NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

Shutting down Head Start might seem at odds with the administration's pronatalist aims. But they're actually closely aligned. Because moms who can't find/afford childcare often end up leaving the workforce. And once they're home full-time, it often seems reasonable to have more kids.

"DEI" might be their stated justification, but yesterday's purge of Education Department employees makes clear that their real goal is much bigger--like dismantling the government, privatizing services, and eliminating regulations, all to funnel more money/power to big corporations and billionaires.

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Today, Cinci drivers made a path for an ambulance to pass through rush hour traffic on MLK. We are still capable of caring for each other.

Never imagined I’d have to say this, but if you want to have a look at NIH RePORTER to see how much NIH funding your state receives so you can write to your elected representatives, you’d better do it now, and get a screenshot.

An excellent resource on the economic impact of NIH funding in the U.S. with an interactive link for state specific information here:

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Will be important to remember over the next 4 years that laughter is the best medicine, seeing as laughter will likely be the only medicine.

We said we wouldn't stop fighting for your rights, and we meant it.

We filed a new lawsuit challenging Kentucky's abortion bans based on every Kentuckian's right to privacy and bodily autonomy. Read our press release and the full complaint at the link.

www.aclu-ky.org/en/press-rel...

You should know two things:

1. The Trump admin plans to remove all references to "abortion," "reproductive health," and "sexual and reproductive rights" from all federal laws, regulations, contracts, and grants.

2. The Trump admin is planning to create the Department of Life separate from HHS.

Good morning.

Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.