Bruce Y Lee

Bruce Y Lee

@bruceylee.bsky.social

Journalist | Senior Contributor @Forbes | Contributor @PsychToday | Professor @CUNYSPH | Exec Dir @PHICORTeam | #AI #digitalhealth | http://bruceylee.com | https://bruceylee.substack.com

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Here's my recent live appearance on ABC National News #psychology #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #BehSci 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky🩺#HiSciSky #dating cc: @sph.cuny.edu @cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social abcnews.com/video/134357...

abcnews.comVideo New dating trends like 'chalance' and 'kittenfishing' reshape modern romanceDr. Bruce Y. Lee explains emerging dating terms including "chalance," "kittenfishing" and "hat-fishing," and how evolving language reflects shifting norms in modern dating culture.
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October 13 is the deadline for public comment about these changes in the NIH grant processes that I covered in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNIH Proposes Big Change In How Grant Applications EvaluatedThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing yet another significant change in its grant review process, moving away from numerical scores for applications.
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Trump Reportedly To Establish Political Board To Control NIH Funding My coverage in @forbes of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comTrump Reportedly To Establish Political Board To Control NIH FundingPresident Donald Trump told White House OMB director, Russell Vought, to draft an executive order to create a board that would determine which grants the NIH would fund.
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‘Secretive’ Agreement Will Divert NIH Funds To Pentagon, Says DeLauro Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of an agreement that the NIH and DoD quietly established in early August 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.com‘Secretive’ Agreement Will Divert NIH Funds To Pentagon, Warns DeLauroRep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) is now calling out an interagency agreement that could allow potentially billions of NIH funds to be moved to the Department of Defense.
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The Trump Administration’s Quiet Takedown Of A Healthcare Safety Agency Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of this and how it may affect patients acorss the U.S. for many, many years 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comThe Trump Administration’s Quiet Takedown Of A Healthcare Safety AgencyThe Trump administration has been progressively shrinking AHRQ, the only federal agency focused on supporting research to improve the safety and quality of healthcare.
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NIH Reportedly Flagging, Freezing Policy-Focused Grant Applications My coverage for @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNIH Reportedly Flagging, Freezing Policy-Focused Grant ApplicationsPolitical appointees of U.S. President Donald Trump have reportedly been “flagging and freezing policy-focused grant applications” to the National Institutes of Health.
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The FDA lists 12 different ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks right now with 8 where the source has not yet been identified. Here's my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comFDA Lists 12 Ongoing Foodborne Outbreaks: 4 Cyclospora, 3 SalmonellaThe U.S. FDA now lists 12 different ongoing food-borne illness outbreaks including Cyclospora and Salmonella ones with the sources of eight still “Not Yet Identified."
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How Safe Is It To Eat Lettuce With Cyclospora Outbreak Unresolved? Here’s my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHow Safe Is It To Eat Lettuce With Cyclospora Outbreak Unresolved?The FDA and CDC have not yet determined for sure the source of the Cyclospora outbreak. It’s also not clear yet whether the rate of new Cyclosporiasis cases has slowed.
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57 Patient Advocacy Organizations that are part of @unitedforcures.bsky.social ask Congress to block Trump OMB Rule Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.com57 Patient Advocacy Organizations Ask Congress To Block Trump OMB Rule57 patient advocacy organizations from the United for Cures pushed leaders of Congress for more action about the Trump administration's new White House OMB rule
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Here I cover in @forbes.com how July 13 is the deadline to comment on the new Trump OMB Rule that would fundamentally shift a lot of power 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science #sports www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comJuly 13 Is Deadline To Comment On New Trump OMB Rule That Shifts PowerJuly 13 is the deadline to submit any public comments about the new White House OMB rule that would give the U.S. President Trump much more power over federal funding.
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How The ‘Ballmaxxing’ DIY Trend Brings Dangers To Men’s Genitals My coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHow The ‘Ballmaxxing’ DIY Trend Brings Dangers To Men’s GenitalsBallmaxxing is about getting one's scrotum to be much larger, potentially as large as grotesquely possible. Here's why this DIY trend is a very, very dangerous one.
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Here in @forbes.com I cover the misinformation and disinformation about the Andes virus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship that's been spreading faster and farther than the hantavirus itself. 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNo, Hantavirus Is Not COVID-26 And Other Misinformation Being SpreadThe Andes virus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to lots of misinformation and disinformation about the hantavirus. Here are some of the claims spreading.
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Howie Mandel Pushes Back Against ‘You Look Great For Your Age’ Here's my coverage of this for @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHowie Mandel Pushes Back Against ‘You Look Great For Your Age’On a recent episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark," comedian and longtime AGT judge Howie Mandel explained why he didn't like being told "You look great for your age."
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Under Trump, NIH Funding Opportunity Notices Dropped From 787 To 84 Here's my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comUnder Trump, NIH Funding Opportunity Notices Dropped From 787 To 84Even though the U.S. Congress gave the National Institutes of Health budget a modest increase, the Trump administration may be using other ways to cut the NIH budget.

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WHO Calls Trump Administration Reasons For U.S. Withdrawal ‘Untrue’ Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comWHO Calls Trump Administration Reasons For U.S. Withdrawal ‘Untrue’The World Health Organization Director General stated that a post by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on X about the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO contains inaccurate information
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CDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New Lineage My coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comCDC Report Calls BA.3.2 COVID-19 Variant Dubbed ‘Cicada’ A New LineageA recent CDC MMWR report described the BA.3.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," as a new lineage of COVD-19 virus. The WHO considers it a variant under monitoring.
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Rumors Fly Claiming Olympic Ski Jumpers Are Injecting Their Genitals Here's my coverage of "Penisgate" in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comRumors Fly Claiming Olympic Ski Jumpers Are Injecting Their GenitalsIn the build up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, a Bild article claimed that ski jumpers have been injecting their genitals with hyaluronic acid.
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Red Meat, Beef Tallow In New Dietary Guidelines. What You Need To Know Here's my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comRed Meat, Beef Tallow In New Dietary Guidelines. What You Need To KnowThe new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the USDA/HHS features red meat and beef tallow quite prominently. Here's the lowdown on how to view them.
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WHO Calls Trump Administration Reasons For U.S. Withdrawal ‘Untrue’ Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comWHO Calls Trump Administration Reasons For U.S. Withdrawal ‘Untrue’The World Health Organization Director General stated that a post by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on X about the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO contains inaccurate information

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🏥 An Al Jazeera English report on U.S. health policy quotes #CUNYSPH Professor Bruce Y Lee, who warns that rising uninsured rates will flood emergency rooms, delaying care and worsening long waits for everyone. cunysph.me/49nBi6s

cunysph.meFailure of rival health bills underscores impasse in US politicsDemocrats voted down a Republican bill that would have provided limited relief for out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

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Here in @forbes.com I cover an announcement that will significantly change how NIH grant awardees will be chosen and the resulting wide-ranging impact 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNew NIH Process To Choose Grant Awardees Will No Longer Use PaylinesThe National Institutes of Health has just announced that it will no longer rely on paylines to determine who gets NIH grant funding. Here's what this change might do.
Bruce Y Lee
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Here in @forbes.com I cover an announcement that will significantly change how NIH grant awardees will be chosen and the resulting wide-ranging impact 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNew NIH Process To Choose Grant Awardees Will No Longer Use PaylinesThe National Institutes of Health has just announced that it will no longer rely on paylines to determine who gets NIH grant funding. Here's what this change might do.
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Here I cover in @forbes.com how many clinical trials have been disrupted by Trump administration NIH grant terminations and how many patients may have been affected 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNIH Grant Cuts Have Disrupted 383 Clinical Trials With 74,311 PatientsA study found that Trump administration NIH grant cuts led to termination of 118 trials studying cancer, 97 studying infectious diseases and 140 testing new treatments.
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How Early Detection Helped Maria Menounos Against Pancreatic Cancer Here I cover in @forbes.com my conversation with Maria Menounos 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHow Early Detection Helped Maria Menounos Against Pancreatic CancerMaria Menounos talked about her experiences with having a meningioma and then a neuroendocrine cancer of her pancreas and the importance of early detection of cancer.
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Breathing Through Your Butt Is Closer As An Option After New Study Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of the possibility of butt-breathing 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comBreathing Through Your Butt Is Closer As An Option After New StudyA new study shows progress in the possibility of butt breathing. Here's what's behind the possibility of injecting oxygen- carrying perfluorodecalin up into your rectum.
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Here in @forbes.com I cover how the Trump administration’s actions may affect polio eradication efforts 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHow Trump Administration Actions Might Affect Polio EradicationHow will the Global Polio Eradication Initiative deal with the changes made by the Trump administration at a crucial time in trying to rid the world of the poliovirus.
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How New Trump Multiyear Policy Makes NIH Grants Even Harder To Get Here’s my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHow New Trump Multiyear Policy Makes NIH Grants Even Harder To GetThe new Trump administration multiyear funding policy for NIH grants has dropped National Cancer Institute grant funding rates from one in 10 applicants to one in 25.

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💉A new @thecity.nyc piece on COVID-19 vaccination in NY quotes #CUNYSPH Prof @bruceylee.bsky.social who encourages getting a booster shot as immunity starts to wane after 4-6 months and current variants differ from earlier ones. 🔗 cunysph.me/3Kxhioc

cunysph.meWhat to Know About Getting a COVID Vaccine in New York This FallThe confusion around guidelines is making things tough for pharmacists and patients alike.

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🏈🩺 #CUNYSPH Prof. Bruce Y Lee explores NFL legend Dan Marino’s MASH (metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis) diagnosis in Forbes featuring insights from Prof. Jeffrey V Lazarus on the prevalence and public health risks of liver disease. cunysph.me/48CD1Vx

cunysph.meNFL Legend Dan Marino Talks About His MASH, Liver Disease DiagnosisNFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has revealed his metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis or MASH diagnosis. Here's what this liver disease is.
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Here in @forbes.com I cover my recent conversation with Academy Award winner Julianne Moore about brain health 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comWhat Oscar Winner Julianne Moore Wants You To Know About Brain HealthAcademy Award winner Julianne Moore has been trying to raise awareness about dementia, cognitive testing and brain health as part of the Brain Health Matters campaign.

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Here in @forbes.com I cover my recent conversation with NFL legend Dan Marino about his MASH, liver disease diagnosis. 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNFL Legend Dan Marino Talks About His MASH, Liver Disease DiagnosisNFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has revealed his metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis or MASH diagnosis. Here's what this liver disease is.
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Trouble Getting The Updated COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What To Do When Here’s my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comTrouble Getting The Updated COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What To Do WhenThe updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the LP.8.1 variant have been approved by the FDA. But they may be a lot harder to get this year. Here's what you can do.
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Here in @forbes.com I cover my recent conversation with NFL legend Dan Marino about his MASH, liver disease diagnosis. 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNFL Legend Dan Marino Talks About His MASH, Liver Disease DiagnosisNFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has revealed his metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis or MASH diagnosis. Here's what this liver disease is.

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New Executive Order Gives Trump Greater Control Over Science Grants Here’s my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comNew Executive Order Gives Trump Greater Control Over Science GrantsPresident Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that will give him and his political appointees unprecedented control over grants from the NIH, NSF and other agencies.

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House Bill Would Eliminate AHRQ, Cut HHS Budget By 6%, CDC By 19%, Here my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHouse Bill Would Eliminate AHRQ, Cut HHS Budget By 6%, CDC By 19%,The House Appropriation Committee is supporting the Trump Administration's plan to eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Here's what AHRQ does.
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Why ‘Zombie Squirrels’ Have Been Appearing In The U.S. And Canada Here’s my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comWhy ‘Zombie Squirrels’ Have Been Appearing In The U.S. And CanadaYou may seen "zombie squirrels" appearing in the U.S. and Canada. But rather than being undead, they've been infected with the leporipoxvirus. Here's what that is.
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Ozempic Vulva’ Is Leading Some Women To Get Labia Puffing And Surgery My coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.com‘Ozempic Vulva’ Is Leading Some Women To Get Labia Puffing And SurgeryOn social media, women are using “Ozempic vulva" to describe what's been happening with their genital areas after starting glucagon-like peptide-1 or GLP-1 agonists.
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House Bill Would Eliminate AHRQ, Cut HHS Budget By 6%, CDC By 19%, Here my coverage of this in @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

forbes.comHouse Bill Would Eliminate AHRQ, Cut HHS Budget By 6%, CDC By 19%,The House Appropriation Committee is supporting the Trump Administration's plan to eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Here's what AHRQ does.