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Jessica Glenza

@jessicaglenza.bsky.social

Senior Health Reporter, The Guardian

35 Followers  |  20 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 28.01.2025  |  1.4632

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The megabill, Medicaid and rural Americans Congressional Republicans in favor of the law say it targets waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid system.

How rural Medicaid recipients will be impacted by Republican's mega bill – listen here @the1a.org @mayagarg.bsky.social the1a.org/segments/the...

08.07.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US posts highest annual measles case tally in 33 years amid Texas outbreak Milestone comes as health secretary RFK Jr has injected upheaval into US vaccine policy and spread misinformation

My comments with @jessicaglenza.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

08.07.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

PubMed down for me too

01.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel β€˜classic good news, bad news’

Supreme court decision in Kennedy v Braidwood Management, Inc. paves the way for more politicized science, experts tell me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

27.06.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was an excellent thread πŸ‘πŸ‘ well done

25.06.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr’s new CDC vaccine panel holds first meeting amid controversy Health secretary unilaterally appointed ACIP’s eight new members, several of which are critical of immunizations

Another on the meeting itself (soon to be updated) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

25.06.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Member of RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel withdraws over conflict of interest Dr Michael Ross was involved in multiple private healthcare firms and withdrew after a review of financial holdings

Wow long ACIP hearing. Here's our stories – one on Dr. Michael Ross's withdrawal – and the govt's failure to publish conflict of interest disclosures www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

25.06.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republican senators’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states β€˜backwards’ Advocates fear Senate’s version of Trump’s budget bill could leave millions without healthcare and boost corporations

Good puece from @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the devastating proposed Medicaid and ACA cuts the Senate wants to use to fund its tax cuts that benefit the rich: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

23.06.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s RFK Jr in June 2023 saying he’s going to blackball any scientist who is on ACIP and block them from ever sitting on a committee again, and from receiving federal funding for 8 years.

Today, he fired all 17 experts on that committee, which advises the nation on vaccines.

09.06.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7

@kevinh-phd.bsky.social Hi Kevin, I'm a health reporter with the Guardian. I would love to connect for a potential interview. Would you be open to emailing me so we could set something up? jessica dot glenza at theguardian dot com

19.05.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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