Roxanne Khamsi
@rkhamsi
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contributing writer @TheAtlantic - author of BEYOND INHERITANCE, available to pre-order now: https://t.co/NewbIzKn7K Free alerts: https://t.co/tJqvj4v67Q
Montreal by way of Brooklyn
Joined October 2009
There's a big problem with the "two degrees" of warming message in the climate conversation. I wrote about it for @slate.com: https://t.co/DMOjemfkmx
slate.com
It's time to retire the old catchphrase.
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New article in @TheAtlantic by me: You've heard of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. Get ready for the next wave of obesity medications that influence *amylin*: https://t.co/0ubi9qnnc4
theatlantic.com
The next wave of obesity drugs is pushing the limits of weight loss.
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I'm headed to @ScienceWriters' #SciWri25 — looking forward to catching up with folks in Chicago.
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I received the new book Food Intelligence by my friend @juliaoftoronto and @KevinH_PhD and cannot put it down. It's beautifully written and eye opening. There are revelations about the inner workings of nutrition on every page. I strongly recommend it! https://t.co/1gngAodyDg
penguinrandomhouse.com
“Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets...
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1) BREAKING: Santé Québec has authorized 246 doctors' requests since April to become "non-participants" of the medicare system — and thus legally allowed to charge patients from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars for services. See my exposé below. https://t.co/6ICPAih2yB
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My latest story in @TheAtlantic You have heard of Duchenne muscular dystrophy — what you, and even many doctors, might not know is that it can affect girls. How generations of girls and women with certain genetic diseases were overlooked: https://t.co/z5PqC2WN3r
theatlantic.com
But they were always at risk of developing diseases with potentially severe effects.
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Africa's foreign debt passed $1.1 trillion last year. The #SummitOfTheFuture is an opportunity for the int'l community to address this crushing debt to allow govts enough fiscal space to spend adequately on health care, education and social protection. https://t.co/twcmbUnb7b
nytimes.com
Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability.
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Mh, not great.
BREAKING: Missouri reports human case of H5 bird flu with no known link to animals
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As part of a major expansion of health coverage, we’re excited to announce that @kristenvbrown, @NicholasFlorko, and @shayla__love will join The Atlantic as staff writers, along with @rkhamsi and @rtsugar joining as contributing writers. More info here: https://t.co/nICJwsD1X9
theatlantic.com
Joining The Atlantic are staff writers Kristen V. Brown, Nicholas Florko, and Shayla Love; and Roxanne Khamsi and Rachel Sugar as contributing writers.
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1/ Mosquito-borne illness warning from @CDCgov @CDCDirector Dr. Mandy Cohen with @tonydokoupil @nateburleson @CBSMMiller on @CBSMornings Mosquito-borne infections are on the rise – from Eastern Equine encephalitis virus & West Nile virus, to dengue virus & Oropouche virus.
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All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds Story by @horton_official
https://t.co/39F99X46H7
theguardian.com
Scientists believe artificial light may be affecting natural ecology of plant life by creating extended photosynthesis
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Fifteen years minus one day between these photos. Taken at the Rhone glacier in Switzerland today. Not gonna lie, it made me cry.
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Every night before I sleep I log on to @mtlgazette and I see another must-read by @Aaron_Derfel Tonight's read: >> "780 doctors opted out of medicare in Quebec. Only 14 have in the rest of Canada"
BREAKING NEWS: Ottawa last year fined Quebec a record $42 million for violating the Canada Health Act. Here is my story below, showing how under the Coalition Avenir Québec government, health care has been moving more and more toward the private sector.👇 https://t.co/1zc2PTEKsO
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1) Exclusive: Afters targeting businesses, Quebec's French-language inspectors are now shifting their focus to inspecting hospitals in Montreal. See my story below. https://t.co/O6g02shzAP
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"The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia in the 6 years post-vaccination" Also implicating the potential role of herpes zoster virus https://t.co/14MkRJkkfc
@NatureMedicine by @MaximeTaquet and colleagues
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Nature Medicine - A natural experiment including more than 200,000 people who received a shingles vaccine reveals that, within 6 years of vaccination, the recombinant vaccine is associated with...
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“an estimated 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying each year as a result of hospital overcrowding” https://t.co/4QiWMkpba3
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Feverish and quaking, he was taken in an ambulance to the Kerem Shalom crossing. [...] Two days later, Nabil died from a drug-resistant infection [...] Dr. Salami said the three-week wait after the closure of Rafah probably cost him his life. https://t.co/LwerGCvWP5
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The Rafah crossing to Egypt has been closed since Israel captured it in early May, blocking the only route out of the territory for thousands of Palestinians who desperately need medical care.
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It’s official: MEET THE NEIGHBORS has hatched! It’s about the science of animal intelligence, how we think about nature, and what it means to understand wild animals as fellow persons. Available now at your favorite bookseller. 🐝🐢🦝🐸🦆🐟
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