Simar Bajaj (@simarsbajaj) 's Twitter Profile
Simar Bajaj

@simarsbajaj

@MarshallScholar Oxford, Incoming @NYTimes Fellow | Harvard '24, Stanford MD '30 | @ForbesUnder30, @AAASKavli, @SciCommAwards top early-career journalist

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Kavya Shah (@kavyamshah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to share new work with Akila V Muthukumar, @anthzhong, & Dr. Gaurab Basu Harvard C-CHANGE, out now in JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine! Raises questions about the alignment between policy goals and political contributions Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

luis seija, md (he/they) (@leseija) 's Twitter Profile Photo

appreciative of the opportunity to be interviewed & included in this incredibly important Scientific American piece by Simar Bajaj on the health risks of alcohol & practical guidance for drinking safely. read here: scientificamerican.com/article/the-he… cc: Penn Medicine Penn LDI MSHP @ Penn NCSP at Penn

Bob Herman (@bobjherman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really thorough profile of Dr. Oz by Tara Bannow. The man who may lead Medicare and Medicaid was a heart transplant surgeon, co-authored a seminal article on LVADs, is in a legal dispute with his sister, and made a bundle hawking products on his TV show. statnews.com/2025/02/04/dr-…

Really thorough profile of Dr. Oz by <a href="/TaraBannow/">Tara Bannow</a>. The man who may lead Medicare and Medicaid was a heart transplant surgeon, co-authored a seminal article on LVADs, is in a legal dispute with his sister, and made a bundle hawking products on his TV show. statnews.com/2025/02/04/dr-…
Hana Kiros (@hanamkiros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One group I spoke to got orders from the US government to close a clinic for severely malnourished children. If the clinic closes, the children will die in 2-6 hours. Me on USAID's destruction (this time with a gift link) theatlantic.com/health/archive…

AAAS Kavli Awards (@aaaskavli) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The ceremony honoring the 2024 winners of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards took place last month in conjunction with the 2025 #AAASmtg. Watch a recording of the ceremony, with the introduction of the winners and their acceptance remarks. bit.ly/43KQFU9

The ceremony honoring the 2024 winners of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards took place last month in conjunction with the 2025 #AAASmtg. Watch a recording of the ceremony, with the introduction of the winners and their acceptance remarks. bit.ly/43KQFU9
Simar Bajaj (@simarsbajaj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some personal news, as they say! Thrilled to announce that I'll be joining The New York Times, covering health and wellness over the upcoming year! Please, please send me your NYC recommendations nytco.com/careers/newsro…

Adam Feuerstein ✡️ (@adamfeuerstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

STAT boss Rick Berke grilling my colleagues Lizzy Lawrence Sarah Owermohle Jonathan Wosen, Ph.D. and Isa Cueto on what it’s like reporting on DC and science in these turbulent times. Huge respect and admiration for their tireless work these days. #STATBreakthrough

STAT boss <a href="/rickberke/">Rick Berke</a> grilling my colleagues <a href="/LizzyLaw_/">Lizzy Lawrence</a> <a href="/owermohle/">Sarah Owermohle</a> <a href="/JonathanWosen/">Jonathan Wosen, Ph.D.</a> and <a href="/isabellacueto/">Isa Cueto</a> on what it’s like reporting on DC and science in these turbulent times. 

Huge respect and admiration for their tireless work these days. #STATBreakthrough
Smithsonian Magazine (@smithsonianmag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over a third of endometriosis patients are misdiagnosed with mental health conditions, which helps delay the actual diagnosis by over four years on average in the United States. bit.ly/4hLEdae

Rachel (@hortonrachel_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the absence of clear diagnosis, treatment, or medical guidance, patients resort to blaming themselves. It's miserable. #mecfs #longcovid Great article by Shreyas Teegala and Simar Bajaj

Simar Bajaj (@simarsbajaj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to share that I was named one of this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 — in the science and healthcare category! So humbled by this recognition and grateful to all my mentors/collaborators forbes.com/profile/simar-… Forbes Under 30 #ForbesUnder30

Thrilled to share that I was named one of this year's <a href="/Forbes/">Forbes</a> 30 Under 30 — in the science and healthcare category! So humbled by this recognition and grateful to all my mentors/collaborators

forbes.com/profile/simar-…

<a href="/ForbesUnder30/">Forbes Under 30</a> #ForbesUnder30
Ben Rein, PhD (@dr_benrein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HUGE NEWS... I WROTE A BOOK!!! 🎉📖 I can’t believe I finally get to share this with you. I poured everything I had into this project, and I’m so proud of how it turned out. It’s out October 14th, and available for pre-order now. But, what’s it all about?👇

Brendan Maher (@bmaher) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despite some setbacks, the world WAS doing pretty well against HIV/AIDS, and by some accounts it was on track to rein in the epidemic by 2030. Then came Trump.

Despite some setbacks, the world WAS doing pretty well against HIV/AIDS,  and by some accounts it was on track to rein in the epidemic by 2030.  Then came Trump.
SciComm Excellence (@scicommawards) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2024 award winner Miguel Ángel Dobrich is a journalist, educator, and entrepreneur based in Uruguay. His stories use multimedia techniques and visualization tools to illustrate the impacts of climate change at a personal, local level. Learn more: nationalacademies.org/awards/excelle… #scicomm

ABSW (@absw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👀News Analysis of the Year Award #ABSWawards 📣Meet the #finalists 🎉🎉🎉 👉 Simar Bajaj The Guardian 🔗 zurl.co/iLG4g 👉 Slavea Chankova The Economist 🔗zurl.co/x0V1x 👉 Jessica Hamzelou MIT Technology Review 🔗zurl.co/n9JTI zurl.co/gWdMb

👀News Analysis of the Year Award 
#ABSWawards 📣Meet the #finalists 🎉🎉🎉

👉 <a href="/SimarSBajaj/">Simar Bajaj</a> <a href="/guardian/">The Guardian</a>   
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👉 Slavea Chankova <a href="/TheEconomist/">The Economist</a>  
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👉 <a href="/JessHamzelou/">Jessica Hamzelou</a> <a href="/techreview/">MIT Technology Review</a> 
🔗zurl.co/n9JTI

zurl.co/gWdMb
Jason Ukman (@jasonukman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Following the slashing of U.S. funding for global HIV/AIDS programs, Simar Bajaj set out to learn how developing countries might adapt. "We are on our own," one advocate in Kenya told him. statnews.com/2025/06/03/hiv…

Jeff Yang MD FACS (@chifujeffyang) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please read and share this beautifully written piece by Simar Bajaj (Simar Bajaj) about LUCAS & mobile #lungcancerscreening in the New York Times. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/hea…

Please read and share this beautifully written piece by Simar Bajaj (<a href="/SimarSBajaj/">Simar Bajaj</a>) about LUCAS &amp; mobile #lungcancerscreening in the New York Times.  

nytimes.com/2025/07/08/hea…