Senators could write "legislative advance directives ... before the start of each term. In these directives, they would lay out the circumstances under which they would considering resigning," medical ethicist Joseph J. Finns wrote in a 2023 @statnews.com First Opinion.
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Paul Knoepfler @stemcells.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New human embryo editing advances require tough conversations on ethical boundaries + continuing 10-year rolling moratorium www.statnews.com/2026/06/24/e... My new column over @statnews.com #CRISPR
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New human embryo editing advances require tough conversations on ethical boundaries
Scientists can’t ignore the ethical complexities of new embryo editing advances.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This makes my life a little harder--perhaps 90% of the pieces I edit come to me with "healthcare," one word, and some writers push back--but in my heart I know it's the right decision!
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
STAT is sticking with "health care," two words, despite what the AP says: statnews.com/2026/06/09/h...
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Why STAT is sticking with ‘health care’ as two words
Is it “health care” or “healthcare”? STAT readers had strong feelings.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Dream job: @statnews.com is hiring a reporter focused on trust in science www.statnews.com/careers/stat...
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STAT, Reporter, Trust-in-Science
About STAT In November 2015, STAT was launched as a new national media brand focused on health, medicine, and life sciences. Since then, we have grown to
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
can’t think of a better time to subscribe to @statnews.com so their all star team of public health reporters can keep doing their thing
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The U.S. has a drinking problem, and it's "a generational failure of the medical and public health systems, of industry, and of government," @levfacher.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social write in the opening of The Deadliest Drug, a new @statnews.com series www.statnews.com/alcohol-epid...
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The Deadliest Drug
Alcohol kills more Americans each year than all other drugs combined. Why does the U.S. ignore its most harmful substance use crisis? Alcohol kills more
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
On the podcast, Dr. G and I also talked about Scrubs, cosmetic eye color-changing procedures (I'm still horrified by the Netflix documentary Caterpillar), medical influencers behaving badly, and more. Listen/watch here: www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/d...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken wants to make a stink
“They don’t want this kind of scrutiny”: Why Dr. Glaucomflecken is getting involved in protests over an Oregon hospital system’s emergency department.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
And in some pretty exceptional timing, my colleague @tarabannow.bsky.social reports that PeaceHealth has dropped its plan to replace the ER physicians. www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/p...
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Oregon hospitals won’t outsource to national physician chain after all
Faced with stiff local opposition and a possible loss in court, PeaceHealth drops plan to replace Eugene Emergency Physicians with staffing chain ApolloMD.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“There’s a lot people in hospital administration, in health insurance, in private equity, doing bad things for patients and for doctors. ... They don’t want people to know what’s happening. They want to keep it out of the news," Dr. Glaucomflecken said. www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/d...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken wants to make a stink
“They don’t want this kind of scrutiny”: Why Dr. Glaucomflecken is getting involved in protests over an Oregon hospital system’s emergency department.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This week, on the @statnews.com First Opinion Podcast, I talked to the one and only Dr. Glaucomflecken about his advocacy around PeaceHealth in Eugene, Oregon, which sought to replace community-based ER physicians. www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/d...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken wants to make a stink
“They don’t want this kind of scrutiny”: Why Dr. Glaucomflecken is getting involved in protests over an Oregon hospital system’s emergency department.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
What is the status of the Blue Zones 25 years after they were claimed? @shelleywood.bsky.social and I did an extensive look into this question, one of the forces behind the current longevity movement @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/a...
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Are blue zones real? Answering that question is harder than ever
"Blue zones" as a concept have strayed far and wide from their humble roots, write Shelley Wood and Eric Topol.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
My take: I started my career as a copy editor, so in my heart, health care will always be two words. But my life will be easier if it's one word. I change it to two words in a piece, the writer reverts it to one, I change it to two again and get cranky ...
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Help @statnews.com decide whether health care should be one word or two: statnews.com/2026/04/28/a...
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Healthcare or health care? Help STAT decide
Should STAT use “healthcare” or “health care”? We want to hear from you.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The @statnews.com First Opinion Podcast is back! This season, we're examining the intersection of culture and medicine, starting with a timely and provocative argument: Sports betting is creating a new public health crisis: www.statnews.com/2026/04/08/s...
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How sports betting is hooking some young men
Not everyone who uses sports betting apps will get in trouble — but with so many people taking part, even a small percentage represents a big problem.
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STAT @statnews.com · 07/04/2026
Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...
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A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career
Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The Future Tense Fiction team invited me back to weigh in on the super cool short story "The Pocket Box." Give it a read and then read my response! issues.org/futuretensef...
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The Pocket Box™ | Future Tense Fiction
Gunnar Anderson’s Future Tense Fiction explores what happens when a physics breakthrough gets commercialized as a mass consumer product.
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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
@statnews.com conducted a national survey of NIH-funded researchers and found that, a year after Trump's return, many scientists are reeling, with some closing labs entirely. ‘This is like the Titanic,' one respondent told me. For full details, see our special report www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...
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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’
A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Very cool: a new six-month fellowship from @theopennotebook.bsky.social and @retractionwatch.com for reporters and editors at local newsrooms to report stories of scientific integrity unfolding at research universities or institutions in their areas. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/02/26/a...
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Announcing the Retraction Watch Research Accountability Reporting Fellowship - The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook and Retraction Watch are thrilled to announce a new fellowship program funded by The Center for Scientific Integrity. This six-month program will equip up to six reporters and editor...
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Whaaat!! That’s an honor!
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Ahhhh congratulations! Can’t wait to read it!
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 09/02/2026
Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ID: A flier for the event reads, "The Sick Times: Free Webinar, The Long COVID Op-Ed. Help Break the Stigma. February 19th, 7-8:15pm ET. Learn how to pitch and share your story with tips from expert guests. Hosted by Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets. Below are the headshots of three guests, Torie Bosch, First Opinion Editor, STAT. Madeline Miller, Best-selling author. Funmi Okunola, MD, Co-founder Long COVID the Answers. A button at the bottom reads, "Comment "RSVP" for a registration link!"
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This week on the @statnews.com First Opinion Newsletter, I wrote about how my submission inbox is like a buffet and sometimes there's way more good food than I can eat: www.statnews.com/signup/first...
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Sign up for First Opinion — STAT
The smartest thinkers in life sciences on what's happening — and what's to come.
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Vishal Khetpal, MD, MSc @vishalkhetpal.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The federal dietary guidelines aren’t just about macronutrients. They’re also about whose food counts as “real”. I wrote about that tension here for @statnews.com. Thank you @thekibosch.bsky.social for publishing! www.statnews.com/2026/01/30/n...
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The food nationalism of the new dietary guidelines
The new food pyramid quietly reasserts what kinds of food count as real.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Putting out a periodic call: I really want to publish pieces about the veterinary pharmaceutical biz on STAT's opinion section. If you have ideas, reach out: first.opinion@statnews.com
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I recently ended up in a corner of TikTok about people addicted to a certain gas station drug. This video explained so much about what was happening there.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Last year, Foege wrote in First Opinion, "Despite this environment, those working in public health must continue to keep the objectives of their profession in mind: prevent premature death, reduce unnecessary suffering, and improve the quality of life for everyone." www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
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Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“I wish we could have spared him from seeing that": Bill Foege helped eradicate smallpox, inspired generations of public health leaders--and watched the rise of the anti-vaccination movement. @helenbranswell.bsky.social wrote a moving remembrance www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w...
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Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89
‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
A thing I actually have to say repeatedly, every night: no dancing in the bathtub.
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STAT @statnews.com · 05/01/2026
#Breaking: The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
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Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
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Jonathan Wosen @jonathanwosen.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
If you're a first-year biomedical Ph.D. student, I'd like to hear how your first few months of grad school have been going. I'm a science journalist at @statnews.com and got my Ph.D. in immunology before going into journalism. You can reach me at jonathan.wosen@statnews.com. #journorequest
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STAT @statnews.com · 22/12/2025
Adam Hayden, a patient advocate and the subject of an earlier profile in STAT, has died at age 43. www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/a...
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An advocate who offered a window on the experience of living with brain cancer dies at 43
Adam Hayden, a patient advocate and the subject of an earlier profile in STAT, has died at age 43.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My 12-year-old niece just texted me out of the blue to ask me about the Backstreet Boys fan fiction I wrote when I was 14-16. Naturally I now a) have to go lie down and b) strongly believe no one should have a phone until they are 25. Oh and c) my brother/her father continues to ruin my life
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Comms people, I'm begging you, skip the well-intentioned generic holiday e-cards. They just clog up my inbox.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Collins is an evangelical Christian, Siegel is Jewish, and I'm a half-Catholic, half-Jewish agnostic. It was a really fun, enlightening conversation for people of all faiths (or lack thereof).
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We talked about Siegel's new book, Collins' conversion, and, perhaps most importantly, about vaccine hesitancy and the reluctance among some communities of faith to see medicine as an instrument of God.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Science is like "glimpsing God's mind": On the last episode of this season of the First Opinion Podcast, I talked to former NIH Director Francis Collins and Fox News' Marc Siegel, author of the new book The Miracles Among Us, about faith, medicine, and science: www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/f...
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Francis Collins and Marc Siegel say medicine is a gift from God
“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Definitely not
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Never thought I'd say this, but: I miss work holiday parties.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
It's that time of year! Writers, I'm begging you: If the submission isn't super time-sensitive/news-related, consider holding it until the new year.
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Tatenda Zoe Makoni, MPH @tatezoe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Gilead’s trial participants outside the U.S. deserve more than to be studied. They deserve access to the drugs they helped make possible! In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾 #IDSky
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Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
Can an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right. In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
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Torie Bosch @thekibosch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
“Remarkable man, a genius, a true genius, a giant — and with flaws that we can’t understand": I spoke with Nancy Hopkins about James Watson, the friend who urged her to get a Ph.D. in the 60s--but took a very troubling turn in the last 20 years of his life: www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/j...
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James Watson’s lifelong friend and protégé on his complicated legacy
“I can’t make sense of it”: Nancy Hopkins remembers who James Watson was — and who he became.
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