Andrew Seaman

Medical Journalist, Reuters

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I’m a medical journalist at Thomson Reuters, where I cover medical and health news from around the world. I love dissecting policy and informing the world.

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Have you ever used a typewriter?
I have used a typewriter. Typewriters weren't out of vogue when I was very young - about 6 years old.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To me, being a journalist means being accurate and trustworthy.

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RT @alexweisler: Jesus, how horrifying. "Authorities: Hofstra student from Tarrytown was shot by police" (via @lohud) LoHud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/…

Authorities: Hofstra student from Tarrytown was shot by police

lohud.com — A funeral Mass will be held in Sleepy Hollow on Wednesday for Andrea Rebello, 21, the Hofstra University junior from Tarrytown who was fatally shot early Friday during a break-in at her apartment near the school's Long Island campus.Hours after the funeral details were revealed Saturday, Nassau County Police said Dalton Smith, 30, of Hempstead, on Long Island, was identified as the gunman who also was shot to death in the break-in.

For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar

nytimes.com — At around 4 on a Saturday morning, a time when most of the gay bars in New York have closed and locked their doors, a steady stream of young and middle-aged men, almost all shirtless and some stripped down to their boxer briefs, have found their way down a dark stairwell and into a maze of basement rooms, where the décor can best be described as fallout-shelter chic.
RT @matthewherper: Small, strange skeleton turns out to be human, not alien. RT @leonidkruglyak Wow, weird science: scim.ag/6inchskel

Bizarre 6-Inch Skeleton Shown to Be Human

news.sciencemag.org — Credit: Courtesy of Garry Nolan Alien? Subhuman primate? Deformed child? Mummified fetus? The Internet is buzzing over the nature of "Ata," a bizarre 6-inch-long skeleton featured in a new documentary on UFOs. A Stanford University scientist who boldly entered the fray has now put to rest doubts about what species Ata belongs to.
There is a special place in hell for people who come to a Starbucks and Skype.
I reached my @AIDSWalkNY fundraising goal with a matching gift from @thomsonreuters! Thanks to all who donated! See you tomorrow!
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