Much of what's known about the health risks of the wildlife trade comes from specific outbreaks, like mpox, ebola or covid.
A new look across mammals by
@colincarlson.bsky.social et al finds that if we trade a mammal, we're waaaay more likely to share its pathogens.
www.npr.org/2026/04/09/n...
The State Dept is deliberately withholding PEPFAR funds that Congress appropriated, CDC staffer says.
"That's a controlled demolition. The people who will pay the price are the more than 12 million people living with HIV who depend on these programs for their treatment."
www.npr.org/2026/04/04/n...
"Congress appropriated these funds. The money exists. The State Department is simply not transferring enough of it to CDC to keep these programs running... that's a controlled demolition."
How the administration is "choking off" PEPFAR, imperiling lives around the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/04/04/n...
U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable, wreaking havoc on people trying to do the work. n.pr/4cerH2q
"Congress appropriated these funds. The money exists. The State Department is simply not transferring enough of it to CDC to keep these programs running... that's a controlled demolition."
How the administration is "choking off" PEPFAR, imperiling lives around the globe.
www.npr.org/2026/04/04/n...
Every story has a quote left on the cutting room floor.
For this one, it's this:
Me: The U.S. has sequenced 1000 measles genomes from our outbreak.
Virologist @eddieholmes.bsky.social: "This is 2026! There shouldn't be 1000 measles genomes. That's disastrous."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
It is indeed WAY more expensive
Today, MSF is going public with something we've been fighting behind closed doors for months: Gilead will not sell us their new HIV drug, lenacapavir.
The sticking point isn't even price, they just refuse to sell.
Open letter linked + explainer 🧵1/
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/gilea...
"Countries heavily reliant on US aid see a 10.5% increase in maternal mortality following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration—about 44.7 additional deaths per 100 000 live births."
gh.bmj.com/content/11/3...
Astonishing that researchers were able to witness this event, and even more astonishing that @elizkolbert.bsky.social happened to be on the boat with them!
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Marc Andreessen Sergey Brin Safra Catz Michael Dell Jacob DeWitte Fred Ehrsam Larry Ellison David Friedberg Jensen Huang John Martinis Bob Mumgaard Lisa Su Mark Zuckerberg
Inbox: Trump is announcing the new PCAST membership. It is dominated by CEOs and includes only one academic scientist, John Martinis.
Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job. n.pr/3PPoNJy
BREAKING: @delauro.house.gov announces at a House Oversight hearing with NIH director Jay Bhattacharya that OMB approved the agency's apportionment last night.
That means the agency should have access to its appropriated funds — 42 days after its spending bill passed.
Absolutely astonishing. I don't think many people realize the extent to which the scientific enterprise in America has collapsed over the past 14 months.
As someone who covered science funding for the first half of his career, it's almost unfathomable this could happen.
In parts of rural Rwanda, nearly three out of four pediatric health clinic visits end with an antibiotic prescription.
A new digital tool cut that down to just 25%, without compromising patient outcomes. Could it help slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance?
www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...
In parts of rural Rwanda, nearly three out of four pediatric health clinic visits end with an antibiotic prescription.
A new digital tool cut that down to just 25%, without compromising patient outcomes. Could it help slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance?
www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...
My heart is with the Iranian people and the country that is my beautiful homeland 💚
All I see on my timeline is devastation, but this is what I think of when I think of Iran.
EXCLUSIVE: The strike that destroyed a school in Minab, Iran was larger than has been previously reported. A nearby clinic was also hit.
The evidence suggests a precision strike against an IRGC base that was adjacent to the school.
www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n...
I've been really struggling to write about space while living through the ICE occupation in Minneapolis this winter. I was shocked to find myself thinking, "Who cares about sending people to the moon?"
That feeling is more historically resonant than I thought. 🧪🔭
www.sciencenews.org/article/moon...
Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.
The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
The WHO-led flu vaccine meeting happening now is a big deal!
I wrote about why even though the US is (virtually) at the meeting, its exit from WHO is threatening the global influenza surveillance system while simultaneously diminishing US influence in shaping the shot.
www.npr.org/2026/02/26/n...
A special issue from the team at @biographic.bsky.social! What has happened in the year since the Trump administration's wide ranging cuts to global conservation initiatives? A lot. And when you dig into the history, it's not entirely surprising: www.biographic.com/conservation...
COOL JOB ALERT: NPR has an opening for a correspondent on its general assignment desk. An amazing opportunity for an ambitious journalist. DETAILS: https://loom.ly/kyvIRvs
BREAKING: The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump's "emergency" tariffs. The vote is 6–3. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
My last bit of Olympics coverage, making the case that cross country skiers are the best athletes, at least when it comes to one scientific metric.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV9n...
O'Neill, an investor in anti-aging technology who worked on HHS policy, would be the first non-scientist or engineer to lead NSF. His background will be a 'major concern' to the science and technology community, former NSF director Neal Lane told me.
@maxkozlov.bsky.social and I report:
Woody and Buzz launch the Butlerian jihad.
