Liz Szabo
@lizszabo.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning independent health journalist covering medical news for The New York Times, NBC News, Scientific American, AARP and others. Loves dogs and cats.
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Liz Szabo
@lizszabo.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Transgender patients and their health providers fear worsening discrimination
Surveys show that mistreatment of transgender patients is common, sometimes leading them to delay or avoid seeking health care.
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In his first term, Trump reversed an Obama-era nondiscrimination rule for transgender patients. Although Trump hasn’t yet issued a new rule, a web page created by the Biden administration, which explained legal protections for transgender patients, is now blank.
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Lightning is 10 but has the face of a puppy. Obviously uses an excellent moisturizer. His owner passed away, leaving him in need of a new home. If you adopt him, he promises to share his beauty secrets.
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Lightning is 10 but has the face of a puppy. Obviously uses an excellent moisturizer. His owner passed away, leaving him in need of a new home. If you adopt him, he promises to share his beauty secrets.
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SNAP Helps 1.2 Million Veterans With Low Incomes, Including Thousands in Every State
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November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
SNAP Helps 1.2 Million Veterans With Low Incomes, Including Thousands in Every State
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70 percent of SNAP recipients are children, elderly or people with disabilities. Some people on SNAP work (including for the military) but still don’t earn enough
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November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
70 percent of SNAP recipients are children, elderly or people with disabilities. Some people on SNAP work (including for the military) but still don’t earn enough
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Rory, never not smiling.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Rory, never not smiling.
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The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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Kentucky clerk’s bid to challenge same-sex marriage fails • Kentucky Lantern
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The United States Supreme Court has declined to revisit the 2015 landmark ruling that gave same-sex couples marriage equality, a failure for former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/10/k...
From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social:
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You’ll have to take my macaroni out of my cold, dead hand
This is it. This is where they have destroyed me. They took my pasta away. MY PASTA 😫
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You’ll have to take my macaroni out of my cold, dead hand
My dearly departed brother-in-law, who had Down syndrome, loved Sweatin’ to the Oldies.
Neon-clad protesters stage '80s aerobics demonstration outside Portland ICE facility. They called it “Sweatin’ Out the Fascists.”
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/neon-clad-protesters-stage-80s-aerobics-demonstration-outside-portland-ice-facility.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/neon-clad-protesters-stage-80s-aerobics-demonstration-outside-portland-ice-facility.html
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My dearly departed brother-in-law, who had Down syndrome, loved Sweatin’ to the Oldies.
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Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt as well. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
Future of Ohio's federal energy assistance unclear as government shutdown wears on • Ohio Capital Journal
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration thus far refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt as well. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
Judge: Education Department out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
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Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Judge: Education Department out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
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Rory the #therapydog is never not smiling.
Yesterday she helped make kids happy at Gallaudet University’s Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
Yesterday she helped make kids happy at Gallaudet University’s Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Rory the #therapydog is never not smiling.
Yesterday she helped make kids happy at Gallaudet University’s Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
Yesterday she helped make kids happy at Gallaudet University’s Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
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“If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early December, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC
If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early December, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early December, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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When DNA’s structure was in doubt & suspecting his competitor Rosalind Franklin knew more, James Watson goaded her, and Watson’s own memoir describes this in unbelievable condescension (he called her “Rosy” “Medusa” “Loathely Lady” “Wicked Witch of the West”, criticized her clothes as unattractive)
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When DNA’s structure was in doubt & suspecting his competitor Rosalind Franklin knew more, James Watson goaded her, and Watson’s own memoir describes this in unbelievable condescension (he called her “Rosy” “Medusa” “Loathely Lady” “Wicked Witch of the West”, criticized her clothes as unattractive)
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Trump calls for ACA subsidies to be sent to consumers. www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
Trump calls for Obamacare subsidies to be sent to consumers
His statement puts more pressure on Republicans to reject Democratic demands to renew the subsidies.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump calls for ACA subsidies to be sent to consumers. www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
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Enough Senate Democrats are willing to take a deal to end the govt shutdown that would include a December vote on extending ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Enough Senate Democrats are willing to take a deal to end the govt shutdown that would include a December vote on extending ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
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Dems agree to end shutdown without a guarantee on extending ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
Democrats accept shutdown deal without ACA guarantee
It could be a major letdown for many Democrats who made ACA financial assistance a centerpiece of the shutdown fight.
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Dems agree to end shutdown without a guarantee on extending ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
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Don't let this get lost in the current health care debate:
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Legal immigrants face loss of Obamacare help, threatening insurance markets
The GOP megabill stripped subsidies from hundreds of thousands of green card holders and other legal migrants. Experts predict ripple effects for citizens.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Don't let this get lost in the current health care debate:
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/r...
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Kennedy, a longtime pharma critic, embraces Trump deal to expand access to obesity drugs
RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
RFK Jr. has railed against drugmakers but he struck a different tone in commenting on President Trump's deal to expand access to obesity drugs
www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/r...
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Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...
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Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped
Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/t...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Children’s Health Defense, the vaccine-skeptical organization once led by now-health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is playing the long game.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/r...
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How Children’s Health Defense plans to cement its agenda beyond RFK Jr.
Children’s Health Defense is leveraging its ties to HHS to lock in legal and cultural shifts that could shape policy long after RFK Jr. leaves.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Children’s Health Defense, the vaccine-skeptical organization once led by now-health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is playing the long game.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/r...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you haven't cloned yourself to be able to see every cool session at AASLD's #TLM25, maybe read our (free) newsletter?
We'll be sending out letters with interesting studies + tidbits from the conference tomorrow and Tuesday AM. Sign up here: www.statnews.com/signup/aasld...
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Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables. Daily tablet lowered ‘bad’ cholesterol by 60% in people at risk. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/m...
Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables
Merck's enlicitide pill lowered LDL cholesterol by up to 60%, matching injectables like Repatha and offering an easier option for patients.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Merck’s pill to reduce cholesterol on top of statins matches results from injectables. Daily tablet lowered ‘bad’ cholesterol by 60% in people at risk. www.statnews.com/2025/11/08/m...