Lisa Jarvis
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social
Chicago-based health & science columnist for Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bsky.social. Writing about public health, medicine, emerging technologies (Crispr!), biotech & pharma. opinions=mine, She/her. Signal: lisajarvis.77
Alex Blacio is the third teen to die in an e-scooter accident in Chicago this year. And an ER doctor at Lurie told me they're seeing a big uptick in serious injuries from e-scooters & e-bikes - things like traumatic brain injuries, skull fractures, concussions. (1/2)
16-year-old e-scooter rider fatally struck by driver in North Center
Alex Blacio was struck on Western Avenue as he rode home from work. He is the 3rd teen to be killed on an e-scooter this year.
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This piece is an important read for *everyone*. Especially @govpritzker Long-term care is a multi-generational set of issues (and impacts.) The current system is largely DIY, private pay, inefficient, inequitable, harmful, and a drag on the economy. The WA model looks like a much needed tool.
Lisa Jarvis@lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 2d agoThose of us in the sandwich years understand the yawning gap in long term care coverage in the US. The state of Washington is running an experiment that, if successful, could be a model for others (like my home state of IL). It doesn't do it all, but is a good step. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com
This column brought to you by my frustration at trying to explain to my dad (over and over again) that Medicare doesn't cover long-term care. Like many Americans, it's a healthcare gap most people don't even know exists until they fall into it.
Those of us in the sandwich years understand the yawning gap in long term care coverage in the US. The state of Washington is running an experiment that, if successful, could be a model for others (like my home state of IL). It doesn't do it all, but is a good step. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com
Washington State Throws a Lifeline to the Sandwich Generation
This summer, Washington state’s pioneering long-term care insurance program is facing a crucial test. In July, eligible residents began receiving benefits for the first time, marking a new stage in th...
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This is legit insane. It requires girls from K-12 to go through genetic testing, testosterone screening, or a physical exam to participate in sports. For feminists worked up about trans athletes, this is the through line. This is where we were going to end up. It’s about control and dominance.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2d agoGood framing.
Those of us in the sandwich years understand the yawning gap in long term care coverage in the US. The state of Washington is running an experiment that, if successful, could be a model for others (like my home state of IL). It doesn't do it all, but is a good step. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com
Washington State Throws a Lifeline to the Sandwich Generation
This summer, Washington state’s pioneering long-term care insurance program is facing a crucial test. In July, eligible residents began receiving benefits for the first time, marking a new stage in th...
bloomberg.com
A follow up on this one: Wrote about where to look for fixes so that the No Surprises Act, which does a lot of direct good for patients, isn't costing our health system in the end:
The No Surprises Act Needs a Dose of Sunlight
The Trump administration recently said it wants to “clean up” the No Surprises Act, the law that ended surprise billing for medical emergencies but opened up the healthcare system to exploitation. Now...
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Lisa Jarvis@lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 2w agoThe No Surprises Act has spared millions of Americans from big bills for out-of-network services provided during an ER visit. But the system created to settle payment disputes is not working as expected--and could eventually raise healthcare costs for all of us. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
OVERNIGHT BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has DECLINED to stop the Trump admin from requiring that chronically ill Medicaid patients prove that they are physically unable to work in order to keep their insurance. The underlying case could still block the policy before the Jan. 1 implementation date.
by way of idle wishful thinking - would be great if NYT hired a science writer/thinker for the op-ed page to tell us what’s happening and what’s at stake in the sciences, at a time when they are under attack in a way Galileo would recognize, while newspaper science journalism is facing extinction
News in global health: Sen. Susan Collins announces that GAVI, the vaccine alliance, will get hundreds of millions of dollars in funding after all. Trump officials last year said they would halt funding.
YES. As a parent of a CPS student, fully on board with this and wish it started this September.
Chicago Public Square@chicagopublicsquare.com · last wk.… with exceptions for kids with medical reasons or special education needs.
27 Jul 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: DRC passes 3200 confirmed cases and 1400 deaths as first BDBV vaccine candidate enters human trials https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=229f7c08-d464-4d91-a0cf-5279a5bea5ac&eventid=1a9a0ef4-262f-45a1-9018-aa8f99d93a7c&utm_source=bluesky
In Musktopia, you won’t need to work, the AI guys will police themselves, but the UK still has to collapse into civil war @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
A Troubling Glimpse into an AI Musktopia
Elon Musk’s adoption of the title “Technoking” at Tesla Inc. looks less like a joke, in retrospect, and more like a manifesto. His recent interview with The Economist ranged widely, from the future of...
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The No Surprises Act has spared millions of Americans from big bills for out-of-network services provided during an ER visit. But the system created to settle payment disputes is not working as expected--and could eventually raise healthcare costs for all of us. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
The No Surprises Act Could Be a Shock to the Healthcare System
When the No Surprises Act took effect in 2022, it was a rare feat of bipartisan problem-solving. The law was meant to prevent a once all-too-common scenario: An insured patient would seek emergency ca...
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Ending the week on a positive note: this very good girl had her last round of chemo and is looking forward to a weekend full of long walks, extra treats, and belly rubs to celebrate.
NEW: A federal judge ruled that FDA restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone are scientifically unjustified in suit filed by independent clinics—says 2023 REMS is unlawful, FDA must reconsider. Louisiana suing FDA for allowing telehealth Rx in same reg storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
FREE LINK > It's official -- the US already has more measles cases in 2026 than it did for all of last year. @jessicanix.bsky.social reports that it's the highest number in 35 years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Measles Infections Surpass 2025 Total to Reach 35-Year High
US measles cases in 2026 have already outpaced last year’s total and have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.
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Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...
The No Surprises Act has spared millions of Americans from big bills for out-of-network services provided during an ER visit. But the system created to settle payment disputes is not working as expected--and could eventually raise healthcare costs for all of us. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
The No Surprises Act Could Be a Shock to the Healthcare System
When the No Surprises Act took effect in 2022, it was a rare feat of bipartisan problem-solving. The law was meant to prevent a once all-too-common scenario: An insured patient would seek emergency ca...
bloomberg.com
Breaking: In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides www.statnews.com/2026/07/23/f...
In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides
The panel recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to produce popular but unproven BPC-157 and KPV peptides.
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The dogs caught the car and now we are stuck riding in a car that’s being driven by dogs who don’t know how to drive a car and aren’t capable of learning and the car is full of diarrhea
Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 2w agoAn EXCELLENT point by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
FREE LINK > Tesla Cybertruck sales have been so weak that it's challenging Ford's Edsel to become the biggest automotive flop of all time. Great tale by Bethany Benjamin > www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Tesla’s Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel Comparisons
Both automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year. Tesla’s pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.
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Trump's whole-of-government assault on clean energy isn't just a disaster for the planet, it's a catastrophe for the whole economy, with effects that will grow exponentially Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Quashed Cleantech Opportunities Are Costing Us Billions
Ever wonder about the financial implications of your life choices? Taking one job over another, spending Christmas with your nephew instead of working through it at your financial firm, that time Bitc...
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Consumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is a Master Class in Miscommunication
Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration sent Americans trying to navigate the cyclospora outbreak into a tailspin. A day after Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce i...
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Excellent point—> “consumers have had to decide who they trust more — a battered FDA and CDC, or a food company that might have more latitude to provide information, but not necessarily the incentive to tell consumers everything. That’s not a sign of a well-functioning public health apparatus.”
Lisa Jarvis@lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 2w agoConsumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
