Christina Helminen
@anatomychristina.bsky.social
Nature is a balm for my soul, dogs make my heart sing, and I love teaching. (Anatomy & Physiology professor)
Kindness is contagious...spread it everywhere!
Go Blue! ...UMich💙💛 and Democrat💙
Go Pack Go!💚💛
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Kindness is contagious...spread it everywhere!
Go Blue! ...UMich💙💛 and Democrat💙
Go Pack Go!💚💛
she/her
Evidence that fibromyalgia is linked to the immune system: Injection of IgG from fibromyalgia patients into rats caused pain behavior & reduced locomotion in the rats compared to those injected with IgG from healthy controls.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ME #CFS
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ME #CFS
Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by widespread pain and tenderness, and patients typically experience fatigue and emotional distress. The etiology and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia are n...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Evidence that fibromyalgia is linked to the immune system: Injection of IgG from fibromyalgia patients into rats caused pain behavior & reduced locomotion in the rats compared to those injected with IgG from healthy controls.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ME #CFS
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ME #CFS
This new budget, and the cuts to Medicaid, won't just hurt people that receive insurance through Medicaid. Rural hospitals could fail. There may be fewer providers. This cuts will likely result in a decrease in the quality of health care for EVERYONE.
#FundMedicaid
#UniversalHealthCare
#FundMedicaid
#UniversalHealthCare
Nice summary by Becker's of the House budget resolution.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
House GOP passes budget plan that puts Medicaid on the chopping block
House vote on budget resolution could lead to sweeping Medicaid cuts, hospital leaders urge lawmakers to reconsider. 72 million Americans at risk.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This new budget, and the cuts to Medicaid, won't just hurt people that receive insurance through Medicaid. Rural hospitals could fail. There may be fewer providers. This cuts will likely result in a decrease in the quality of health care for EVERYONE.
#FundMedicaid
#UniversalHealthCare
#FundMedicaid
#UniversalHealthCare
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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I have a type of cancer that is treatable but incurable. My life literally depends on research and development of a drug that can someday be a cure. This is life-threatening for me and so many other patients that need life saving cancer care! Truly a soulless move by evil men. 💔
Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have a type of cancer that is treatable but incurable. My life literally depends on research and development of a drug that can someday be a cure. This is life-threatening for me and so many other patients that need life saving cancer care! Truly a soulless move by evil men. 💔
This is unexplainable and unthinkable. As bird flu spreads around the country, we won't have anyone investigating it, and we won't have any information about how to stay safe - not to mention other pandemics that can and will arise.
Oh, but if we don't look for disease, it just goes away right....🤦♀️
Oh, but if we don't look for disease, it just goes away right....🤦♀️
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is unexplainable and unthinkable. As bird flu spreads around the country, we won't have anyone investigating it, and we won't have any information about how to stay safe - not to mention other pandemics that can and will arise.
Oh, but if we don't look for disease, it just goes away right....🤦♀️
Oh, but if we don't look for disease, it just goes away right....🤦♀️
Reposted by Christina Helminen
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
Reposted by Christina Helminen
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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RFK Jr confirmed - I'm honestly devastated. And terrified for the loss of scientific integrity and progress in health science research that is sure to follow. 💔
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
RFK Jr confirmed - I'm honestly devastated. And terrified for the loss of scientific integrity and progress in health science research that is sure to follow. 💔
Please get vaccinated and get your children vaccinated. There are already 2 children hospitalized from this measles outbreak.💔
#GetVaccinated, #VaccinesSaveLives, #VaccinesWork, #Vaccine #Vaccines
#GetVaccinated, #VaccinesSaveLives, #VaccinesWork, #Vaccine #Vaccines
As Dark Age 2.0 takes hold, more of this... 👇
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate: www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
"All the cases are believed to be among people who are not vaccinated against measles..."
#VaccinesWork
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate: www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
"All the cases are believed to be among people who are not vaccinated against measles..."
#VaccinesWork
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Please get vaccinated and get your children vaccinated. There are already 2 children hospitalized from this measles outbreak.💔
#GetVaccinated, #VaccinesSaveLives, #VaccinesWork, #Vaccine #Vaccines
#GetVaccinated, #VaccinesSaveLives, #VaccinesWork, #Vaccine #Vaccines
A dirty face is a sure sign of fun at the dog park! 💙
#dogsofbluesky #pomsky #poppythepomsky #skydogs #dogs #blueeyes
#dogsofbluesky #pomsky #poppythepomsky #skydogs #dogs #blueeyes
January 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A dirty face is a sure sign of fun at the dog park! 💙
#dogsofbluesky #pomsky #poppythepomsky #skydogs #dogs #blueeyes
#dogsofbluesky #pomsky #poppythepomsky #skydogs #dogs #blueeyes
This is terrible. If they run out of supplies, clinical care/clinical trials cannot continue. This freeze needs to end. Contact your legislators to see if they can put pressure on the administration.
#FreetheNIH #FreetheCDC #EndtheHealthFreeze #CancerResearch #Healthcare
#FreetheNIH #FreetheCDC #EndtheHealthFreeze #CancerResearch #Healthcare
Anyone have details on how NIH employees can apply for exemptions to the supply purchasing freeze & who is reviewing & granting them? From what I'm hearing, that process is unclear & the NIH clinical center is at risk of running out of critical supplies this week. #medsky
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is terrible. If they run out of supplies, clinical care/clinical trials cannot continue. This freeze needs to end. Contact your legislators to see if they can put pressure on the administration.
#FreetheNIH #FreetheCDC #EndtheHealthFreeze #CancerResearch #Healthcare
#FreetheNIH #FreetheCDC #EndtheHealthFreeze #CancerResearch #Healthcare
The devastating effect the current administration will have on health and research in the US cannot be overstated. Research into new medications is the only hope that some cancer patients have and these delays could be the difference between life and death. Truly horrifying💔
#Cancer #CancerResearch
#Cancer #CancerResearch
Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The devastating effect the current administration will have on health and research in the US cannot be overstated. Research into new medications is the only hope that some cancer patients have and these delays could be the difference between life and death. Truly horrifying💔
#Cancer #CancerResearch
#Cancer #CancerResearch
Today, as we celebrate Dr. King, remember: We the people still have the power to make change, but we must do good for all of humanity, and especially those who are oppressed. We cannot bend the knee to a select, wealthy few.
#MartinLutherKing
#MartinLutherKingJr
#Resist
#MartinLutherKing
#MartinLutherKingJr
#Resist
January 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today, as we celebrate Dr. King, remember: We the people still have the power to make change, but we must do good for all of humanity, and especially those who are oppressed. We cannot bend the knee to a select, wealthy few.
#MartinLutherKing
#MartinLutherKingJr
#Resist
#MartinLutherKing
#MartinLutherKingJr
#Resist
When your dog is so small she uses a kitty-sized Kong!
#CatDog #Poppy #SkyDogs #Pomsky #DogsofBlueSky #pomskies #PoppythePomsky
#CatDog #Poppy #SkyDogs #Pomsky #DogsofBlueSky #pomskies #PoppythePomsky
January 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
When your dog is so small she uses a kitty-sized Kong!
#CatDog #Poppy #SkyDogs #Pomsky #DogsofBlueSky #pomskies #PoppythePomsky
#CatDog #Poppy #SkyDogs #Pomsky #DogsofBlueSky #pomskies #PoppythePomsky
January 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I cleared out the xylitol from our house after we adopted Poppy, and I found out that small dogs can die from eating as little as one piece of xylitol-sweetened gum. Now it appears that was a good move for my cardiovascular health as well.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#Stroke
#HeartAttack
#Xylitol
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#Stroke
#HeartAttack
#Xylitol
Xylitol may affect cardiovascular health
Higher blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke in people.
www.nih.gov
January 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I cleared out the xylitol from our house after we adopted Poppy, and I found out that small dogs can die from eating as little as one piece of xylitol-sweetened gum. Now it appears that was a good move for my cardiovascular health as well.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#Stroke
#HeartAttack
#Xylitol
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
#Stroke
#HeartAttack
#Xylitol
More evidence that ME/CFS is not just related to brain dysfunction. A decrease in blood perfusion to muscles causes ion imbalances which damages the muscle and causes dysfunction of the mitochondria. Possible targets for new treatments! Article below.
#ChronicFatigue
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#ChronicFatigue
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
January 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
More evidence that ME/CFS is not just related to brain dysfunction. A decrease in blood perfusion to muscles causes ion imbalances which damages the muscle and causes dysfunction of the mitochondria. Possible targets for new treatments! Article below.
#ChronicFatigue
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#ChronicFatigue
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
Reposted by Christina Helminen
My prescription for building a new opposition:
1. Prioritize effective campaigns to elect Democrats.
2. Be a big tent of new policy ideas.
3. Build new institutions.
4. Embrace new communication methods and messengers.
5. Use every legal tool available.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
1. Prioritize effective campaigns to elect Democrats.
2. Be a big tent of new policy ideas.
3. Build new institutions.
4. Embrace new communication methods and messengers.
5. Use every legal tool available.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
Building the Opposition
From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My prescription for building a new opposition:
1. Prioritize effective campaigns to elect Democrats.
2. Be a big tent of new policy ideas.
3. Build new institutions.
4. Embrace new communication methods and messengers.
5. Use every legal tool available.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
1. Prioritize effective campaigns to elect Democrats.
2. Be a big tent of new policy ideas.
3. Build new institutions.
4. Embrace new communication methods and messengers.
5. Use every legal tool available.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
Exactly!
If health insurance companies were actually “healthcare providers” they would be using technology to find new ways to save lives, not using technology to develop AI that denies claims and generates profits faster.
Health insurance is not healthcare.
We need Medicare for All.
Health insurance is not healthcare.
We need Medicare for All.
January 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Exactly!
Reposted by Christina Helminen
A total number of ACA applications Nov 1 - Nov 22 was 3 mln.
FL applications - 820K
TX applications - 620K
CA applications - 280K
FL applications - 820K
TX applications - 620K
CA applications - 280K
Vast majority of Obamacare applications from Trump-voting states
The figure suggests that Trump will struggle to make any significant changes to the program without alienating his supporters.
www.newsweek.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:46 PM
A total number of ACA applications Nov 1 - Nov 22 was 3 mln.
FL applications - 820K
TX applications - 620K
CA applications - 280K
FL applications - 820K
TX applications - 620K
CA applications - 280K
Individuals experiencing life threatening conditions should not have to fight with insurance companies to get medically necessary care. They should be able to use their energy to get well. For-profit health insurance is a scam.
#NationalHealthcare
#MedicareForAll
#UniversalHealthcare
#NationalHealthcare
#MedicareForAll
#UniversalHealthcare
Really proud of my friend Brendan Farrington for making his fight with United Health Care to get his prescribed cancer treatments public.
It shouldn't take this much for them to do the right thing.
It shouldn't take this much for them to do the right thing.
December 27, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Individuals experiencing life threatening conditions should not have to fight with insurance companies to get medically necessary care. They should be able to use their energy to get well. For-profit health insurance is a scam.
#NationalHealthcare
#MedicareForAll
#UniversalHealthcare
#NationalHealthcare
#MedicareForAll
#UniversalHealthcare
May your holidays be blessed with peace, love, and light!
#HappyHolidays
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #skydogs #pomsky #poppythepomsky #SantaDog
#HappyHolidays
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #skydogs #pomsky #poppythepomsky #SantaDog
December 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
May your holidays be blessed with peace, love, and light!
#HappyHolidays
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #skydogs #pomsky #poppythepomsky #SantaDog
#HappyHolidays
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #skydogs #pomsky #poppythepomsky #SantaDog
Reposted by Christina Helminen
Poppy won't see snow this Christmas, but thanks to the white sand on the Florida beaches, she'll still have a "white" Christmas!
#HappyHolidays
#WhiteChristmas
#dogs
#skydogs
#dogsofbluesky
#pomsky
#HappyHolidays
#WhiteChristmas
#dogs
#skydogs
#dogsofbluesky
#pomsky
December 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Poppy won't see snow this Christmas, but thanks to the white sand on the Florida beaches, she'll still have a "white" Christmas!
#HappyHolidays
#WhiteChristmas
#dogs
#skydogs
#dogsofbluesky
#pomsky
#HappyHolidays
#WhiteChristmas
#dogs
#skydogs
#dogsofbluesky
#pomsky