Pam Belluck
@pambelluck.bsky.social
Health and science writer for The New York Times. Author of "Island Practice," a book about a quirky island doctor. Jazz flutist.
BREAKING: New York judge dismisses Texas challenge NY's abortion shield law. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/h...
New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law
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October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
BREAKING: New York judge dismisses Texas challenge NY's abortion shield law. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/h...
Millions of American struggle with chronic pain. I spoke with @aliroginpbs.bsky.social of @pbsnews.org about an experimental treatment approach that shows promise. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Experimental treatment offers hope to people struggling with chronic pain
More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, according to the CDC. Persistent pain that lasts beyond a typical recovery period can be debilitating and finding the right treatment is a chal...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Millions of American struggle with chronic pain. I spoke with @aliroginpbs.bsky.social of @pbsnews.org about an experimental treatment approach that shows promise. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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He Was Expected to Get #Alzheimers 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He? After years of studying one man, researchers are unearthing clues about his magic combination of genes, molecules and environmental influences, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h... via @nytimes.com #dementia
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
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October 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
He Was Expected to Get #Alzheimers 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He? After years of studying one man, researchers are unearthing clues about his magic combination of genes, molecules and environmental influences, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h... via @nytimes.com #dementia
He was expected to get Alzheimer’s 25 years ago. Why hasn’t he? Researchers are trying to answer that question, which could help lead to treatments to benefit many others facing Alzheimer's. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
He Was Expected to Get Alzheimer’s 25 Years Ago. Why Hasn’t He?
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October 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
He was expected to get Alzheimer’s 25 years ago. Why hasn’t he? Researchers are trying to answer that question, which could help lead to treatments to benefit many others facing Alzheimer's. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
NEWS: The F.D.A. approved a new generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions
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October 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
NEWS: The F.D.A. approved a new generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
NEW: Long Covid risk for children doubles after a second infection, study finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
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September 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NEW: Long Covid risk for children doubles after a second infection, study finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
A constitutional showdown over abortion shield laws: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/h...
States Heading Toward Constitutional Showdown Over Abortion Shield Laws
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September 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Tratar el dolor crónico es difícil. Un enfoque experimental ofrece una esperanza www.nytimes.com/es/2025/08/1...
Tratar el dolor crónico es difícil. Un enfoque experimental ofrece una esperanza
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August 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tratar el dolor crónico es difícil. Un enfoque experimental ofrece una esperanza www.nytimes.com/es/2025/08/1...
A new experimental treatment — personalized deep brain stimulation — provided relief for several people suffering with debilitating chronic pain. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/h...
Treating Chronic Pain is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A new experimental treatment — personalized deep brain stimulation — provided relief for several people suffering with debilitating chronic pain. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/h...
A healthy lifestyle can help the brain, the largest study to date finds www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/h...
A Healthy Lifestyle Can Help Your Brain, Large Study Finds
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July 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A healthy lifestyle can help the brain, the largest study to date finds www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/h...
For our story about the first pill for postpartum depression, several women generously and courageously shared their experiences with this complex and challenging illness. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/h...
First Pill for Postpartum Depression Shows Varied Real-World Results
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July 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
For our story about the first pill for postpartum depression, several women generously and courageously shared their experiences with this complex and challenging illness. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/h...
A day with one abortion pill prescriber who sends medication to patients in states with abortion bans. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
A Day With One Abortion Pill Prescriber
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June 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A day with one abortion pill prescriber who sends medication to patients in states with abortion bans. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
NEW: Four states are petitioning the FDA to lift the special set of restrictions it applies to the abortion pill mifepristone. It's an effort to counter anti-abortion pressure to further restrict access to the pill. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...
Four States Ask F.D.A. to Lift Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
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June 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NEW: Four states are petitioning the FDA to lift the special set of restrictions it applies to the abortion pill mifepristone. It's an effort to counter anti-abortion pressure to further restrict access to the pill. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...
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A New Front Line for #Abortion Rights. A grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to a Louisiana resident. Q+A w/ @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/p... via @nytimes.com #ReproRights
A New Front Line for Abortion Rights
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May 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A New Front Line for #Abortion Rights. A grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to a Louisiana resident. Q+A w/ @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/p... via @nytimes.com #ReproRights
Today's episode of The Daily: "A New Front Line for Abortion Rights" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/p...
A New Front Line for Abortion Rights
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May 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today's episode of The Daily: "A New Front Line for Abortion Rights" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/p...
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A Blood Test for #Alzheimer: What to Know. The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/h... via @nytimes.com @nytimes.com #dementia
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know
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May 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A Blood Test for #Alzheimer: What to Know. The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/h... via @nytimes.com @nytimes.com #dementia
NEW: Trump administration asks court to dismiss abortion pill case www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/h...
Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case
The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
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May 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NEW: Trump administration asks court to dismiss abortion pill case www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/h...
NEW: Getting vaccinated for shingles has another upside: research shows it can reduce the risk of dementia. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...
Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds (Gift Article)
A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW: Getting vaccinated for shingles has another upside: research shows it can reduce the risk of dementia. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...
NEW: In a first, a NY county clerk blocks a Texas court filing against a doctor for providing abortion pills. The move sets up a legal showdown over shield laws and the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support abortion rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills
The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEW: In a first, a NY county clerk blocks a Texas court filing against a doctor for providing abortion pills. The move sets up a legal showdown over shield laws and the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support abortion rights. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
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Women With #Postpartum #Depression Experienced Brain Changes During #Pregnancy, Study Finds, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h... via @nytimes.com
Women With Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds
The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.
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March 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Women With #Postpartum #Depression Experienced Brain Changes During #Pregnancy, Study Finds, by @pambelluck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h... via @nytimes.com
New study finds that women with postpartum depression experienced brain changes during pregnancy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
Women with Postpartum Depression Undergo Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds
The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New study finds that women with postpartum depression experienced brain changes during pregnancy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/h...
NEW: In the first ruling in a case challenging abortion shield laws, a Texas judge has ordered a New York doctor to stop sending pills to Texas residents. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas
It is the first ruling in a case challenging “shield laws” intended to protect doctors in states that support abortion rights who send abortion pills to states with bans.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NEW: In the first ruling in a case challenging abortion shield laws, a Texas judge has ordered a New York doctor to stop sending pills to Texas residents. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After abortion bans, infant mortality and births increased, new research finds. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
After abortion bans, infant mortality and births increased, new research finds. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
This case will be a major test of shield laws for medication abortion providers: a doctor in New York is indicted in Louisiana for sending abortion pills to a woman in that state. Story with @emilyscochrane.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...
New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There
The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This case will be a major test of shield laws for medication abortion providers: a doctor in New York is indicted in Louisiana for sending abortion pills to a woman in that state. Story with @emilyscochrane.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...
My colleagues and I are following the confirmation hearing of RFK Jr for HHS secretary. You can follow our live coverage here: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
RFK Jr. Testifies in Health Secretary Confirmation Hearing: Live Updates
Mr. Kennedy, the scion of a Democratic dynasty who became the country’s most prominent vaccine skeptic, told the Senate Committee on Finance that he is not anti-vaccine, despite past statements.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My colleagues and I are following the confirmation hearing of RFK Jr for HHS secretary. You can follow our live coverage here: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...