Betsy Taylor

Writer, editor, lover of pop culture. Retweets are not endorsements.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

I'm not often watching TV on weekend mornings, but kudos to everyone @CBSSunday. That hour was interesting from start to finish, and a really nice mix of stories.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

What aspects of Blue Zones do you incorporate into your own life? With my Lebanese family, I try to be really on board with a Mediterranean diet. I occasionally get felled by cheddar popcorn or the like. Though that's a whole grain, right? https://t.co/s5KpWpgngj

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

“Immigration enforcement and health care access are not separate issues. They are two sides of the same coin.” -Arturo Vargas Bustamante with UCLA Fielding School @AHCJ conference

[CatholicHealthAssoc @TheCHAUSA]

Dr. Abraham Nussbaum @denverhealthmed @CUmedicalschool discusses the importance of physicians listening to patients. #Healthprogress
https://t.co/F3EVsZUD8F

[CatholicHealthAssoc @TheCHAUSA]

🕊️ “Death was never scary.”
A powerful story on breaking the silence around serious illness and end-of-life care — and how palliative and hospice providers support families with honesty, dignity, and compassion. #HealthProgress
Read more https://t.co/8XB7392vCK

[CatholicHealthAssoc @TheCHAUSA]

Global health programs are facing major setbacks as U.S. federal aid is cut—jeopardizing HIV/AIDS treatment, maternal care, and global partnerships.

https://t.co/g88mt3fO2N

#GlobalHealth #CatholicHealth #PublicHealth #HealthProgress

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Listen, if I can do anything to help us out in 2025, it might be to get Christopher Cross’ “All Right” to chart again? https://t.co/AzZEiHAGdP

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.

I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Possibly one of my least favorite things in the world is when they won’t let you in to an exercise class if you’re running a few minutes late. I’m sorry, ma’am, didn’t you guys just close unexpectedly and cancel on me for a week because of, uh, snow? Life happens.

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, issued a statement regarding Executive Actions that will “subject vulnerable families and children to grave danger.”
https://t.co/yxr5Igh4jt

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Love this, @SSMHealth. A reminder of the remarkable people caring for patients and working to improve systems in our country. You all add to my hope! #HealthProgress

[SSM Health @SSMHealth]

It’s a new year! And with the turning of the calendar comes new opportunities and pursuits, as well as something powerful and transformative: hope. Our new #YearOfHope initiative asks - what does hope mean to you? Tweet us your answer!

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

@brianmmunoz @NikkiGlaser @goldenglobes @EmilyWoodbury @stlpublicradio I was worried she’d go too raunchy. She has absolutely set the right tone. Gracious, with an edge.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Going to bring this @NikkiGlaser energy to the next thing I host. She’s alpha, she’s chill, and she’s like we’re having a good time because that’s what’s happening tonight. @goldenglobes

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Look at how much @PDPJ has learned so far, thanks to his @JSKstanford fellowship. We have been so impressed with this program, and can't say enough about the smart and supportive new friends and colleagues we've made there.

[David Carson @PDPJ]

This is what I've been up to Stanford University where I'm a @JSKstanford fellow and on leave from my job as a photojournalist @stltoday https://t.co/cyNnLY6SR6

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

The Weird Al @alyankovic song was super solid. No surprise there.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Is Jimmy Fallon trying to get out of an @nbc contract? What IS this holiday special with its what the hell production values and nonsensical narrative through line. Would I watch it again? For sure. Seasonally.

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Tell me you've never cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people without telling me you've never cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people. #$58.08?

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

The average cost of #Thanksgiving dinner (estimated at $58.08 for a 10-person gathering) has dropped 5% since last year – the lowest since 2021. 🦃

https://t.co/Zpg6kfyUfc

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

Important points raised here about dietary supplements

[Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach]

the dietary supplement industry continues to thrive despite being implicated in lies, deceit, and patient harm

a medical toxicologist's rant (and warning) about dietary supplements:

[CatholicHealthAssoc @TheCHAUSA]

Mobile clinics do more than provide #healthcare on wheels — they bring access to care, #HealthEquity and trust directly into communities so that people can live their healthiest lives. Learn more in Health Progress: https://t.co/LRyZAX5zYN

#AccessToCare #CommunityHealth

[Betsy Taylor @btaylorstl]

CHA's Lucas Swanepoel describes service work, dialogue, support of integral human development and a
 commitment to truth as effective means to work for greater unity. #healthprogress https://t.co/7NhZ6oYHDe