Liz Szabo
@lizszabo.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning health and science journalist. Investigative reporter at CIDRAP News. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/all-news
What are the top risk factors for dementia? My latest for AARP.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What are the top risk factors for dementia? My latest for AARP.
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I’ve received two advance copies of this book. Is the universe telling me something?
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I’ve received two advance copies of this book. Is the universe telling me something?
Thread on flu facts:
Flu kills healthy kids and young adults every year, like Brent Teichman, who died at age 29. Flu killed 281 American kids last year, the most in 15 years. 89% of deaths were in unvaccinated kids; 44% of kids <18 who died from flu last year were previously healthy.
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Flu kills healthy kids and young adults every year, like Brent Teichman, who died at age 29. Flu killed 281 American kids last year, the most in 15 years. 89% of deaths were in unvaccinated kids; 44% of kids <18 who died from flu last year were previously healthy.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Thread on flu facts:
Flu kills healthy kids and young adults every year, like Brent Teichman, who died at age 29. Flu killed 281 American kids last year, the most in 15 years. 89% of deaths were in unvaccinated kids; 44% of kids <18 who died from flu last year were previously healthy.
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Flu kills healthy kids and young adults every year, like Brent Teichman, who died at age 29. Flu killed 281 American kids last year, the most in 15 years. 89% of deaths were in unvaccinated kids; 44% of kids <18 who died from flu last year were previously healthy.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Jeb Teichman’s phone rang just before midnight. As a pediatrician, he has received many late-night emergency calls.
This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son.
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This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Jeb Teichman’s phone rang just before midnight. As a pediatrician, he has received many late-night emergency calls.
This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Brent’s only risk factor for severe flu was that he hadn’t received a flu shot. His parents reminded Brent, 29, to get his flu shot a couple of weeks before his passing. Brent “said he had it on to-do list, but he just never got around to it.”
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October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Brent’s only risk factor for severe flu was that he hadn’t received a flu shot. His parents reminded Brent, 29, to get his flu shot a couple of weeks before his passing. Brent “said he had it on to-do list, but he just never got around to it.”
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Is it a cold or the flu? Symptom comparison.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Is it a cold or the flu? Symptom comparison.
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Tylenol use in pregnancy has gone down even as autism rates have risen. The two aren't even correlated in time. There's just no definitive evidence that Tylenol causes autism.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Tylenol use in pregnancy has gone down even as autism rates have risen. The two aren't even correlated in time. There's just no definitive evidence that Tylenol causes autism.
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From Katelyn Jetalina: The drop in measles cases after the vaccine was introduced
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
From Katelyn Jetalina: The drop in measles cases after the vaccine was introduced
Adeline Lacroix, diagnosed with autism at 30, is one of a growing number of adults — especially women — seeking out testing. The diagnosis was a huge relief. Suddenly, she understood why navigating the world had been so difficult
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October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Adeline Lacroix, diagnosed with autism at 30, is one of a growing number of adults — especially women — seeking out testing. The diagnosis was a huge relief. Suddenly, she understood why navigating the world had been so difficult
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This is the proposal that ACIP just approved by a vote of 8-3 and one abstention due to conflict of interest.
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is the proposal that ACIP just approved by a vote of 8-3 and one abstention due to conflict of interest.
This is the proposal that the ACIP is going to vote on.
September 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is the proposal that the ACIP is going to vote on.
Anti-vaccine activists often “elevate one flawed study, ignore millions of children in rigorous databases, manufacture doubt,” @jakescottmd.bsky.social told me. The ACIP chair is highlighting one study w/ a higher mortality rate. But two other studies found no difference in mortality.
#ACIP
#ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anti-vaccine activists often “elevate one flawed study, ignore millions of children in rigorous databases, manufacture doubt,” @jakescottmd.bsky.social told me. The ACIP chair is highlighting one study w/ a higher mortality rate. But two other studies found no difference in mortality.
#ACIP
#ACIP
ACIP is debating why we vaccinate all babies against hepatitis B at birth?
The CDC also presented this slide about a baby who wasn't vaccinated against hep B until age 2.5 months. The baby died of an overwhelming infection at 3 months. #ACIP
The CDC also presented this slide about a baby who wasn't vaccinated against hep B until age 2.5 months. The baby died of an overwhelming infection at 3 months. #ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ACIP is debating why we vaccinate all babies against hepatitis B at birth?
The CDC also presented this slide about a baby who wasn't vaccinated against hep B until age 2.5 months. The baby died of an overwhelming infection at 3 months. #ACIP
The CDC also presented this slide about a baby who wasn't vaccinated against hep B until age 2.5 months. The baby died of an overwhelming infection at 3 months. #ACIP
"When widespread birth dose of vaccination was initiated in Taiwan, it was associated with a steep decrease, if not elimination, of liver cancer and cirrhosis due to hepatitis B amongst people born after the national vaccination program," Dr. Elliot Tapper of University of Michigan told me.
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"When widespread birth dose of vaccination was initiated in Taiwan, it was associated with a steep decrease, if not elimination, of liver cancer and cirrhosis due to hepatitis B amongst people born after the national vaccination program," Dr. Elliot Tapper of University of Michigan told me.
CDC staff says the decline in hepatitis B cases in young adults is because of the birth cohort effects. Babies have been vaccinated at birth since 1991. So some of those babies are in their 30s. #ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
CDC staff says the decline in hepatitis B cases in young adults is because of the birth cohort effects. Babies have been vaccinated at birth since 1991. So some of those babies are in their 30s. #ACIP
CDC staff says the hepatitis B vaccine, given at birth, is safe and effective at preventing the disease in children, based on 17 studies. #ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
CDC staff says the hepatitis B vaccine, given at birth, is safe and effective at preventing the disease in children, based on 17 studies. #ACIP
Most countries do a much better job of screening pregnant women for hepatitis B. In the U.S., up to 14% of pregnant women are not screened. That makes skipping the birth dose of hepatitis B dangerous, because doctors don't really know which moms have the virus. #ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Most countries do a much better job of screening pregnant women for hepatitis B. In the U.S., up to 14% of pregnant women are not screened. That makes skipping the birth dose of hepatitis B dangerous, because doctors don't really know which moms have the virus. #ACIP
Most of the world recommends a universal birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, because that's when it's most effective. Babies need to be vaccinated within hours of birth to avoid being infected during delivery. #ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Most of the world recommends a universal birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, because that's when it's most effective. Babies need to be vaccinated within hours of birth to avoid being infected during delivery. #ACIP
The CDC presents the benefits/risks of administering the hepatitis B vaccine and the risk/dangers of revoking the recommendation. Serious side effects like life-threatening allergic reactions occur only one in 1 million doses.
#ACIP
#ACIP
September 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CDC presents the benefits/risks of administering the hepatitis B vaccine and the risk/dangers of revoking the recommendation. Serious side effects like life-threatening allergic reactions occur only one in 1 million doses.
#ACIP
#ACIP
