oneil
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Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination remains safe and strongly recommended during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, a day after Secretary Kennedy a longtime anti-vaccine activist -- declared the vaccine is no longer recommended according to him.
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www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
COVID vaccine ‘strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say
Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination is 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination remains safe and strongly recommended during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, a day after Secretary Kennedy a longtime anti-vaccine activist -- declared the vaccine is no longer recommended according to him.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
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‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’
The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
www.theatlantic.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The Trump admin is seeking to deeply slash budgets for federal health programs, a roughly 1/3 cut in spending by the Dept of HHS ($121 billion➡️$80 billion.)
📌 The proposal would ⬇️the NIH budget ~40%: $47 billion➡️$27 billion. It would consolidate NIH’s 27 institutes to eight.
#BlueSky #MedSky
📌 The proposal would ⬇️the NIH budget ~40%: $47 billion➡️$27 billion. It would consolidate NIH’s 27 institutes to eight.
#BlueSky #MedSky
April 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Milwaukee health officials requested the CDC’s help with a lead poisoning investigation at their schools.
The response following the Trump admin’s massive firings?
"I sincerely regret to inform you that due to the complete loss of our Lead Program, we will be unable to support
#MedSky #BlueSky
The response following the Trump admin’s massive firings?
"I sincerely regret to inform you that due to the complete loss of our Lead Program, we will be unable to support
#MedSky #BlueSky
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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CDC’s top laboratory on sexually transmitted diseases is shut down by the Trump administration
‘We are now blind,’ researcher says, noting the lab is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...
‘We are now blind,’ researcher says, noting the lab is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...
CDC’s top laboratory on sexually transmitted diseases is shut by Trump administration
The Trump administration fired everyone in a CDC lab that is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases. "We are blind," an expert says.
www.statnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
CDC’s top laboratory on sexually transmitted diseases is shut down by the Trump administration
‘We are now blind,’ researcher says, noting the lab is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...
‘We are now blind,’ researcher says, noting the lab is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...
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Karoline Leavitt responding to questions about the $510M cuts to Brown University:
April 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Karoline Leavitt responding to questions about the $510M cuts to Brown University:
Federal loan status for graduate students will be an interesting trend under this administration
The federal agency on Monday restored online application forms for income-driven repayment plans.
(via @kutnews.bsky.social)
(via @kutnews.bsky.social)
Austin borrower sues Education Department after monthly student loan payments increase by over 300%
Ashley Morgan filed the federal lawsuit after the agency quietly halted access to income-driven repayment plans. Morgan’s payment of $507 per month is skyrocketing to $2,463.
www.kut.org
March 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Federal loan status for graduate students will be an interesting trend under this administration
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Kansas #measles cases double to 23 in less than a week, and new Ohio measles outbreak sickens 10 people.
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Kansas measles cases double to 23 and new Ohio outbreak sickens 10
A measles outbreak in Kansas more than doubled Wednesday to 23 cases, and an outbreak in Ohio grew to 10.
apnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Kansas #measles cases double to 23 in less than a week, and new Ohio measles outbreak sickens 10 people.
apnews.com/article/meas...
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A Michigan resident who received a transplant in December died after having been infected with rabies from the new organ, the state health department says.
Michigan patient dies after contracting rabies through a transplanted organ
Potential organ donors are screened for viruses, bacteria and other infections, but rabies isn’t usually among those tests.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A Michigan resident who received a transplant in December died after having been infected with rabies from the new organ, the state health department says.
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Former CDC comms chief: US needs “strong alternative to the government public health guidance it has relied on in the past. I urge public health experts to come together to invest in orgs that provide independent, trustworthy sources of information on vital public health matters.”
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Opinion | When the government becomes a health misinformation superspreader
Until I left last week, I led the CDC’s public health messaging. Now we need something to replace it.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Former CDC comms chief: US needs “strong alternative to the government public health guidance it has relied on in the past. I urge public health experts to come together to invest in orgs that provide independent, trustworthy sources of information on vital public health matters.”
wapo.st/4225Rdk
wapo.st/4225Rdk
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
Cancer caused by HPV is increasing in some women in the U.S.
The percentage of women screened for cervical cancer fell, especially in rural areas, as rates of the disease have been edging up among women in their 30s and 40s.
nbcnews.to
March 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
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A medication to reverse hernia?
ASCI member Serdar E. Bulun & team show fulvestrant, the estrogen receptor down regulator, reversed hernias and restored musculature in mouse models: buff.ly/U78CC1I
ASCI member Serdar E. Bulun & team show fulvestrant, the estrogen receptor down regulator, reversed hernias and restored musculature in mouse models: buff.ly/U78CC1I
March 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A medication to reverse hernia?
ASCI member Serdar E. Bulun & team show fulvestrant, the estrogen receptor down regulator, reversed hernias and restored musculature in mouse models: buff.ly/U78CC1I
ASCI member Serdar E. Bulun & team show fulvestrant, the estrogen receptor down regulator, reversed hernias and restored musculature in mouse models: buff.ly/U78CC1I
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Butter lovers, take note! 🧈
A large study linked higher butter intake to an increased mortality risk, while plant-based oils like olive, soybean, and canola were associated with a lower risk.
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
A large study linked higher butter intake to an increased mortality risk, while plant-based oils like olive, soybean, and canola were associated with a lower risk.
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
Huge Diet Study: More Butter, More Problems
Survival benefit was tied to plant-based oils, including affordable alternatives to olive oil
www.medpagetoday.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Butter lovers, take note! 🧈
A large study linked higher butter intake to an increased mortality risk, while plant-based oils like olive, soybean, and canola were associated with a lower risk.
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
A large study linked higher butter intake to an increased mortality risk, while plant-based oils like olive, soybean, and canola were associated with a lower risk.
www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
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Education Department employees who handled complaints from federal student loan holders and resolved their issues have all been fired. Hundreds of thousands of people submit complaints each year.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/s...
As Trump goes after Education Department, staff cuts leave student loan borrowers in the dark
The Education Department's role working on federal student loan borrowers' complaints is at risk after significant staff cuts under Trump, agency employees say.
www.cnbc.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Education Department employees who handled complaints from federal student loan holders and resolved their issues have all been fired. Hundreds of thousands of people submit complaints each year.
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/s...
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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order excluding certain student loan borrowers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Trump to sign executive order limiting Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order excluding certain student loan borrowers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
www.cnbc.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order excluding certain student loan borrowers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Vaccination is the only way to prevent a #measles infection, a fact the Trump administration has downplayed so far.
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www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
America Is Botching Measles
Vaccination is the only way to prevent measles infection, a fact the Trump administration has downplayed.
www.theatlantic.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Vaccination is the only way to prevent a #measles infection, a fact the Trump administration has downplayed so far.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland. And right now, this is the epicenter of a measles outbreak the likes of which this state hasn’t seen in more than 30 years.
Inside the perfect storm of the deadly measles outbreak in Texas | CNN
Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland. And right now, this is the epicenter of a measles outbreak the likes of whi...
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland. And right now, this is the epicenter of a measles outbreak the likes of which this state hasn’t seen in more than 30 years.
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Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
February 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
Measles outbreaks are preventable.
Do not normalize measles outbreaks!
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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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Trump Accused Of ‘Dismantling Checks On His Power’ After Firing Inspectors General—Here’s What To Know
Trump Accused Of ‘Dismantling Checks On His Power’ After Firing Inspectors General—Here’s What To Know
It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.
www.forbes.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump Accused Of ‘Dismantling Checks On His Power’ After Firing Inspectors General—Here’s What To Know
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Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
The U.S. Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcohol. Here's why
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.