Kristie Hayes
@isleshayes.bsky.social
Tulane Mom, wife, and sister.
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The potential reasons that a Covid vaccine would help treat cancer are intriguing.
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mRNA Covid shots may boost the effects of certain cancer treatments, study suggests
The potential reasons that a Covid vaccine would help treat cancer are intriguing.
www.statnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The potential reasons that a Covid vaccine would help treat cancer are intriguing.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/19/m...
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Here’s who RFK Jr hired to study autism and vaccines:
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here’s who RFK Jr hired to study autism and vaccines:
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In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Here's a list of those exempted drugs.
Here's a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Here's a list of those exempted drugs.
Here's a list of those exempted drugs.
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This piece is an extraordinary deep dive into mRNA vaccine technology, why it is critical, and the damage caused by RFK Jr. torpedoing funding for it.
Incredible work by @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social and Dr. Jess Steier.
mRNA is indeed, as the authors say, a molecule of hope.
Incredible work by @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social and Dr. Jess Steier.
mRNA is indeed, as the authors say, a molecule of hope.
When Science Becomes the Enemy
From funding cuts to violence: How mRNA became ground zero in the war on expertise
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This piece is an extraordinary deep dive into mRNA vaccine technology, why it is critical, and the damage caused by RFK Jr. torpedoing funding for it.
Incredible work by @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social and Dr. Jess Steier.
mRNA is indeed, as the authors say, a molecule of hope.
Incredible work by @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social and Dr. Jess Steier.
mRNA is indeed, as the authors say, a molecule of hope.
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The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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August 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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In Ukraine, when the comedian who criticized power was fired, he later became a highly successful and courageous president.
So, Stephen Colbert for … President?!
So, Stephen Colbert for … President?!
July 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In Ukraine, when the comedian who criticized power was fired, he later became a highly successful and courageous president.
So, Stephen Colbert for … President?!
So, Stephen Colbert for … President?!
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Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state’s congressional delegation that the Senate GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”
Louisiana hospitals warn Mike Johnson of 'devastation' from megabill
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June 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state’s congressional delegation that the Senate GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”
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While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.
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Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs - KFF Health News
While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.
kffhealthnews.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.
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New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
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May 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
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The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don't repay their loans.
Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know
The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don't repay their loans.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don't repay their loans.
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#Breaking: GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
Trump's canceled NIH grants and HHS layoffs threaten U.S. biomedical leadership, Collins says, as she calls for funding to be restored.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#Breaking: GOP Senator Collins says Trump’s layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’
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A couple weeks ago, I wrote that the MAHA movement does not want to eliminate chronic illness- it wants to eliminate the chronically ill. Since then, RFK Jr’s actions and statements have only reinforced my belief that his HHS will target disabled and sick ppl.
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RFK Jr.'s "MAHA" movement doesn't want to eliminate chronic illness. They want to eliminate the chronically ill.
Public health, modern medicine and disease mitigation will suffer under RFK Jr. because he sees sick people- not sickness- as the problem.
www.thegauntlet.news
April 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A couple weeks ago, I wrote that the MAHA movement does not want to eliminate chronic illness- it wants to eliminate the chronically ill. Since then, RFK Jr’s actions and statements have only reinforced my belief that his HHS will target disabled and sick ppl.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/rfk-jrs-ma...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/rfk-jrs-ma...
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More, please! ❤️ 💙 💜
Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
April 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
More, please! ❤️ 💙 💜
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Major Scots airport allows passengers to keep electronics and liquids in bags
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Major Scots airport allows passengers to keep electronics and liquids in bags
Installation of cutting edge scanners completes £24m upgrade
www.scotsman.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Major Scots airport allows passengers to keep electronics and liquids in bags
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The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
NIH autism study will pull from private medical records
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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🧵 time!!!! This will be long so strap in!!! The TL;DR version is simple: if you are a naturalized citizen, you need to check your status at SSA immediately and if you aren’t listed as a citizen, you need to correct that. Immediately. Ok so here’s the news article we are discussing. Let’s go. 1/?
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🧵 time!!!! This will be long so strap in!!! The TL;DR version is simple: if you are a naturalized citizen, you need to check your status at SSA immediately and if you aren’t listed as a citizen, you need to correct that. Immediately. Ok so here’s the news article we are discussing. Let’s go. 1/?
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Scottish MP calls for 'special' visa for Americans fleeing Donald Trump administration
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April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Scottish MP calls for 'special' visa for Americans fleeing Donald Trump administration
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
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The Trump administration’s decision to fire 10,000 workers across U.S. health agencies looks set to disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in grants and deprive Americans with disabilities of critical services they depend on.
HHS firings undermine federal government's ability to care for vulnerable Americans
Layoffs across health agencies could disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in grants and critical services for Americans with disabilities.
buff.ly
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 10,000 workers across U.S. health agencies looks set to disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in grants and deprive Americans with disabilities of critical services they depend on.
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I think we might all need one of these 🔥
Greenlander Perfectly Rips Trump With Message On Red 'MAGA' Hat—And It's Pure Fire
We all need one of these 🔥
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March 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I think we might all need one of these 🔥
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I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
March 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I just checked in at the Atlanta airport and the kiosk wanted me to show a "passport or permanent residence card."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
The airline rep who was helping me said "I don't know why it's doing this it's been doing it all morning."
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President Trump’s efforts to drastically cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce are already having an impact in North Carolina – a key swing state that voted for Trump in November but is also among the top recipients of funding from some of the agencies his administration has targeted.
‘They are harming ordinary people:’ Trump’s funding cuts are starting to take a toll in North Carolina | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s efforts to drastically cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce are already having an impact in North Carolina.
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March 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
President Trump’s efforts to drastically cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce are already having an impact in North Carolina – a key swing state that voted for Trump in November but is also among the top recipients of funding from some of the agencies his administration has targeted.
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If Republicans make massive cuts to Medicaid, it will impact all aspects of our health care system. Millions of kids will lose coverage, hospital and insurance rates will soar and nursing homes will shut down.
All this in order to give huge tax breaks to billionaires.
NO CUTS TO MEDICAID.
All this in order to give huge tax breaks to billionaires.
NO CUTS TO MEDICAID.
March 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If Republicans make massive cuts to Medicaid, it will impact all aspects of our health care system. Millions of kids will lose coverage, hospital and insurance rates will soar and nursing homes will shut down.
All this in order to give huge tax breaks to billionaires.
NO CUTS TO MEDICAID.
All this in order to give huge tax breaks to billionaires.
NO CUTS TO MEDICAID.
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A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...