Adriana Heguy
@adriheguy.bsky.social
Genomic scientist, animal lover, vegan, born in 🇺🇾, New Yorker by choice. She/her
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Medicaid expansion is associated with improved five-year survival rates among cancer patients, particularly in rural and high-poverty areas, according to analysis of national data.
Medicaid expansion linked to improved long-term survival in cancer patients
In 2014, a provision under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect that allowed states to opt into expanding Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines.
medicalxpress.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Medicaid expansion is associated with improved five-year survival rates among cancer patients, particularly in rural and high-poverty areas, according to analysis of national data.
Brasil Serra a good example! We cannot allow the destruction of democracy: Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Brasil Serra a good example! We cannot allow the destruction of democracy: Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Stalls Ahead of Pivotal Fed Meeting www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Stalls Ahead of Pivotal Fed Meeting
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Stalls Ahead of Pivotal Fed Meeting www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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"Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk"
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines and oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans.
zeteo.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk"
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
No words…
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
https://to.pbs.org/4mHase3
https://to.pbs.org/4mHase3
Trump administration offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders while attempting to climb through the broken window of a barricaded do...
www.pbs.org
August 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No words…
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ICE’s unchecked power has turned into lawless overreach—abductions by masked agents, denial of due process, secret police tactics. Democratic leaders can stop this, but only if we demand it: bit.ly/45Umbi3
August 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICE’s unchecked power has turned into lawless overreach—abductions by masked agents, denial of due process, secret police tactics. Democratic leaders can stop this, but only if we demand it: bit.ly/45Umbi3
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Read the full resignation letters here:
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Read the full resignation letters here:
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When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
August 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
The school year just started and there was already a school shooting with multiple dead. This is horrific and it keeps happening. It’s like it’s “normal”. Legislators do nothing to stop the slaughter of children and educators. What a crazy country we live in.
August 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The school year just started and there was already a school shooting with multiple dead. This is horrific and it keeps happening. It’s like it’s “normal”. Legislators do nothing to stop the slaughter of children and educators. What a crazy country we live in.
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Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study.
The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health.
🧪🌡️☀️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health.
🧪🌡️☀️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests
Exposure to high temperatures could result in long-lasting damage to health of billions of people, scientists warn
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study.
The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health.
🧪🌡️☀️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health.
🧪🌡️☀️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“…nobody should be under any illusions as to what it is -
a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt & unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, & portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt & unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, & portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
RFK Jr and MAHA: dangerous, emboldened, and escalating
The week beginning Aug 4, 2025 was the most dangerous and tragic week of Robert F
Kennedy Jr's tenure yet: a fatal CDC shooting by a gunman distrustful of COVID-19
vaccines, the cancellation of US$500...
www.thelancet.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
“…nobody should be under any illusions as to what it is -
a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt & unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, & portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt & unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, & portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🧪 A clear, thorough debunking of the pseudo-science behind the vaccines-cause-autism movement. The discredited father/son team and their « home laboratory » are a driving force behind RFK JR’s assault on vaccines. The son is now a senior data analyst at HHS. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🧪 A clear, thorough debunking of the pseudo-science behind the vaccines-cause-autism movement. The discredited father/son team and their « home laboratory » are a driving force behind RFK JR’s assault on vaccines. The son is now a senior data analyst at HHS. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I wrote this only yesterday about the increasing poplist nationalist militarisation of the US.
Today Hegseth has authorised the almost 2000 National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
Today Hegseth has authorised the almost 2000 National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
August 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I wrote this only yesterday about the increasing poplist nationalist militarisation of the US.
Today Hegseth has authorised the almost 2000 National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
Today Hegseth has authorised the almost 2000 National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Paul Krugman left the New York Times after editors interfered with his work so greatly that he felt his "byline was being used to create a storyline that was no longer mine."
Now he's a member of the independent media, like Aaron Rupar.
As the MSM declines, independent media is ever more essential.
Now he's a member of the independent media, like Aaron Rupar.
As the MSM declines, independent media is ever more essential.
Paul Krugman on Trump's economic house of cards
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness."
www.publicnotice.co
August 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Paul Krugman left the New York Times after editors interfered with his work so greatly that he felt his "byline was being used to create a storyline that was no longer mine."
Now he's a member of the independent media, like Aaron Rupar.
As the MSM declines, independent media is ever more essential.
Now he's a member of the independent media, like Aaron Rupar.
As the MSM declines, independent media is ever more essential.
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Let's be clear. I'm old. The first election I voted in was for McGovern in 1972. Let me suggest something to the Democrats in office, especially those my age or older.
Your efforts no longer work. Move over and let the younger generations have their turn. Show you love the country. Retire!
Your efforts no longer work. Move over and let the younger generations have their turn. Show you love the country. Retire!
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Let's be clear. I'm old. The first election I voted in was for McGovern in 1972. Let me suggest something to the Democrats in office, especially those my age or older.
Your efforts no longer work. Move over and let the younger generations have their turn. Show you love the country. Retire!
Your efforts no longer work. Move over and let the younger generations have their turn. Show you love the country. Retire!
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Breaking News: California Democrats approved a sweeping plan to redraw congressional districts, in a counterpunch to Texas’ gerrymandering effort.
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
State lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help Democrats flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.
nyti.ms
August 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Breaking News: California Democrats approved a sweeping plan to redraw congressional districts, in a counterpunch to Texas’ gerrymandering effort.
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Alex Padilla just made a point that I don’t think anyone else has made:
Trump calling Abbott and asking him for 5 more Republican seats is no different than him calling the Georgia Secretary of State to ask for 11,000 more Republican votes.
Trump calling Abbott and asking him for 5 more Republican seats is no different than him calling the Georgia Secretary of State to ask for 11,000 more Republican votes.
August 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Alex Padilla just made a point that I don’t think anyone else has made:
Trump calling Abbott and asking him for 5 more Republican seats is no different than him calling the Georgia Secretary of State to ask for 11,000 more Republican votes.
Trump calling Abbott and asking him for 5 more Republican seats is no different than him calling the Georgia Secretary of State to ask for 11,000 more Republican votes.
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Antivaxxers love accusing scientists of censorship but in reality they are the ones trying censor science.
RFK just tried bullying a scientific journal into retracting a major study of 1.2 M kids that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase the risk of autism or asthma. The journal refused.
RFK just tried bullying a scientific journal into retracting a major study of 1.2 M kids that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase the risk of autism or asthma. The journal refused.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Antivaxxers love accusing scientists of censorship but in reality they are the ones trying censor science.
RFK just tried bullying a scientific journal into retracting a major study of 1.2 M kids that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase the risk of autism or asthma. The journal refused.
RFK just tried bullying a scientific journal into retracting a major study of 1.2 M kids that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase the risk of autism or asthma. The journal refused.
🧪🧪 This is insane
NIH Director Battacharya on mRNA technology: "We should not be using as a platform for mass vaccination"
August 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🧪🧪 This is insane
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August 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Kennedy has also tried to get one of the largest studies on the mmr vaccines retracted and the journal have rejected his request which has no scientific merit. Thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing 🧪
Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study
An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Kennedy has also tried to get one of the largest studies on the mmr vaccines retracted and the journal have rejected his request which has no scientific merit. Thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing 🧪
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Shootings in NYC so far in 2025 are at a 30-year low.
Let’s not pretend this is about public safety.
This is a mobilization of the military for domestic political purposes. Blatant authoritarianism.
Let’s not pretend this is about public safety.
This is a mobilization of the military for domestic political purposes. Blatant authoritarianism.
August 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Shootings in NYC so far in 2025 are at a 30-year low.
Let’s not pretend this is about public safety.
This is a mobilization of the military for domestic political purposes. Blatant authoritarianism.
Let’s not pretend this is about public safety.
This is a mobilization of the military for domestic political purposes. Blatant authoritarianism.
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📣 Day 7 of #31DaysofAction is here!
Today, tell RFK Jr. - do NOT cancel $500mil in mRNA vaccine development!
We’ve got the tools to make it easy 👇
📞 Enter your info in the link below & we’ll call you right after. Example script provided!
act.standupforscience.net/call_campaig...
Today, tell RFK Jr. - do NOT cancel $500mil in mRNA vaccine development!
We’ve got the tools to make it easy 👇
📞 Enter your info in the link below & we’ll call you right after. Example script provided!
act.standupforscience.net/call_campaig...
August 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📣 Day 7 of #31DaysofAction is here!
Today, tell RFK Jr. - do NOT cancel $500mil in mRNA vaccine development!
We’ve got the tools to make it easy 👇
📞 Enter your info in the link below & we’ll call you right after. Example script provided!
act.standupforscience.net/call_campaig...
Today, tell RFK Jr. - do NOT cancel $500mil in mRNA vaccine development!
We’ve got the tools to make it easy 👇
📞 Enter your info in the link below & we’ll call you right after. Example script provided!
act.standupforscience.net/call_campaig...
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An appeals court upheld a decision late Friday night that temporarily halts federal agents from making immigration-related arrests in the Los Angeles area without probable cause.
Judges Keep Restrictions on Los Angeles Immigration Arrests
An appellate panel upheld a finding that federal agents appeared to rely exclusively on race and other factors, such as speaking Spanish, in making arrests.
nyti.ms
August 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An appeals court upheld a decision late Friday night that temporarily halts federal agents from making immigration-related arrests in the Los Angeles area without probable cause.