Another cool, important story by ⁦Kasha Patel⁩: LED lights are meant to save energy. They’re creating glaring problems - Washington Post washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Beautiful story by Jason Mast …

Good news for health care transparency and for those interested in nursing home quality. CMSGov posted data on performance by nursing home ownership group: cms.gov/files/document…

Q: Give me a nice analogy.
A: The Earth is a ship on a cosmic sea. Every once in a while, we’re hit by a wave, and we know something went by. But now, for the first time, we can start to see the choppiness of the entire ocean, and we’re learning what else lives in our sea.
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The news is out! The NANOGrav PFC pulsar timing array collaboration has detected a background of cosmic gravitational waves rippling through our Universe! Let’s talk about it!
(Full press conference tomorrow, nanograv.org/news/2023Annou…)
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Beyond flu shots: Seniors can access more vaccines than ever. But will they take them? by Karen Weintraub Adrianna Rodriguez usatoday.com/story/news/hea… via @usatodayhealth NeglectedNoMore #vaccination #COVID19 #influenza #RSV

Florida reports 2 locally acquired malaria cases

Officials confirm that the cases are caused by the Plasmodium vivax #malaria parasite, which is not as fatal as other malaria species

cidrap.umn.edu/malaria/florid…

I get why people are fascinated by being trapped under the sea, as am I, but our priorities are definitely skewed...

Taking testosterone doesn't increase the risk of heart disease. But researchers are still wary. USA TODAY health reporter Karen Weintraub explains with 5 Things podcast host @atltwil: omny.fm/shows/usa-toda…

Can taurine slow down aging? USA TODAY health reporter Karen Weintraub and 5 Things podcast host @atltwil look at new research: omny.fm/shows/usa-toda…

Stopping routine hospital admission Covid testing
was associated with significant increases in hospital-onset #SARSCoV2 infections
JAMA Internal Medicine
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Newborn sequencing is here and diagnoses major risk of genetic disease as Karen Weintraub lucidly reports.
We owe it to the children and their families to match such diagnostics with making genomic therapies broadly and equitably available.
#HealthJustice
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…

Fun topic, well written by ⁦Kate Armanini:⁩ A symphony of typewriters? These machines are the offbeat instrument of choice for the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. - bostonglobe.com/2023/06/01/art…

Well worth the time/$ if you’re in town…

.Karen Weintraub of USA TODAY tells Gordon Deal why doctors and patients are worried about a short supply of cancer drugs
thismorningwithgordondeal.com/n/vnqlfy #AmericasFirstNews

A new research effort takes aim at 8 rare diseases. It could revolutionize many more. usatoday.com/story/news/hea… via Karen Weintraub

(Re)live history along The Innovation Trail: youtu.be/4dugA5TDvXI via YouTube

'With the increased demands on staff during the pandemic, compounded by burnout, staffing and supply shortages and high turnover, patient safety slipped as a priority'

More about our latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade via Karen Weintraub/USA TODAY ⬇️ bit.ly/44wNopG

The parents of the first child to receive a full dose of an experimental gene therapy for #Sandhoff disease at UMass Chan Medical School two years ago told USA TODAY they hope Alissa's short life will help others live: bit.ly/3N9w0kz #GeneTherapy #RareDisease Karen Weintraub