Anna Marie
@annasierra.bsky.social
Mom of 3 pretty cool kids who are intelligent and caring. Third generation Latina business owner in Texas. Insurance agent who cares about the people I serve. I'm here to stay informed and keep track of healthcare policy.
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A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.
Scientists are developing artificial blood that could save lives in emergencies
A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.
n.pr
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.
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FDA Issues Bread Recall Update After Glass Discovered in Crusts https://twp.ai/4ipfS4
www.newsweek.com
FDA issues bread recall update after glass discovered in crusts
twp.ai
July 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
FDA Issues Bread Recall Update After Glass Discovered in Crusts https://twp.ai/4ipfS4
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Timeline cleanser
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July 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Rural Hospitals in the US. 1,358.
50 billion over 5 years to save them.
It won't be enough. Not even close.
$613,647.52 a month for a hospital.
Half would be allocated funds through state grants, and a percentage through rural populations within each state.
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-maps/m...
50 billion over 5 years to save them.
It won't be enough. Not even close.
$613,647.52 a month for a hospital.
Half would be allocated funds through state grants, and a percentage through rural populations within each state.
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-maps/m...
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Rural Hospitals in the US. 1,358.
50 billion over 5 years to save them.
It won't be enough. Not even close.
$613,647.52 a month for a hospital.
Half would be allocated funds through state grants, and a percentage through rural populations within each state.
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-maps/m...
50 billion over 5 years to save them.
It won't be enough. Not even close.
$613,647.52 a month for a hospital.
Half would be allocated funds through state grants, and a percentage through rural populations within each state.
www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-maps/m...
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'Violence in the streets': Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions https://twp.ai/4iosBu
www.alternet.org
'Violence in the streets': Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions
twp.ai
June 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
'Violence in the streets': Health insurers plan major change that could impact millions https://twp.ai/4iosBu
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
Oh.. I see my childhood "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer"..
June 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh.. I see my childhood "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer"..
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Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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Summer grilling usually starts with filling a propane tank or buying a bag of charcoal briquettes. But some people are ditching these fossil fuels for a more climate-friendly electric grill. My story for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...
Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills
Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Summer grilling usually starts with filling a propane tank or buying a bag of charcoal briquettes. But some people are ditching these fossil fuels for a more climate-friendly electric grill. My story for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...
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The emergence of the Ghost of Gardens Past, reminding you not to overwater your begonias this year:
May 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The emergence of the Ghost of Gardens Past, reminding you not to overwater your begonias this year:
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PACIFIC TRAVEL | Godzilla’s iconic roar has rumbled across the big screen since the monster’s debut in 1954. More than 70 years later, artists from around the world are paying tribute to the legendary creature in a new exhibit at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo.
Godzilla roars to life at exhibit marking movie monster’s 70th anniversary
www.stripes.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PACIFIC TRAVEL | Godzilla’s iconic roar has rumbled across the big screen since the monster’s debut in 1954. More than 70 years later, artists from around the world are paying tribute to the legendary creature in a new exhibit at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo.
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Someone asked if I consider myself neurodivergent, and I think it's probably best to describe myself with some astrological-like phrasing: I'm Neurotypical with ADHD rising, if you get my drift, just like I'm an Introvert but my moon is in Social Butterfly.
May 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Someone asked if I consider myself neurodivergent, and I think it's probably best to describe myself with some astrological-like phrasing: I'm Neurotypical with ADHD rising, if you get my drift, just like I'm an Introvert but my moon is in Social Butterfly.
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Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
May 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
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Pope Leo with a message so many need to hear.
(cc: @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @TNGOP @TNHighwayPatrol @JDVance @RepTimBurchett @SenatorHagerty @CSexton25)
(cc: @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @TNGOP @TNHighwayPatrol @JDVance @RepTimBurchett @SenatorHagerty @CSexton25)
May 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Pope Leo with a message so many need to hear.
(cc: @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @TNGOP @TNHighwayPatrol @JDVance @RepTimBurchett @SenatorHagerty @CSexton25)
(cc: @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @TNGOP @TNHighwayPatrol @JDVance @RepTimBurchett @SenatorHagerty @CSexton25)
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I hope everyone with an interest in how we regulate pharmaceuticals is reading Rob Califf's newsletter. For a guy who went to Duke, he's pretty damn smart.
Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines open.substack.com/pub/robcalif...
Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines open.substack.com/pub/robcalif...
Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines
The topic of placebo-controlled trials of vaccines, and the question of whether it’s a good idea to conduct them for new and updated vaccines, is suddenly much in the news.
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I hope everyone with an interest in how we regulate pharmaceuticals is reading Rob Califf's newsletter. For a guy who went to Duke, he's pretty damn smart.
Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines open.substack.com/pub/robcalif...
Thoughts on Placebo-Controlled Trials of Vaccines open.substack.com/pub/robcalif...
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These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
May 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
May 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
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Nice restaurants love to have a dessert called like “Milk and Cereal” or “Donuts and Coffee” and it’s their little take on what if those things cost nineteen dollars.
May 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Nice restaurants love to have a dessert called like “Milk and Cereal” or “Donuts and Coffee” and it’s their little take on what if those things cost nineteen dollars.
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Join us in Cedar Rapids as @votevets.org hosts a townhall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social May 13th! I’ll be there!
VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids · Win the Era
The town hall will be an opportunity for Iowans - including Veterans and military families - to come together to discuss the recent wave of policy decisions that have negatively impacted Americans.
H...
www.mobilize.us
May 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Join us in Cedar Rapids as @votevets.org hosts a townhall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social May 13th! I’ll be there!
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A new test can find cancer in just 45 minutes — even in its earliest stages!
With further clinical trials planned, researchers hope PAC-MANN could become a widely accessible tool for catching pancreatic cancer sooner, ultimately increasing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
With further clinical trials planned, researchers hope PAC-MANN could become a widely accessible tool for catching pancreatic cancer sooner, ultimately increasing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
New blood test identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
www.eurekalert.org
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A new test can find cancer in just 45 minutes — even in its earliest stages!
With further clinical trials planned, researchers hope PAC-MANN could become a widely accessible tool for catching pancreatic cancer sooner, ultimately increasing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
With further clinical trials planned, researchers hope PAC-MANN could become a widely accessible tool for catching pancreatic cancer sooner, ultimately increasing survival rates for one of the deadliest cancers.
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People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means.
It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.
It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.
April 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means.
It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.
It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.