Gene Emery

Retired reporter for @ProJo (40 years), retired freelance @NEJM correspondent for @Reuters and @Reuters_Health (40 years), ex-reporter for @PolitiFact.

[Gene Emery @GeneEmery]

After 42 years of covering the New England Journal of Medicine @NEJM as a freelancer for @Reuters and then for the @Reuters_Health subscription service, the service is shutting down. My final story will be published at 5 p.m. Then I'm officially retired. I wonder what's next...

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One possible reason why minorities are more likely to die from #COVID19 : Pulse-ox devices for the fingers were designed for whites and few doctors know about this problem. #WhitePrivilege
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The closer you live to a #fracking operation, the greater the chance you'll need to be hospitalized for your #heartfailure, new study finds. https://t.co/R8bgoxOAlL

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In #CranstonRI, @AllanFungRI 's crew did a great job cleaning up the bike path after Tuesday's storm.

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Expect more headlines like these as docs try to throw the kitchen sink at this virus. https://t.co/dx0a3LLGQE

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Merging MRI- and ultrasound-guided biopsies improves #prostatecancer cancer grading https://t.co/3KAg0gCmV7

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One treatment for bleeding during delivery turns out to be a disappointment. https://t.co/e8EOSaHlTa

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Looks like some progress for people whose melanoma has spread to the brain. https://t.co/cTpF8YLdXV

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Weight gain temporarily hikes diabetes risk when smokers quit https://t.co/3rpqUl7sP4

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Heart screening isn't going to pick up a lot of deaths among soccer players. https://t.co/dDN2HTK6NX

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Many drug companies fail to conduct timely safety checks on medicines after FDA approval. https://t.co/tC7vzGkGEK

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Why it's not good to have a heart attack in a city having a major marathon that day. https://t.co/uq4kUo2uf2

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@markknoller Hi Mark. I'm with @PolitiFact trying to check this meme. Do you have a running tally I could source?

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[Gene Emery @GeneEmery]

Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone refers to me as "meddlesome." #GoodJudgeOfCharacter. https://t.co/PvvC3lf0Wo via @RollingStone

[Gene Emery @GeneEmery]

#coolerwarmer? If we make it "hot & cold" we could call ourselves "The Menopause State."

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

Fixed link to Hillary Clinton's True claim about torture being counterproductive: https://t.co/AG4tcx99ve

[BA Fenton-Fung, MSPT, NCS, MSMM @BarbaraAnnRI]

@GeneEmery no truth to the rumor that @eldercranston is one of my bridesmaids. Have a great time & see you next year!

[Gene Emery @GeneEmery]

Time is running out . . .