Nidhi Subbaraman
@nidhisubs.bsky.social
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Nidhi Subbaraman
@nidhisubs.bsky.social
· Oct 24
I’m deeply sad to share I was laid off last week along with several fiercely talented journalists on the WSJ Health and Science team. I’m proud of the work I did at the Journal, especially my… | Nidhi...
I’m deeply sad to share I was laid off last week along with several fiercely talented journalists on the WSJ Health and Science team. I’m proud of the work I did at the Journal, especially my front-pa...
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life/work update: +1 baby, -1 job.
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If you were interested in this NYT piece from a couple of days ago, read our coverage of Epstein's links with Krauss and other scientists at BuzzFeed News from 2018 and 2019:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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Celebrity Atheist Lawrence Krauss Accused Of Sexual Misconduct For Over A Decade
Lawrence Krauss is a famous atheist and liberal crusader — and, in certain whisper networks, a well-known problem. With women coming forward alleging sexual harassment, will his “skeptic” fanbase beli...
www.buzzfeednews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you were interested in this NYT piece from a couple of days ago, read our coverage of Epstein's links with Krauss and other scientists at BuzzFeed News from 2018 and 2019:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
life/work update: +1 baby, -1 job.
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I’m deeply sad to share I was laid off last week along with several fiercely talented journalists on the WSJ Health and Science team. I’m proud of the work I did at the Journal, especially my… | Nidhi...
I’m deeply sad to share I was laid off last week along with several fiercely talented journalists on the WSJ Health and Science team. I’m proud of the work I did at the Journal, especially my front-pa...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
life/work update: +1 baby, -1 job.
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News 🚨:
The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism.
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The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism.
With
@nidhisubs.bsky.social
Link👇
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
News 🚨:
The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism.
With
@nidhisubs.bsky.social
Link👇
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism.
With
@nidhisubs.bsky.social
Link👇
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Exclusive: RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies. @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social and @nidhisubs.bsky.social report www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ
Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
www.wsj.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Exclusive: RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies. @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social and @nidhisubs.bsky.social report www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ
Northwestern University President Steps Down Amid Trump Pressure www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Northwestern University President Steps Down Amid Trump Pressure
Michael Schill is the latest university leader to depart during higher education turmoil.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Northwestern University President Steps Down Amid Trump Pressure www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
Hundreds of current and former HHS employees have called on Health Secretary RFK Jr. to resign, as he prepares for scrutiny from Republican and Democratic senators www.wsj.com/politics/pol... by @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social Jennifer Calfas, and Sabrina Siddiqui
CDC Turmoil Intensifies Ahead of RFK Jr. Hearing
Hundreds of current and former Health and Human Services employees have called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, as he prepares for scrutiny from Republican and Democratic senators.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hundreds of current and former HHS employees have called on Health Secretary RFK Jr. to resign, as he prepares for scrutiny from Republican and Democratic senators www.wsj.com/politics/pol... by @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social Jennifer Calfas, and Sabrina Siddiqui
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me -- by Susan Monarez www.wsj.com/opinion/robe... (gift link)
Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me
I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me -- by Susan Monarez www.wsj.com/opinion/robe... (gift link)
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From before the Labor Day holiday, ICYMI:
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It.
Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org
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Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It.
Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
From before the Labor Day holiday, ICYMI:
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It.
Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It.
Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
Letter from 9 former leaders of the CDC www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Letter from 9 former leaders of the CDC www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson — via @wsj.com + @nidhisubs.bsky.social
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August 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson — via @wsj.com + @nidhisubs.bsky.social
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Georgia Tech has a strategy for wooing corporate partners. Other universities want in. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
A strategy for wooing corporate partners offers a blueprint for schools confronting budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research.
www.wsj.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Georgia Tech has a strategy for wooing corporate partners. Other universities want in. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
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BREAKING: per email sent to agency staff NIH will _NOT_ reterminate the ~900 grants which were reinstated.
"[W]e would strongly recommend against re-terminating such grants, because it will likely be viewed as a reapplication of the now-vacated Challenged Directives."
"[W]e would strongly recommend against re-terminating such grants, because it will likely be viewed as a reapplication of the now-vacated Challenged Directives."
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
BREAKING: per email sent to agency staff NIH will _NOT_ reterminate the ~900 grants which were reinstated.
"[W]e would strongly recommend against re-terminating such grants, because it will likely be viewed as a reapplication of the now-vacated Challenged Directives."
"[W]e would strongly recommend against re-terminating such grants, because it will likely be viewed as a reapplication of the now-vacated Challenged Directives."
NEW: As the Trump administration overhauls the way the government funds academic research, universities reshaping their budgets are turning to Georgia Tech for advice www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
A strategy for wooing corporate partners offers a blueprint for schools confronting budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research.
www.wsj.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NEW: As the Trump administration overhauls the way the government funds academic research, universities reshaping their budgets are turning to Georgia Tech for advice www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low at the CDC
(Gift article)
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(Gift article)
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Inside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low at the CDC
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
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NEW: Trump's SCOTUS appointees each shared alarming views in allowing NIH grant cuts.
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of law.
Today, at Law Dork:
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of law.
Today, at Law Dork:
Trump's SCOTUS appointees each shared alarming views in allowing NIH grant cuts
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of law.
www.lawdork.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW: Trump's SCOTUS appointees each shared alarming views in allowing NIH grant cuts.
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of law.
Today, at Law Dork:
Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett each wrote something in the shadow docket case — disturbing opinions in light of broader attacks on the rule of law.
Today, at Law Dork:
"The first sentence of his grant summary included the word “diverse,” but that pertained to “diverse airborne toxicants."
Nurkiewicz finally got his renewed funding after he changed the phrase to “a large variety of airborne toxicants."
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Nurkiewicz finally got his renewed funding after he changed the phrase to “a large variety of airborne toxicants."
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Scientists Strip ‘Diversity’ Language From Research to Keep Federal Grants
Some researchers say NIH employees have told them to make the revisions in order to have funding renewed.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The first sentence of his grant summary included the word “diverse,” but that pertained to “diverse airborne toxicants."
Nurkiewicz finally got his renewed funding after he changed the phrase to “a large variety of airborne toxicants."
www.wsj.com/health/scien...
Nurkiewicz finally got his renewed funding after he changed the phrase to “a large variety of airborne toxicants."
www.wsj.com/health/scien...
Scientists are removing words like “diverse” and “disparities” from hundreds of federal grant renewals to avoid getting flagged in the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity www.wsj.com/health/scien...
The Words Scientists Are Changing to Scrub Diversity from Research Grants
Researchers are amending descriptions of their work to keep federal funding and avoid getting flagged in the Trump administration’s push against DEI.
www.wsj.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Scientists are removing words like “diverse” and “disparities” from hundreds of federal grant renewals to avoid getting flagged in the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating diversity www.wsj.com/health/scien...
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Though RFK Jr. said he would add scientists to the HHS workforce, agencies have lost thousands of them, along with colleagues who those scientists depended on to dispatch checks, fix computers and order lab supplies, enabling them to do their jobs. Super important work by @propublica.org colleagues.
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
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August 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Though RFK Jr. said he would add scientists to the HHS workforce, agencies have lost thousands of them, along with colleagues who those scientists depended on to dispatch checks, fix computers and order lab supplies, enabling them to do their jobs. Super important work by @propublica.org colleagues.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration for now to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in health research grants on topics the White House finds objectionable www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... w Louise Radnofsky
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Halt Funding for Some Research Grants
A lower court had found the administration violated the law by canceling work involving DEI, transgender and Covid issues, among others.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration for now to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in health research grants on topics the White House finds objectionable www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... w Louise Radnofsky
From $24,000 to $147,000: How Much Daycare Costs Across America
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From $24,000 to $147,000: How Much Daycare Costs Across America
For working parents, the first five years of a child’s life are often the most financially draining. Explore this interactive map to see how costs vary across the U.S.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
From $24,000 to $147,000: How Much Daycare Costs Across America
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How an Impossible Journey to the U.S. Gave an Injured Boy From Gaza a New Chance www.wsj.com/world/middle...
How an Impossible Journey to the U.S. Gave an Injured Boy From Gaza a New Chance
Doctors said 13-year-old Ibrahim Abuowda wouldn’t live after an explosion, but his mother wouldn’t give up.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How an Impossible Journey to the U.S. Gave an Injured Boy From Gaza a New Chance www.wsj.com/world/middle...
A prominent pediatrician group is recommending parents inoculate their young children against Covid-19 www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Leading Pediatrics Group Recommends Covid-19 Shots for Young Children, Differing from CDC
Under HHS’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CDC has altered its Covid-19 vaccine guidance for kids.
www.wsj.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A prominent pediatrician group is recommending parents inoculate their young children against Covid-19 www.wsj.com/health/healt...
“What do you say when somebody says they want to give you $2 billion?” Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes a record donation to cancer www.wsj.com/health/healt... w @realbachscore.bsky.social
Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Gives $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center in Record Gift
Knight and his wife are making a record private gift to Oregon Health & Science University amid broader battles over public funding for higher education.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“What do you say when somebody says they want to give you $2 billion?” Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes a record donation to cancer www.wsj.com/health/healt... w @realbachscore.bsky.social