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Brianna Abbott

Boston

Health Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

health reporter at @WSJ covering the treatment and prevention of disease, with a focus on cancer #SHERP36 PC’17

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Articles

  • Biotech companies are pioneering research to use electricity to cure diseases. Here’s how

    2 weeks ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Brianna Abbott

    GLP Policy & Performance Review, 2024 The GLP is committed to full transparency. Download the report.

  • New Polycythemia Vera Treatment Offers Hope for Patients Who Make Too Many Red Blood Cells

    2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Brianna Abbott

    People with polycythemia vera often need regular blood draws to keep the disease in checkFor patients with a rare type of blood cancer, treatment might finally be coming out of the Dark Ages. People with the chronic condition polycythemia vera make too many red blood cells, thickening their blood and increasing the risk for clots, heart attacks or strokes. The main treatment consists of regular blood draws—essentially bloodletting—to keep the disease in check.

  • When Patients Face a Cancer Diagnosis, Doctors Say Exercise and Diet Can Make a Difference

    3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Brianna Abbott

    When facing down a cancer diagnosis, patients often ask: What can I do to help my own odds? The answer, data increasingly shows, is to go back to the basics: exercise and a good diet. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • When Should Men Get Tested for Prostate Cancer? Biden’s Diagnosis Reignites Debate

    1 month ago | wsj.com | Brianna Abbott

    Guidelines have gone back and forth over the years on whether men should be screened at allFormer President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of an aggressive, stage-4 prostate cancer has reignited a long-simmering medical debate: When should men get screened for prostate cancer? For decades, doctors have wrestled with how often to screen men for the disease and when to start and stop.

  • Les maladies chroniques sont devenues le premier fléau de la santé publique américaine

    1 month ago | lopinion.fr | Brianna Abbott |Josh Ulick

    Le secrétaire à la Santé et aux Services sociaux, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a placé la lutte contre les maladies chroniques au cœur de son programme, alors qu’il s’apprête à réformer le département de la santé et à « redonner la santé à l’Amérique ».

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Brianna Abbott
Brianna Abbott @Brabbott42
19 May 25

RT @l_e_whyte: New from me and @Brabbott42 : Joe Biden has aggressive, late-stage prostate cancer. But he could still live for many years…

Brianna Abbott
Brianna Abbott @Brabbott42
3 Mar 25

RT @aberkenblit: Thank you to @Brabbott42 from the @WSJ for highlighting the latest advancements in KRAS-targeted therapies for #pancreatic…

Brianna Abbott
Brianna Abbott @Brabbott42
9 Oct 24

RT @NidhiSubs: Proteins are the workhorses of daily biology but their shapes, which determine their jobs, have been notoriously hard to pin…