Thinking a lot about this, as Chicago is poised to break a 50-year heat record this week. Did I mention public school kids go back to school today? bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

We'll see if Kamala Harris alks about her housing plan during tonight's interview with CNN's Dana Bash. But in the meantime, I explain in my latest column for Bloomberg Opinion why her vows to make housing affordable could be the key to winning Arizona and Nevada.bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Avian Influenza confirmed in three California dairy herds. Farms quarantined, no human cases suspected, no threat to milk or food supply. Read more: pressreleases.cdfa.ca.gov/Home/PressRele…

For too long, women's anxiety, discomfort & downright pain during routine gyn visits has been ignored or dismissed. That's (finally!) changing, but still a lot of room for improvement. My latest for Bloomberg Opinion (gift link): bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Heartbreaking report from Isabel Rosales on the scene of the school shooting in Winder, GA: while huddled in a classroom with her classmates during the shooting, a 16-yr-old student texted her mother "i know i've not been a perfect daughter. i love you. i'm sorry"

A text message from 17-yr-old Apalachee HS student Ethan Haney to his mother Erin Clark, given to CNN, reads “school shooting rn i’m scared pls im not joking … …i love you” Clark tells CNN she “just kept praying he’d stay safe” as she drove to the school

Took my kid to her annual well visit yesterday and was so pleased with the nuanced conversation her pediatrician initiated about fall vaccines. Made me hopeful that hesitant parents (not me!) would trust in and be persuaded by him.

🆕 article in MMWR on #mpox clade II contact tracing linked to air travel: ✅113 infectious travelers on 221 flights ✅Outcome data for 1,048 of 1,538 contacts 👉No mpox transmission via US flight exposure This is good news! Yes, we need information for clade I since

This is deeply concerning and exactly why many of us have been urging for months to ramp up testing and surveillance for #H5N1 #BirdFlu Key info needed: - Potential exposures - Clinical symptoms & treatment - Status of contacts - Signs of virus evolution As I’ve said before,

Oof not great #H5N1 news What we know: -Person tests + with no (known) connection to animals -Has pre-existing conditions (making it more likely to get sick) -Severe disease; hospitalized but recovered -Bravo flu surveillance system that randomly picked up this severe case …

LIVE NOW 📊 New data show that Biden-Harris has quietly been a successful administration. Will that matter against Trump? 🎥 Tim O'Brien joins james gibney, Allison Schrager and Nir Kaissar to break down the numbers trib.al/gU7RsDy

1/n Well no, the main problem with hydroxychloroquine was that it did nothing for COVID19. It was promoted purely for political reasons. Some papers attached

📊 NEW DATA 📊 These charts show that Biden-Harris has quietly been a successful administration. The question is: Will that matter for Harris against Trump? See all 10 metrics ⬇️ bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

#Debate2024: Trump says, “Obamacare was lousy health care.” 📉 But the number of uninsured Americans dropped to a record low under Biden-Harris, thanks, in part, to record enrollment in the ACA, says Lisa Jarvis bloom.bg/3MMBAYt

Trump and Harris entered last night’s debate with the same goal – a moment that will help them gain the edge in a tight race for the presidency. 🎥 Tune in at 8.30am ET as Tim O'Brien joins Nia-Malika Henderson and Francis Wilkinson for LIVE debate analysis trib.al/b6Zk0do

Taylor Swift, through her endorsement of Harris, has also “fought back against a technology that had been used to mischaracterize her views — not to mention degrade and sexualize her — and turned its viral power back on those who cynically abused it.” Read the full column:

Spent most of a day last week scrambling to get Paxlovid for my mom, who checks a number of high-risk boxes & had her first run-in with Covid. It shouldn't have been so difficult. Some thoughts on the ongoing underuse of antivirals (gift link): bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

A few thoughts on the cruelty of Trump's falsehoods about abortion (and, more generally, about health care) during last night's debate. My latest for Bloomberg Opinion: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…