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Kristen Shamus
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Detroit Free Press journalist covering public health, medicine and health care. Hockey mom, science nerd, politics junkie, and Michigander by way of upstate New York. Syracuse University alum.
Mother Nature’s spectacular light show, taken from Emerald Isle, N.C., on July 25, 2025.
July 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They’re a little late to bloom this season, but it feels like maybe there’s hope on the horizon for warmer, better days.
April 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Where have you ‘bean’ all my life?” 🤣

Gotta love a company with a sense of humor.

This made my soup-cooking escapades more entertaining!
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Lunch out with the Detroit Free Press to show solidarity for a #FairContractNow
March 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We’re almost there. Hang on just a little longer.
March 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When you find a kitschy little thing that looks exactly like your dog, there’s no way to resist bringing it home, too. 🐶
March 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The NIH supplemental says the University of Michigan is one of 3 nationally that does not to accept more than 15% in indirect $. Given that the limit within the new guideline is 15%, how much will this actually rattle U-M?

Wouldn’t institutions that now rely on more than 15% feel the pinch more?
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mom and I did a little turkey trotting this morning before hunkering down to cook.

Happy, happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍽 🍁
November 29, 2024 at 12:11 AM
3/ In February, Derek became 1 of only about 50 people in the world to undergo a face transplant. His surgery took nearly 60 hours - that's 2 1/2 days in the OR. Could you imagine? And now, for the first time in a decade, Derek has lips and a jaw that opens and closes and a nose. It's amazing.
November 19, 2024 at 6:03 PM
/3 More advice: Follow respected infectious disease specialists, immunologists, etc., to stay on top of it.

Though H5N1 might not spark another pandemic, it could. Best to wrap our heads around that possibility and be prepared.

@scottehensley.bsky.social is posting important updates:
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Morning walks with this little furball have been a sanity saver this week.
November 15, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Blue sky + orange-yellow leaves. #TeamFall
November 15, 2024 at 4:07 AM