Betsy McKay

Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal. I write about public health issues. Please send tips to [email protected].

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Scientists are closing in on ways to help patients grow new heart muscle after a heart attack, as well as new lung tissue to treat fibrosis, and other organs https://t.co/50dgqiYXlJ via @WSJ

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Chronic inflammation with aging—inflammaging— is a risk factor for age-related diseases. We're not doing enough to test for it or suppress it.
https://t.co/SKD2yMMU0A
by @AlexLJanin @betswrites

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“Inflammaging” really is a thing - chronic inflammation the builds with age. What it can do to your health and what you can do about it. W/ ⁦@AlexLJanin⁩ https://t.co/kewNnC6mfH

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How do you haul a keyboard up a ski lift? Pianist David Feurzeig aims to perform in every town in #Vermont, but booking those gigs isn’t always easy. https://t.co/xgDPaXEiXm

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My story on #preeclampsia. It’s on the rise, and is a big risk not just during pregnancy but postpartum too. https://t.co/j9jQvqWmUe

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A trial in the case of falsely accused ⁦@WSJ⁩ Reporter Evan Gershkovich will be held in secret in Yekaterinburg, first hearing June 26. #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/Jo1kwW4Du6

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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich, falsely accused of espionage, was indicted in Russia after more than a year of pre-trial detention. #IStandwithEvan #FreeEvan https://t.co/N6rBOzKtwC

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It’s been 441 long days since Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia and put into pre-trial detention where he remains. It’s far past time for his release. #IStandWithEvan

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Putin’s Existential Problem: Not Enough Russians. Our story on Russia’s demographic challenges. Me w/ ⁦@georgikantchev⁩ https://t.co/lWN8bwmHQk

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You lost weight. Now how do you keep it off? It’s tough. My story on the quest to find treatments for weight maintenance. #Wegovy #Zepbound @ColumbiaMed https://t.co/WdW4Z15S4U

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My story about how #ParkinsonDisease Can Now Be Detected Through the Skin https://t.co/ux6mrawR4T

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Editing genes inside the body, A1 WSJ, on progress for hereditary amyloidosis and familial hypercholesterolemia
https://t.co/wGSfjPmjjk by @betswrites w/ @skathire @kiranmusunuru @intelliatx @VerveTx

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Doctors Can Now Edit the Genes Inside Your Body. Here are two patients who have had it done, in clinical trials. https://t.co/HL0W9clFgM

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Navalny's last message on Valentine's Day to his wife Yulia: "Baby, it's just like the song says: cities, airfield lights, blue snowstorms and thousands of kilometres between us. But I feel that you are with me every second, and I love you more and more"

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Alexei Navalny’s death just a month before Russia’s presidential election robs the country of a powerful opposition voice. He urged Russians to vote against Putin, who he once called a “naked, thieving emperor.”⁦@AMSimmons1⁩ https://t.co/69W1D9Y6D0

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Alexei Navalny, Putin’s toughest critic, died in a remote Arctic prison, circumstances unknown. https://t.co/o4P8p5wZtV

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This cat loving reporter’s dream assignment: following the tree climbers who rescue cats from epic heights. #cat #catrescue

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“Ralphie, why don’t you let me help you, buddy?”

Love this @betswrites story so much. Tree climbers have side gigs helping cats that have climbed way, way up trees. Great photos and videos.

https://t.co/VOgHxc5oiH via @WSJ #CatsOfTwitter #Caturday #LocalNews

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Your Cat Up a Tree? Arborists and expert tree climbers swing to the rescue. Your cat content for the day! https://t.co/uqa2VGS1VF

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For some readers, the traditional book club has lost the plot. So they're rewriting it and joining a growing number of rebel reading groups. @silentbookclub #bookstagram #books
https://t.co/Zfo03LkpDZ via @WSJ

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For some readers, the traditional book club has lost the plot. They are joining a growing number of rebel reading groups, including the Silent Book Club and "not-a-book-club book club." Great ahed by @betswrites https://t.co/lpTBL8ea9M via @WSJ #BookTwitter #books