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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 3h

Mom knows how to make me homesick for beautiful upstate NY fall day

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 5h

Is America great now

NPR @npr.org · 5h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

Along with Noel the bipawd shorkie

Potty Time? Maybe.

YouTube video by Noel The Bipawd Shorkie

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

Please enjoy my new obsession, Henry Wee Wheels and his crew

Wheelchair Dog Lives Life in the Fast Lane || ViralHog

YouTube video by ViralHog

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

(Spoiler: you can’t make it make sense)

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

Baffles me that anti-vax rhetoric includes claims that (1) HCPs are motivated by profit to give vaccines and (2) kids get too many “jabs”…. yet by separating the MMR vaccine into separate shots they’ll be increasing visits (and reimbursable claims) & the number of “jabs”

Make it make sense.

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak — Guardian US

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 6h

“In 1961, when I was just eight years old, I contracted measles. There was no vaccine available at the time. Like many of my classmates, I suffered through dangerously high fevers — mine reached 106 degrees — and nearly died. The disease left me almost totally deaf.” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Commentary: A plea to protect our children

Vaccination requirements kept our communities safe. Do not listen to anti-vaccine rhetoric. Do not gamble with your child’s health.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 7h

Houston mill

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 14h

Friendly reminder — this training is also relevant to miscarriage care

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 14h

The funding bill would make it so that hospitals or “any other program of training in the health professions” would lose access to federal money if they provide abortion training “without the participant first voluntarily electing to opt in to undergo such training.” (It is currently opt-out)

House Republicans Want to Force an Overhaul of Doctors’ Abortion Training — NOTUS

A House funding bill includes a rider that critics warn could limit abortion access and doctors’ preparedness for dealing with pregnancy complications.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 16h

Laughed way too hard at this

donlemonofficial on Instagram: "Something tells me Portland isn’t quite the war-ravaged place Trump says it is…CC / PDXFRONTLINEView all 4,418 comments"

Something tells me Portland isn’t quite the war-ravaged place Trump says it is…CC / PDXFRONTLINEView all 4,418 comments

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the 10 yrs, threatening health care access to more than 16 mil ppl living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid…. the full impact of Medicaid cuts could take years to unfold, but docs say the system is already buckling.

The deadly consequences of rural hospital closures — ABC News

Rural hospitals are vanishing, and Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 1d

Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears

Mask requirements are returning to health care settings across parts of the Bay Area, as health officials brace for the annual surge in respiratory illnesses - including COVID, influenza and RSV.

www.yahoo.com

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 1d

To the barricades!

‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 1d

The Smart Surfaces Coalition — a nonprofit that works with cities to enact cool roof ordinances — estimates that Atlanta’s new building code will cool the city overall by 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit during peak summer temperatures, and by as much as 6.3 degrees in the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: 'cool roofs'

White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

I’m gonna go with stereotypical millennial dog mom.

I just ordered Remy’s Halloween costume so… this tracks.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

it is spooky season after all! 🧹

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

OKAY....now I need to know what it means to be a single female living in a city.

....although maybe I do not want to know what ppl think about that

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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · 2d

Oral argument for Chiles v. Salazar, challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is set to begin

Me & @turban.bsky.social talked about the implications of the case in @jamapediatrics.com

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

Gold standard research.

Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 2d

It’s giving…. Honey I Shrunk the Kids

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Dara Purvis @darapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

From @erininthemorning.com's excellent newsletter, after Mahmoud v. Taylor only 43 families in Montgomery County requested that their kids not be allowed to see books with LGBTQ characters. That would be about 0.03% of kids. Parents don't want this. www.erininthemorning.com/p/only-003-o...

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 3d

“They are using our work to minimize the harm of conversion therapy. There are few practices where there is as much demonstrated evidence of harm,” Diamond, a distinguished professor of psychology and gender studies, said. “That’s where I find the misinterpretation to be so profound.”

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say — Guardian US

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 3d

Come on guys, we're better than this...(maybe?)

Nessie is ready to fight! #ElbowsUp🍁🇨🇦🍁 @nessieshops.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations! More winning!!!

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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 3d

In addition to broad protections for gender-affirming care and abortion, the state is now the first to offer universal child care

How New Mexico Became a Sanctuary State for Health Care

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the number of abortion clinics there has doubled. With strong protections for gender-affirming treatment, and now universal child care, the state is betting on a prog...

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