Sarah Zhang

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

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

The answer would end up having to do with how anesthesia works in the first place—a process that is still surprisingly mysterious.
https://t.co/SIGESLgJGA

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Earlier this year, I heard about several kids who died after anesthesia—and others who suffered catastrophic brain damage. I wrote about one mother, and her quest to figure out what happened to her son.

https://t.co/SIGESLgJGA

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@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]

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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

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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.

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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." 🧵

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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.

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

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

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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

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Unfortunate update: Screwworms are coming back

https://t.co/3FoTTIXh9r

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@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

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

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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

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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.

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@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

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

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@zoeschlanger <3

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give it up for scrawny city boys