Liz Borkowski
@lizborkowski.bsky.social
Public health researcher at George Washington University (Jacobs Institute of Women's Health), managing editor of Women's Health Issues. She/her, views are my own.
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
By @natlash.bsky.social
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The FDA bypassed its typical process and overstated the science behind menopause hormone therapy, experts told me – with troubling implications for future drug decisions
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Doctors respond to ‘data-free’ decision over menopause hormone therapy: ‘It’s not true’
Physicians say FDA panel conflated two issues and made baseless claims about unproven health benefits
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The FDA bypassed its typical process and overstated the science behind menopause hormone therapy, experts told me – with troubling implications for future drug decisions
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The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
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The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty
RFK Jr.’s latest attack on vaccines shows evidence-based science has been replaced by the ill-informed opinions of a quack
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November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
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“The move is shortsighted, with little appreciation of its negative downstream effects: It will make it more difficult for nurses with bachelor’s-level training to seek further specialized training in critical areas, such as primary and acute care, oncology, pediatrics, gerontology, and anesthesia”
Proposal to remove advanced nursing from list of ‘professional’ degrees is short-sighted and dangerous
At a time of major workforce shortages, why would the Department of Education make it harder for nurses to obtain advanced training?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The move is shortsighted, with little appreciation of its negative downstream effects: It will make it more difficult for nurses with bachelor’s-level training to seek further specialized training in critical areas, such as primary and acute care, oncology, pediatrics, gerontology, and anesthesia”
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A major ivermectin prescriber is now in CDC's 2ND HIGHEST position. Ralph Lee Abraham has a dicey public health track record & is the agency's new principal deputy director. Abraham was Louisiana's surgeon gen'l & made the news in February by declaring his state would end mass vaccination campaigns👇
Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position
Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record
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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A major ivermectin prescriber is now in CDC's 2ND HIGHEST position. Ralph Lee Abraham has a dicey public health track record & is the agency's new principal deputy director. Abraham was Louisiana's surgeon gen'l & made the news in February by declaring his state would end mass vaccination campaigns👇
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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truth & reconciliation committee.
There has been no national process of truth and reconciliation for the history of forced sterilization. What do you think justice could look like?
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There has been no national process of truth and reconciliation for the history of forced sterilization. What do you think justice could look like?
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New Mexico Could Be First State to Address Forced Sterilization of Native American Women
Jean Whitehorse's Native name means "Many Children," but she only has one child. This spring, she spoke at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York to explain why...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
truth & reconciliation committee.
There has been no national process of truth and reconciliation for the history of forced sterilization. What do you think justice could look like?
nativenewsonline.net/health/stole...
There has been no national process of truth and reconciliation for the history of forced sterilization. What do you think justice could look like?
nativenewsonline.net/health/stole...
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Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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Photo: Dan Higgins/CDC
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...
Photo: Dan Higgins/CDC
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...
Photo: Dan Higgins/CDC
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
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Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
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I’d like the labels of drugs I take to come from FDA’s standard advisory committee process. Instead, FDA’s new “expert panels” are stacked with conflicted members who lack the necessary expertise. Diana Zuckerman of @nc4hr.bsky.social explains the differences.
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Opinion | The FDA Commissioner Is Missing the Point of Advisory Committees
Makary's hand-picked panels lack diversity of opinion, robust evidence reviews, and credibility
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’d like the labels of drugs I take to come from FDA’s standard advisory committee process. Instead, FDA’s new “expert panels” are stacked with conflicted members who lack the necessary expertise. Diana Zuckerman of @nc4hr.bsky.social explains the differences.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Be honest about when CDC and other agencies are misrepresenting evidence, urge Jacob Carter, Elisabeth Marnik, & @matthewfacciani.bsky.social. "Pretending nothing has changed is its own kind of misinformation, and we cannot be complicit in that.”
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CDC Won’t Say "Vaccines Don't Cause Autism" Anymore
This is their “gold standard” now.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Be honest about when CDC and other agencies are misrepresenting evidence, urge Jacob Carter, Elisabeth Marnik, & @matthewfacciani.bsky.social. "Pretending nothing has changed is its own kind of misinformation, and we cannot be complicit in that.”
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What do agencies under Trump consider essential? During shutdown, EPA stopped monitoring polluting facilities for compliance but initiated a new rulemaking that would weaken protections for communities & workers exposed to toxics. @jbd-phd.bsky.social has the details: blog.ucs.org/jules-barbat...
The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On
As the administration tightens its grip on the federal government, its campaign against federal government science continues.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What do agencies under Trump consider essential? During shutdown, EPA stopped monitoring polluting facilities for compliance but initiated a new rulemaking that would weaken protections for communities & workers exposed to toxics. @jbd-phd.bsky.social has the details: blog.ucs.org/jules-barbat...
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Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists
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November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists
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And Carville had the audacity to invoke Mamdani's win to make his point? Mamdani didn't go "anti-woke" to win. Quite the opposite! www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...
A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.
Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another way.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And Carville had the audacity to invoke Mamdani's win to make his point? Mamdani didn't go "anti-woke" to win. Quite the opposite! www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...
“gold isn’t best or even better for everything. Sometimes it is soft and weak. It is garish and may hide flaws. And it can distract attention from more important things.” Rosenberg & Fogarty explain what’s wrong with the “Gold Standard Science” executive order.
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This Administration’s Commitment to “Gold Standard Science” is Nonsense
How a phony ‘gold standard’ lets political appointees overrule real science
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November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“gold isn’t best or even better for everything. Sometimes it is soft and weak. It is garish and may hide flaws. And it can distract attention from more important things.” Rosenberg & Fogarty explain what’s wrong with the “Gold Standard Science” executive order.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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🤖AI's Playing Anti-Abortion Doctor
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🤖AI's Playing Anti-Abortion Doctor
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
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November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
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We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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NEW: How will Trump's climate rollbacks play out in the future?
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: How will Trump's climate rollbacks play out in the future?
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
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Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
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November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...