Brianna Abbott
@Brabbott42
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health reporter at @WSJ covering the treatment and prevention of disease, with a focus on cancer #SHERP36 PC’17
Boston, MA
Joined January 2012
RT @ACSNews: Thank you @Brabbott42 @WSJ for highlighting our @ACS_Research studies on #colorectalcancer screening and incidence!!!! #getscr….
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Early-stage diagnoses for adults aged 45 to 49 jumped, thanks to more screening
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RT @mcjomcg: Manhattan Project waste sites linked to higher cancer risk in people who lived nearby as children, new study finds. @Brabbott4….
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People who spent their childhood in the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s living near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis County faced a heightened risk of cancer, new research suggests.
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RT @l_e_whyte: New from me and @Brabbott42 : Joe Biden has aggressive, late-stage prostate cancer. But he could still live for many years….
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Around 37% of patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer are alive after five years, according to the American Cancer Society.
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RT @aberkenblit: Thank you to @Brabbott42 from the @WSJ for highlighting the latest advancements in KRAS-targeted therapies for #pancreatic….
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RT @NidhiSubs: Proteins are the workhorses of daily biology but their shapes, which determine their jobs, have been notoriously hard to pin….
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The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to David Baker, John M. Jumper and Demis Hassabis for their work to quickly predict the shape of proteins.
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RT @grainnemcc: When pictures speak louder than words. #IStandWithEvan .(Photo credit: Richard Pohle/The Times)
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It's been 250 days since our colleague Evan Gershkovich was wrongly detained for doing his job. #IStandwithEvan
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RT @grainnemcc: In 250 days of headlines "Evan Gershkovich Released" isn't one of them. Evan was wrongfully detained by Russia for doing hi….
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RT @jonathanrockoff: The shift in responsibility for Covid-19 shot distribution from federal agencies to the commercial market is off to a….
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Public-health experts said setbacks related to scheduling and insurance coverage risk discouraging people from getting the shots.
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RT @WSJ: 🧵 On March 29, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip. He remains in a Mosc….
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Week 22 of American journalist Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detention in a Russian jail. As long as this injustice goes on #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan
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RT @grainnemcc: Evan is curious, exceptional, empathic, brave, dedicated, lovely, courageous, a superstar, gregarious, inspiring, talented,….
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RT @NidhiSubs: NEW: . Physicist Ranga Dias, accused of fabricating data and plagiarizing portions of his Ph.D. thesis is facing doubts fro….
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Multiple scientists and labs have raised doubts about Ranga Dias’s superconductor
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RT @leisel_leisel: Covid-19 super-dodgers might have a genetic edge over people who got sick. The discovery of a DNA variation that protect….
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A genetic variation increases some people’s odds of avoiding symptoms after infection.
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RT @paulwsj: Here is the link for the next 24 hours of Evan Gershkovich’s colleagues, family and friends reading his excellent journalism -….
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100 days. #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan.
It has been 100 days since @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained by Russia and falsely accused of espionage. Please share Evan’s reporting and the latest updates on his situation: We will not rest until Evan is released. #IStandWithEvan
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RT @ASCO: Cancer #drugshortages continue to be a serious challenge for doctors, patients & the entire cancer community. We're issuing disea….
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Grateful to Jennica and Carol for sharing how the shortages of basic chemotherapy drugs have disrupted their cancer care. The monthslong shortages have forced doctors and pharmacists to ration their supply. via @WSJ.
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A monthslong shortage of chemotherapies forces some patients to receive less treatment. ‘Not enough people know how serious this is.’
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RT @leisel_leisel: Magic mushrooms, LSD and ketamine have become more mainstream among techies, doctors and everyday people alike. Here’s w….
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Research has shown that they can temporarily alter a person’s mood, thoughts and perceptions of the world
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RT @danielas_bot: Could drugs like ozempic help keep the brain healthier longer? Check out our new short!
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