Jennifer Holmes

medpagetoday.comCDC Issues Emergency Response for Florida Dengue OutbreakThis is the eighth emergency activation of the year

Dengue in Florida continues. #publichealth www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

kingarthurbaking.comChocolate-Pumpkin Crumb CakeIf you love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate, you’ll adore this pumpkin crumb cake. Atop a thin layer of spiced pumpkin cake lays a heavy blanket of buttery crumbs with a bold chocolate flavor...

Hello from Florida, where I am in my pumpkin era. Planning to bake this pumpkin chocolate yumminess this weekend. #FreelanceFriends www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/choc...

The coquina #walls of Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida—built by the Spanish between 1672 and 1695. #BlueSkyArtShow

For everyone whose #booksky and #medsky Venn diagrams overlap: a new book by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris explores the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes

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This morning’s launch viewed from South Carolina #spacesky

lostkitchenscrolls.orgHistorical Recipes CollectionCarefully transcribed historical recipes, from Ancient to Early Modern Kitchen. Search and filter by ingredients, cooking methods, time periods, and dietary preferences.

For writers (and readers) of historical fiction: a collection of historical recipes with modern updates. Hat tip to @janefriedman and her Electric Speed newsletter #amwriting #booksky lostkitchenscrolls.org/recipes

From SOUTHERNMOST by Silas House, who always includes a good dog: “Shady sits in the back seat, watching the road with his whitish-blue eyes, so good, such a peaceful presence traveling with them, like God resting his hand over their Jeep as they head into the unknown.” #SundaySentence

Planting a beautyberry bush in our yard was the best gardening decision made all year. Now starting to attract migrating warblers too. #stunday

modernmrsdarcy.com18 novels about librariansFor all the bibliophile-centered book lists we've made over the years, can you believe we've never dedicated one to librarians? I was shocked to discover

Some great choices on this list. I do love a book about books or libraries. #booksky #librarylove modernmrsdarcy.com/novels-about...

An book flight: 🍂BY ANY OTHER NAME, Jodi Picoult: his fic exploring authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. 🍂YEAR OF WONDERS, Geraldine Brooks, set in a village during 1666 London plague outbreak. 🍂HAMNET, Maggie O’Farrell explores grief inspiring Shakespeare’s Hamlet. #bluebrewbooks #booksky

Fall baking has begun. First up: apple. This is an apple-almond cake that I saw on Diane Morrisey’s Instagram account. She called it French Apple Cake 🍎🍎🍎 #baking

medscape.comWhat 95,000 Wrist Trackers Revealed About SleepSleep duration and stages, including REM and deep sleep, were associated with risk for multiple diseases, with a sleep duration of 6-8 hours showing the greatest benefit.

Just fueling my obsession with the Fitbit sleep report… #sciencesky #sleepscience www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

journals.plos.orgAccelerometer-derived real-world sleep stages and risk of incident diseases: A UK Biobank cohort study and phenome-wide association analysisIn this observational study, Shengzhi Sun and colleagues examine accelerometer-derived sleep patterns in 95,559 participants from the UK Biobank and find that differences in sleep stages, duration, re...

Here’s the link to the PLoS publication: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

phys.orgHenry VIII's dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript—its lost pages have just been rediscoveredSir John Gage, a key figure in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, saved a dangerous Catholic book from likely destruction, a new study suggests. The identification of six lost pages of a med...

18 Sept

This story caught my eye because of its reference to the Wolf Hall books: “Fans of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy will recall Gage appearing as a religious conservative…” #hisfic #booksky phys.org/news/2026-09...

29 July

When I need a break, I switch up my background slideshow. August will be all beach. ☀️ #amwriting #amediting

medscape.comFood Allergies in Older Adults: An Overlooked Threat

29 July

Food allergy isn’t just for children #allergy #sciencesky www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

28 July

In this age of hallucinated journal references, I've just had to create a new TextExpander snippet: "Reference xx cannot be validated. Please confirm that you have accessed this primary source and update the doi and citation as needed." #amediting #journals

open.substack.comHeat wave, a blood shortage emergency, and World Cup updatesThe NY Dose

1 July

Helpful information on heat waves and heat risk from Your Local Epidemiologist @marisadonnelly.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

ephtracking.cdc.govHeatRisk | Tracking | NCEH | CDCCheck the HeatRisk forecast for your area and find out what you can do to stay safe.

1 July

How extreme will the heat be where you are? Enter your zip code for the current heat risk for your area. #publichealth #wxsky 🌡️ ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications...

jaci-inpractice.orgAllergy Misinformation Across Social Media Platforms: Content Analysis and Public ResponseAllergy-related misinformation proliferates across social media platforms, potentially compromising evidence-based patient care, yet comprehensive analyses remain limited.

30 June

#Allergy misinformation on social media: I did not find this surprising: Content related to conspiracy theories was concentrated on X (19%) and Facebook (17%), and content related to natural cures was concentrated on TikTok (39%) and Instagram (35%). www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S221...

climate.usClimate.us launches independent website for trusted climate informationBuilt by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ...

29 June

An independent website fills the gap in reliable up-to-date climate information #sciencesky #climate www.climate.us/news-feature...

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25 June

I’m always on the lookout for studies on the benefits of caffeine. Here’s one from suggesting that caffeine could reduce the risk for obesity-related asthma through a pathway mediated by gut microbes. Note: caffeine intake was derived from dietary recall data. ☕ www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...

npr.orgNPR staffers share their favorite fiction reads of 2026 so farFacts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.

23 June

Caution: may cause your TBR to explode. So many good books this year! #booksky

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yaleclimateconnections.orgAs lone star ticks move north, red meat allergies are on the rise » Yale Climate ConnectionsIts bites can trigger an immune response to red meat.

23 June

A food #allergy triggered by a tick bite, thanks to a molecule called alpha-gal.

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Traditionally found in the South, the lone star tick is moving into the Northeast as the climate warms – and causing people there to develop an allergy to red meat.

14 June

“So dazzling she must be— a plump, dark lady wearing a gown of nails— white teeth tearing skin from the dark tree.” #SundaySentence from the poem Porcupine, by Mary Oliver 📷 Tomáš Malík on Unsplash

11 June

Hey, fellow freelance editors! Join the chat today about branding for your business. What's your niche? How do you stand out? #amediting #FreelanceFriends

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Q1: When you promote your freelance services/products, do you have a unique slant? What's your branding or differentiation that makes you stand out as the one to hire? Serving a niche audience? Your credentials? #FreelanceFriends

11 June

Bemotrizinol, which will be available in August, is the first new FDA-approved over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen ingredient since 1999. Yes, mom, I'm wearing sunscreen. #publichealth www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

7 June

On Florida, from THE ORCHID THIEF, by Susan Orlean: “It has been added to, subtracted from, drained, ditched, paved, dredged, irrigated, cultivated, wrested from the wild, restored to the wild, flooded, platted, set on fire.” #SundaySentence

5 June

I’m back at my desk today after vacation in new favorite places. I’m recharged after soaking up city life in Montréal and mountain time in Stowe, Vermont. Do you take time to recharge your #freelancelife? Here’s your reminder!

Overcast days create #negativespace. A brown pelican on a channel marker for #birdoftheday

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qz.com10 best practices for equitable global health journalismIf journalists want to help make global health more inclusive, they can start with these guidelines

With Ebola impacting parts of Africa, and all the travel bans, I can already see stigmatizing language in the media Journalists must do better and this essay offers some tips (with Annalisa Merelli) 10 best practices for equitable global health journalism qz.com/10-best-prac...

cbs12.comRare olive ridley sea turtle nest documented in Florida for the first timeResearchers with Loggerhead Marinelife Center have documented what they say is the first known olive ridley sea turtle nest in Florida.

Tini the turtle, the first known olive ridley sea turtle to nest in Florida 🌊 #naturesky ecbs12.com/news/local/r...

medicalxpress.comAI suggests simple food swaps to make meals healthier and cheaperAn artificial intelligence framework that suggests just one to three ingredient swaps can make meals meaningfully more nutritious and less expensive, according to a new study published in PLOS Digital...

These UC Davis researchers trained a GPT model to make “small, practical changes to improve nutritional quality”. I like the idea of using AI to tweak a few ingredients to make a meal more healthy. #nutrition #sciencesky medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05...

28 May

I love my clients! I was delighted to receive a Starbucks gift card today after finishing a huge grant edit with a note reading “We could not be happier to work with you” #amediting #freelancelife

northcarolinahealthnews.orgA deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

26 May

UF researchers are working on a model to predict Vibrio levels and risk. The article gives an informative, rounded overview of risks. www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/05/23/a... #publichealth

22 May

“Yet I believe that I know my tangible desideratum. It is a tree-top against a patch of sky.” —Marjorie Kinnam Rawlings, CROSS CREEK #morningread #mededitreads

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21 May

Beach blooms. #bloomscrolling

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19 May

Every Thursday we get together for a fun hour of #FreelanceFriends. Follow the hashtag and join us at noon ET.

phys.orgWhy are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emergingEver felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these dis...

17 May

Why you might want to pass on beer before #hiking: it makes you more attractive to mosquitoes! phys.org/news/2026-05...

14 May

Summer Thursdays? Should be a thing. #FreelanceLife #morningwalk

12 May

I appreciate that even the editing experts at The Chicago Manual admit that Acrobat’s editing tools can be cumbersome to use. #amediting

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11 May

An edit I didn't sweat about: spelling out "burnout" and not allowing the abbreviation "BO" #amediting

cambridge.org“Some very hard ground to heave”: DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror | Polar Record | Cambridge Core“Some very hard ground to heave”: DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror - Volume 62

11 May

Have you also read every historical fiction and nonfiction account of Franklin’s doomed 1845 Arctic expedition? Some modern-day DNA science is adding more facts for writers to draw from. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

go.nature.comA life in pictures: Celebrating Attenborough at 100 As the British naturalist celebrates a milestone birthday, we take a look at how his work has shaped science.

10 May

“They will accuse us of terrible things, and they shall do so ungrammatically.” #SundaySentence from A GHASTLY CATASTROPHE by Deanna Raybourn, which kept me entertained on my morning walks this past week.

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8 May

Iconic British naturalist David Attenborough, whose work has shaped science for decades, turns 100 today go.nature.com/4dbRFUB

4 May

Off on my #morningwalk. Excelsior! #booksky

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3 May

“Sarah had almost declined, but then, she made it a rule to go to strange parties, if only to squirrel away particularly egregious pieces of dialogue or imitations of character. It was her favorite part of the job—the petty theft of humanity.” SALTWATER, by Katy Hays #SundaySentence

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2 May

A bridge to cross. #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #EastCoastKin #photography #LightandShadow