Long-time health/science journalist now deputy editor, Endpoints.News; lecturer in science journalism at MIT; co-author "Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators."https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3myzp3qxkoc2iThe final words of the great Helen Branswell, whose talent was only (nearly) equaled by her modesty. She recorded this video a few months ago, perhaps knowing she wouldn’t be around to accept this award. Thanks to @rickberke for forwarding. 😥 https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsu5Zr8IWW0___.YzJ1OmJvc3Rvbmdsb2JlMTpjOmc6M2FjNmI4OGRlYjYzN2VkNmE3OTU5OTc4Yjc5NTQxYTI6Nzo3NWZlOjM4ZTg3ZGM4ZTQ5ZjU5NDQ3ZjlmMTBmYjgzYjRhOTk3YmEzNjI4ZjE0NzRmYzM1YjEyZWUxOGM1OTI0NTdiZmI6aDpUOkY29 Oct 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzp3qxkoc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3myy2k5xiu22cInteresting… [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myy2k5xiu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3myx4lwrakc2ohttps://www.statnews.com/2026/10/28/abdul-el-sayed-profile-midterm-policy-issues-health-care/28 Oct 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx4lwrakc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3myufeidzi22cAwful… [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myufeidzi22chttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mxrnfhun5k2eHUGE loss, both as a friend and a journalist. She was the GOAT. 😢 https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/13 Oct 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrnfhun5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mxdct4op7k23I interviewed Hamilton in 2018 for the book I co-wrote about the city where we both lived (“Born in Cambridge”) and she was terrific. Full of energy and great details about her past. RIP. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituaries/margaret-hamilton-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share08 Oct 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdct4op7k23https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mwtrhqcbws2dAnybody know what’s up with Amtrak? Trains between NYC and Boston keep getting cancelled. Track work?01 Oct 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtrhqcbws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mw6uahtl4s23Fascinating and well told: https://endpoints.news/in-a-changed-world-for-cystic-fibrosis-a-familys-fight-reveals-a-new-gap-in-care/23 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6uahtl4s23https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mvpuno37pc2wOMG. A science journalist was impersonated by someone whose story actually got published in the news section of Science. Now - to the editors’ credit - removed. lnkd.in/p/em5UgEji https://lnkd.in/p/em5UgEji17 Sep 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpuno37pc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3msnqcybm5k2zCompelling and well done story about new effort to pursue nuclear power: America's energy future? Gates, Buffett and a Wyoming town go nuclear https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/09/bill-gates-backed-nuclear-plant-divides-wyoming-town/90456932007/09 Aug 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnqcybm5k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mrs7kx33a22xImportant and well-written piece: Check out this article from USA TODAY: Exclusive: Trump says the northern border is weak. What it's really like https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/29/trump-us-canada-border-what-its-like/90832679007/29 Jul 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7kx33a22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mnuqqhcoes2nSpeaking as a second born, this is SO interesting… Your birth order affects your future, but not for the reason you think wapo.st/3SuMZCn https://wapo.st/3SuMZCn09 Jun 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuqqhcoes2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mmgyjuxsz22bThis. https://share.google/xLCtPxgaVxMxN3qOw22 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgyjuxsz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mm3gfmz7622gAnother must-read by @helenbranswell.bsky.social https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/17/ebola-outbreak-congo-americans-exposure-suspected-cases/17 May 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3gfmz7622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mm2lban7bc23@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social once again for the win with commonsense, helpful information: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/something-deeper-than-hantavirus17 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2lban7bc23https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mm2hteeozc2tReally excited to share this terrific piece by @sarahdwire.bsky.social. We talked about it for more than a year and I was bummed to have left @usatoday.com before it ran. lt’s well worth a read: American road trip: Three generations, two cars, 2,000 miles on Route 66 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/05/17/route-66-anniversary-mother-road-family/89605580007/17 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2hteeozc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mlya4cux4s2tImportant story explaining how this Ebola outbreak got so big before coming to global attention - and, unfortunately, that the vaccine for the Zaire strain won’t work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlya4cux4s2t