@lizszabo.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning health and science journalist. Investigative reporter at CIDRAP News. LizSzabo.30 on Signal. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/all-news
@wcvb5.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.social'We need your help': Smithsonian National Zoo Institute asks for help naming baby red panda | Click on the image to read the full story
@lizszabo.bsky.socialMy story on measles-related immune system includes two slightly more recent examples:
@jackiantonovich.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialThe smallpox thing can't happen today, but with decreasing herd immunity for various infectious diseases, it's not hard to imagine a person today falling into the cascade of bad events.
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialStudy finds ‘spillover effect’ of stewardship effort in pediatric urgent care
An initiative aimed at improving prescribing of first-line antibiotics for kids’ respiratory infections was associated with shorter antibiotic durations.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47b7Cb4
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialNew resources: Explore the latest respiratory virus immunization resources for the 2026–27 season, including guidance for clinicians and patients based on the Vaccine Integrity Project's independent evidence review & recommendations from leading medical societies. SpreadTheFacts.org.
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialStudy finds most high-risk patients don’t receive recommended flu treatment
Just 42% of high-risk flu patients seen at academic medical centers started oseltamivir (Tamiflu) treatment.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hU5Lw1
📷: Moriori / Wikipedia
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialMaternal RSV vaccine is effective, but few women opt for it, new data reveal
The international study also found that it prevents hospitalization for about 74% of infants.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4B37po2
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialKenyan officials: No new Ebola cases in past week
The country recorded its first Ebola case on October 5.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4jeyGgR
📷: USAID / Flickr cc
@cidrap.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialPennsylvania reports its 6th measles death, in a Franklin County resident
The 39-year-old woman had underlying health conditions, including a previous measles infection.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4zy3w9a
📷: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer
@alicemiranda.bsky.socialReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialSchrödinger’s abortion pill review: Speculation is running rampant as activists & lawmakers try to guess what's inside the black box that is the FDA review of mifepristone. Depending on who you ask, Trump admin is either stringing along abortion opponents or is plotting a post-midterms crackdown.
@lizszabo.bsky.socialAnd six deaths this year.
@propublica.orgReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialEmily Marris’ daughter got E. coli after drinking raw milk. So she texted the farmer, who said none of the tests showed “anything abnormal.” Marris later learned that the farmer hadn’t tested for E. coli; it seemed like she didn’t know how to.
@lizszabo.bsky.socialSeveral Republicans turn on Trump over diesel deal with Russia's Putin - USA TODAY
@lizszabo.bsky.socialPraying for him.
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialCurrently, there are only 337 known cases of Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome in the world.
One of them is Deepak Fernandes' daughter, Maya.
When Maya was 17, the two of them set out to find the others. https://bit.ly/4rVww7V
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialThe Trump administration is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part of the U.S. biomedical workforce.
It’s unclear how much evidence the administration has to support its visa fraud concerns. https://bit.ly/4dXOBws
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialTo blow the lid on Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield's fraudulent state contract, Chris Deacon traded a job she loved or legal feuds and isolation.
What came next radicalized her, and fueled her rise to become one of the most influential critics of America’s health care system. https://bit.ly/4AXmMOz
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialA new proposal in Congress aims to overhaul the No Surprises Act, currently used to resolve disputes between insurers and out-of-network providers.
But first, the bill needs to survive an onslaught of attacks from provider groups, for whom arbitration has been a gold mine. https://bit.ly/4hDRYeo
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialTwo short years after RFK Jr.'s debut as health secretary, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail, and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races.
What happened? https://bit.ly/4yg7BxI
@statnews.comReposted by @lizszabo.bsky.socialThe Trump administration's growing restriction of international students and scholars' entry into the U.S. is raising concerns about the future of the country's biomedical workforce.
“This is an incredible series of self-owns,” one immigration attorney said. https://bit.ly/4dXOBws
