Chicago-based health & science columnist for Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bsky.social. Writing about public health, medicine, emerging technologies (Crispr!), biotech & pharma. opinions=mine, She/her. Signal: lisajarvis.77
27 Jul 2026 – Bundibugyo virus disease: DRC passes 3200 confirmed cases and 1400 deaths as first BDBV vaccine candidate enters human trials https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=229f7c08-d464-4d91-a0cf-5279a5bea5ac&eventid=1a9a0ef4-262f-45a1-9018-aa8f99d93a7c&utm_source=bluesky
In Musktopia, you won’t need to work, the AI guys will police themselves, but the UK still has to collapse into civil war @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
A Troubling Glimpse into an AI MusktopiaElon Musk’s adoption of the title “Technoking” at Tesla Inc. looks less like a joke, in retrospect, and more like a manifesto. His recent interview with The Economist ranged widely, from the future of...www.bloomberg.comThe No Surprises Act has spared millions of Americans from big bills for out-of-network services provided during an ER visit. But the system created to settle payment disputes is not working as expected--and could eventually raise healthcare costs for all of us. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
The No Surprises Act Could Be a Shock to the Healthcare SystemWhen the No Surprises Act took effect in 2022, it was a rare feat of bipartisan problem-solving. The law was meant to prevent a once all-too-common scenario: An insured patient would seek emergency ca...www.bloomberg.com
#CDC reports that the confirmed #measles count in 2026 has hit 2,318, exceeding the 2025 total. It's the highest annual total — & the year's far from over — in 35 years. To keep measles under control, about 95% of kids need to be vaccinated. Few parts of the country are hitting that target.
NEW: A federal judge ruled that FDA restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone are scientifically unjustified in suit filed by independent clinics—says 2023 REMS is unlawful, FDA must reconsider. Louisiana suing FDA for allowing telehealth Rx in same reg storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
FREE LINK > It's official -- the US already has more measles cases in 2026 than it did for all of last year. @jessicanix.bsky.social reports that it's the highest number in 35 years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Measles Infections Surpass 2025 Total to Reach 35-Year HighUS measles cases in 2026 have already outpaced last year’s total and have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.www.bloomberg.com
Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...
The No Surprises Act has spared millions of Americans from big bills for out-of-network services provided during an ER visit. But the system created to settle payment disputes is not working as expected--and could eventually raise healthcare costs for all of us. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com:
The No Surprises Act Could Be a Shock to the Healthcare SystemWhen the No Surprises Act took effect in 2022, it was a rare feat of bipartisan problem-solving. The law was meant to prevent a once all-too-common scenario: An insured patient would seek emergency ca...www.bloomberg.com
Breaking: In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides www.statnews.com/2026/07/23/f...
In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptidesThe panel recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to produce popular but unproven BPC-157 and KPV peptides.www.statnews.comNot that this isn't terrible, but hasn't it been this way since November? www.factcheck.org/2025/11/revi...
Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based - FactCheck.orgUnder Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previou...www.factcheck.org
The dogs caught the car and now we are stuck riding in a car that’s being driven by dogs who don’t know how to drive a car and aren’t capable of learning and the car is full of diarrhea
Melody SchreiberAn EXCELLENT point by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
FREE LINK > Tesla Cybertruck sales have been so weak that it's challenging Ford's Edsel to become the biggest automotive flop of all time. Great tale by Bethany Benjamin > www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Tesla’s Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel ComparisonsBoth automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year. Tesla’s pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.www.bloomberg.com
Trump's whole-of-government assault on clean energy isn't just a disaster for the planet, it's a catastrophe for the whole economy, with effects that will grow exponentially Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Quashed Cleantech Opportunities Are Costing Us BillionsEver wonder about the financial implications of your life choices? Taking one job over another, spending Christmas with your nephew instead of working through it at your financial firm, that time Bitc...www.bloomberg.com
Consumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is a Master Class in MiscommunicationOver the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration sent Americans trying to navigate the cyclospora outbreak into a tailspin. A day after Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce i...www.bloomberg.com
Excellent point—> “consumers have had to decide who they trust more — a battered FDA and CDC, or a food company that might have more latitude to provide information, but not necessarily the incentive to tell consumers everything. That’s not a sign of a well-functioning public health apparatus.”
Lisa JarvisConsumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
Consumers are understandably confused over what is safe to eat-- and who to trust--when it comes to the state of the cyclospora outbreak. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com
The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Is a Master Class in MiscommunicationOver the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration sent Americans trying to navigate the cyclospora outbreak into a tailspin. A day after Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce i...www.bloomberg.com