Liz Scherer
@lizs1.bsky.social
Independent Health Journalist, NYer in the DMV. I write on ID, cannnabinoids/psychedelics, women's health, health equity for professionals/consumers in the EU, Canada, and U.S. Medscape Global, The Body, EveryDay Health. Rebel. Bourbon. Words. Water=Zen.
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It’s rare for networks to drop a show in response to political pressure, but with the suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” critics warn that networks are letting the pressure shape what reaches the air, despite protected speech. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Free speech worries mount as ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel’s show - Poynter
After Colbert’s cancellation and now Kimmel’s suspension, critics warn that networks are bowing to political pressure on speech
www.poynter.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It’s rare for networks to drop a show in response to political pressure, but with the suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” critics warn that networks are letting the pressure shape what reaches the air, despite protected speech. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
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This paper really surprised me:
Obesity may come in 11 distinct types, each with its own cause. Not one type, or two, or even 5, but 11!
🧪 #health #obesity #science
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
Obesity may come in 11 distinct types, each with its own cause. Not one type, or two, or even 5, but 11!
🧪 #health #obesity #science
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause
Obesity could exist in many forms, which may benefit from different treatments and prevention strategies
www.newscientist.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This paper really surprised me:
Obesity may come in 11 distinct types, each with its own cause. Not one type, or two, or even 5, but 11!
🧪 #health #obesity #science
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
Obesity may come in 11 distinct types, each with its own cause. Not one type, or two, or even 5, but 11!
🧪 #health #obesity #science
www.newscientist.com/article/2488...
Federal cuts to U.S. health institutions and scientific research has Canadian public health officials alarmed. My latest.
US Cuts Injure Canada’s Infectious Disease Surveillance
Are cuts to US health and research budgets a chronicle of a Canadian communicable disease crisis foretold?
www.medscape.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Federal cuts to U.S. health institutions and scientific research has Canadian public health officials alarmed. My latest.
Yesterday's tour of Texas = performative. Let's place blame where it belongs - not with Noem, but at the top of the fast food chain. Noem is simply a tool of LS Goebbels.
Brownie 2025: FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yesterday's tour of Texas = performative. Let's place blame where it belongs - not with Noem, but at the top of the fast food chain. Noem is simply a tool of LS Goebbels.
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It cannot be stated strongly enough that ICE is a Nazi organization that not only needs to be disbanded, but every single masked goon held responsible for their crimes
We’re seeing reports of Feds raiding farms in Oxnard and Camarillo today. This just happened in Camarillo.
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It cannot be stated strongly enough that ICE is a Nazi organization that not only needs to be disbanded, but every single masked goon held responsible for their crimes
AI models can be useful but training is key. This is a perfect example of nefarious usage to provide a 'sound science' argument that challenges prevailing research around a certain topic, in this case, the links between pollution, respiratory irritants, and disease.
Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants
Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmed
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
AI models can be useful but training is key. This is a perfect example of nefarious usage to provide a 'sound science' argument that challenges prevailing research around a certain topic, in this case, the links between pollution, respiratory irritants, and disease.
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ResearchPlus - a new collaboration has been formed by 10 UK universities: "there is no collective voice or visibility for research-focused universities outside the Russell Group. Our collaboration seeks to address this & enable us to work better with each other & with existing groups"
ResearchPlus: a manifesto for a new collaborative of universities - HEPI
ResearchPlus unites leading research-focused UK universities to boost innovation, skills, and regional and national prosperity.
www.hepi.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
ResearchPlus - a new collaboration has been formed by 10 UK universities: "there is no collective voice or visibility for research-focused universities outside the Russell Group. Our collaboration seeks to address this & enable us to work better with each other & with existing groups"
I don't have words. Just heart.
No child should EVER be worried about being kidnapped at School.....HORRIBLE..😠😠😠
June 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I don't have words. Just heart.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Will Continue to Provide Vaccine Schedules for Children Independently of CDC
youtu.be/pb2ETtS65W0?...
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AAP Steps up on Vaccine Recommendations
YouTube video by American Academy of Pediatrics
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
American Academy of Pediatrics Will Continue to Provide Vaccine Schedules for Children Independently of CDC
youtu.be/pb2ETtS65W0?...
youtu.be/pb2ETtS65W0?...
Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients
626: public comment period 3:25 p.m. Or weigh in by emailing OARACinfo@nih.gov directly. #HIV
626: public comment period 3:25 p.m. Or weigh in by emailing OARACinfo@nih.gov directly. #HIV
Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients
Each week, our HIV clinical group gathers to review active patients, share updates, and celebrate good news. On our whiteboard, we list four columns: Inpatients, Outpatients, Issues, and Celebrations....
blogs.jwatch.org
June 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients
626: public comment period 3:25 p.m. Or weigh in by emailing OARACinfo@nih.gov directly. #HIV
626: public comment period 3:25 p.m. Or weigh in by emailing OARACinfo@nih.gov directly. #HIV
Why is no one talking about the elephant in the room who is really making decisions in the White House? It's not Trump. And it's not Vance.
June 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Why is no one talking about the elephant in the room who is really making decisions in the White House? It's not Trump. And it's not Vance.
Says the man who just spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to give himself a military spectacle for this birthday.
June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Says the man who just spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to give himself a military spectacle for this birthday.
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"Every female leader who has left or been laid off has been replaced by a man, and all newly hired manager roles are also filled by men." How to push for better hiring practices in a sexist workplace slate.com/advice/2025/... GOOD JOB work advice on @slate.com
I Suspect My Company Is Doing Something Deeply Troubling to the Women in Charge
This feels ridiculous, right?
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Every female leader who has left or been laid off has been replaced by a man, and all newly hired manager roles are also filled by men." How to push for better hiring practices in a sexist workplace slate.com/advice/2025/... GOOD JOB work advice on @slate.com
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
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I’m shocked having someone write your essay doesn’t make you smarter
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m shocked having someone write your essay doesn’t make you smarter
HIV protection with just two shots a year: FDA approves Gilead drug www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/f... via @statnews.com
HIV protection with just two shots a year: FDA approves Gilead drug
A new twice-yearly shot could be a "game changer" in the fight against AIDS, but experts' hopes have dimmed because of the current political climate.
www.statnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
HIV protection with just two shots a year: FDA approves Gilead drug www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/f... via @statnews.com
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After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
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Wow! Since 2005, Paris has slashed air pollution by 55% - a staggering win for public health and climate. How? Bold green urbanism. The city curbed car traffic, expanded bike lanes and boosted public transport. When people and planet are prioritised, the air gets cleaner and lives get better.
June 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wow! Since 2005, Paris has slashed air pollution by 55% - a staggering win for public health and climate. How? Bold green urbanism. The city curbed car traffic, expanded bike lanes and boosted public transport. When people and planet are prioritised, the air gets cleaner and lives get better.
She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.
@raskin.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.
How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.
open.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.
@raskin.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
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Well said by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
June 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Well said by the American Academy of Pediatrics.