Mun-Keat Looi
@munkeatlooi.bsky.social
International News & Features Editor @bmj.com
Journalism lecturer, @Imperial College London
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Killer nurse in Germany who murdered patients to reduce his workload is sentenced to life in prison www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Children of Gaza: WHO announces emergency health catch-up campaign for 44 000
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Children of Gaza: WHO announces emergency health catch-up campaign for 44 000
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Pitching Session on Discord
Informal lunchtime chat with a senior editor — test your pitches, ask questions, and build confidence in your science writing ideas.
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Join our informal pitching session on Discord to chat with @munkeatlooi.bsky.social senior editor and ABSW board member. It’s a relaxed space to ask questions, test out ideas, and get honest feedback on your pitches, even if you’re still shaping them.
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Join our informal pitching session on Discord to chat with @munkeatlooi.bsky.social senior editor and ABSW board member. It’s a relaxed space to ask questions, test out ideas, and get honest feedback on your pitches, even if you’re still shaping them.
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FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
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FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections
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Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections buff.ly/I6U8hvl
Meet the adult Lego fans transforming their homes for their hobby
A growing tribe of grown-ups are fitting custom shelves and lighting into rooms for their passion despite the often substantial cost
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Tired: articles on Lego rooms
Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
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Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
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Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
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Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
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FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors
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US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors buff.ly/V0O4Iai
Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers
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Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers buff.ly/SJnIcle
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RFK Jr urges world to follow US’s lead on mercury in vaccines buff.ly/4MTGES5
HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations
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HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations buff.ly/kTSBdSt
States reject Dr. Oz’s claims of Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants
Officials from Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington say CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz posted incorrect figures about their Medicaid spending on X.
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States reject Dr. Oz’s claims of Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
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From rainforest communities to inner city patients—the Brazilian doctors working to combat the climate crisis buff.ly/uatROWf
Attacks on healthcare facilities in #Gaza across 2024 (play gif).
“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
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“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
More: buff.ly/u02hKUp (free to access)
Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging
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Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging buff.ly/AUODK6V
From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes
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From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes buff.ly/FkqdEr3 Free to access
Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list
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Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list buff.ly/CgxvsIq
Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform
Fraudulent sites with no history promoted as trusted publishers to millions by Google.
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Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform - Press Gazette
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ChatGPT: More than a million users show signs of mental health distress and mania each week, internal data suggest buff.ly/6rWTiIE
Why even toy shops sell tourniquets in Ukraine
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Why even toy shops sell tourniquets in Ukraine buff.ly/Jncou1z
Tylenol autism lawsuit: Drug makers are sued by Texas attorney general
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Tylenol autism lawsuit: Drug makers are sued by Texas attorney general buff.ly/Ez7O6cb
"Fighting forces in Sudan seem to have a complete indifference to the law...The attacks on hospitals are either a combination of recklessness or are part of campaigns against civilian populations" buff.ly/qvaQrn2 (free to access)
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#Sudan
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Mpox: Rise in cases in Europe may pose risk to UK www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
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The U.S. Veterans Affairs agency is making it hard for male veterans with breast cancer to get care because of an executive order signed by President Trump that seeks to restore “biological truth” in government
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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Analysis: Last year's COVID vaccines protected well against severe illness
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Analysis: Last year's COVID vaccines protected well against severe illness www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ana...
Dallas doctor sued over transgender care surrenders license
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued last year, Dr. May Lau said she is moving to Oregon and doesn't need a Texas license anymore.
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Dallas pediatrician sued over providing hormone treatments to teens surrenders medical license www.texastribune.org/2025/10/24/p...