Not a Doctor

  • At the NIH No Kings, a sense of momentum after a crushing year

    “When government stops serving its humblest… we serve and uplift each other. Look out, not up.” Some 9 million people reportedly attended No Kings rallies across the United States and the world today. About a thousand of them gathered outside the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers and patients spoke about the…

    Melody Schreiber

  • The first identical twin was convicted based on DNA in the US

    Identical twins have identical DNA, right? Not exactly — not when you dive deep. For the first time in the U.S., an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis. On August 21, a jury found Russell Marubbio, 54, guilty of a sexual assault that occurred in Woodbridge, Virginia, in 1987. Identical…

    Melody Schreiber

  • NIH director’s own research filled with errors

    Jay Bhattacharya used a flawed study in 2020 to argue for reopening even as Covid gained force. Today, Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified before a Congressional committee. The main takeaway: Bhattacharya does not seem interested in defending steep budget cuts to U.S. research. He said budgets are a…

    Melody Schreiber