Rev. Kelly Spahr, MDiv, BCC
@revkelly.bsky.social
Board certified Neuropalliative and hospital chaplain. Dogs. Cats. Love. URMC bioethics graduate student. Science is real. Views are my own.
This is quite concerning.
F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is quite concerning.
Just finished a week long research conference at Rush University through Transforming Chaplaincy’s Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute. I couldn’t be more grateful to the Neuropalliative clinic @urmc for investing in my professional development.
July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just finished a week long research conference at Rush University through Transforming Chaplaincy’s Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute. I couldn’t be more grateful to the Neuropalliative clinic @urmc for investing in my professional development.
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🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
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100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
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Read the article by @andrewrchow.bsky.social and Angela Haupt here! time.com/7291048/ai-c... [2/3]
#devpsy #cogpsyc #bioethics #icsfeed #womeninstem
#devpsy #cogpsyc #bioethics #icsfeed #womeninstem
![Wellesley Centers for Women
IN THE NEWS
"[Dr. Andrew Clark] decided to test some of the most popular bots on the market, posing as teenage patients in need.
The results were alarming. The bots encouraged him to 'get rid of his parents and to join the bot in the afterlife to share eternity.'
They often tried to convince him that they were licensed human therapists and encouraged him to cancel appointments with actual psychologists. They also crossed the line into sexual territory, with one bot suggesting an intimate date as an 'intervention' for violent urges."
TIME](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7y6gnezoo7nh3hlg4sekm3ib/bafkreiejqkw23l6xbznzzl2z7kwnc5lwvtkgoa4b22ad3ji5b2owqxo6fe@jpeg)
July 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Read the article by @andrewrchow.bsky.social and Angela Haupt here! time.com/7291048/ai-c... [2/3]
#devpsy #cogpsyc #bioethics #icsfeed #womeninstem
#devpsy #cogpsyc #bioethics #icsfeed #womeninstem
June 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a news conference by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, about ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: California Senator Is Forced to Floor and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem in L.A.
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a news conference by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, about ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. Follow live updates.
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel - STAT
June 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel - STAT
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We've all heard about NIH & other scientists being fired by 47's admin. But an underreported problem is that infrastructure support & ethical oversight is also being hollowed out.
A pair of legal & bioethics scholars explain how these actions undermine our health & safety.
No pay wall.
A pair of legal & bioethics scholars explain how these actions undermine our health & safety.
No pay wall.
Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk
There are several steps between research on seemingly esoteric subjects and breakthrough medical treatments. Ethical oversight at every stage ensures science and society ultimately benefit.
theconversation.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We've all heard about NIH & other scientists being fired by 47's admin. But an underreported problem is that infrastructure support & ethical oversight is also being hollowed out.
A pair of legal & bioethics scholars explain how these actions undermine our health & safety.
No pay wall.
A pair of legal & bioethics scholars explain how these actions undermine our health & safety.
No pay wall.
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OPINION by @jamescdownie.bsky.social:
“In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump’s White House accidentally admitted the truth about its tax plan
Earlier this week the White House published evidence that the president’s “big, beautiful bill” hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich.
www.msnbc.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
OPINION by @jamescdownie.bsky.social:
“In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Another devastating cut to research that would help people. “Vasan Ramachandran is baffled. A cardiologist and veteran of the famed Framingham Heart Study, he is struggling to understand why a similar study he brought to life in 10 rural counties across four Southern states is facing elimination.”
Rural health study is told it’s losing federal funds, and other major heart studies are worried
A federal health study that was examining the high burden of chronic disease in rural areas learned its funding has been cut off.
www.statnews.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Another devastating cut to research that would help people. “Vasan Ramachandran is baffled. A cardiologist and veteran of the famed Framingham Heart Study, he is struggling to understand why a similar study he brought to life in 10 rural counties across four Southern states is facing elimination.”
Attending the National Student Bioethics Association conference this weekend and feeling grateful for this community and this vital research and conversations. #bioethics
April 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Attending the National Student Bioethics Association conference this weekend and feeling grateful for this community and this vital research and conversations. #bioethics
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Google has changed mentions of health equity on its website to "health optimization."
Does scrubbing the language mean that Google is changing its work?
More from @mariojoze.bsky.social at @statnews.com:
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www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/g...
Does scrubbing the language mean that Google is changing its work?
More from @mariojoze.bsky.social at @statnews.com:
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www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/g...
For Google, health equity becomes 'health optimization' as Trump targets DEI
Google recently revised its websites and changed a senior executive's title to downplay its commitment to health equity.
www.statnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Google has changed mentions of health equity on its website to "health optimization."
Does scrubbing the language mean that Google is changing its work?
More from @mariojoze.bsky.social at @statnews.com:
🖥️🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/g...
Does scrubbing the language mean that Google is changing its work?
More from @mariojoze.bsky.social at @statnews.com:
🖥️🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/03/10/g...
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McKnight's Long-Term Care News “Report finds those with Parkinson’s have unmet hospice needs”
Kristen Fischer #hapc
www.mcknights.com/news/report-...
Kristen Fischer #hapc
www.mcknights.com/news/report-...
Report finds those with Parkinson’s have unmet hospice needs
Hospice use varies depending on whether a person has Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and those with Parkinson’s may have more unmet needs, a new study finds.
www.mcknights.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
McKnight's Long-Term Care News “Report finds those with Parkinson’s have unmet hospice needs”
Kristen Fischer #hapc
www.mcknights.com/news/report-...
Kristen Fischer #hapc
www.mcknights.com/news/report-...
“The Court cannot fathom discrimination more direct than the plain pronouncement of a policy resting on the premise that the group to which the policy is directed does not exist,” Judge Hurson wrote.
#gendersky
#gendersky
Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers
The ruling affects hospitals nationwide, putting on hold the administration’s plan to withhold research grants from those that offer gender transition treatments to young people.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“The Court cannot fathom discrimination more direct than the plain pronouncement of a policy resting on the premise that the group to which the policy is directed does not exist,” Judge Hurson wrote.
#gendersky
#gendersky
IDK why federal employees are so confused about what to do or not do about Elon Musk’s email. He’s not your boss so ignore it. Easy. 👏👏👏👏
February 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
IDK why federal employees are so confused about what to do or not do about Elon Musk’s email. He’s not your boss so ignore it. Easy. 👏👏👏👏
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Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
What does this person not understand about biology? It’s like we are all being forced into a Creationist view. #gender #chaplaincy
RFK Jr. Announces New HHS Guidance Recognizing Only Two Sexes
The new guidance follows President Trump’s demand that the Health and Human Services Department align with his executive order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What does this person not understand about biology? It’s like we are all being forced into a Creationist view. #gender #chaplaincy
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Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
A union representing the judges said it “makes no sense” to make cuts to immigration courts as Trump promises to carry out mass deportations, which must go through the courts.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One of the coolest things about working and studying at a University medical center is the access to the library and research. #gradschool #bioethics #urmc #chaplaincy
February 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of the coolest things about working and studying at a University medical center is the access to the library and research. #gradschool #bioethics #urmc #chaplaincy