Nicholas Florko
@NicholasFlorko
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Staff writer at The Atlantic reporting on why Americans are so unhealthy, and what's being done about it. Lover of public records and @terrorhardcore.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2011
I (apparently) love two things: Embarrassing myself and writing about the craziness of drug prices. This one has been in the works for a while, check it out https://t.co/Vv8aQ1T8C0
theatlantic.com
Somehow, it’s becoming even harder to get a GLP-1.
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Well. I have the absolute best news for fans of @statnews. Quite simply: @damiangarde is returning. Damian will be working with me on STAT's events, including our Summits. He'll also be writing the kind of amazing profiles that are his stock in trade. I'll include a few in a
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I've wanted to write this one forever and finally got the chance to do so. If you're interested in criminal justice and drug policy, it should interest you. If that's not your cup of team, read it as a gift to me on my 1 year anniversary at The Atlantic.
theatlantic.com
Why are states with loose marijuana laws arresting people for selling the drug?
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The Trump administration will pay to incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When the packets burn, their labels will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.
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Woah...big news in the land of tobacco harm reduction.
Thirteen months after rebranding the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World to @GAtoEndSmoking, former American Cancer Society VP @cdoug is departing from his job as president, as are a number of its employees. https://t.co/KZ3r5pl897
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The 3 most recent posts on my feed are a video of a Japanese omelet, game play from a video game I've never heard of, and a video of someone leaving a snide remark as a "tip" at a restaurant. Needless to say...it's time to leave. Follow me at @nicholasflorko.bsky.social
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The only thing better than getting sent to a candy convention is having great art to go with it.
theatlantic.com
The candy convention was a celebration of everything that the health secretary believes is wrong with our food.
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If you've got burning questions about FOOD—raw milk, beef tallow, seed oils, ultraprocessed food, the pic of french fries in my breakfast article, etc.—here's your chance to ask me and my brilliant colleague @NicholasFlorko! Our Reddit AMA is live! https://t.co/AUpVpwbwYB
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I've been thinking about the effort to ban soda in SNAP for the better part of two years now. Grateful to finally get some thoughts on paper (and thankful for all the folks who have shaped my thinking about this.) https://t.co/7CSW53FTif
theatlantic.com
Public-health groups are tying themselves in knots over a GOP crackdown on the sugary drink.
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Very proud of my former colleagues, though I'm still salty we didn't win the year I got to attend!
We are over the moon at @statnews for winning our first National Magazine Award for general excellence.
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I tried to make sense of the last few days. Read it here
theatlantic.com
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
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STAT reporting cuts to ASPE. Perhaps worth noting that HHS/Sec Kennedy shared this photo recently. https://t.co/mJH0M3wc57
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on the Houthis in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
theatlantic.com
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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The WV lawmaker who pushed this bill told me about a month ago he hoped that #MAHA would push his bill (which died on the vine last session) over the finish line. I admit I did not expect it to happen that quickly.
theatlantic.com
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement doesn’t hinge on his confirmation.
Breaking news: Unanimous vote in West Virginia today to ban dyes, BHA and polyparaben from the State. Next step is the Senate and then the Governor's Desk for signature. LET'S GO #FoodBabeArmy #MAHA!!!!!
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Deeply proud to work for an organization that recognized this is an issue worth covering, and who could put words to the sorrow I feel over this change.
theatlantic.com
I miss it already.
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Before voting to confirm, Senator Cassidy said he received assurances from RFK Jr to "maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes"
NEW: RFK Jr. is preparing to remove members of CDC’s vaccine advisory committee and other outside health panels who he determines have conflicts of interest, sources tell @Gardner_LM @davidalim @sophie_gardnerJ & me. Process is early stages, no decisions yet on timing/scope.
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Not to admit that I buried my own lede, but flagging detail from my new story: DOGE is claiming it's saving money on the National Immunization Survey. CDC, DOGE and NORC (the group that runs the survey) would not comment on what that means for its future.
theatlantic.com
America’s first line of defense against public-health threats is hanging in the balance.
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Cassidy is a YES on RFK
I’ve had very intense conversations with Bobby and the White House over the weekend and even this morning. I want to thank VP JD specifically for his honest counsel. With the serious commitments I’ve received from the administration and the opportunity to make progress on the
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored After being interviewed by @ushamcfarling one said, "“We expect to be fired” for speaking out. https://t.co/RFWoJ3sjyG via @statnews
statnews.com
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
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