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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/…


Lettuce entertain you…

They tried to silence her. They failed. The Liz Truss Show — December 5th. It’s time to fight for the West.



I can help here. You are welcome to give hep B only at birth to high risk as we do in UK and for all other babies start at eight weeks with the 6 in 1 jab. Oh, you don’t like multiple jabs either?

Peer nations do not give Hep B shots to infants on the first day of life when the mother is Hep B negative, via FDA official Tracy Beth Hoeg and @RWMaloneMD. Hoeg: "If we're talking about a universal recommendation and an extremely low risk situation for most babies ... and we…



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They tried to silence her. They failed. The Liz Truss Show — December 5th. It’s time to fight for the West.



This is how politicians should self correct. 👍

Sometimes I don’t get things right and I’m not afraid to say so. When @bbclaurak asked me a question about mental health ‘overdiagnosis’ my answer was poor - and our evidence base on mental health, autism and ADHD is, too. We’ll put this right 👇🏻 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…



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Sometimes I don’t get things right and I’m not afraid to say so. When @bbclaurak asked me a question about mental health ‘overdiagnosis’ my answer was poor - and our evidence base on mental health, autism and ADHD is, too. We’ll put this right 👇🏻 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


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A little personal news. On Jan 1, I will be joining @RollingStone as national investigative correspondent. Excited for this next chapter and proud of my @VanityFair stories from the last 5 years. Wanted to share 4 of my favorites: 👇🧵pmc.com/news/rolling-s… /1


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


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.

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