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MsSteak
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Never not awkward

Mom, wife, neuro ICU RN, National Park enthusiast, and a hardcore fan of the moon
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.

You have a right to see this file.

(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Tonight Pennsylvania voters stood up for our freedoms and protected our independent courts.

Congratulations to Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht on their wins tonight! 👏
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Trump: I demolished the People’s House for my big beautiful ballroom paid for by my rich friends so we can throw lavish parties while millions starve without health care.

Tonight…

The People: Our turn, motherfucker.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Citing a Trump order about “restoring biological truth,” the VA is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their care covered by the government.

The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows.

By @ericumansky.bsky.social
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Long-term study links early life sugar rationing to significantly reduced cardiovascular risks and improved heart health in adulthood.

by Zheng J, Zhou Z (...) Lip GYH et 8 al. in BMJ #MedSky

👉 get more here

📖 read the article:
Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study
Objective To examine whether exposure to sugar rationing during early life is associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood. Design Natural experiment study. Setting UK population based cohort. Participants 63 433 UK Biobank participants born between October 1951 and March 1956 without prevalent cardiovascular disease, multiple births, adoption, or birth outside the UK. Exposure was quasi-experimentally assigned on the basis of birth date relative to the end of sugar rationing in 1953. External validation cohorts from the Health and Retirement Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used. Main outcome measures Primary outcomes were incident cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and cardiovascular disease mortality, ascertained through linked health records. Hazard ratios were estimated using Cox and parametric hazard models adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, parental health, and genetic factors and geographical controls. Multiple cardiac parameters were measured in a subset undergoing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Results Longer exposure to sugar rationing was associated with progressively lower cardiovascular risks in adulthood. Compared with people never exposed to rationing, those exposed in utero plus 1-2 years had hazard ratios of 0.80 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.73 to 0.90) for cardiovascular disease, 0.75 (0.63 to 0.90) for myocardial infarction, 0.74 (0.59 to 0.95) for heart failure, 0.76 (0.66 to 0.92) for atrial fibrillation, 0.69 (0.53 to 0.89) for stroke, and 0.73 (0.54 to 0.98) for cardiovascular disease mortality. Incident diabetes and hypertension jointly mediated 31.1% of the sugar rationing-cardiovascular disease association, whereas birth weight contributed only 2.2%. Sugar rationing was also associated with a modest increase in left ventricular stroke volume index (0.73 (95% CI 0.05 to 1.41) mL/m2) and ejection fraction (0.84%, 95% CI 0.40% to 1.28%). Conclusion Exposure to sugar rationing during the first 1000 days of life was associated with lower cardiovascular risks in adulthood and slightly more favourable cardiac indices, suggesting long term cardiovascular benefits of early life sugar restriction. Data are available in public, open access repositories: UK Biobank at <https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/enable-your-research/apply-for-access>, ELSA via the UK Data Service (<https://www.elsa-project.ac.uk/accessing-elsa-data>), and HRS at <https://hrs.isr.umich.edu/data-products>. Data from the UK Biobank, ELSA, and HRS are available to researchers on application.
www.bmj.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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#Alzeimer disease is more common in women than men.

Often attributed to the fact that women tend to live longer, research shows the sex gap likely stems from a complex mix of biological and sociocultural factors.

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Why Is Alzheimer Disease More Common in Women?
This Medical News article discusses the biological and sociocultural factors that may contribute to sex-based differences in Alzheimer disease prevalence and progression.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Now the colder weather is approaching I’m getting keen to return to this beautiful location, Laggan in the Scottish Highlands.

Have a great day/evening/night #bluesky
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety and fluoride — have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/22/a...
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.statnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.”

Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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No Kings vs. Trump's inauguration
October 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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"Will I lose my dignity?
Will someone care?
Will I wake tomorrow
From this nightmare?"

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Will I? - RENT (2008 Broadway Cast)
YouTube video by BroadwayInHD
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October 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
www.propublica.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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“Public health isn’t a luxury — it’s a core function of government,” said former Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra. “This hollowing out of expertise could leave us dangerously exposed.”

From our August story:
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies.

The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
projects.propublica.org
August 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Im going to Canada 🇨🇦 for poutine and a vaccine
August 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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“Historically, when left to their own devices, states don’t necessarily do the right thing for kids with disabilities and their families,” a former director at the federal Office of Special Education Programs said.

With @idahostatesman.com
The Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff.
For years, the Education Department was the only agency that could ensure states would improve conditions for disabled children. Now, Trump’s cuts threaten to hamper its oversight.
www.propublica.org
May 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Sign of the day…
May 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Today we honor the flippered citizens of our icy nation.

Whether you celebrate whilst eating a democracy sausage in Oz, doomscrolling in America, pulling maple taps in Canada, or elsewhere, we appreciate the support! #worldpenguinday
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and the Trump admin. slashing of public health infrastructure.
www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
www.propublica.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight.
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM