Brianna Abbott
@briannaabbott.bsky.social
Health reporter based in Boston. Previously at the Wall Street Journal. Reach out at briabbott17@gmail.com
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Thank you @briannaabbott.bsky.social for this wonderful piece, and highlighting what the MIT MAESTRO study means to our participants!
I love that my quote was about HOPE. I KNOW that this is a solvable problem. We need to work together to fix it!
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I love that my quote was about HOPE. I KNOW that this is a solvable problem. We need to work together to fix it!
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Chronic Lyme Disease Was Once Dismissed. More Doctors Are Coming Around.
Newer trials are starting to track Lyme patients and investigate potential treatments
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July 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thank you @briannaabbott.bsky.social for this wonderful piece, and highlighting what the MIT MAESTRO study means to our participants!
I love that my quote was about HOPE. I KNOW that this is a solvable problem. We need to work together to fix it!
www.wsj.com/health/chron...
I love that my quote was about HOPE. I KNOW that this is a solvable problem. We need to work together to fix it!
www.wsj.com/health/chron...
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Harvard is fighting back against the Trump administration—and federal funding cuts for research have begun @nidhisubs.bsky.social and @briannaabbott.bsky.social report for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
Early Targets of Harvard Funding Cuts: Tuberculosis, ALS Research
The university is learning which projects will be hit as the emails arrive.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Harvard is fighting back against the Trump administration—and federal funding cuts for research have begun @nidhisubs.bsky.social and @briannaabbott.bsky.social report for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says ending the Texas measles outbreak is a "top priority" for him and that his HHS has supported the state's vaccination campaign.
Kennedy is the author of a 2021 book that says “measles isn’t as dangerous as we are being told." www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Kennedy is the author of a 2021 book that says “measles isn’t as dangerous as we are being told." www.wsj.com/health/healt...
RFK Jr. Says Ending Measles Outbreak Is Priority
At least 155 people in West Texas and New Mexico have contracted the disease, and one child has died.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says ending the Texas measles outbreak is a "top priority" for him and that his HHS has supported the state's vaccination campaign.
Kennedy is the author of a 2021 book that says “measles isn’t as dangerous as we are being told." www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Kennedy is the author of a 2021 book that says “measles isn’t as dangerous as we are being told." www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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"Scientific journal articles that have been submitted or accepted but not published shouldn’t be published “if they do not align with” the executive order, CDC employees were told in an email." via a story from colleagues Friday
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Vaccine Information, Transgender References Disappear From Federal Websites
Officials removed pages containing references to gender identity and diversity.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Scientific journal articles that have been submitted or accepted but not published shouldn’t be published “if they do not align with” the executive order, CDC employees were told in an email." via a story from colleagues Friday
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New Year, new social media account. For my first post, I wanted to share a story I spent months reporting: a dive into the work to unravel why more young people are getting cancer. With a lot still to learn, here's what we know so far.
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The Mystery of What’s Causing Young People’s Cancer Leads to the Gut
Doctors are investigating bacteria and contaminants such as microplastics connected to cancer.
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January 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New Year, new social media account. For my first post, I wanted to share a story I spent months reporting: a dive into the work to unravel why more young people are getting cancer. With a lot still to learn, here's what we know so far.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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