Alicia Ault
@aliciaault.bsky.social
Independent journalist for Medscape, Smithsonian, covering all things health and science. Consumer and chronicler of food, music, art and culture. More-than-mediocre tennis player. Beach yogi.
And Makary et al penned a Viewpoint in JAMA Network Open that just published:
#Medsky #menopause #womenshealth #obgyn #hormones #HRT
#Medsky #menopause #womenshealth #obgyn #hormones #HRT
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And Makary et al penned a Viewpoint in JAMA Network Open that just published:
#Medsky #menopause #womenshealth #obgyn #hormones #HRT
#Medsky #menopause #womenshealth #obgyn #hormones #HRT
#FDA removing warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause. Press briefing about to get started at this link.
#Medsky #Endosky #obgyn #womenshealth #hormones #health #medicine
#Medsky #Endosky #obgyn #womenshealth #hormones #health #medicine
www.hhs.gov
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
James Watson died in a hospice in Long Island.
#Medsky #DNA #science #doublehelix #genetics #humangenome #genomics
#Medsky #DNA #science #doublehelix #genetics #humangenome #genomics
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
James Watson died in a hospice in Long Island.
#Medsky #DNA #science #doublehelix #genetics #humangenome #genomics
#Medsky #DNA #science #doublehelix #genetics #humangenome #genomics
The destruction of New College has been painful to watch, but even more painful for former faculty who were forced out or chose retirement over accepting a made-up agenda and for many students who were essentially chased out.
#highered #Florida #Sarasota #education
#highered #Florida #Sarasota #education
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The destruction of New College has been painful to watch, but even more painful for former faculty who were forced out or chose retirement over accepting a made-up agenda and for many students who were essentially chased out.
#highered #Florida #Sarasota #education
#highered #Florida #Sarasota #education
"Women in their 20s and 30s are inundated with information about how to 'balance' their hormones with diet, supplements, exercise, “clean” skin care and household products free of 'endocrine disrupters.'"
#Medsky #Endosky #functionalmedicine #womenshealth
#Medsky #Endosky #functionalmedicine #womenshealth
How Hormones Became a Wellness Obsession
Birth control is prescribed to treat a range of hormonal issues. But women in their 20s and 30s are increasingly pursuing alternative solutions, taking a D.I.Y. approach to health.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"Women in their 20s and 30s are inundated with information about how to 'balance' their hormones with diet, supplements, exercise, “clean” skin care and household products free of 'endocrine disrupters.'"
#Medsky #Endosky #functionalmedicine #womenshealth
#Medsky #Endosky #functionalmedicine #womenshealth
Reposted by Alicia Ault
6/ “This is boring but crazy-high stakes” former OMB official Joe Carlile said.
Most health officials & nonprofit directors I spoke with requested anonymity bc everyone is afraid of retaliation. This piece quotes a small fraction of dozens of people I've talked to.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Most health officials & nonprofit directors I spoke with requested anonymity bc everyone is afraid of retaliation. This piece quotes a small fraction of dozens of people I've talked to.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
6/ “This is boring but crazy-high stakes” former OMB official Joe Carlile said.
Most health officials & nonprofit directors I spoke with requested anonymity bc everyone is afraid of retaliation. This piece quotes a small fraction of dozens of people I've talked to.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Most health officials & nonprofit directors I spoke with requested anonymity bc everyone is afraid of retaliation. This piece quotes a small fraction of dozens of people I've talked to.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Reposted by Alicia Ault
It's the first Friday of the month, which means we've gone 2 months now without a jobs report. For Trump, this is a feature of the shutdown, not a bug, since private surveys show the job market slowing dramatically. But without official data he's able to keep lying about it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's the first Friday of the month, which means we've gone 2 months now without a jobs report. For Trump, this is a feature of the shutdown, not a bug, since private surveys show the job market slowing dramatically. But without official data he's able to keep lying about it.
Make animal fats chic again. RFK Jr says updated dietary guidelines to be released in December.
#Medsky #nutrition #publichealth #diet #obesity
#Medsky #nutrition #publichealth #diet #obesity
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Make animal fats chic again. RFK Jr says updated dietary guidelines to be released in December.
#Medsky #nutrition #publichealth #diet #obesity
#Medsky #nutrition #publichealth #diet #obesity
Aligns with the meme presidency!
So the point is not to *be* at the White House but to be *depicted* at the White House. These are all selfie spots. It’s all theater and Imagineering overlaid on the authentic place.
This, in particular, is spectacularly hideous. It's like something you'd see on the wall of a car dealership where they put pictures of their top salespeople every month
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Aligns with the meme presidency!
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The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth.
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
ACIP tables vote to delay hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
tinyurl.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth.
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
The driver was “shocked but calm,” officials say.
Large invasive snake found coiled around woman’s car engine, Florida sheriff says
The driver was “shocked but calm,” officials say.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The proliferation of the birth control pill since the 1960s has fostered a number of grave consequences for our society: hook-up culture, delayed marriage, and the destruction of the nuclear family".
Didn't we already have a moral panic about the Pill? 60 years ago?
#obgyn #womenshealth #Medsky
Didn't we already have a moral panic about the Pill? 60 years ago?
#obgyn #womenshealth #Medsky
Heritage Foundation Wants RFK Jr. to Study Impact of Birth Control Pill
According to the CDC, 14 percent of women aged 15 to 49 are currently using the birth control pill.
www.newsweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“The proliferation of the birth control pill since the 1960s has fostered a number of grave consequences for our society: hook-up culture, delayed marriage, and the destruction of the nuclear family".
Didn't we already have a moral panic about the Pill? 60 years ago?
#obgyn #womenshealth #Medsky
Didn't we already have a moral panic about the Pill? 60 years ago?
#obgyn #womenshealth #Medsky
As had been reported-deal is struck for Lilly and Novo to sell GLP-1s at a discount via upcoming TrumpRX drug site, in exchange for Medicare access and expedited reviews from FDA. Quid pro quo.
#Medsky #Endosky #obesity #GLP1s #Wegovy #Zepbound
#Medsky #Endosky #obesity #GLP1s #Wegovy #Zepbound
Trump, long fixated on ‘fat drug,’ announces deal to lower its price
The president has cited the high cost of GLP-1 drugs, which help with weight loss, as his go-to example in his push to reduce U.S. drug prices.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A familiar story: "Lawmakers, physicians and patient advocates pressured the FDA to approve the drug." via @reuters.com
Stealth Biotherapeutics' elamipretide (Forzinity) for Barth syndrome will cost nearly $800,000 a year.
#Medsky #pediatrics #rarediseases #drugcosts
Stealth Biotherapeutics' elamipretide (Forzinity) for Barth syndrome will cost nearly $800,000 a year.
#Medsky #pediatrics #rarediseases #drugcosts
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A familiar story: "Lawmakers, physicians and patient advocates pressured the FDA to approve the drug." via @reuters.com
Stealth Biotherapeutics' elamipretide (Forzinity) for Barth syndrome will cost nearly $800,000 a year.
#Medsky #pediatrics #rarediseases #drugcosts
Stealth Biotherapeutics' elamipretide (Forzinity) for Barth syndrome will cost nearly $800,000 a year.
#Medsky #pediatrics #rarediseases #drugcosts
I'm sorry, did Mike Johnson see yesterday's election results? Or is it yet something else he was too busy to read about?
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm sorry, did Mike Johnson see yesterday's election results? Or is it yet something else he was too busy to read about?
“It feels like a modern-day interpretation of a traditional hotel bathroom but without the architectural soul" - great quote from San Francisco designer Paul Wiseman on the Trump bathroom remodel.
#badtaste #culture #interiordesign #marble #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
#badtaste #culture #interiordesign #marble #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
A whole lotta marble! Designers weigh in on Trump’s Lincoln Bathroom reno.
Experts quibbled with the aesthetics of the new look, but not with Trump’s right to overhaul the dated bathroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“It feels like a modern-day interpretation of a traditional hotel bathroom but without the architectural soul" - great quote from San Francisco designer Paul Wiseman on the Trump bathroom remodel.
#badtaste #culture #interiordesign #marble #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
#badtaste #culture #interiordesign #marble #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC
Reposted by Alicia Ault
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
Reposted by Alicia Ault
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
"The deals would also result in Medicare and Medicaid covering the drugs for weight-loss" per @wsj.com @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social
First reported by @endpts.com
#Medsky #Endosky #Gastrosky #obesity #GLP1s #weightloss #Wegovy #Zepbound
First reported by @endpts.com
#Medsky #Endosky #Gastrosky #obesity #GLP1s #weightloss #Wegovy #Zepbound
Trump Negotiating Deal With Ozempic Maker to Sell Some Weight-Loss Drugs for $149
Novo Nordisk, as well as Eli Lilly, would gain Medicare and Medicaid coverage for their blockbuster weight-loss drugs.
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The deals would also result in Medicare and Medicaid covering the drugs for weight-loss" per @wsj.com @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social
First reported by @endpts.com
#Medsky #Endosky #Gastrosky #obesity #GLP1s #weightloss #Wegovy #Zepbound
First reported by @endpts.com
#Medsky #Endosky #Gastrosky #obesity #GLP1s #weightloss #Wegovy #Zepbound
Reposted by Alicia Ault
Arrests made in the Harvard Med explosion. According to the press conference, they got to the roof by scaffolding and set off a firework in a locker. Sounds like it could have been impromptu, as opposed to a premeditated political act
2 Massachusetts men arrested after explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says
The blast occurred early Saturday on the fourth floor of Harvard Medical School. No one was injured. The building houses labs and offices associated with the medical school’s neurobiology department.
www.pbs.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Arrests made in the Harvard Med explosion. According to the press conference, they got to the roof by scaffolding and set off a firework in a locker. Sounds like it could have been impromptu, as opposed to a premeditated political act
Reposted by Alicia Ault
Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system. n.pr/43O0EY7
With MAHA on the rise, traditional public health regroups
Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system. n.pr/43O0EY7
Can you imagine being not allowed to work and then told at the end of it that you're not getting back pay and, potentially, that you're fired?
#politics #shutdown #Medsky
#politics #shutdown #Medsky
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown
Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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New Cheney Memoir Reveals He's Going To Live Full, Satisfied Life Without Ever Feeling Remorse And There's Nothing We Can Do About It
New Cheney Memoir Reveals He's Going To Live Full, Satisfied Life Without Ever Feeling Remorse And There's Nothing We Can Do About It
NEW YORK—The publication this week of Dick Cheney’s memoir, In My Time, has revealed the former vice president enjoys a fulfilling life unaffected by any sense of guilt or regret and there’s absolutel...
theonion.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New Cheney Memoir Reveals He's Going To Live Full, Satisfied Life Without Ever Feeling Remorse And There's Nothing We Can Do About It
The suit was filed in July by 6 medical societies and an individual over COVID vaccine changes for pregnant women and children. I wrote about it for @Medscape
#Medsky
#Medsky
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The suit was filed in July by 6 medical societies and an individual over COVID vaccine changes for pregnant women and children. I wrote about it for @Medscape
#Medsky
#Medsky
US District Court judge in Mass ruled that case against RFK's vaccine policy changes can move forward despite government shutdown. A December hearing is expected on HHS' motion to dismiss.
#Medsky #vaccines #health #pediatrics #IDsky
#Medsky #vaccines #health #pediatrics #IDsky
IDSA makes progress in legal challenge to RFK Jr.’s changes to vaccine policy
www.idsociety.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
US District Court judge in Mass ruled that case against RFK's vaccine policy changes can move forward despite government shutdown. A December hearing is expected on HHS' motion to dismiss.
#Medsky #vaccines #health #pediatrics #IDsky
#Medsky #vaccines #health #pediatrics #IDsky