“ ‘There seems to almost be a hostile reaction to the idea of going on caring for a kid with trisomy 18,’ Dr. James Hammel, then the division chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery … at Children’s Nebraska ... ‘So what constitutes a worthwhile life?’ he said. ‘That’s the question.’ “
My latest for the @nytimes.com , with with photographer Stephanie Sinclair.
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Trisomy 18 is usually fatal within weeks of birth. Some families are getting more time, with surgeries, luck and incredible effort. This is the story of what Noah, and his family, are up against. https://nyti.ms/44Z7TgU
Trisomy 18, a rare chromosomal condition also known as Edwards syndrome, is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort. This is Noah's story.
Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.
And for anyone who wants to dig into just how flawed this AI tool was in concept and execution, @bxroberts.org and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social talked to a bunch of experts to drill down on the code itself:
But then, it was the Times journalists who spent months doing the reporting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Some day hopefully soon we’ll say, “we did what?” when told dentists irradiated lots of mouths without sufficient reason
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/w...
Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...
The fact that NWS field offices are not able to operate 24/7 anymore in growing number of locations, & that offices servicing major population centers no longer have supervisory meteorologists in charge, & that radar techs are becoming unavailable, is highly alarming.
Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10
Are Trump’s Actions Truly Unprecedented? We Asked 35 Historians. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
If we really want to take on chronic diseases....
by @virusesimmunity.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social
#LongCovid, post-infection syndromes, immune system assessment and intervention
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
Why buying groceries in Canada is taking forever: Shoppers have to study the lineage of every can of soup.
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
"When a government begins to imprison writers for their words, when it abandons legal norms for political convenience, when it cloaks oppression in the language of national security, alarm bells must ring. Loudly." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
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🚗Mild COVID infection increases car accidents 25%
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"Firing on a U.N. vehicle, the statement added, involved 'a breach of orders' in a combat setting." "Israeli soldiers later buried most of the [15 medics'] bodies in a mass grave, crushed the ambulances, fire truck and a U.N. vehicle, and buried those as well." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/w...
If you feel outraged, think about donating to the group profiled in the NYT article. I found this link on a UN site: www.mutualaidsudan.org
"Like the other 11 children, Abdo starved to death in the weeks after President Trump froze all U.S. foreign assistance"..."as the American money dried up, hundreds of soup kitchens closed in a matter of days." For shame. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
“This person constitutes a bridge, and we’ve torn that bridge down instead of embracing it.” ... “He is working on a peace process. That is what is so ironic about it. It is just the complete opposite of what the government is painting him as.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
