We are so used to the idea that antibiotics are there to protect us. But that protection is precarious and antibiotic resistance is a global problem. New @nature.com, @smjyoti.bsky.social explains how antibiotics developers are using #AI to design new weapons. 🦠🤖🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI is taking on antibiotic resistance — here’s how

A suite of artificial-intelligence tools is helping to speed up the process of discovering new antibiotics.

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Thank you @smjyoti.bsky.social and @nature.com for featuring our work on peptide design. AMR is one of the defining scientific and medical challenges of our time. Excited to see AI-driven peptide discovery recognized as part of the broader effort to tackle AMR. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI is taking on antibiotic resistance — here’s how

A suite of artificial-intelligence tools is helping to speed up the process of discovering new antibiotics.

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🎉 We're ecstatic to welcome award-winning journalist @smjyoti.bsky.social to the team as AHCJ's first program manager! Her deep journalism experience will strengthen the support we provide our members and help us take our fellowship programs to the next level. healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/05...

AHCJ invests in training opportunities by hiring its first program manager

Jyoti Madhusoodanan, an award-winning journalist with more than 13 years of experience, joins AHCJ as its first program manager.

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Check out our @nature.com collection for International Women's Day #IWD26! Featuring great work by @smjyoti.bsky.social @scattercushion.bsky.social @sarahemilywild.bsky.social @lindanordling.bsky.social &c, plus editorial direction by @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social www.nature.com/immersive/iw...

International Women's Day 2026

Nature highlights developments in women’s health research and career guidance for women in science.

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Most health and medical data are drawn from research on male bodies. That leaves a big research gap that impedes progress on improving treatments for women, writes @smjyoti.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Uncharted: Understanding women’s health across the body

Disaggregating data by sex is a powerful way to help develop better diagnostics and treatments for women — but researchers say it’s not used enough.

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Happy International Women's Day! @nature.com put together a collection of recent women's health and women in science stories--by @smjyoti.bsky.social, @scattercushion.bsky.social, @lindanordling.bsky.social , @sarahemilywild.bsky.social, and myself --to commemorate.

International Women's Day 2026

Nature highlights developments in women’s health research and career guidance for women in science.

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As the final @nature.com Changemakers in science Q&A, it's truly fitting to highlight the work of Robert Bullard @bullardcenter.bsky.social to put action behind environmental justice research in the most vulnerable communities. As told to @virginiagewin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities

Nicknamed the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard argues that researchers in the field have more reason than ever to back up their work with action.

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This is such a fascinating and well-reported story.

Jyoti Madhusoodanan@smjyoti.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I've wanted to write about Morgellons for more than a decade. But it took me a long while to trust my curiosity and realize that sometimes, what's new is where your questions lead the story. Big thanks to @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for edits on this one - undark.org/2026/02/24/m...

I've wanted to write about Morgellons for more than a decade. But it took me a long while to trust my curiosity and realize that sometimes, what's new is where your questions lead the story. Big thanks to @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for edits on this one - undark.org/2026/02/24/m...

Journo request: I'm working on a story on life after a cancer diagnosis -- late effects of treatment, working with a PCP on specific health needs, and so on. Looking to speak with people with direct experience and doctors who can share their experience learning to provide care/ make decisions.

It's often taken for granted that ADHD is caused by a shortage of dopamine in the brain. But as @smjyoti.bsky.social found, it's much more complicated than that. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Untangling the connection between dopamine and ADHD

Dopamine signals have long been a target for ADHD treatments. Now, researchers are learning how the neurotransmitter influences the condition.

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Journo request: Looking to speak with people who have/ had cancer and needed to navigate questions like "how do I time my flu shot with my cancer treatments" or struggled to find help for treatment side effects that persisted after cancer care ended.

illuminating piece on tight links between cardiovascular, pancreas (insulin/diabetes), and kidney diseases - really all 1 condition! by @smjyoti.bsky.social

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 8mo ago

These three disorders could really be “CKM syndrome,” which can be treated with drugs like Ozempic

🧪Source request: Are you a father in academia trying your best to be an equal partner in parenting? Do you want to tell me about why you think that is important? If so, please reach out! I'll only be able to speak to 1 source (it's a short piece), but tell me about your situation & it could be you!

New investigation: After Oregon invested $20m for drug addiction services, counties spent the funds on prosecutors, sheriffs, police gadgets + cars. I got records revealing how law enforcement used $ meant for treatment, as providers face major cuts + patients are stuck on waiting lists to get help

Revealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgets

As the state abandons decriminalization, treatment grants are going to sheriffs and district attorneys: ‘that might be two or three case managers’

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For a Nature story: Looking to speak with researchers who have gotten (human) samples from biobanks for their work. If this is you or someone you know, please reach out!

SOURCE REQUEST 🚨 I'm working on a @niemanlab.org story about what’s come of media companies' 2020 DEI promises. How have newsrooms' DEI priorities changed over the last 5 years? What impact have DEI initiatives had on journalism/journalists? DM me here, on Signal, or email (hanaa@niemanlab.org).

Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.

I quit Ozempic and embraced feeling healthy over striving for thinness

Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.

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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

BE IN COMMUNITY: Join us TODAY for a mental health check-in hosted by the NASW Freelance Committee at 1 pm Eastern. All members are invited. Join the March 19 Event: www.nasw.org/events/...

Community Wellness Check-in

This NASW Virtual Community Wellness Check-in is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.

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In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

"Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years." My kid is the one thing that keeps me going on the rough days. Children as a generation keep our species going. We are genetically, evolutionarily hardwired to care more about this number than anything else. "But the economy" is not an alternative.

Atul Gawande@agawande.bsky.social · last yr.

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🚨 NEW Fellowship Alert! 🚨 AHCJ’s Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship gives journalists the tools, training & expert access to cover this critical public health issue with depth & accuracy. Apply now! ⏳ Deadline: April 4 healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Journalists! Check out this great new fellowship opportunity from @healthjournalism.org healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Firearm Violence Reporting Fellowship

If you're ready to uncover the complexities of firearm violence and bring critical stories to light, this reporting fellowship is for you.

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CBC hiring new correspondents in (takes deep breath): -Banff -Red Deer -Lethbridge -Medicine Hat -Fort McMurray -Lloydminster -Hinton/Jasper Plus a slew of other cities outside Alberta. Apply. cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca...

From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this

UPDATE: We remain committed to organizing a conference this year after #SciWri25 hosts withdraw. More than ever, providing an opportunity for the professional science writing community to convene, learn, and support each other is critical. READ MORE+HELP OUT: www.nasw.org/article...

ScienceWriters2025 conference

An update for the science-writing community about a change regarding this year’s conference, [ScienceWriters2025](https://sciencewriters2025.org/).

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As reported, the entire staff of 538 was laid off this morning. This is a severe blow to political data journalism, and I feel for my colleagues. Readers note: As we were instructed not to publish any new content, all planned updates to polls data and averages are canceled indefinitely. Huge loss :(

Over the past few years, my work has orbited one central question: What does it mean to live at the cutting edge of science, experiencing a disease researchers don't fully understand? This story, my latest for Undark, probably comes closest to describing what that's like: undark.org/2025/03/03/m...

As Adults Age With MS, Should They Shed Their Meds?

The risks and benefits of immunosuppressive drugs for multiple sclerosis shift with age, but who should quit — and when?

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