Not a Doctor

  • What U.S. aid cuts mean for the Myanmar earthquake response

    USAID has suffered massive budget cuts and nearly all employees and contractors have been fired. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar and surrounding countries at 12:50 pm local time on Friday, killing more than 2,000 people. In Washington, it was a little after 2 in the morning when the tremors began, but an alert from…

    Melody Schreiber

  • USAID begins laying off U.S. employees

    The Trump administration put nearly all of USAID’s 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight last night. By 10 pm yesterday, employees began receiving form letters saying their last day will be April 24. “To start sending these [letters] out at 10 p.m. on a Sunday night was horrendous,” a source told me.…

    Melody Schreiber

  • Two preemies die, dozens more in peril as Gaza hospital loses power

    How many children should die? I’m easing back from maternity leave, and I’m more committed than ever to write about health and science. So let’s dive in. One of the biggest health stories on the globe right now is the crisis in Gaza. Hospitals are running out of electricity, health workers and facilities are being…

    Melody Schreiber