Sally James

Journalist. Words at MedScape, Seattle Times, Seattle Mag
Blue Sky @jamesian

[Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes]

The federal government removed floating ocean observatories off the Washington coast — equipment that collected crucial data.

"That great time series of data has suddenly ended," said Joe Schumacker, fisheries biologist for the Quinault Indian Nation.

https://t.co/0x1SOvAjiK

[Sally James @jamesian]

For my wish list, a @ChihulyGG orb. Thanks @pomonacollege + alums for party. Met STEM peeps. Talked #datascience, botany. #college #liberalarts

[John Carroll @JohnCendpts]

Merkel cell carcinoma log, day #637. I’m participating in the 4th annual Merkel cell carcinoma conference (MCC4) in Boston today. Most of the top people in the field are here. Had a roundtable conversation with a group of patients and advocates and got the conversation started about all the shortcomings and pitfalls our little band of patients faces: No interest by pharma in truly rare cancers (the numbers don’t work); egotistic oncologists resistant to change; ignorance among primary care docs and dermatologists; punishing rounds of delays and denials by conflicted payers. And we’ve all been the lucky ones, surviving close to 2 years or more. Imagine how angry and confused patients are if they don’t respond to immunotherapy? If they never had a chance to figure out for themselves how to work the system to their advantage as best they can? And it’s not just Merkel cell. Many of us have been shocked by how fragmented the entire oncology system is. Time for a revolution. Way past time. For us and all the millions more cancer patients to come.

[Sally James @jamesian]

So much this. #grammar #copyedit #style

[julie rovner @jrovner]

I’m going to start a support group for health reporters who are horrified that @APStylebook is making health care one word. Who wants in?

[Sally James @jamesian]

5 science plays, dreamed up in 5 days by random choices of playwright, director and actors.
This is the once-a-year mania called Centrifuge in Seattle.
Only 2 performances - 4/24 and 4/25.
#science #theater #nerds #research

https://t.co/pawOwXKsZi

[Sally James @jamesian]

When the primary #media magnet for the public on #health is trying/not succeeding at getting across the #Bureaucracy #medicare @KFFHealthNews

[julie rovner @jrovner]

@jessiehellmann Yeah, but then they messed up how fast you can get on Medicare if you’re disabled. I will still volunteer my services to explain it all to them.

[Sally James @jamesian]

@AllenInstitute But it is tortoise shell or "tortitude" that we need unlocked.

[Sally James @jamesian]

@EricTopol As a lay person, does this alignment of two vaccines reducing risk point to a mechanism conclusion? Does it point to Alz being "caused" by weakness of immune response?

[Sally James @jamesian]

Amazing description by #science dean of the destruction within his field
#panic #science #cuts #dean
@ConversationUK @ConversationUS

https://t.co/S303aCYVoD

[Sally James @jamesian]

Apply for awards from the @theNASEM and Schmidt philanthropy for science #journalism and #writing
@ScienceWriters
https://t.co/TfbxJp5lGW

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

Today we published a report on younger news audiences. Authored by Craig T. Robertson, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social and @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it's based on DNR and other surveys

Full report
https://t.co/Trkp8L13fO
Seven findings in thread

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

NIH director admits after being grilled by @SenSanders: 1) The best way to stop the measles epidemic is to vaccinate your kids against measles. 2) no single vaccine causes autism. RFK Jr is wrong.

[CASW @ScienceWriting]

Coming up: Join in as 2025 Cohn Prize winner
@cpiller and @lizabio get in the weeds on investigative science reporting.

Can't make it? We'll email the recording and a tipsheet with advice and resources to all registrants after the event.

[Sally James @jamesian]

My Tiny Love Story made it into the @nytimes New Year's Day. "The Beautiful Sound of Breaking Glass"
#family #parenting #holiday #chaos
https://t.co/fCX5uZcTHR

[Sally James @jamesian]

@jrovner The insides sharpens the pins + needles you put in.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Being in nature reduces fatigue and boosts attention.

34 experiments: After walking, playing, and learning in parks, forests, or water, kids & teens show better focus and self-control.

Not all outdoor time is equal. Green and blue spaces are more refreshing than urban settings.

[Sally James @jamesian]

One single orange car, multiple bumper stickers. #FridayVibes

[Sally James @jamesian]

Theobromine...(part of #chocolate) and reason #Seattle Theo Chocolate was named as it was. #chemistry

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

A dark chocolate constituent—theobromine—is linked to slower aging by DNA methylation (GrimAge) and telomere length in 2 cohorts. Published today at Aging but not yet on their website; preprint link: https://t.co/aY5KrSK6Gz

[Sally James @jamesian]

Can't help reading this and thinking humans need "high-stress" microbiota now to cope with #politics of #science in a changing world.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers reported in Science.

Learn more in this 2023 #SciencePerspective: https://t.co/a4UwD1cANb #WorldSoilDay

[So. Seattle Emerald @SoSeaEmerald]

Autistic representation takes center stage in "Life on the Moon." The Seattle debut opens Dec. 8 at ReAct Theatre in SoDo.

Sally James (@jamesian) goes behind the scenes here: https://t.co/6Pxq0x5y0Q #SeattleArts