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@kristenvbrown
Health + science journalist. Writing a book about the science and history of fertility.
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    @kristenvbrown
    Dec 20, 2023
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    Extending the lifespan of the ovary might not only extend a woman's fertile, healthy years — it just might help us crack the secrets of aging
    The Biggest Breakthrough in Longevity May Start With Menopause
    From bloomberg.com
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    @kristenvbrown
    Jun 16, 2021
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    Statewide vaccination numbers only tell part of the story. Pockets of under-vaccination could keep Covid in circulation far into the future. And as you can tell by this neat map there are a LOT of these pockets across the country.
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    @kristenvbrown
    Apr 22, 2020
    Six weeks ago, I was sitting in the Reykjavik office of deCODE CEO Kári Stefánsson when he stopped our interview to phone the country's director of health. He wanted permission to launch a massive testing program. By the end of our interview, he had it.
    Iceland Is a Perfect Laboratory for Studying Covid-19
    From bloomberg.com
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    @kristenvbrown
    Jun 16, 2021
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    Even in states with great vaccination records there are pockets of vaccine holdouts — these pockets give the virus a place to continue circulating (and mutating) but can also easily spill out of the community. This is exactly what led to a record measles outbreak in 2019.
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    @kristenvbrown
    Apr 22, 2020
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    When your country has 360,000 people, one port of entry and is home to a pioneering population genetics firm, it becomes the perfect living laboratory to study Covid-19
    Iceland Is a Perfect Laboratory for Studying Covid-19
    From bloomberg.com
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    @kristenvbrown
    Jun 16, 2021
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    When you look at where these holdouts are there are definitely some patterns — more rural, less economically advantaged, more Trump voters — but vaccine hesitation is a personal, nuanced thing so one demographic detail doesn't easily explain it all.
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    @kristenvbrown
    Mar 30, 2022
    Super interesting new story from @g0ingmad. Some people, it turns out, are super-immune to Covid. And studying those folks might help us develop better treatments and vaccines
    Never Had Covid? You May Hold Key To Beating the Virus
    From bloomberg.com
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    @kristenvbrown
    Mar 30, 2022
    Replying to @kristenvbrown and @g0ingmad
    ^^ I was convinced I was super-immune to Covid forever after I kept escaping the virus after close contact with infected people. Turns out, I was definitely not super-immune! But some people are!
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    Apr 22, 2020
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    Naturally, things move quickly when the CEO of the country's largest biotech can ring up the health director and in an hour get the green light to launch a massive testing program. But Iceland has demonstrated that widespread testing pays off.
    Iceland Is a Perfect Laboratory for Studying Covid-19
    From bloomberg.com
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    @kristenvbrown
    Mar 10, 2023
    We already knew that Fox viewers are more likely to be vaccine hesitant, but a new study shows that Fox content is influencing that hesitancy
    bloomberg.com
    Fox News Coverage Sowed Vaccine Hesitancy, Study Says
    A new report shows how the network’s content influenced viewers’ attitudes toward Covid shots
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    @kristenvbrown
    May 8, 2020
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    Science is happening at light speed right now, and the squabbles that normally happen in the peer-review process are instead playing out in the press. This Los Alamos study quickly got a TON of blowback, and I think it ultimately detracted from the point at the heart of the study
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    @kristenvbrown
    Mar 11, 2023
    Well that’s a kicker
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    @kristenvbrown
    Sep 5, 2024
    It's a dream to join a team of writers I have so long admired from afar!
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    The Atlantic
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    Sep 5, 2024
    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: theatlantic.com/press-releases…
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    @kristenvbrown
    Mar 10, 2023
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    Negative coverage of vaccines on Fox, in other words, seems to lead people to report Covid vaccine side effects. It's worth noting that anti-vaxx groups encourage this tactic.
    bloomberg.com
    Fox News Coverage Sowed Vaccine Hesitancy, Study Says
    A new report shows how the network’s content influenced viewers’ attitudes toward Covid shots
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