Sony Salzman
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Coordinating producer @ABC Medical News Unit
New York, New York
Joined December 2008
NYC-area journalists! @AHCJ & @CoBellevue are hosting a panel & brief reception on healthcare misinformation featuring @ABC's @sonysalz on Feb 15! Register here: https://t.co/GVZNYQ3bD2
#journalism #media #nycmedia #journalismevent #mediaevent #healthcarejournalism
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Concerns grow over online ADHD diagnoses https://t.co/vwijvFLTVX via @GMA
goodmorningamerica.com
Experts and authorities are taking a closer look at telemedicine sites that allegedly promote easy paths for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder evaluations.
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Children's hospitals fill up as respiratory illnesses surge. @BostonChildrens @johnbrownstein on @GMA w/ @RobinRoberts "There is a massive strain on our hospitals that I am quite concerned about." https://t.co/meHWwKsNTW
goodmorningamerica.com
Hospital beds for kids are at 75% capacity nationwide, but in states like Texas, Tennessee, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island, 90% of beds are filled.
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Some states considering banning sale of diet supplements to minors: @DrJAshton breaking it down on @GMA and @RobinRoberts shouting out 4 of our current resident physicians @Shelbiswyden @Annayegiants @JhaveriKhushali @EvelynHuangMD APPLY HERE: https://t.co/OPu52BCovw
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Come work with us!
HELP WANTED: Looking for an awesome health and medical journalist for the ABC News Medical Unit. Come work with @DrJAshton @SonySalz and me full time on reporting across all @ABC platforms. Full job description below. Please reach out with questions. https://t.co/Dzmwd1582E
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Latest information on Monkeypox transmission risks from @YouriBenadjaoud @SonySalz @DoctorDarienMD @JohnBrownstein and Emma Egan Doctors are learning more about how the virus spreads in real-time https://t.co/BPXL6luEJu
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NEW: Some of the operational deficiencies & contamination that triggered shutdown of Abbott's infant formula plant earlier this year have also been found at other companies' factories according to an ABC News investigation by @SashaPezenik & @SonySalz
abcnews.com
Other infant formula makers besides Abbott have faced Cronobacter challenges, ABC News has found.
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NEW: Parents with young kids are one step closer to getting them vaccinated against COVID-19. FDA advisors voted Wednesday to recommend Moderna's vaccine for kids under 6, and Pfizer's vaccine for kids under 5. (w/ @cheyennehaslett, @sonysalz) https://t.co/KukpPBG5xq
abcnews.com
Parents with young kids are one step closer to getting them vaccinated following a grueling wait.
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NEW: A committee of advisers at the FDA voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of authorizing the Moderna vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17, paving the way to add one more vaccine to the options available for this age group. (w/ @cheyennehaslett, @sonysalz)
abcnews.com
It would be the second vaccine available to this age group, which is already eligible for Pfizer vaccines.
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Two years into a global pandemic that has highlighted the need for increased access to mental health care, 570 counties across the U.S. still have no psychologists, psychiatrists or counselors.
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"When abortion is illegal, it doesn’t make it less common, it just makes it less safe," Danika Severino Wynn said "When we push people further into the shadows, it means we are undoubtedly making their care more dangerous" Latest @ABC @ABCNewsHealth
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Advocates fear that clamping down on access will push women to the margins, further threatening their health, safety, and security
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Vaccines for kids under 5 could be authorized by this summer, perhaps as soon as June, according to top Biden officials. And the FDA has notified its expert advisors to clear time in June for a possible meeting. Here's everything we know: https://t.co/m4fX6TsQdw w @sonysalz
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There is hope that parents will be able to vaccinate their kids under five years old soon — perhaps as early as June, according to top Biden administration officials.
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BREAKING: my @VanityFair investigation into @EcoHealthNYC, @NIAIDNews transparency and debate over #COVID19 origins is live. Vanity Fair obtained over 100,000 internal EcoHealth Alliance documents including meeting minutes, internal emails, reports. https://t.co/ZaWuq5TiQx /1
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Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky,...
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Proud to be a part of this interesting and informative article discussing the new “COVID pill” Paxlovid 👀 Check it out! #ABC #abcnews @ericMstrauss @sonysalz @SashaPezenik
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abcnews.com
The COVID antiviral pill Paxlovid is very effective but there's a long list of drug interactions doctors and patients need to be aware of before prescribing or taking it.
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Moderna said it plans to seek emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine in children under age 6 "in the coming weeks." @ABC News' Med Unit producer Sony Salzman breaks it down. https://t.co/d4zWxSzM7l
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Women lost jobs at a higher rate in the pandemic. Many still haven't returned. - ABC News - https://t.co/5idyTH38dm via @ABC
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"'This isn't forever but it is right now,' Lovelace said, 'without school [meals], I don't really know what right now is going to look like.'" s/o @ericMstrauss @sonysalz @AnneKFlaherty @dubmansell for greenlighting, supporting my first for @ABC
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The program, initially introduced in March 2020 as the pandemic began, was not included in the $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate last week.
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Project your ❤️ get checked by your doc! #BlackHistoryMonth #heartmonth @_NicoleCurtis @DrSandyCharles @RobinRoberts @RobertAARowe @ericMstrauss @sonysalz @CDCFound @GMA
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MORE: Phase 1 is typically to test for safety. From there, researchers will move to larger Phase 2 and 3 trials to see if the vaccine can reduce the risk of HIV. via @sonysalz @ABCNewsHealth
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