Kristy W.
@wobblybabadook.bsky.social
Pediatric Palliative Care, Adolescent Mental Health, Climate Change Displacement , and Mobility Justice @ UChicago 👩🏻🌾🧶
“Where are the drugs? The drugs are where the disease is not and where is the disease? The disease is where the drugs are not.”
“Where are the drugs? The drugs are where the disease is not and where is the disease? The disease is where the drugs are not.”
Pinned
Kristy W.
@wobblybabadook.bsky.social
· Nov 17
first things first, my super judgmental and talkative child 🐈⬛
One of the best films I watched during this year’s film festival 🥹
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the best films I watched during this year’s film festival 🥹
new friend made in Pittsburgh 👀👀
May 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
new friend made in Pittsburgh 👀👀
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JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
March 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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If it's hitting UIUC already, it's crushing other places.
@econroy.bsky.social the lag will catch up real soon like.
@econroy.bsky.social the lag will catch up real soon like.
February 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If it's hitting UIUC already, it's crushing other places.
@econroy.bsky.social the lag will catch up real soon like.
@econroy.bsky.social the lag will catch up real soon like.
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Now that DOGE has entered FEMA, I’d like to say something about the importance of alerts and warnings. FEMA has a group called IPAWS, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which is responsible for making sure you get warnings though all sorts of devices, basically for free. 1/
February 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Now that DOGE has entered FEMA, I’d like to say something about the importance of alerts and warnings. FEMA has a group called IPAWS, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which is responsible for making sure you get warnings though all sorts of devices, basically for free. 1/
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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This effectively ends all nsf-funded disaster research.
NSF is still freezing grants and reviewing for potential clashes with trumps edicts: terms such as“broadening participation” language, foreign assistance, climate science, domestic energy” all flagged. This is insane, career wrecking and damaging for quality science 😡🧪
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This effectively ends all nsf-funded disaster research.
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Power outages frequently occur alongside extreme weather events or natural disasters such as wildfires. Research shows that health risks such as gastrointestinal illness & heart attacks also increase. UW SPH's Joan Casey share some things to consider during power outages #PublicHealth
When the power goes out, health risks rise
From California to the South, tens of thousands of people are without power, due to fires and winter storms. Studies show health risks rise when the power goes out. Here's how to protect yourself.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Power outages frequently occur alongside extreme weather events or natural disasters such as wildfires. Research shows that health risks such as gastrointestinal illness & heart attacks also increase. UW SPH's Joan Casey share some things to consider during power outages #PublicHealth
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I so clearly remember learning about various insurance issues in grad school (over a decade ago) & being like “hey? It kinda seems like we’re headed towards a situation where insurance kind of collapses & then won’t that collapse the real estate market & then…”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
More Americans, Risking Ruin, Drop Their Home Insurance (Gift Article)
As climate threats worsen, they are skipping payments and losing protection.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I so clearly remember learning about various insurance issues in grad school (over a decade ago) & being like “hey? It kinda seems like we’re headed towards a situation where insurance kind of collapses & then won’t that collapse the real estate market & then…”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How my friends see me when I start venting abt how the LA wildfire could cause more disease outbreaks and why we need to talk more abt mobility injustices
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How my friends see me when I start venting abt how the LA wildfire could cause more disease outbreaks and why we need to talk more abt mobility injustices
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Good fucking luck finding accurate disaster information.
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads
Meta is to get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Good fucking luck finding accurate disaster information.
Me: I should work on my project tonight
Also me: spent last 4 hours on the Stardew Valley board game
(Mentally, I’m super excited about my new projects; physically, I’m so done with 2024🤦🏻♀️)
Also me: spent last 4 hours on the Stardew Valley board game
(Mentally, I’m super excited about my new projects; physically, I’m so done with 2024🤦🏻♀️)
December 13, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Me: I should work on my project tonight
Also me: spent last 4 hours on the Stardew Valley board game
(Mentally, I’m super excited about my new projects; physically, I’m so done with 2024🤦🏻♀️)
Also me: spent last 4 hours on the Stardew Valley board game
(Mentally, I’m super excited about my new projects; physically, I’m so done with 2024🤦🏻♀️)
My first national survey study is finally all set and ready to go live👀👀👀
December 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM
My first national survey study is finally all set and ready to go live👀👀👀
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Great comments on the H5N1 study from my colleagues at @scripps.edu showing that a single change at HA 226 plays a key role in host receptor switching.
Worth pointing out that we have already seen this mutation in "the wild" - the human case in BC as Dr. Hensley explained:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Worth pointing out that we have already seen this mutation in "the wild" - the human case in BC as Dr. Hensley explained:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Some comments and thoughts on recent observations and papers on the pandemic potential of H5N1
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
www.newscientist.com/article/2459...
H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought
The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and a single mutation would allow it to bind to key human receptors
www.newscientist.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Great comments on the H5N1 study from my colleagues at @scripps.edu showing that a single change at HA 226 plays a key role in host receptor switching.
Worth pointing out that we have already seen this mutation in "the wild" - the human case in BC as Dr. Hensley explained:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Worth pointing out that we have already seen this mutation in "the wild" - the human case in BC as Dr. Hensley explained:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
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We’re entering flu season with bird flu raging among US dairy cattle: ~third of CA herds infected.
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
Opinion | A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History (Gift Article)
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM
We’re entering flu season with bird flu raging among US dairy cattle: ~third of CA herds infected.
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics.
We may get lucky. I hope so.
🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
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1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
November 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
Something I can look forward to in 2025
November 25, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Something I can look forward to in 2025
Never have I ever thought I will hear abt Dr. Oz again in this way
two clowns are standing in front of a building with a car parked in front of them
ALT: two clowns are standing in front of a building with a car parked in front of them
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Never have I ever thought I will hear abt Dr. Oz again in this way
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Vaccines aren't just lifesaving, they're a basic human right. We must continue doing whatever it takes to protect children around the world from measles and other preventable diseases.
“An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Vaccines aren't just lifesaving, they're a basic human right. We must continue doing whatever it takes to protect children around the world from measles and other preventable diseases.
first things first, my super judgmental and talkative child 🐈⬛
November 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM
first things first, my super judgmental and talkative child 🐈⬛