Mun-Keat Looi
@munkeatlooi.bsky.social
International News & Features Editor @bmj.com
Journalism lecturer, @Imperial College London
Japanophile, #MUFC. Views mine
Journalism lecturer, @Imperial College London
Japanophile, #MUFC. Views mine
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Informal lunchtime chat with a senior editor — test your pitches, ask questions, and build confidence in your science writing ideas.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
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November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections buff.ly/I6U8hvl
Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections buff.ly/I6U8hvl
Tired: articles on Lego rooms
Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
www.thetimes.com/article/b45b...
Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
www.thetimes.com/article/b45b...
Meet the adult Lego fans transforming their homes for their hobby
A growing tribe of grown-ups are fitting custom shelves and lighting into rooms for their passion despite the often substantial cost
www.thetimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Tired: articles on Lego rooms
Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
www.thetimes.com/article/b45b...
Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions
www.thetimes.com/article/b45b...
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”
US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors buff.ly/V0O4Iai
US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors
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November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors buff.ly/V0O4Iai
Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers buff.ly/SJnIcle
Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers
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November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers buff.ly/SJnIcle
RFK Jr urges world to follow US’s lead on mercury in vaccines buff.ly/4MTGES5
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November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
RFK Jr urges world to follow US’s lead on mercury in vaccines buff.ly/4MTGES5
HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations buff.ly/kTSBdSt
HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations
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November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations buff.ly/kTSBdSt
States reject Dr. Oz’s claims of Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
States reject Dr. Oz’s claims of Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants
Officials from Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington say CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz posted incorrect figures about their Medicaid spending on X.
www.statnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
States reject Dr. Oz’s claims of Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/01/d...
From rainforest communities to inner city patients—the Brazilian doctors working to combat the climate crisis buff.ly/uatROWf
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November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
From rainforest communities to inner city patients—the Brazilian doctors working to combat the climate crisis buff.ly/uatROWf
Attacks on healthcare facilities in #Gaza across 2024 (play gif).
“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
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“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
More: buff.ly/u02hKUp (free to access)
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Attacks on healthcare facilities in #Gaza across 2024 (play gif).
“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
More: buff.ly/u02hKUp (free to access)
“I’ve not seen anything like it... In my work on human rights and healthcare attacks over decades, I have not seen anything like the almost daily attacks on hospitals.”
More: buff.ly/u02hKUp (free to access)
Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging buff.ly/AUODK6V
Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging
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November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Doctors mount resistance to Florida plan to end vaccine mandates, despite gagging buff.ly/AUODK6V
Interesting. Time to launch a Patreon?
Top Substack writers depart for Patreon
A platform better known for paid podcasts is poaching top newsletter talent. Patreon has successfully lured some top Substack newsletter writers — including Anne Helen Petersen, Lyz Lenz, and…
www.niemanlab.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Interesting. Time to launch a Patreon?
From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes buff.ly/FkqdEr3 Free to access
From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes
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October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
From dumplings to diagnoses: how China’s delivery drivers became healthcare heroes buff.ly/FkqdEr3 Free to access
Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list buff.ly/CgxvsIq
Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list
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October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rising deaths from methanol poisoning leads UK to add eight countries to warning list buff.ly/CgxvsIq
Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform - Press Gazette
Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform
Fraudulent sites with no history promoted as trusted publishers to millions by Google.
pressgazette.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform - Press Gazette
ChatGPT: More than a million users show signs of mental health distress and mania each week, internal data suggest buff.ly/6rWTiIE
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
ChatGPT: More than a million users show signs of mental health distress and mania each week, internal data suggest buff.ly/6rWTiIE
Why even toy shops sell tourniquets in Ukraine buff.ly/Jncou1z
Why even toy shops sell tourniquets in Ukraine
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October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Why even toy shops sell tourniquets in Ukraine buff.ly/Jncou1z
Tylenol autism lawsuit: Drug makers are sued by Texas attorney general buff.ly/Ez7O6cb
Tylenol autism lawsuit: Drug makers are sued by Texas attorney general
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October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Tylenol autism lawsuit: Drug makers are sued by Texas attorney general buff.ly/Ez7O6cb
"Fighting forces in Sudan seem to have a complete indifference to the law...The attacks on hospitals are either a combination of recklessness or are part of campaigns against civilian populations" buff.ly/qvaQrn2 (free to access)
#Sudan
#Sudan
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"Fighting forces in Sudan seem to have a complete indifference to the law...The attacks on hospitals are either a combination of recklessness or are part of campaigns against civilian populations" buff.ly/qvaQrn2 (free to access)
#Sudan
#Sudan
Mpox: Rise in cases in Europe may pose risk to UK www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mpox: Rise in cases in Europe may pose risk to UK www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM