Lisa Jarvis
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social
Chicago-based health & science columnist for Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bsky.social. Writing about public health, medicine, emerging technologies (Crispr!), biotech & pharma. opinions=mine, She/her. Signal: lisajarvis.77
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
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Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
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The definitive obituary of James Watson, written by the late, great Sharon Begley @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The definitive obituary of James Watson, written by the late, great Sharon Begley @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
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This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
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November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."
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Meanwhile: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Chatbot Delusions: Is AI Contributing to a Novel Mental Health Crisis?
Some users are losing touch with reality during marathon sessions with ChatGPT and other bots.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Meanwhile: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Last spring, a psychologist who studies kids & social media told me she'd moved past worrying about screen time & snapchat-- generative AI, including these bots, dominated her concerns about kids' development. My earlier column: (🎁 link):
Chatbots Are Hurting Our Kids. Here’s What We Can Do.
While many of us were still worrying about Snapchat and screen time, teens had already expanded their digital repertoire.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last spring, a psychologist who studies kids & social media told me she'd moved past worrying about screen time & snapchat-- generative AI, including these bots, dominated her concerns about kids' development. My earlier column: (🎁 link):
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Another tragedy. My god.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Another tragedy. My god.
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To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
To Gen Z, vapes have long been the villain. They never experienced the graphic anti-smoking ads of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Instead, cigs tick the nostalgia box for them.
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How can we avoid a slide back? Read my take with @lisamjarvis.bsky.social & @taylortyson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Yesterday's deal to lower the price of popular obesity meds Zepbound and Wegovy (and open up access in Medicare) is a step towards more affordable access--how big of a step is TBD. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
Obesity Drugs for All? White House Deal Is Just a Start
A White House deal with Eli Lilly & Co. and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of their popular obesity medicines, Zepbound and Wegovy, is a step toward making them more affordable and accessible to...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Yesterday's deal to lower the price of popular obesity meds Zepbound and Wegovy (and open up access in Medicare) is a step towards more affordable access--how big of a step is TBD. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
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“I really don’t care. Do u?”
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“I really don’t care. Do u?”
Another tragedy. My god.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Another tragedy. My god.
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🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Have celebrities inadvertently created an opening for the Marlboro Man to strut into the lives of Gen Z and younger generations?
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
Is Gen Z Romanticizing Cigarettes Again?
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Have celebrities inadvertently created an opening for the Marlboro Man to strut into the lives of Gen Z and younger generations?
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social and @jesskarl.bsky.social explore the sneaky rise of cigarettes ⬇️
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This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
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“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
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new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorize rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
chicagoreader.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“I saw dozens of parents and educators weeping, hugging each other, consoling one another. Children who are crying as well who thankfully are too young to understand the whole gravity of what happened this morning,” @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social said.
This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This morning. At a daycare. Across the street from the largest high school in Chicago.
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Wednesday's WOW! This morning's spectacular panorama sunrise over Chicago.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wednesday's WOW! This morning's spectacular panorama sunrise over Chicago.
Whelp, that was fast. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/a...
Arena BioWorks, an ambitious biomedical institute backed by billionaires, abruptly shuts down
Exclusive: Arena Bioworks, the buzzy research institute that launched with $500 million to support a decade of scientific R&D, is abruptly shutting down, STAT has learned.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Whelp, that was fast. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/a...
Re-upping this today as texts filter in today w/multiple stories of ICE trying to detain people outside CPS schools.
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Re-upping this today as texts filter in today w/multiple stories of ICE trying to detain people outside CPS schools.
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What does all this chaos at FDA mean for biotech and for patients? @matthewherper.bsky.social and I talked to experts, and have more on the drama between the drug and biologics center leaders — "We now have FDA "Mean Girls" burn books out in the open," a source said. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...
Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and 'soap opera'
Experts worry that the FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and "soap opera."
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November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What does all this chaos at FDA mean for biotech and for patients? @matthewherper.bsky.social and I talked to experts, and have more on the drama between the drug and biologics center leaders — "We now have FDA "Mean Girls" burn books out in the open," a source said. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...