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Dr. Emily Roberts

Dr. Emily Roberts

Dr. Emily Roberts has a PhD in molecular biology and zero patience for headline science. She edits OwlyTimes' health and science coverage from Boston, focuses on what studies actually showed (sample size, methodology, who funded it), and tries to leave readers neither panicked nor falsely reassured.

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FDA faces leadership crisis as drug approval stability faltersHealth

FDA faces leadership crisis as drug approval stability falters

The White House replaced the FDA commissioner on May 8, 2026, creating uncertainty regarding the clinical vetting process for new medical drug approvals.

Endeavor Health nurses strike over staffing levels in Chicago areaHealth

Endeavor Health nurses strike over staffing levels in Chicago area

Nurses at Endeavor Health in Chicago launched a strike today to demand better staffing levels after the hospital system reported a 494 million dollar loss.

Whoop 5.0 Adds AI Coach to Explain Personal Health DataHealth

Whoop 5.0 Adds AI Coach to Explain Personal Health Data

Whoop 5.0 launches an AI coach feature that analyzes personal health data to explain the reasons behind daily sleep, recovery, and stress metric changes.

Penn State elevates Long-Qing Chen to Evan Pugh ProfessorScience

Penn State elevates Long-Qing Chen to Evan Pugh Professor

Penn State University officially appointed Long-Qing Chen as an Evan Pugh University Professor, recognizing his research in materials science and physics.

House GOP Budget Proposal Slashes Federal Science Research FundingScience

House GOP Budget Proposal Slashes Federal Science Research Funding

The House Appropriations CJS Subcommittee advanced a bill on April 30 that cuts funding for federal science research, targeting core innovation agencies.

Mizzou surgeons rebuild Madeleine Gillman’s leg after bone infectionHealth

Mizzou surgeons rebuild Madeleine Gillman’s leg after bone infection

Mizzou surgeons successfully reconstructed collegiate soccer player Madeleine Gillman’s leg, saving her limb after a bone infection caused severe damage.

Turkana Rift study reveals how tectonic plates thin and break apartScience

Turkana Rift study reveals how tectonic plates thin and break apart

Columbia University researchers Folarin Kolawole and Christian Rowan confirm in Nature Communications that the Turkana Rift is thinning the African crust.

UCLA Student Stéphane Miaule Advances Sustainable Polymer ResearchScience

UCLA Student Stéphane Miaule Advances Sustainable Polymer Research

UCLA graduate student Stéphane Miaule won the 2026 NDSEG Fellowship to advance sustainable polymer research for future electronic devices and space travel.

Sierra Streams Institute marks 30 years of local watershed scienceScience

Sierra Streams Institute marks 30 years of local watershed science

The Sierra Streams Institute celebrates 30 years of monitoring Deer Creek. Since 1995, the group has turned complex water data into local community action.

WHO confirms hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic ship after May 2 reportScience

WHO confirms hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic ship after May 2 report

The World Health Organization confirmed a hantavirus outbreak on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean after receiving official reports of ill passengers on May 2.

Atrium Health patient data exposed in January Cerner security breachHealth

Atrium Health patient data exposed in January Cerner security breach

Atrium Health confirms a data breach involving third-party vendor Cerner. The January 22, 2025 incident exposed sensitive patient information in North Carolina.

Legumes and soy may lower high blood pressure, study findsScience

Legumes and soy may lower high blood pressure, study finds

A new meta-analysis of data from 1.4 billion adults shows that regularly eating legumes and soy helps lower high blood pressure and improves heart health.