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"I say to hospitals all the time, just because you didn't kill us or nearly kill us doesn't mean we had the experience that we deserve." - Kimberly Seals Allers At the #STATBreakthrough Summit health tech startup founder discuss how to combat Black maternal mortality. Irth

If you've been hitting STAT' new metered paywall and are mulling over subscribing, now is a good time to give us a try. Actually, it's always a good time to give us a try. marketing.statnews.com/spring-2024

I wrote about Black women with sickle cell disease being pressured into unwanted sterilizations, as recently as 2017 and 2022. How is that possible, when the law requires informed consent? A 🧵... statnews.com/2024/05/21/sic…

Gene therapy could eventually "cure" some kinds of congenital deafness. Some see that as a possible boon in a world designed for hearing people. Others see it as an attempt "to erase the deaf world". A deep piece from @broderick_timmy statnews.com/2024/05/28/gen…

I'm also moderating a session on #MedicareAdvantage that I'm really excited about, featuring Tricia Neuman, Cheryl Clark, and @amal_trivedi. Come for getting really riled up about health policy, stay for a v cute photo of Cheryl's cat Cannolis that u CAN.NOT. miss #HJ24

Woof: Four Tops singer’s lawsuit says he visited ER for chest pain, ended up in a straightjacket. Now he's alleging racial discrimination and false imprisonment. statnews.com/2024/06/11/ale…

Fascinating tale that started when early in her pregnancy, an engineering professor wanted to know how much caffeine was safe for her to consume. Deborah J. Balthazar reports that it led to placenta-on-a-chip. statnews.com/2024/06/13/pla… via STAT

BREAKING: Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills statnews.com/2024/06/13/sup… via STAT Sarah Owermohle

Can't really study placenta during pregnancy? A scientist made her own, on a chip: statnews.com/2024/06/13/pla… Brilliant by Deborah J. Balthazar

It is virtually impossible to study the function of a placenta during pregnancy. But placenta-on-a-chip is set to be a "game-changer" for pregnancy studies in the future. My latest for STAT statnews.com/2024/06/13/pla…

It's getting HOT (prayers for my hometown homies who endured Miami's hottest May ever!!) What happens in our hearts when it's scorching outside? Elizabeth Cooney with the explainer❤️‍🔥: statnews.com/2024/06/10/hea…

Excellent story by Alia Sajani, PhD! About finding ways to rebuild the medical research community’s tattered relationship with Black Americans in Baltimore. statnews.com/2024/06/19/fir…

Got to talk to Hank Green about • ...his balls? • coming to terms with being a public person w cancer • the ulcerative colitis medicine that may have given him lymphoma • and the jokes that got cut from his Dropout Presents comedy special STAT statnews.com/2024/06/22/han…

It's the best time of year: When I tweet "it's the best time of year" and link STAT's summer book/podcast recommendations! They come from top health officials all the way down to reporters. Bookmark, share, enjoy: statnews.com/2024/06/25/sum…

. Hank Green shares with Brittany Trang one of the many changes he wants to see in the U.S. #healthcare system.

Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Gretchen Whitmer have been named as potential replacements for Joe Biden. Here's where they stand on health care. trib.al/ZRtoqRJ

My final story as a Begley Fellow at STAT: I profile the Thoracic Organ Ex Vivo Perfusion Lab at MGH. Come for the "heart in a box" and stay for the potential of no longer needing an organ transplant waitlist. statnews.com/2024/07/22/mas…

Our 2025 class of fellows is MIT News official! 🗞️🦫 news.mit.edu/2024/knight-sc…

You probably know how much I like explaining things. Read this Q&A on the Association of Health Care Journalists blog on how I wrote my Placenta-on-a-chip story while a Begley fellow STAT !! healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/09/p…

Tough news: I’m impacted by layoffs at @STATNews. It’s an incredibly difficult time for journalism, but health reporting is so crucial & I encourage you to support STAT & other outlets when you can. On to the next thing — find me at [email protected] with ideas!