Sarah Zhang

@TheAtlantic staff writer. I cover science, medicine, humans. Say hi at [email protected]

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

@DrGerryParker Hi, I'm a reporter with The Atlantic mag interested in this and other technologies that can be used while the NWS production facilities are getting built. Can you send me DM or email? [email protected]

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

a fun fact about "whole milk" is that it's not actually whole milk, but skim milk that has fat added back to a standardized 3.25%

meanwhile, the actual fat content of milk coming from cows has quietly been going up and up, because of breakthroughs in genetics and nutrition

https://t.co/vZO8IFYqEn

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

And second, I got to talk to people like Elizabeth over several months, whose experience with retatrutide got more complicated over time.

Yes the weight loss was incredible, but a few days before my article came out, she told me she was going to quit retatrutide.

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

There's a drug 2x as effective as Ozempic for weight loss, but doctors can't prescribed it, pharmacies can't sell it.

*It's still in clinical trials*

Yet thousands and thousands of people are already buying this drug—retatrutide—from China on a "gray market." 🧵

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

First, the popularity of retatrutide ("reta" or "GLP-3") really exploded—moving from biohackers and bodybuilders to, as @rorynotsorry put it, "normies" who just want to lose some weight. People started hearing about reta from their coworkers, hairdresser, etc.

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

link to article: https://t.co/q4qIRd7lPZ

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

one of the more interesting expense reports i’ve filed recently

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

Slight more encouraging update: The USDA says it's investing $21 million to renovate a facility in Mexico that will produce more screwworms

https://t.co/Hihxc41jaI

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

Unfortunate update: Screwworms are coming back

https://t.co/3FoTTIXh9r

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

@whatisnuclear I've seen stills from this before but it's certainly extra gruesome in video. Also wild to hear how atomic energy was talked about in the postwar era

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

This perfectly captures the story and what I set out to do. Thank you for sharing.

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

A story of tragedy opens up into a tale of love, which unfolds into a debate over human consciousness. Altogether, @sarahzhang captures life itself. @DVNJr's favorite this week https://t.co/oyAq5DrieX

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

Is something going on with the supply of clear plastic for bags?

I bought 3 diff brands of "clear" bags from Amazon (ty NYC recycling rules) that were all white, despite old reviews w photos of clear bags. And our latest box of diapers also went from clear to white sleeves.

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

@wayneh0813 @TheAtlantic yeah i'm curious if getting measles makes you catch more colds (which maybe led to your sinus infections?) but the research has understandably focused on more serious illnesses

[Adrienne LaFrance @AdrienneLaF]

In which @sarahzhang eats an ostrich: https://t.co/VqdzXr8ywP

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

@zoeschlanger <3

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

give it up for scrawny city boys

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

This is happening because 2 pharmacy professors in Florida got fed up and very obsessed with getting these ineffective drugs off the shelves. Here's the backstory:

https://t.co/caNGPdzRr9

[U.S. FDA @FDA]

Today, FDA announced it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient that can be used in over-the-counter (OTC) monograph drug products for the temporary relief of nasal congestion after an agency review of the available data determined that oral phenylephrine is not effective for this use. https://t.co/UVKy6C0ANq

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

there's always a moment in cooking marcella hazan's bolognese—after the milk, before the tomatoes—when it looks like you're cooking a giant vat of vomit