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Here is a link to the article
1/7/26 Works in Progress Magazine by @scientificdiscovery.dev:
The Golden Age of Vaccine Development
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go...
1/7/26 Works in Progress Magazine by @scientificdiscovery.dev:
The Golden Age of Vaccine Development
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go...
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
worksinprogress.co
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Here is a link to the article
1/7/26 Works in Progress Magazine by @scientificdiscovery.dev:
The Golden Age of Vaccine Development
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go...
1/7/26 Works in Progress Magazine by @scientificdiscovery.dev:
The Golden Age of Vaccine Development
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-go...
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Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S.
Our new app provides answers that the FDA won’t.
Our new app provides answers that the FDA won’t.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S.
Our new app provides answers that the FDA won’t.
Our new app provides answers that the FDA won’t.
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Our manual, developed with support from expert clinicians and researchers at CoRE & valued partners, is now available on the HHSGov website under "Living Evidence Guidelines" for #chronicLyme. It also details clinical guidelines for #mecfs, #longcovid, #hEDS and more! 🙏🏻
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Our manual, developed with support from expert clinicians and researchers at CoRE & valued partners, is now available on the HHSGov website under "Living Evidence Guidelines" for #chronicLyme. It also details clinical guidelines for #mecfs, #longcovid, #hEDS and more! 🙏🏻
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
hhs.gov/lyme/index.html
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This is a deeply-reported story that addresses the heart of American healthcare. It's worth your time. Please read and share. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a deeply-reported story that addresses the heart of American healthcare. It's worth your time. Please read and share. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
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Clip #1 from Dr. Angela Rasmussen’s masterclass on pandemic preparedness (and the takedown of the NIH leadership’s anti-scientific essay on the topic).
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Clip #1 from Dr. Angela Rasmussen’s masterclass on pandemic preparedness (and the takedown of the NIH leadership’s anti-scientific essay on the topic).
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
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Also, if you, like me, deal with chronic pain and you haven’t read Sonya Huber’s book Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, send someone to grab you a copy! It will make you feel seen.
www.amazon.com/Woman-Essays...
www.amazon.com/Woman-Essays...
Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System (American Lives)
Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System (American Lives) [Huber, Sonya] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System (American Lives)
www.amazon.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Also, if you, like me, deal with chronic pain and you haven’t read Sonya Huber’s book Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, send someone to grab you a copy! It will make you feel seen.
www.amazon.com/Woman-Essays...
www.amazon.com/Woman-Essays...
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A clear, concise plan from a seasoned scholar off democracy. Please, read and share. There is a way out of this madness.
Thank you, @sifill.bsky.social for the real talk that we all need right now!
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Thank you, @sifill.bsky.social for the real talk that we all need right now!
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
NOW WHAT?
Part II - Real Talk for Voters, Advocates, & Dem Leaders in Congress
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A clear, concise plan from a seasoned scholar off democracy. Please, read and share. There is a way out of this madness.
Thank you, @sifill.bsky.social for the real talk that we all need right now!
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Thank you, @sifill.bsky.social for the real talk that we all need right now!
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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this is a really cool research project!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
this is a really cool research project!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The history of the FDA is fascinating and frightening.
I wrote a post on what we covered today in my Historical Determinants of Public Health class.
Read it if you’re interested in why Coca Cola exists, how we used to give kids cocaine and morphine, and the like.
open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...
I wrote a post on what we covered today in my Historical Determinants of Public Health class.
Read it if you’re interested in why Coca Cola exists, how we used to give kids cocaine and morphine, and the like.
open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...
The FDA Was Built in Outrage
This is the story of Wiley’s Poison Squad, Sinclair’s Jungle, and the scandals that forced reform—and why we don't want to return to the bad old days.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The history of the FDA is fascinating and frightening.
I wrote a post on what we covered today in my Historical Determinants of Public Health class.
Read it if you’re interested in why Coca Cola exists, how we used to give kids cocaine and morphine, and the like.
open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...
I wrote a post on what we covered today in my Historical Determinants of Public Health class.
Read it if you’re interested in why Coca Cola exists, how we used to give kids cocaine and morphine, and the like.
open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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passing this along. have been removing AI from as many platforms as possible. Many concerns, including privacy & security. meetingnotes.com/blog/how-to-...
How to Remove Read AI from Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet
Here are simple instructions on how to remove the AI note taker Read AI from your video conferencing apps.
meetingnotes.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
passing this along. have been removing AI from as many platforms as possible. Many concerns, including privacy & security. meetingnotes.com/blog/how-to-...
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For those asking, my American Revolution lecture course is free online here:
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
The American Revolution | Open Yale Courses
oyc.yale.edu
August 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For those asking, my American Revolution lecture course is free online here:
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
oyc.yale.edu/history/hist...
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New #ACC guidance urges uptake of 5 #vaccines for heart patients
The recommended vaccines are against #COVID-19, #influenza, #RSV, #pneumonia, and #shingles.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The recommended vaccines are against #COVID-19, #influenza, #RSV, #pneumonia, and #shingles.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
August 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New #ACC guidance urges uptake of 5 #vaccines for heart patients
The recommended vaccines are against #COVID-19, #influenza, #RSV, #pneumonia, and #shingles.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The recommended vaccines are against #COVID-19, #influenza, #RSV, #pneumonia, and #shingles.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...
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www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...
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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release. The clinical ...
www.beckershospitalreview.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...
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www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati...
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The long and newly updated story of lithium and its potential role for helping to prevent Alzheimer's disease
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
August 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The long and newly updated story of lithium and its potential role for helping to prevent Alzheimer's disease
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
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There's a certain magic to using a box fan on a cool, late-summer evening, but something so ordinary and once universal is becoming a lost art.
Living in a Home that Breathes
Windows, box fans, and the complications of technological progress.
www.thebulwark.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There's a certain magic to using a box fan on a cool, late-summer evening, but something so ordinary and once universal is becoming a lost art.
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Visiting lifelong friends. We’ve played board games with them for 35 years. Tried two I’d never pick myself — Wingspan and Harmonies — and enjoyed both very much. Harmonies is quick too. Both recommended.
August 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Visiting lifelong friends. We’ve played board games with them for 35 years. Tried two I’d never pick myself — Wingspan and Harmonies — and enjoyed both very much. Harmonies is quick too. Both recommended.
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Oh my word it works
A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together.
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
July 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oh my word it works
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People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
July 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory.
Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human.
Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.
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Researchers found that those who used solar lights had fewer breathing problems, and that changes in the women’s gut microbes, found after the air in their homes got cleaner, were linked to their breathing improvements
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cleaner...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cleaner...
Cleaner indoor air helps breathing, alters gut microbiome—and suggests new ways to fight pollution harms, study finds | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Improving indoor air quality can not only reduce breathing problems—it can also lead to beneficial changes in the gut microbiome, according to a new study. The finding suggests that a healthier microb...
hsph.harvard.edu
June 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Researchers found that those who used solar lights had fewer breathing problems, and that changes in the women’s gut microbes, found after the air in their homes got cleaner, were linked to their breathing improvements
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cleaner...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cleaner...
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“It’s true that narcissism is associated with more impulsive, error-prone decision-making. But … [w]hether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash.“
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
May 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“It’s true that narcissism is associated with more impulsive, error-prone decision-making. But … [w]hether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash.“
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
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#FDA finally approved the Novavax #Covid vaccine, though it put limitations on it that do not currently apply to the other 2 Covid shots on the market. www.statnews.com/2025/05/17/f...
Novavax wins narrowed approval for its Covid-19 shot after delay
Covid shots are facing greater scrutiny from top federal health officials like RFK Jr. and the FDA's Marty Makary.
www.statnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#FDA finally approved the Novavax #Covid vaccine, though it put limitations on it that do not currently apply to the other 2 Covid shots on the market. www.statnews.com/2025/05/17/f...
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I set chrome to default to web search instead of AI search and I am delighted. 😙
May 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I set chrome to default to web search instead of AI search and I am delighted. 😙