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Liz Seegert

@lizseegert.bsky.social

health journalist. Focus on aging, caregiving, policy, and more. Grandma. Dog mom. Partial to strong coffee, dark chocolate, red wine. AHCJ, ASJA, JAWS.

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At Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Obamacare Prices That Could Rise by Thousands of Dollars Here’s where Affordable Care Act premiums could increase the most.

Without them, premiums will increase for more than 20 million people next year, and an estimated two million people are expected to lose coverage. The magnitude of the change depends on where people live, how old they are, and what they earn.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

WTAF?

27.09.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m guessing they’ll go to the other Portland.

27.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New COVID-19 vaccine guidance fuels confusion, uncertainty for older adults ACIP’s new recommendation leaves many patients and providers unsure about current advice and whether they can obtain a COVID-19 vaccine.

What do new vaccine recommendations mean for older adults? My colleague @jburns18.bsky.social and I took a look

healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

27.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How can anyone be this dumb?

24.09.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preach

24.09.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3419    πŸ” 591    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 8

Art Caplan pulls no punches.

23.09.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s sincerely the dumbest man to ever occupy the office.

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Tylenol and Autism Earlier this year, HHS secretary RFK Jr. predicted that, "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." Scientists have been researc

Acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy doesn't cause autism, no matter what RFK says this week. This is not an unsettled question. Evidence summarized here: sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

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I’m not a fan of this update Text on lock screen is harder to read and very few other tweaks add real value.

21.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They probably work for Fox News

21.09.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon Accused of β€˜Intimidation’ With New Restrictions For Journalists The Pentagon released new rules for journalists that prevents them from reporting on unauthorized information.

We told @time.com that journalists shouldn’t trade their independence for access to Pentagon spin.

β€œAgreeing not to look where the government doesn’t want you to look and, by extension, not to print what it doesn’t want you to print, is propaganda, not journalism.”

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Journalist here. That’s literally our fucking job.

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Doctors Are Torn over Controversial New Alzheimer’s Treatments. Here’s Why New Alzheimer’s drugs known as anti-amyloid therapies may slow disease progressionβ€”but they also carry serious risks, including brain bleeds and strokelike symptoms

Thrilled to share my article on amyloid busting drugs in the October issue of @sciam.bsky.social for their special section on Alzheimer's disease

www.scientificamerican.com/article/cont...

16.09.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And he was willing to sacrifice innocent people to do it. Collateral damage. Like a mob boss.

12.09.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s getting people used to the idea of the president deploying troops in the states. Soon it won’t seem like that big of a deal

12.09.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Way to go NY!

12.09.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)

Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...

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thank you @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.

11.09.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hate to think it but I’m glad he’s not alive to see how his namesake turned out.

11.09.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

how many of them are in the files?

10.09.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join @healthjournalism.org and the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team THURS, SEPT 11 at 11am ET for a webinar on research re #vaccines & #autism. It's highly likely any HHS report on autism will try to implicate vaccines, so know the real science in advance.
Register: healthjournalism.org/event/prepar...

08.09.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yet Medicare won’t cover dental care. Makes no sense. (I know some AMA plans do so don’t @ me please)

09.09.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who would have thought that Rand Paul would be a voice of reason we needed to hear from?

08.09.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NOW they’re finally β€œconcerned?” πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

07.09.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who the fuck is writing headlines over there @nytimes.com ?

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Tylenol/autism stuff is bad for many reasons, but it will be used to push the idea that pregnant people shouldn't have pain relief. Women's pain is already dismissed.

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Blue-State Governors Warn Trump May Use Military to Disrupt Elections Blue state governors sound the alarm that an increasingly β€œauthoritarian” Donald Trump could use the military to try to disrupt upcoming elections.

As flagged by Democracy Docket, Mitchell recently appeared on a podcast where she highlighted a president’s ability to intervene in voting by citing a β€œthreat to the national sovereignty of the United States.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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RFKJr's cousin Joe Kennedy III

06.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've become a @kathyhochul.bsky.social fan girl.

05.09.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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