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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The CDC recommending vitamin A for measles is like NASA saying Stanley Kubrick faked the 1969 moon landing in a Hollywood studio.
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.

Here's what to know:
What to know about vitamin A and the measles
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.
www.nbcnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Since you all seemed to like the 4:30-on-a-Sunday-morning posts:

I’ve been a doctor for 24 years, and I’ve worked in global health for 17 of those. Here are five things I’ve learned, in view of *gestures broadly* this last week

Don’t hate me for number 4

January 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM