Naheed Ahmed
@naheedahmed.bsky.social
Heath Equity Researcher, Outdoor Enthusiast, Dog Mom
Flu cases are increasing across the U.S. - 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths.
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Flu season is hitting kids hard. As the holidays near, older adults are likely next.
A new strain called H3N2 subclade K has emerged, raising concerns that the body may not be able to fight it off as well. Experts say everyone should "absolutely" still get a flu shot.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Flu cases are increasing across the U.S. - 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths.
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Robyn's first new album in seven years appears imminent
Robyn’s First New Album In Seven Years Appears Imminent
The widely beloved, massively influential cult-pop star Robyn only makes music when she feels like it, and she doesn’t feel like it very often. Robyn’s last album was Honey, which came out in October ...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Robyn's first new album in seven years appears imminent
Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy. wapo.st/46vqYbL
Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy.
The YouTube star wants her audiences — adults and children alike — to see the humanity of all people.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy. wapo.st/46vqYbL
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This is Waylon. He'd been in a shelter for 95 days when a woman came in with her son Cai. Cai asked so many great questions about how to keep him safe and healthy. When he returned to officially adopt Waylon, he arrived in a very dapper suit, saying it was a "special occasion." 14/10 for everybody
June 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is Waylon. He'd been in a shelter for 95 days when a woman came in with her son Cai. Cai asked so many great questions about how to keep him safe and healthy. When he returned to officially adopt Waylon, he arrived in a very dapper suit, saying it was a "special occasion." 14/10 for everybody
"Federal research funding isn’t a handout to higher education; it’s a strategic investment. The government doesn’t fund university labs to help the schools’ bottom lines — it funds the best ideas and people to meet national priorities [medicine, technology, etc.]." wapo.st/3ZGoHpS
Opinion | Universities and the government: Which needs the other more?
From public health to high-tech innovation, universities are the workhorses of national progress.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Federal research funding isn’t a handout to higher education; it’s a strategic investment. The government doesn’t fund university labs to help the schools’ bottom lines — it funds the best ideas and people to meet national priorities [medicine, technology, etc.]." wapo.st/3ZGoHpS
America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Opinion | America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
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April 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
"Whatever our political differences, whatever our policy debates and whatever our personal preferences, the United States has a proud history of assisting those desperately in need. Let us not abandon our values — and our humanity." #SaveUSAID www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/26/t...
The perilously high cost of shutting down USAID | EDITORIAL
In Baltimore, home to major USAID-funded foreign aid providers, planned agency budget cuts loom large and horrifying.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Whatever our political differences, whatever our policy debates and whatever our personal preferences, the United States has a proud history of assisting those desperately in need. Let us not abandon our values — and our humanity." #SaveUSAID www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/26/t...
"Adrian says Kiah was just as committed to spreading and experiencing joy, as she was to making the world a better place."
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Adrian says Kiah was just as committed to spreading and experiencing joy, as she was to making the world a better place."
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This is Zuko. He has decided he's done with winter. If anyone can expedite the arrival of summer, he'd really appreciate it. 12/10
February 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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NIH's proposal to cut the grants it pays for medical research will not just hurt elite coastal universities.
Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State (Gift Article)
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NIH's proposal to cut the grants it pays for medical research will not just hurt elite coastal universities.
Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
At less than 1% of the federal budget, USAID provides life saving HIV/AIDS and malaria medication, food relief, and other critical humanitarian assistance across the globe. #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
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February 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
At less than 1% of the federal budget, USAID provides life saving HIV/AIDS and malaria medication, food relief, and other critical humanitarian assistance across the globe. #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
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BREAKING: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The 39th president of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981, was perhaps more famous for the life he led after leaving office — as an advocate for peace and human rights.
Read about his lasting legacy.
Read about his lasting legacy.
Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and peace activist, dies at 100
Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after he left office. He was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and human rights.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:52 PM
BREAKING: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The 39th president of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981, was perhaps more famous for the life he led after leaving office — as an advocate for peace and human rights.
Read about his lasting legacy.
Read about his lasting legacy.
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If you’re the kind of person who easily forgets what you’ve accomplished, you need a practice for reminding yourself. Count the years, the finished projects, the progress, the praise, count it all up and use it as evidence against the ever present criticism in your head that you’re not doing enough.
December 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
If you’re the kind of person who easily forgets what you’ve accomplished, you need a practice for reminding yourself. Count the years, the finished projects, the progress, the praise, count it all up and use it as evidence against the ever present criticism in your head that you’re not doing enough.
Saw Saint Levant live during his Deira tour...incredible artist and performer.
Saint Levant has sold out U.S. and European venues with his album 'Deira,' an ode to his heritage and the Gaza hotel his father built that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.
A loverboy and a Palestinian: Saint Levant's new album is about loss and growth
Saint Levant has sold out U.S. and European venues with his album 'Deira,' an ode to his heritage and the Gaza hotel his father built that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.
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December 27, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Saw Saint Levant live during his Deira tour...incredible artist and performer.
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MSF brings medical aid where it is most needed, often within complex crisis situations where nobody wants to be.
A part of our mandate is to share what colleagues and patients witness. The annual year in pictures presents a small but impressive selection of photographs.
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A part of our mandate is to share what colleagues and patients witness. The annual year in pictures presents a small but impressive selection of photographs.
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A Year in Pictures 2024 | MSF
MSF teams around the world continued to respond to crises in 2024. Our Year in Pictures offers a glimpse into the work carried out by our teams in over 75 countries over the past 12 months.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:49 AM
MSF brings medical aid where it is most needed, often within complex crisis situations where nobody wants to be.
A part of our mandate is to share what colleagues and patients witness. The annual year in pictures presents a small but impressive selection of photographs.
www.msf.org/year-picture...
A part of our mandate is to share what colleagues and patients witness. The annual year in pictures presents a small but impressive selection of photographs.
www.msf.org/year-picture...
"Although federal law requires insurers to provide the same access to mental and physical health care, these companies have been caught, time and again, shortchanging customers with mental illness — restricting coverage and delaying or denying treatment." projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-t...
Why I Left the Network
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made thei...
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December 21, 2024 at 2:02 AM
"Although federal law requires insurers to provide the same access to mental and physical health care, these companies have been caught, time and again, shortchanging customers with mental illness — restricting coverage and delaying or denying treatment." projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-t...
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The family of Henrietta Lacks can pursue compensation from a pharmaceutical company over its use of her HeLa cells, which have been influential in modern medicine after being taken without her consent decades ago
Henrietta Lacks family can proceed with lawsuit over use of HeLa cells after ‘milestone’ ruling
The family of Henrietta Lacks can pursue compensation from a pharmaceutical company over its use of her HeLa cells, which have been influential in modern medicine after being taken without her consent...
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May 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
The family of Henrietta Lacks can pursue compensation from a pharmaceutical company over its use of her HeLa cells, which have been influential in modern medicine after being taken without her consent decades ago
We started a group chat to help fellow doctors in Gaza. Then it went quiet www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
February 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM
We started a group chat to help fellow doctors in Gaza. Then it went quiet www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
Many older immigrants in New York are struggling www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/n...
January 16, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Many older immigrants in New York are struggling www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/n...
Reflecting on 2023 I'm proud of the personal and professional milestones I achieved. Hoping for peace, joy, and health for all in 2024.
January 1, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Reflecting on 2023 I'm proud of the personal and professional milestones I achieved. Hoping for peace, joy, and health for all in 2024.