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Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates
Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...
www.healio.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
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Researchers, including from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, found that Medicaid expansion was associated with lower overall mortality — no matter the disease stage, race or ethnicity, or neighborhood income of the women.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds • Michigan Advance
Women with breast cancer living in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility were less likely to die from the disease — but not everyone benefited equally, according to a recent study published in the...
michiganadvance.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Researchers, including from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, found that Medicaid expansion was associated with lower overall mortality — no matter the disease stage, race or ethnicity, or neighborhood income of the women.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
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Don’t even think about saying “the majority of Americans voted for this” NO THEY DID NOT
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Don’t even think about saying “the majority of Americans voted for this” NO THEY DID NOT
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New paper reminds us yet again: HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Firearm Homicide in Pregnant Women and State-Level Firearm Ownership
This cross-sectional study examines firearm homicide rates in pregnant compared with nonpregnant women and whether estimated state-level firearm ownership is associated with homicide deaths among preg...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
New paper reminds us yet again: HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
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I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
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My radical views are that I’d prefer to pay for healthcare for all and food for everyone than have my tax dollars support genocide, ICE, and the bank accounts of the super wealthy.
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My radical views are that I’d prefer to pay for healthcare for all and food for everyone than have my tax dollars support genocide, ICE, and the bank accounts of the super wealthy.
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In case anyone has forgotten, vaccines are literally MIRACLES and one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind.
Seriously MAGIC.
Seriously MAGIC.
September 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In case anyone has forgotten, vaccines are literally MIRACLES and one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind.
Seriously MAGIC.
Seriously MAGIC.
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Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
August 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
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I see a lot of these patients who are referred to hematology due to known hematologic effects of gender affirming hormones.
This decision will be devastating to them.
And did they find out on the news? Get a phone call? A letter?
Absolutely Heartbreaking.
This decision will be devastating to them.
And did they find out on the news? Get a phone call? A letter?
Absolutely Heartbreaking.
TPM EXCLUSIVE: The University of Michigan hospital system confirms it's discontinuing gender-affirming care for minors after receiving a subpoena from the Trump administration: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...
The University of Michigan Will End Gender Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught
The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital system...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I see a lot of these patients who are referred to hematology due to known hematologic effects of gender affirming hormones.
This decision will be devastating to them.
And did they find out on the news? Get a phone call? A letter?
Absolutely Heartbreaking.
This decision will be devastating to them.
And did they find out on the news? Get a phone call? A letter?
Absolutely Heartbreaking.
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And contrary to right wing mythology, children are far more likely to be victims of a religious leader than a trans person or drag queen.
846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.
846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.
June 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And contrary to right wing mythology, children are far more likely to be victims of a religious leader than a trans person or drag queen.
846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.
846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.
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The US *already* has a physician shortage and it was *already* predicted to significantly worsen (to the point that people’s health could be jeopardized) *before* these policies 😬
Facts:
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
May 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The US *already* has a physician shortage and it was *already* predicted to significantly worsen (to the point that people’s health could be jeopardized) *before* these policies 😬
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As predicted by everyone except median voters and members of Congress, allowing the federal government to be run by antivaxxers does come with consequences for everyone. COVID is still a leading cause of death for “healthy younger adults and children.” And unvaccinated individuals infect everyone.
BREAKING: U.S. regulators say annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved.
Companies that want to market their vaccines to those Americans will need to conduct large, new studies.
Companies that want to market their vaccines to those Americans will need to conduct large, new studies.
Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy.
bit.ly
May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As predicted by everyone except median voters and members of Congress, allowing the federal government to be run by antivaxxers does come with consequences for everyone. COVID is still a leading cause of death for “healthy younger adults and children.” And unvaccinated individuals infect everyone.
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I know Pope Leo XIV to be a kind, open, humble, modest, decisive, hard-working, straightforward, trustworthy, and down-to-earth man. A brilliant choice. May God bless him.
May 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I know Pope Leo XIV to be a kind, open, humble, modest, decisive, hard-working, straightforward, trustworthy, and down-to-earth man. A brilliant choice. May God bless him.
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The alternative to naloxone (Narcan) for a fentanyl overdose outside a healthcare facility - where almost all of them in this country occur - is death. Dead people don’t recover. Fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-44. Every single fentanyl overdose death is preventable.
There are few things as cost effective as Narcan, especially in a country where (entirely preventable) opioid overdoses have been a leading cause of death for years. For every 6 kits distributed 1 OD is prevented. The $56M in this grant trained >66K people and distributed >282,500 kits in 2024 alone
RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction
Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.
www.latintimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The alternative to naloxone (Narcan) for a fentanyl overdose outside a healthcare facility - where almost all of them in this country occur - is death. Dead people don’t recover. Fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-44. Every single fentanyl overdose death is preventable.
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I know movie theaters have had a hard time lately and I would pay extra for them to show me subtitles
April 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I know movie theaters have had a hard time lately and I would pay extra for them to show me subtitles
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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Bad for school kids, bad for farmers, and sure as hell won’t “make America healthy again.”
April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bad for school kids, bad for farmers, and sure as hell won’t “make America healthy again.”
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PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
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I masked in clinic all winter and saw countless cases of flu and covid and never got sick 🤷♂️
April 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I masked in clinic all winter and saw countless cases of flu and covid and never got sick 🤷♂️
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In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none.
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
April 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none.
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO