Carin Upstill
@growurhealth.bsky.social
#DigitalHealth Professional & #PublicHealth Advocate 4 #AgeTech #MovingHealthHome to create #SmartHome with #RemoteCare & #VirtualCare 4 #Aginginplace & #Longevity in #LivableCommunities
The math of rural health access commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
The math of rural health access - CommonWealth Beacon
This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Michael Leary, director of media relations for Berkshire Health Systems. They dive into what makes Berkshire County suc...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The math of rural health access commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...
10 states form NE #PublicHealth Collaboration en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northea.... Critical time to #protect the #health, #safety & well-being of all people & to provide transparent information based on #science, #data, and #evidence, ensuring access to #prevention #services, medications & vaccines.
Northeast Public Health Collaborative - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
10 states form NE #PublicHealth Collaboration en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northea.... Critical time to #protect the #health, #safety & well-being of all people & to provide transparent information based on #science, #data, and #evidence, ensuring access to #prevention #services, medications & vaccines.
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Paxton is trying to shut down Powered by People, one of the largest voter registration organizations in the country, because our volunteers fight for voting rights and free elections… the kind of work that threatens the hold that Paxton, Trump, and Abbott have on power in Texas.
August 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Paxton is trying to shut down Powered by People, one of the largest voter registration organizations in the country, because our volunteers fight for voting rights and free elections… the kind of work that threatens the hold that Paxton, Trump, and Abbott have on power in Texas.
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We eat one credit card every week because of microplastics. These tiny particles have been found in our Great Lakes, our blood, and our organs, yet we don’t know how they impact us. I introduced the Plastic Health Research Act so we can understand the harm and fight back for a healthier future.
August 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We eat one credit card every week because of microplastics. These tiny particles have been found in our Great Lakes, our blood, and our organs, yet we don’t know how they impact us. I introduced the Plastic Health Research Act so we can understand the harm and fight back for a healthier future.
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I'm attending The Media and Democracy Project's event, “The Media and Democracy Project - What activists can do: Fix Media Now” www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
The Media and Democracy Project - What activists can do: Fix Media Now · The Media and Democracy Project
Join the Media and Democracy Project to better understand and respond to the factors that influence public opinion, voters and democracy. Each session we will activate on a current information-related...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm attending The Media and Democracy Project's event, “The Media and Democracy Project - What activists can do: Fix Media Now” www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
I'm attending The Media and Democracy Project's event, “Good Local News Panel: 4 outlets blooming in a hostile environment” - sign up n www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
Good Local News Panel: 4 outlets blooming in a hostile environment · The Media and Democracy Project
Local news is essential for democracy. Good journalists are heroes of our age.
**This panel will discuss why local journalism matters and how it can flourish.** We will highlight four exceptional new...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm attending The Media and Democracy Project's event, “Good Local News Panel: 4 outlets blooming in a hostile environment” - sign up n www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
Happy 4th of July!!!! The USA exists because of vaccines. Vaccinations: patriotic since 1776. news.immunologic.org/p/the-usa-ex...
The USA exists because of vaccines. Vaccinations: patriotic since 1776.
Happy Independence Day!
news.immunologic.org
July 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy 4th of July!!!! The USA exists because of vaccines. Vaccinations: patriotic since 1776. news.immunologic.org/p/the-usa-ex...
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“The U.S. may be doing more than simply failing to aid global vaccination efforts. The domestic stoking of anti-vaccine sentiment is itself infectious—a disease-carrying rat population on the ships exporting American culture.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism
It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?
www.newyorker.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“The U.S. may be doing more than simply failing to aid global vaccination efforts. The domestic stoking of anti-vaccine sentiment is itself infectious—a disease-carrying rat population on the ships exporting American culture.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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“We believe it is imperative…to articulate that federal funding for scientific research is essential to the sustainability of the biomedical industry, maintaining the United States’ technological edge, and crucial for this country’s ability to protect and strengthen our economic & national security”
Proposed cuts could have ‘catastrophic effect,’ 110 biomedical, health sciences industry leaders tell Congress
Proposed cuts will have “a catastrophic effect on the advancement of biomedical and biotechnology capabilities in the United States,” more than 100 leaders of biomedical/health sciences companies tell...
www.statnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“We believe it is imperative…to articulate that federal funding for scientific research is essential to the sustainability of the biomedical industry, maintaining the United States’ technological edge, and crucial for this country’s ability to protect and strengthen our economic & national security”
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Someone needs to cut Bobby’s mic.
The best treatment for measles is prevention.
That means vaccination, plain and simple.
It’s safe. It works. It saves lives.
Measles can be deadly, and there’s no cure once contracted.
The best treatment for measles is prevention.
That means vaccination, plain and simple.
It’s safe. It works. It saves lives.
Measles can be deadly, and there’s no cure once contracted.
RFK Jr. calls for CDC plan for alternative measles treatments
Kennedy has downplayed the threat from the highly contagious disease and repeated misleading claims about measles vaccines.
www.axios.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Someone needs to cut Bobby’s mic.
The best treatment for measles is prevention.
That means vaccination, plain and simple.
It’s safe. It works. It saves lives.
Measles can be deadly, and there’s no cure once contracted.
The best treatment for measles is prevention.
That means vaccination, plain and simple.
It’s safe. It works. It saves lives.
Measles can be deadly, and there’s no cure once contracted.
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I received this letter, sent to 11 Republican members of Congress this weekend from anonymous NIHers.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I received this letter, sent to 11 Republican members of Congress this weekend from anonymous NIHers.
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Just one example of the continuing impacts of the reckless cuts to public health.
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just one example of the continuing impacts of the reckless cuts to public health.
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"I came because I don't want them to take away the Social Security," #HandsOff rally-goer Jim Carson told our @juliannemcshane.bsky.social. "That's stealing it—we all paid already!" Julianne reported from her small hometown of Marshfield, which votes more red than MA, for this dispatch.
April 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"I came because I don't want them to take away the Social Security," #HandsOff rally-goer Jim Carson told our @juliannemcshane.bsky.social. "That's stealing it—we all paid already!" Julianne reported from her small hometown of Marshfield, which votes more red than MA, for this dispatch.
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Unique to America, our health care system is designed not to make people well, but to make CEOs & wealthy stockholders incredibly rich. The result: We have the highest infant mortality rate of any wealthy country on earth. How cruel, how immoral is that? We need Medicare for All.
March 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Unique to America, our health care system is designed not to make people well, but to make CEOs & wealthy stockholders incredibly rich. The result: We have the highest infant mortality rate of any wealthy country on earth. How cruel, how immoral is that? We need Medicare for All.
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Paul Krugman makes clear the reasons for Elon Musk’s lies and attempts to destroy Social Security for millions.
Smears, Sadism and Social Security
Why Elon Musk wants to make seniors suffer
paulkrugman.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Paul Krugman makes clear the reasons for Elon Musk’s lies and attempts to destroy Social Security for millions.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced the largest deregulation action in U.S. history. This includes rolling back dozens of crucial water, air quality and industry measures, and defunding billions of dollars from green energy and local climate groups.
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/13/he...
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/13/he...
EPA Moves to Undo Decades of Regulations on Air, Water, Polluting Industries
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it’s undertaking the largest deregulation action in U.S. history. This includes rolling back dozens of crucial water, air quality and industry measure...
www.democracynow.org
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the largest deregulation action in U.S. history. This includes rolling back dozens of crucial water, air quality and industry measures, and defunding billions of dollars from green energy and local climate groups.
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/13/he...
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/13/he...
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