Lisa Pham

A refugee daughter’s pilgrimage I no longer flinch when someone asks if my family were boat people: it is a part of who I am. Their story is also my story.

Outside of journalism, I like to explore personal stories through creative writing. My memoir essay, “A refugee daughter’s pilgrimage,” is published in the latest issue of the Australian literary magazine Meanjin.
#memoir #lifewriting #refugees @meanjin.bsky.social
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London Faces More Setbacks in a ‘Grueling Fight’ for Listings London’s bid to revive its shrinking stock market has faced a series of setbacks in recent weeks, with companies shifting listings and IPO plans from the market.

My colleagues and I wrote about how London’s bid to revive its shrinking stock market has faced a series of setbacks in recent weeks, with companies shifting listings and IPO plans from the market.
#markets #uk #stocks #stockmarket #stocklistings #ipos
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Swiss Chocolate Stocks Diverge as High Cocoa Prices Take Toll Shares in two of Switzerland’s biggest chocolatiers are on markedly different courses this year as soaring cocoa prices prove a tougher obstacle for one than they do for the other.

I teamed up with a colleague to write about the divergence between two Swiss chocolate stocks amid soaring cocoa prices. Lindt shares are hovering near a record high, while Barry Callebaut fell to a 2011 low last month.
#markets #stocks #swiss #chocolate
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An Island Outbreak Becomes Testing Ground For New Vaccine Market Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I’m keeping an eye on the outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease in the Reunion Island, along with challenges facing the vaccine makers. But before we get to that...

ICYMI: I recently wrote about a clutch of volcanic islands in the Indian Ocean being the real-life battleground between a virus that could ignite a pandemic — chikungunya — and the first vaccine to address it.
#health #vaccines #chikungunya #prognosisnewsletter
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Swapping a Scalpel for a Blood Test for Endometriosis Sufferers Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I’ve been learning about a blood test that could substantially speed up the time it takes for endometriosis to be diagnosed. But before we get to that...

ICYMI: I wrote about a blood test that could potentially speed up the time it takes for endometriosis to be diagnosed, for Bloomberg’s Prognosis newsletter last month.
#health #womenshealth #endometriosis #bloodtest #prognosisnewsletter
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Breaking News: A baby with a rare disorder made medical history by receiving the first custom gene-editing treatment. The technique used has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. nyti.ms/4j49xBy

Trump’s Trade War Spares an Industry Europe Dominates: Hearing Aids The roughly $12 billion global hearing aids sector is likely to continue to be led by Europe — especially Denmark — for some time to come.

My story published today looks at how hearing aids have been spared from US President Donald Trump’s trade war, with Europe’s dominance in this sector set to continue.
#hearingaids #tariffs #trump #europe #denmark #siliconvalleyofsound
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Why Some Plant-Based Burgers Are Healthier Than Others Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I’ve been wondering whether plant-based burgers can be considered healthy. But before we get to that...

ICYMI: I wrote about plant-based burgers for Bloomberg’s Prognosis newsletter last month.
#health #burgers #nutrition #plantbased #hrv #longcovid #prognosisnewsletter
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The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

John Green has written a new, already best-selling nonfiction book on tuberculosis that asks a pointed question: Why does a fully curable disease still kill more than a million people a year? Read or listen to our conversation with the author. nyti.ms/4l6WykQ

Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

After the Trump administration abruptly cut $400 million in funding to Columbia University, dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and More Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

Five years after the WHO declared the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists are getting a clearer picture of how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

NEW: Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism.

Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social

Llamas Are Now Being Used in Search for New Obesity Drugs Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I’ve been learning about llamas helping find potential obesity treatments for humans. But before we get to that...

My latest piece for Bloomberg’s Prognosis newsletter is about a biotech company turning to llama antibodies in the search for new obesity drugs.
#health #biotech #obesitydrugs #llamas #prognosisnewsletter
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‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...

Really proud of this piece. Grateful to Avalyn, Rowan and Sarah for sharing their stories. It's a national scandal that long Covid patients have been forgotten by the government, employers & society at large. The least we can do is keep talking about them

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Trump Administration Cancels Meeting of FDA Vaccine Advisers, Risking Flu-Shot Delay The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the up...

BREAKING: The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the upcoming season. 1/2

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Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funding for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

SCOOP > The Trump administration is weighing pulling Moderna's contract to create bird flu shots, part of a bigger effort to question spending on messenger RNA-based vaccines

Madison Muller, @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social and @ikeswetlitz.bsky.social

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Our Asparagus Gruyère Tart Is the Ultimate Spring Appetizer, Lunch, or Light Dinner Our asparagus tart uses frozen puff pastry so it's easy to put together. The filling is Gruyere cheese, asparagus, and a little olive oil—simple and delicious.

Recipe via Martha Stewart: www.marthastewart.com/318340/aspar...

Asparagus tart with Gruyère cheese. #homecooking #sundaylunch

Novo Shares Hit as Super Bowl Weight-Loss Ad Shows Copycat Risk Novo Nordisk A/S shares are on track for their worst week this year, after a Super Bowl advertisement touting copycat products underscored the challenge to its weight-loss blockbuster drug.

Novo Nordisk shares had their worst week this year, after a Super Bowl advertisement touting copycat products underscored the challenge to its weight-loss blockbuster drug. Here’s my story with Naomi Kresge via @bloomberg.com
#markets #shares #weightlossdrugs
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Why a Food Dye Banned in the US Will Stay in UK Cocktail Cherries Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I’ve been pondering the health risks associated with artificial dyes that can be found in cake ingredients, cocktail cherries and more. But before we get to that...

Why a food dye that’s getting banned in the US is staying in cocktail cherries in the UK — here’s my latest piece for Bloomberg’s Prognosis newsletter.
#health #food #artificialfooddyes #cocktailcherries #prognosisnewsletter
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

The Trump administration's stop-work order on USAID left thousands of volunteers around the world w/ experimental drugs + medical devices in their bodies – cut off from care by researchers running clinical trials, in violation of the fundamental principles of research www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Novo Nordisk Shares Still Have a Long Road Back from 40% Slump Novo Nordisk A/S investors got a much-needed boost from last week’s trial results for an experimental weight-loss shot. But there’s still a long way to go to claw back the declines of the past six mon...

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk will report earnings next week, but there’s still a long way to go to claw back the stock declines of the past six months. Here’s my story published today via @bloomberg.com
#markets #shares #pharma
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Swiss Hearing-Aid Maker Transforms Into Unlikely AI Stock Winner Hearing-aid makers have become one of the stock market’s less likely artificial intelligence plays.

My story published today looks at how hearing-aid makers have become one of the stock market’s less likely artificial intelligence plays. Via @bloomberg.com
#markets #stocks #hearingaids #ai
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LVMH Reclaims Title of Europe’s Most Valuable Stock From Novo It’s taken LVMH nearly a year-and-a-half to regain its spot as Europe’s biggest stock from Novo Nordisk A/S.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk lost its crown as Europe’s most valuable listed company on Friday, after its market capitalisation fell below that of French luxury-goods maker LVMH. Here’s my story with Kit Rees via @bloomberg.com
#markets #stocks
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Alzheimer’s Drugs Eyed by Investors Seeking Obesity-Like Gains Investors seeking the next obesity-like market opportunity will be closely watching developments related to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in 2025.

My latest article published today is about Alzheimer’s drugs and the developments to watch this year, as investors eye the next obesity-like market opportunity. Via @bloomberg.com
#markets #stocks #alzheimersdrugs
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Scientists Turn Mosquitoes Into Tiny Weapons to Fight Disease Billions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes are being weaponized by cities.

Scientists are combatting mosquito-borne sicknesses by infecting the insects with bacteria to fight the diseases they carry.

Why I Needed to Lie Down in a Dark Room After Getting Covid Again Hi, it’s Lisa in London, where I was unfortunately reinfected with Covid recently — a scenario I’d tried to avoid, given its potential to worsen my long Covid condition. But before we get to that...

I wrote a piece about how I recently got reinfected with Covid (a nightmare prospect for anyone with long Covid) and the light sensitivity issues that caused.
#longcovid #prognosisnewsletter #covidreinfection #photophobia #lightsensitivity
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'Up yours long COVID': The women refusing to let their baby dreams die Long COVID is snuffing out some patients' dreams of having children, and complicating pregnancy and parenthood for those who choose to conceive despite their symptoms and doubts about when or if they ...

long covid isn't just stopping people from working, exercising, socialising, living independently. it's also snuffing out patients' dreams of having children, and complicating pregnancy for those who are able to conceive www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Hot Obesity Drug Market Will Keep Investors Gripped Next Year Disappointing trial results for Novo Nordisk A/S’s experimental obesity shot capped a volatile year for investors in drug developers vying for a piece of pharma’s hottest market.

2024 has been a volatile year for investors in weight-loss drug developers. My latest article with Angel Adegbesan delves into what happened this year and what to watch in 2025. Via @bloomberg.com
#stocks #markets #investing #obesitydrugs #pharma
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