Roxanne Khamsi

Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked

“On Thursday, Quinhin Nantote, Guinea-Bissau’s minister of public health, said the study had not received proper ethical approval, and his office has suspended it… “We have no evidence of any meeting they held, we don’t even have minutes of a negotiated approval,” he said.”

Screenshot of Rx Inspector webpage, where users can look up where their generic prescription drugs were made. A blue button prompts people to "begin your search." The background illustration shows a man inspecting a giant red and white pill capsule.

THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.

With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.

Here's how you can use it. 1/

One of my high-level professional fears is the destruction of Google Scholar. And now, here we go.

Americans Don’t Take Climate Change Seriously. Might I Suggest One Simple Fix? It's time to retire the old catchphrase.

There's a big problem with the "two degrees" of warming message in the climate conversation. I wrote about it for @slate.com:
slate.com/technology/2...

Whoa-zempic! The next wave of obesity drugs is pushing the limits of weight loss.

New article by me:
You've heard of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic.
Get ready for the next wave of obesity medications that influence *amylin*: www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

This morning, I'm headed to @ScienceWriters' #SciWri25 — looking forward to catching up with folks in Chicago.

If Losing Weight Feels Impossible, Here’s Why A new book explores the hidden biological and cultural forces that make self-control a losing game.

Happy to see that my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social is featured by the Next Big Idea Club as their book of the day. bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/if-losing-...

Opinion | The French Know How to Do Food. Even When It’s Frozen.

When Americans visit Paris and marvel at how svelte people are, it’s not because Parisians have superior willpower

Today, I unpacked the real secret to eating well in France in my latest for
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to...

I received the new book Food Intelligence by my friend @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and cannot put it down. It's beautifully written. There are revelations about the inner workings of nutrition on every page. I strongly recommend it!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334...

background reading for "Alien: Earth - The Official Podcast" A bibliography of my background reading for the show.

"Alien: Earth" premieres next week, and I'm the host of the official companion podcast. So...would you like to know more?

I put together a bibliography of my background stuff for the show. No spoilers except, like, philosophical ones, I guess?

www.adam-rogers.net/alien-earth-...

Ozzy Osbourne is selling his DNA in Liquid Death cans for $450 each Only 10 cans with Osbourne’s DNA were sold by Liquid Death

I have a lot of questions about this.

22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...

He needed air. The price was $539.

When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...

"As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives"

@annamaria.bsky.social

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

Amy Maxmen's important story in KFF Health News: 150 cow veterinarians were blood-tested for signs of H5N1, study's author was going to publish results in MMWR & give a webinar; CDC canceled both. Your current govt wants you kept blind about infectious disease.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...