Genesis II sold bleach as a cure to tens of thousands of scared, frustrated people just looking for answers to their medical woes. For some, this "cure" proved deadly.
Deadly Cure, a new podcast out TODAY hosted by me, is all about their rise and fall
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United is up there among the worst airlines but this is the best economy seat I’ve ever had
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Anyone ever flown with a DNA test saliva collection kit? Is this safe in your carry on?
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Bloomberg is hiring an AI ethics and policy reporter!! What a time for this job! Seriously interesting opportunity here:
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This stat is crazy to me: Less than 80% of Americans believe childhood vaccines are important, compared to 93% before the pandemic.
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Just like viruses spill over from one species to another, Covid vaccine hesitancy is spilling over to other vaccines. And as you might imagine, that is *not* good.
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Ever since Covid, more parents are opting out of vaccinating their kids. And with school mandates under fire across the country, soon that could be even easier to do.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via @business
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Thanos ready for his NYTimes rehabilitation profile like
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Scoop: Mammoth, the Doudna-founded CRISPR startup valued at $1 billion, is backing off diagnostics research after laying off 35 people on its testing team in March
Therapeutics now the top focus, in a big shift from its 2018 launch:
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confession: even though I have spent a lot of my career writing about pseudoscience, I still struggle to spell it
mRNA could reinvent vaccines. The flu is next.
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The flu shots most of us get aren't that great. mRNA, the technology behind the main Covid-19 vaccines, could finally change that.
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One day, flu season might actually suck less
everyone's talking about Flounder's new Ozempic look but real talk... did insurance cover it?
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At the vet listening to a woman breakdown because she can’t afford dental for her cat that can’t eat. Just feels like there should be a better way to deal with animal health than this.
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"When I asked Bard why I’ve been feeling fatigued, it provided a list of possible answers and cited a website about the temperaments of tiny Shih Tzu dogs."
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100% do not believe this
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Owner-pet relationship, stress, & loneliness dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa by @LocksMess et al. via @statnews
"Pet ownership did not alleviate stress, social loneliness resulting from a lack of friendships or workplace relationships, or emotional loneliness..."
Really? #Meow?
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Those weight loss drugs you've seen on TV and TikTok? They have a cost problem. Insurance won't pay, and a battle is looming over a key question:
Sure, these drugs can help you slim down — but do they actually make you healthier? trib.al/TkYQ3ZQ
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At the start of the year, Pill Club sent me like eight doses of Plan B which I did not need or order. I wondered if this was kind of shady ...
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Lotta focus on the fact that he's a Kennedy! Here's what some other Kennedys said about his vaccine views in 2019:
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Have you done IVF or egg freezing?
I want to hear about your experience for an upcoming season of the Prognosis podcast. What was it like? How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Send a 30-second voice memo on your experience to: AskPrognosis@bloomberg.net.
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Have you done IVF or egg freezing?
I want to hear about your experience for an upcoming season of the Prognosis podcast. What was it like? How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Send a 30-second voice memo on your experience to: AskPrognosis@bloomberg.net.
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My favorite weather word, which is extremely appropriate for NYC rn, is mizzling. One of several words for rain in Cumbria, it’s (you guessed it) somewhere between a mist and a drizzle.
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Hey space nerds: if you're excited for today's Starship launch, has all the necessary deets. (Including whether the rocket is technically going to space today, a fun detail I learned from her)
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I really enjoyed this rabbit hole on brassica genetics
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What do cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens & kohlrabi have in common?
If you said "they're the same species of plant, selected for different qualities", you're correct!
Let's talk about the chameleon of the vegetable world, the #Brassica!
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Health misinformation is lowering U.S. life expectancy, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf says cnb.cx/402KQfk by
Misinformation: "...I think it’s impacting our health in very detrimental ways."
#ScienceUpFirst!
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Luigi Cornaro wrote the first diet book ever. Probably.
delves into his history and his obsession with his health trib.al/p3QOaTJ
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Reason no 1,767,891 to 💖 NY: The subway conductor just sang “Happy Thursday to you” to the tune of Happy Birthday
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