Rosemary Westwood
@rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
Award-winning host of Banned. Repro health and editing
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Delayed warnings of #whoopingcough child deaths by public health officials in Louisianna via @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm After Two Babies Died in Whooping Cough Outbreak - KFF Health News
Louisiana health officials appear to have deviated from the usual steps for public health communications amid a whooping cough outbreak after it killed two infants.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Delayed warnings of #whoopingcough child deaths by public health officials in Louisianna via @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. n.pr/4obRAo5
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. n.pr/4obRAo5
BREAKING: Louisiana's health secretary is threatening to furlough staff who work to administer SNAP, the federal food aid program, over the "Schumer shutdown."
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Louisiana Department of Health threatens furloughs over SNAP funding
A letter from Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein to staff at LDH states that employees will be furloughed without pay for up to 240 hours between November 3 and December 2.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING: Louisiana's health secretary is threatening to furlough staff who work to administer SNAP, the federal food aid program, over the "Schumer shutdown."
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@rosemarywestwood.bsky.social spent months carefully reporting this important, nuanced, and chilling piece.
What happens when public health institutions don't follow their playbook during an infectious disease outbreak?
Take a look/listen:
What happens when public health institutions don't follow their playbook during an infectious disease outbreak?
Take a look/listen:
New from me: After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach.
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Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@rosemarywestwood.bsky.social spent months carefully reporting this important, nuanced, and chilling piece.
What happens when public health institutions don't follow their playbook during an infectious disease outbreak?
Take a look/listen:
What happens when public health institutions don't follow their playbook during an infectious disease outbreak?
Take a look/listen:
New from me: After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New from me: After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Every large health care institution in Louisiana - Ochsner, LCMC, the Louisiana Department of Health
and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - did not respond to questions from a reporter about how to get the COVID vaccine. #lalege #lagov
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and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - did not respond to questions from a reporter about how to get the COVID vaccine. #lalege #lagov
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Want a COVID vaccine? You might have trouble getting one in Louisiana.
Louisiana patients face new hurdles to get a COVID shot this fall, as federal rules and state pharmacy laws limit who can be vaccinated.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Every large health care institution in Louisiana - Ochsner, LCMC, the Louisiana Department of Health
and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - did not respond to questions from a reporter about how to get the COVID vaccine. #lalege #lagov
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and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - did not respond to questions from a reporter about how to get the COVID vaccine. #lalege #lagov
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NEW: Louisiana’s deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years www.wwno.org/public-healt...
Louisiana’s deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years
So far this year, Louisiana recorded 368 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, as of August 23, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: Louisiana’s deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years www.wwno.org/public-healt...
"We have been asked to revise and to review and change studies that have been settled in the past, scientific findings that were there to help guide vaccine decisions.”
August 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"We have been asked to revise and to review and change studies that have been settled in the past, scientific findings that were there to help guide vaccine decisions.”
Bill Cassidy is calling for next month’s meeting of a federal advisory panel on vaccines to be postponed in the wake of a mass exodus of leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
Cassidy calls for meeting of CDC vaccine advisers to be postponed following agency shakeup
A key GOP Senator called for a federal advisory meeting on vaccines to be delayed, citing 'turmoil' at the CDC.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am so moved by the people who've given over $110,000 to @wwno.org in just a week and a half (!). We are so grateful and proud to know that so many believe in the mission of public media and keeping all people informed — for free — to build a stronger democracy. Thank you!
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I am so moved by the people who've given over $110,000 to @wwno.org in just a week and a half (!). We are so grateful and proud to know that so many believe in the mission of public media and keeping all people informed — for free — to build a stronger democracy. Thank you!
New data show more women in Louisiana had abortions last year than *before* the state banned nearly all abortions.
Why? Telemedicine.
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Why? Telemedicine.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New data show more women in Louisiana had abortions last year than *before* the state banned nearly all abortions.
Why? Telemedicine.
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Why? Telemedicine.
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Christianity grew by 122 million members, but declined as an overall slice of the world's population.
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, Pew study says
The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Christianity grew by 122 million members, but declined as an overall slice of the world's population.
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They call him "Cousin Leo."
Love this piece from @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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Love this piece from @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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Why Black Catholics in New Orleans feel a special connection to Pope Leo XIV
A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward."
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June 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They call him "Cousin Leo."
Love this piece from @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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Love this piece from @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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New Orleans folks are the absolute best, and this is one of those stories that was an absolute joy to report. Cheers to all of Pope Leo XIV's new cousins 😂
My latest for @npr.org
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My latest for @npr.org
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Why Black Catholics in New Orleans feel a special connection to Pope Leo XIV
A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward."
www.npr.org
June 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New Orleans folks are the absolute best, and this is one of those stories that was an absolute joy to report. Cheers to all of Pope Leo XIV's new cousins 😂
My latest for @npr.org
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My latest for @npr.org
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Actual PR pitch to an actual inbox; not an Onion headline
May 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Actual PR pitch to an actual inbox; not an Onion headline
🏅 Excited to win a regional Murrow Award for reproductive health coverage! Congratulations to all the winners — especially my WWNO and Gulf States Newsroom colleagues! And grateful to the sources who make this work possible.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🏅 Excited to win a regional Murrow Award for reproductive health coverage! Congratulations to all the winners — especially my WWNO and Gulf States Newsroom colleagues! And grateful to the sources who make this work possible.
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A highlight of last year was getting to work with the tireless
@jackjenkins.me and our wonderful editors at @npr.org
and @rns.org — exciting to be awarded for that exhausting (and also fun) collaboration from the Associated Church Press! 🎉
@jackjenkins.me and our wonderful editors at @npr.org
and @rns.org — exciting to be awarded for that exhausting (and also fun) collaboration from the Associated Church Press! 🎉
May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A highlight of last year was getting to work with the tireless
@jackjenkins.me and our wonderful editors at @npr.org
and @rns.org — exciting to be awarded for that exhausting (and also fun) collaboration from the Associated Church Press! 🎉
@jackjenkins.me and our wonderful editors at @npr.org
and @rns.org — exciting to be awarded for that exhausting (and also fun) collaboration from the Associated Church Press! 🎉
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Louisiana investigates second case against New York doctor over mailing abortion pills, @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social reports for @wwno.org lailluminator.com/2025/05/13/m...
Louisiana investigates second case against New York doctor over mailing abortion pills • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana officials are investigating a second case against a New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion medications into the state.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Louisiana investigates second case against New York doctor over mailing abortion pills, @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social reports for @wwno.org lailluminator.com/2025/05/13/m...
I am utterly charmed.
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/05/f...
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/05/f...
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize | Alaska Beacon
Tessa Hull's 'Feeding Ghosts' was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for memoirs and biographies, placing her among America's top authors.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I am utterly charmed.
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/05/f...
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/05/f...
Extremely well deserved.
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Extremely well deserved.
🎉 Excited to say I won *second place* in beat reporting from @healthjournalism.org!
Beat out by the legendary Stephanie Nolen and @nytimes.com
Proud to compete with the absolute best health reporters in the country from our scrappy public radio newsroom in NOLA
Beat out by the legendary Stephanie Nolen and @nytimes.com
Proud to compete with the absolute best health reporters in the country from our scrappy public radio newsroom in NOLA
April 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🎉 Excited to say I won *second place* in beat reporting from @healthjournalism.org!
Beat out by the legendary Stephanie Nolen and @nytimes.com
Proud to compete with the absolute best health reporters in the country from our scrappy public radio newsroom in NOLA
Beat out by the legendary Stephanie Nolen and @nytimes.com
Proud to compete with the absolute best health reporters in the country from our scrappy public radio newsroom in NOLA
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Calling all environmental/coastal reporters! We're hiring! Happy to answer any questions but get your resumes in by FRIDAY to make first review!
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Careers and Volunteers
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April 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Calling all environmental/coastal reporters! We're hiring! Happy to answer any questions but get your resumes in by FRIDAY to make first review!
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