The New York Times spread COVID vaccine disinformation by implying shots killed children, then quietly rewrite the article without notice. The unacknowledged edit amplified harm and eroded trust.

mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...

Dr. Wright Clarkson, a family medicine resident at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington, shares how microaggressions and attitudes toward primary care physicians shaped his experience as a medical student.

It’s a move that is sure to be celebrated by Kennedy’s fringe followers, but will only sow more distrust, fear, and confusion among the public.

“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website

Gender-affirming care is essential health care, and plays a key role in supporting and improving trans people’s health and lives. This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, learn from an expert about how your trusted ob-gyn can provide you with the support and medical care you need: https://bit.ly/3IQzIfV

Like and RT if @netflix.com capitulating to Musk’s anti-LGBT nonsense will make you cancel your subscription.

WHO statement on autism-related issues

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy

Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

Resident doctors are being exploited.

They’re working 70 or 80 hours a week and trying to pay off student debts with totally inadequate salaries.

The good news is that they are forming unions and fighting back. I stand with them.

Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance on vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. These guidance documents reflect a large and growing body of research and data regarding the safety and benefits of maternal immunization. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45w9LOD

I am never going to sit idly and allow my community to be sacrificed for everyone else’s rights.

We are in this together.

Impossible to trust the NYT when their medicine stories are so... bizarre

They're promoting a link between marathons & colon cancer based on a n=100 one-arm trial available only in abstract form

A serious newspaper would wait for it to get published

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision is deeply disappointing and harmful to transgender individuals.

In Washington, we stand up for and support transgender people, including transgender youth. That won’t change as long as I am governor.

Gender affirming care saves lives.

Alana and her daughter’s story is a testament to the transformative power of acceptance and appropriate medical care. Every child — trans or otherwise— deserves that.

Today seems like a good day to give to the Trevor Project @trevorproject.bsky.social . Won’t you join me?
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First harvest of the year!