Virginia Kivlighan
Virginia Kivlighan
@vkivlighan.bsky.social
Independent Nonfiction Producer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiakivlighan/
“Study on Medicaid Work Requirements Finds No Gains in Insurance, Employment” www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Study on Medicaid Work Requirements Finds No Gains in Insurance, Employment
State-level findings from Georgia may predict nationwide rollout
www.medpagetoday.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“CDC's No-Bid Contract on Vaccine-Autism Study Raises Alarm” www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
CDC's No-Bid Contract on Vaccine-Autism Study Raises Alarm
Award to Rensselaer to investigate link is 'unprecedented,' says expert
www.medpagetoday.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Do I Have to Go Abroad for a COVID Booster?”
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
Opinion | Do I Have to Go Abroad for a COVID Booster?
As a healthy, young physician, the updated shot isn't approved for me
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September 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
‘Something Is Wrong With My Brain’: A Police Officer’s Descent www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
‘Something Is Wrong With My Brain’: A Police Officer’s Descent
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Virginia Kivlighan
Breaking News: At least three people are dead, including a gunman, and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, officials said. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4fSUN8I
August 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“Pulling the Plug on mRNA Vaccine Development Is 'Reckless,' Experts Say.” www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Pulling the Plug on mRNA Vaccine Development Is 'Reckless,' Experts Say
Puts U.S. at a disadvantage as H5N1 pandemic threat looms
www.medpagetoday.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“Chronically Ill? In Kennedy's View, It Might Be a Patient's Own Fault” www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Chronically Ill? In Kennedy's View, It Might Be a Patient's Own Fault
These attitudes are shaping policies that affect millions of people
www.medpagetoday.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“Mayo Clinic treats first person in the US with a novel radiopharmaceutical therapy for breast cancer.”

newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/m...
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reposted by Virginia Kivlighan
The wife of Rep. Mike Kelly (R., Pa.) bought 5,000 shares of Cleveland-Cliffs a day after a key tariff decision, fueling concerns from House Ethics Committee investigators.
Stock Trade by Lawmaker’s Wife Fuels Insider Information Concerns
Rep. Mike Kelly’s wife bought 5,000 shares of Cleveland-Cliffs a day after a key tariff decision.
on.wsj.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposted by Virginia Kivlighan
POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Need expedited 2nd op for cutaneous squamous cell in lymph.
Healthy elderly patient.
Complicated by infection, apparently from biopsy - immediate history full functionality.
Series of med missteps.
Looking for cohesive, smart, and dignified care plan - know out there.
#cancer
July 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looking for the latest info about mets squamous cell skin cancer.

Who is doing the most innovative protocols with the least amount of side effects - specially around shrinking a tumor ahead of surgery + immunotherapy?
#squamous #cancer
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
RFK’s first wife, re: body moved.

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/m...
Mary Kennedy's body dug up, moved away from family plot
www.nbcnews.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Virginia Kivlighan
As some forecast offices halt overnight staffing, the National Weather Service is scrambling to reassign staffers internally and fill more than 150 positions to cover critical employment holes.
NOAA is scrambling to fill forecasting jobs after cuts to the National Weather Service
About 40% of the nation’s weather forecast offices have significant staffing vacancies. Critics say the shortfalls could affect key public safety services.
nbcnews.to
May 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Virginia Kivlighan
Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had Signal chat app installed on a computer in his Pentagon office, said three people familiar with the matter.
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM