Barbara McKenna, MD
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Pathologist, avid reader, painter, grandmother, nature lover, walker
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The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared. - ProPublica
February 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared. - ProPublica
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A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
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The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
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December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
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The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
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BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
December 9, 2024 at 10:09 PM
BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
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Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a letter dated Monday and published by the New York Times.
New York Times: Kennedy tenure at HHS would jeopardize public health, Nobel laureates say in letter to Senate | CNN
Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a letter dated Monday and publi...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a letter dated Monday and published by the New York Times.
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Zeldin is pledging to deliver on the president-elect’s promise to eliminate several environmental regulations that the fossil fuel industry views as burdensome, according to half a dozen Senate Republicans who met with Zeldin this week.
Zeldin is pledging to deliver on the president-elect’s promise to eliminate several environmental regulations that the fossil fuel industry views as burdensome, according to half a dozen Senate Republicans who met with Zeldin this week.
Lee Zeldin didn’t ask to head EPA. Here’s why Trump picked him.
He was a moderate Republican congressman from New York. Now he’s a MAGA loyalist poised to lead a key environmental agency.
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December 8, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Zeldin is pledging to deliver on the president-elect’s promise to eliminate several environmental regulations that the fossil fuel industry views as burdensome, according to half a dozen Senate Republicans who met with Zeldin this week.
Zeldin is pledging to deliver on the president-elect’s promise to eliminate several environmental regulations that the fossil fuel industry views as burdensome, according to half a dozen Senate Republicans who met with Zeldin this week.
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Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of the 2024 campaign, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost President-elect Donald Trump, new campaign finance reports show.
Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'
The super PAC, which defended Trump on abortion, got its more than $20 million in funds came from the "Elon Musk Revocable Trust."
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December 6, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of the 2024 campaign, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost President-elect Donald Trump, new campaign finance reports show.
Alcohol ink on paper. A murder of crows.
December 2, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Alcohol ink on paper. A murder of crows.
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MUST READ: For years, Dr. Oz touted weight-loss drugs & other products he had financial interests in — companies whose fortunes he would have a hand in influencing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Potential conflicts of interest may haunt Dr. Oz’s confirmation to run Medicare, Medicaid
Dr. Oz has extolled Ozempic’s promise for weight-loss. Now Medicare, which Trump wants Oz to oversee, may cover it.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:07 PM
MUST READ: For years, Dr. Oz touted weight-loss drugs & other products he had financial interests in — companies whose fortunes he would have a hand in influencing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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“‘There’s a long pattern, over more than a decade, of malfeasance, financial mismanagement, and sexual impropriety,’ Hegseth’s former associate told [@janemayer]. ‘There’s a fair dose of bullying and misinformation, too.’”
Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from both of the nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct, @janemayer.bsky.social reports.
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:43 AM
“‘There’s a long pattern, over more than a decade, of malfeasance, financial mismanagement, and sexual impropriety,’ Hegseth’s former associate told [@janemayer]. ‘There’s a fair dose of bullying and misinformation, too.’”
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Poor bone health has been linked in recent years to heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, to “forever chemicals” used in hundreds of everyday products, as well as to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the air we breathe.
Poor bone health has been linked in recent years to heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, to “forever chemicals” used in hundreds of everyday products, as well as to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the air we breathe.
How pollution can increase the risk of osteoporosis
Pollution may be another important risk factor for osteoporosis, in addition to poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Poor bone health has been linked in recent years to heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, to “forever chemicals” used in hundreds of everyday products, as well as to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the air we breathe.
Poor bone health has been linked in recent years to heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, to “forever chemicals” used in hundreds of everyday products, as well as to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the air we breathe.
Crow. Alcohol ink on paper
November 27, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Crow. Alcohol ink on paper
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Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
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November 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
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This is true!👇
November 22, 2024 at 10:32 PM
This is true!👇
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Birches. Acrylic on canvas.
November 19, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Birches. Acrylic on canvas.