Betsy McKay

Scientists are closing in on ways to help patients grow new heart muscle after a heart attack, as well as new lung tissue to treat fibrosis, and other organs wsj.com/health/grow-he… via @WSJ

Chronic inflammation with aging—inflammaging— is a risk factor for age-related diseases. We're not doing enough to test for it or suppress it. wsj.com/health/wellnes… by @AlexLJanin @betswrites

“Inflammaging” really is a thing - chronic inflammation the builds with age. What it can do to your health and what you can do about it. W/ ⁦@AlexLJanin⁩ wsj.com/health/wellnes…

How do you haul a keyboard up a ski lift? Pianist David Feurzeig aims to perform in every town in #Vermont, but booking those gigs isn’t always easy. wsj.com/articles/WP-WS…

My story on #preeclampsia. It’s on the rise, and is a big risk not just during pregnancy but postpartum too. wsj.com/health/preecla…

A trial in the case of falsely accused ⁦@WSJ⁩ Reporter Evan Gershkovich will be held in secret in Yekaterinburg, first hearing June 26. #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/world/russia/r…

WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich, falsely accused of espionage, was indicted in Russia after more than a year of pre-trial detention. #IStandwithEvan #FreeEvan wsj.com/world/russia/w…

It’s been 441 long days since Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia and put into pre-trial detention where he remains. It’s far past time for his release. #IStandWithEvan

Putin’s Existential Problem: Not Enough Russians. Our story on Russia’s demographic challenges. Me w/ ⁦@georgikantchev⁩ wsj.com/world/russia/p…

You lost weight. Now how do you keep it off? It’s tough. My story on the quest to find treatments for weight maintenance. #Wegovy #Zepbound @ColumbiaMed wsj.com/health/pharma/…

My story about how #ParkinsonDisease Can Now Be Detected Through the Skin wsj.com/articles/parki…

Editing genes inside the body, A1 WSJ, on progress for hereditary amyloidosis and familial hypercholesterolemia wsj.com/health/pharma/… by @betswrites w/ @skathire @kiranmusunuru @intelliatx @VerveTx

Doctors Can Now Edit the Genes Inside Your Body. Here are two patients who have had it done, in clinical trials. wsj.com/health/pharma/…

Navalny's last message on Valentine's Day to his wife Yulia: "Baby, it's just like the song says: cities, airfield lights, blue snowstorms and thousands of kilometres between us. But I feel that you are with me every second, and I love you more and more"

Alexei Navalny’s death just a month before Russia’s presidential election robs the country of a powerful opposition voice. He urged Russians to vote against Putin, who he once called a “naked, thieving emperor.”⁦@AMSimmons1⁩ wsj.com/world/russia/a…

Alexei Navalny, Putin’s toughest critic, died in a remote Arctic prison, circumstances unknown. wsj.com/world/russia/a…

This cat loving reporter’s dream assignment: following the tree climbers who rescue cats from epic heights. #cat #catrescue

Your Cat Up a Tree? Arborists and expert tree climbers swing to the rescue. Your cat content for the day! wsj.com/lifestyle/cats…

For some readers, the traditional book club has lost the plot. So they're rewriting it and joining a growing number of rebel reading groups. @silentbookclub #bookstagram #books wsj.com/lifestyle/book… via @WSJ

For some readers, the traditional book club has lost the plot. They are joining a growing number of rebel reading groups, including the Silent Book Club and "not-a-book-club book club." Great ahed by @betswrites wsj.com/lifestyle/book… via @WSJ #BookTwitter #books