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Natasha Loder 🦋🐝

@natashaloder

Health Editor, The Economist

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The new administration is demolishing the east and west wings of medical research. Find out more in my podcast documentary for The Weekend Intelligence with @SandraKanthal economist.com/podcasts/2025/…


Look what just arrived. A new book by @deb_cohen out January. Has the internet hijacked your health? Read her book.

natashaloder's tweet image. Look what just arrived.  A new book by @deb_cohen out January. Has the internet hijacked your health? Read her book.

I have too many tabs open in my brain


Interested in getting a multi-cancer blood test? This radio programme by @deb_cohen takes an honest look at the realities of what they can and cannot do. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


This is a really honest look at the realities of cancer blood testing. No matter what we hope they are, the reality of what they offer is somewhat different.

Hype or hope? Multi-cancer blood tests promise to spot dozens of cancers early- but does the evidence stack up? Today on @BBCFileOn4 I dig into one of medicine’s toughest topics: screening, & what this new tech might really mean for patients & the NHS bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…



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Hype or hope? Multi-cancer blood tests promise to spot dozens of cancers early- but does the evidence stack up? Today on @BBCFileOn4 I dig into one of medicine’s toughest topics: screening, & what this new tech might really mean for patients & the NHS bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


The third runway will be disastrous for parts of west london. At the moment there are periods of respite from the health-damaging effects of noise—which is far above what it needs to be. on.ft.com/49EcW9s UK ministers back Heathrow airport’s £49bn plan for third runway


A big blow.

$NVO oral semaglutide EVOKE studies in Alzheimer's fail. globenewswire.com/news-release/2…



This week on my Substack I write about what goes wrong when chatbots engage with people with poor mental health and how we should think about the problem. Please read it and share it if you like it. My newsletter Overmatter is completely free and always has been. Chatbots…


Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world - The Guardian apple.news/AuYqORVpBRDKw0…


Dear @drreddys this is how you make progesterone tablets 👇👇👇 OVAL 👇not round. Thank you to @Exeltis for knowing how a human oesophagus works.

natashaloder's tweet image. Dear @drreddys this is how you make progesterone tablets 👇👇👇 OVAL 👇not round. 

Thank you to @Exeltis for knowing how a human oesophagus works.

Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us. We value customer feedback and have noted your concern. Please call on the toll-free +44(0)1223728010 or write to [email protected] for further assistance. Regards, Team Dr. Reddy's



Took me FIVE tries to get @drreddys progesterone tablets down this evening. FIVE. They are like little choking machines. Never experienced anything this bad. Why? What is so difficult about making a tablet easy to swallow. It’s just lazy and careless.

Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us. We value customer feedback and have noted your concern. Please call on the toll-free +44(0)1223728010 or write to [email protected] for further assistance. Regards, Team Dr. Reddy's



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Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us. We value customer feedback and have noted your concern. Please call on the toll-free +44(0)1223728010 or write to [email protected] for further assistance. Regards, Team Dr. Reddy's


Absolutely DO use ChatGPT to draft emails if it has a higher EQ than you do. (Speaking from personal experience.)

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT use ChatGPT to draft emails to your co-workers or partners or bosses. It is obvious to everyone and it is a terrible practice.



I’d just like to give a shout out to @drreddys for making progesterone pill so large and perfectly spherical that I choke on it multiple times every single evening trying to get it down. JUST WHY? 🤬🤬🤬🤬


We can’t allow local authorities to be put in charge of whether children need to be home schooled. This option is an escape valve for kids when schools and LAs fail. share.google/Jaoj5P7wEjZYNK…


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Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners – including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. bit.ly/4oCwZtq

AAASKavli's tweet image. Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners – including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. bit.ly/4oCwZtq

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