Lisa Lombardi
@lisaesque.bsky.social
Writer/editor, non-bossy Leo 🦁, mom. I might show you 7,000 pictures of my dog.
Bylines: WashPo, Marie Claire, Time, Real Simple, Buy Side From WSJ, Health, USA Today, etc.
lisaclombardi.com
Bylines: WashPo, Marie Claire, Time, Real Simple, Buy Side From WSJ, Health, USA Today, etc.
lisaclombardi.com
This is horrifying. What great reporting—a needed reminder of why real journalism matters.
NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is horrifying. What great reporting—a needed reminder of why real journalism matters.
100 days in, our kids’ doll stock is down 93%.
May 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
100 days in, our kids’ doll stock is down 93%.
On White Lotus, loved Belinda’s deeply practical sex scene. *Wanna spend the night… and protect me from lizards?*
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On White Lotus, loved Belinda’s deeply practical sex scene. *Wanna spend the night… and protect me from lizards?*
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Millions of children worldwide have developed Long COVID, impacting their health, education, and futures. Yet, pediatric research and support remain scarce. This #InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay, we demand action. Kids deserve care, research, and a path to healing. 💜 #PediatricLongCOVID
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Millions of children worldwide have developed Long COVID, impacting their health, education, and futures. Yet, pediatric research and support remain scarce. This #InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay, we demand action. Kids deserve care, research, and a path to healing. 💜 #PediatricLongCOVID
I am “Inside Birks” years old.
March 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I am “Inside Birks” years old.
One POV on the Opinion page? I’m out.
February 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One POV on the Opinion page? I’m out.
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#LongCOVID research is facing roadblocks as pharma companies refuse to supply drugs for clinical trials. Researchers seeking to repurpose existing medications are met with silence or vague excuses, like the lack of a biomarker. This delays progress for millions still suffering. #MedicalResearch
Long COVID studies stymied by pharma’s lack of cooperation
Academic researchers want to repurpose drugs for the condition. Manufacturers aren’t supplying them
cen.acs.org
February 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#LongCOVID research is facing roadblocks as pharma companies refuse to supply drugs for clinical trials. Researchers seeking to repurpose existing medications are met with silence or vague excuses, like the lack of a biomarker. This delays progress for millions still suffering. #MedicalResearch
Final Jeopardy today is my dream category: Literature & Sickness. Little Women, old timey plagues? Check check
February 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Final Jeopardy today is my dream category: Literature & Sickness. Little Women, old timey plagues? Check check
One giant step for quack-kind.
February 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One giant step for quack-kind.
My dog Clark was pukey last week so went to the vet. They’ve emailed twice to check on him. Can you imagine a doctor doing that? I love ❤️ vets.
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My dog Clark was pukey last week so went to the vet. They’ve emailed twice to check on him. Can you imagine a doctor doing that? I love ❤️ vets.
If nobody’s inspecting the romaine anymore I’m washing it down with vodka.
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If nobody’s inspecting the romaine anymore I’m washing it down with vodka.
Do other people have hair stress dreams? Last night I dreamed the stylist went rogue and gave me a Kate Gosselin(!) wedge-bob(!!) and I didn’t notice till it was too late.✂️😱
February 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Do other people have hair stress dreams? Last night I dreamed the stylist went rogue and gave me a Kate Gosselin(!) wedge-bob(!!) and I didn’t notice till it was too late.✂️😱
Thank you, Caroline Kennedy. 🙏
January 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thank you, Caroline Kennedy. 🙏
We need Demi Moore on a season of White Lotus.
January 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We need Demi Moore on a season of White Lotus.
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despite the general interest toward #longcovid & #MECFS is growing, I think pediatric patients including adolescents are still neglected. media attention toward pediatric studies is minimal if not null compared with adults
January 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
despite the general interest toward #longcovid & #MECFS is growing, I think pediatric patients including adolescents are still neglected. media attention toward pediatric studies is minimal if not null compared with adults
If there’s a more annoying song than Wham’s Last Christmas, I’ve never heard it
December 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM
If there’s a more annoying song than Wham’s Last Christmas, I’ve never heard it
The Christopher Reeve documentary is raw and so, so moving. What a family.
December 8, 2024 at 4:12 AM
The Christopher Reeve documentary is raw and so, so moving. What a family.
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Spike Protein Lingers in Brain for Years. Study links it to neurological symptoms, with vaccines cutting accumulation by 50%. Researchers urge new therapies for brain health.
➡️ What does this mean for children with developing brains?
neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-s...
➡️ What does this mean for children with developing brains?
neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-s...
Spike Protein Lingers in Brain, Fuels Long COVID - Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains in brain-protective tissues and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially driving long COVID's neurological symptoms.
neurosciencenews.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Spike Protein Lingers in Brain for Years. Study links it to neurological symptoms, with vaccines cutting accumulation by 50%. Researchers urge new therapies for brain health.
➡️ What does this mean for children with developing brains?
neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-s...
➡️ What does this mean for children with developing brains?
neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-s...
My husband’s Substack will make you laugh.
I Made My Family a Simple Chicken Dinner and It Only Cost $7,500*
A lot of things in this life are hard to swallow, but it turns out that a gigantic chicken bone is not one of them.
danbova.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM
My husband’s Substack will make you laugh.