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/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/3mlya4cux4s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mljv24x3z22vLove her writing and long ago got a lot out of her mother’s, too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljv24x3z22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mkxzxpi4es2xSo, so tragic, but beautifully told… Trapped in a kill zone for 177 days, his wife’s voice was his lifeline.03 May 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxzxpi4es2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mkppcbz4n22kSo cool! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkppcbz4n22khttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mkpotngrcc2khttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/science/j-craig-venter-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share30 Apr 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpotngrcc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mjxfrxmyuc2thttps://share.google/RPpR0bBvPLNmbPdIH https://share.google/A9GukhwQOnMM4EiMr20 Apr 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxfrxmyuc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mjckwljkuc25https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-nobel-prize-winning-immigrant?utm_medium=web12 Apr 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjckwljkuc25https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3miojapiyok2iStomach-churning but fascinating medical mystery: https://share.google/pXoeBV85qjSNXJTlS04 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miojapiyok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mimhvnnjo22pCompelling data. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimhvnnjo22phttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mhl7bnnh422uPowerful and thought provoking piece: [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl7bnnh422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mhdyxajrb227The experience of being a patient in an ER hallway is terrible - for both patients and overwhelmed staff: https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/18/er-hallway-beds-boarding-harm/18 Mar 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdyxajrb227https://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mh24k4zlg22iAnother must-read from the wonderful Jenna Russell at the NYTimes about the real-world impact of scientific funding uncertainty. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/his-harvard-lab-was-thriving-then-came-the-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share14 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh24k4zlg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mgv2oxjsqc2cWe spend 30x more killing each other than helping each other: https://x.com/drtedros/status/2031826749399708119?s=4612 Mar 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv2oxjsqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/karenweintraub.bsky.social/post/3mguywkkc2c2qRichest country in the world…https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/12/americans-cut-costs-health-care/12 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:heen7bnao7nttqi5ql7pg4rr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguywkkc2c2q