breezymeow
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Gardening, cats, and public health
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It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Whooper of the week!
Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a provider & patient.
Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a provider & patient.
Whopper of the Week: Healthcare for Trans Kids is Medicine, Not Ideology | Defend Public Health
Kennedy wants to ban gender affirming care for children. He says transgender care “fails to meet professionally recognized standards.” He called gender-affirming care “malpractice.” The reality is tha...
www.defendpublichealth.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Whooper of the week!
Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a provider & patient.
Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a provider & patient.
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52 children have died from the flu in the U.S. so far this season. Roughly 90% were not vaccinated. Child flu hospitalizations are at a 15-year high.
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
52 Kids Have Died From Flu So Far This Season as Child Hospitalizations Rise
MONDAY, Feb. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The flu is hitting kids hard this season.So far, 52 kids have died from the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an
www.healthday.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 AM
52 children have died from the flu in the U.S. so far this season. Roughly 90% were not vaccinated. Child flu hospitalizations are at a 15-year high.
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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The destruction of public health and rising fascism forever hand in hand.
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
cbsn.ws
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM
The destruction of public health and rising fascism forever hand in hand.
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Here's something interesting from December: it looks like the US may finally have decided to stop submitting Art 6 notifications to WHO about new outbreaks - look at the use of passive voice in this H5N5 alert (automatically notifiable) www.who.int/emergencies/...
Avian Influenza A(H5N5)- United States of America
On 15 November 2025, WHO was notified of the 71st confirmed human case with influenza A(H5) since early 2024 in the United States of America— the first human case reported in the United States of Amer...
www.who.int
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Here's something interesting from December: it looks like the US may finally have decided to stop submitting Art 6 notifications to WHO about new outbreaks - look at the use of passive voice in this H5N5 alert (automatically notifiable) www.who.int/emergencies/...
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth A prospective analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), published in the journal Menopause found that older women with a history of both depression & anxiety symptoms before the pandemic were significantly more likely to develop #longCOVID.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth A prospective analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), published in the journal Menopause found that older women with a history of both depression & anxiety symptoms before the pandemic were significantly more likely to develop #longCOVID.
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Hong Kong household research found that 9.6% of influenza A spreads before symptoms, while influenza B had no presymptomatic spread. With COVID Omicron at 65.5%, flu is uniquely suited for symptom-based control measures.
#MedSky 🛟
#MedSky 🛟
Frequent presymptomatic household transmission of influenza A but not influenza B virus - Nature Health
Based on two waves of data collection from 748 households in Hong Kong, this analysis sheds light on the number of transmission events that occurred before manifestation of symptoms in influenza A…
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Hong Kong household research found that 9.6% of influenza A spreads before symptoms, while influenza B had no presymptomatic spread. With COVID Omicron at 65.5%, flu is uniquely suited for symptom-based control measures.
#MedSky 🛟
#MedSky 🛟
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A vaccine to prevent colon cancer.
Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome
nature.com/articles/s41...
Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome
nature.com/articles/s41...
Nous-209 neoantigen vaccine for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome carriers: a phase 1b/2 trial - Nature Medicine
In a phase 1b/2 trial, an off-the-shelf vaccine using gorilla adenoviral and modified vaccinia Ankara vectors with over 200 mutated peptides known to be present in persons with mismatch-repair-deficie...
nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
A vaccine to prevent colon cancer.
Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome
nature.com/articles/s41...
Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome
nature.com/articles/s41...
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In response to the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, California announced that it has joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, the first state to do so.
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
In response to the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, California announced that it has joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, the first state to do so.
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UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
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Critical point 👇🏻. Measles will come roaring back in the coming months, with ever-larger outbreaks. Other vaccine-preventable disease will too. We are at the dawn of a massive public health crisis.
World leaders don’t realize what’s coming. Didn’t even mention it at #UNGA. We’re in so much trouble.
World leaders don’t realize what’s coming. Didn’t even mention it at #UNGA. We’re in so much trouble.
The measles website at CDC continues to share updated data. 1514 cases reported in 2025. 3 deaths. CDC scientists working hard but have to manage vaccine attacks from @SecKennedy and his minions. This will be the year that ends US’s measles elimination status. Not one word at #UNGA.
https://cdc.gov/measles/data-r…
September 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Critical point 👇🏻. Measles will come roaring back in the coming months, with ever-larger outbreaks. Other vaccine-preventable disease will too. We are at the dawn of a massive public health crisis.
World leaders don’t realize what’s coming. Didn’t even mention it at #UNGA. We’re in so much trouble.
World leaders don’t realize what’s coming. Didn’t even mention it at #UNGA. We’re in so much trouble.
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#Medsky🧪 #publichealth #Medsky🧪# The use of AI tools by doctors raises concerns about potential negative health outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, as evidenced by a growing body of research. This research suggests that many large language models downplay the symptoms of these patients.
"If you’re in any situation where there’s a chance that a Reddit subforum is advising your health decisions, I don’t think that that’s a safe place to be"
That said, even the literature has a deep imprint of bias. So narrowing the training data is no panacea.
www.ft.com/content/128e...
That said, even the literature has a deep imprint of bias. So narrowing the training data is no panacea.
www.ft.com/content/128e...
AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities
Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients
www.ft.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#Medsky🧪 #publichealth #Medsky🧪# The use of AI tools by doctors raises concerns about potential negative health outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, as evidenced by a growing body of research. This research suggests that many large language models downplay the symptoms of these patients.
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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BC’s vax rate is surprisingly low. Measles is airborne, like many diseases, and infects most people who are exposed and unprotected. Vaccination is important and wearing respirators in shared air — esp in hospitals — is a key tool to stop the spread. (Check out the new ep of Public Health is Dead!)
Measles? Terrifying. That outbreak happening in Texas/ Ontario? Could easily happen here in B.C. too.
Here's how to check you vaccination status (ie. whether you're safe from measles or not).
Me today for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
Here's how to check you vaccination status (ie. whether you're safe from measles or not).
Me today for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
BC’s Measles Vaccination Rate Is Lower Than in Gaines County, Texas | The Tyee
That makes the BCCDC ‘quite worried.’ How to check if you’re protected.
thetyee.ca
March 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
BC’s vax rate is surprisingly low. Measles is airborne, like many diseases, and infects most people who are exposed and unprotected. Vaccination is important and wearing respirators in shared air — esp in hospitals — is a key tool to stop the spread. (Check out the new ep of Public Health is Dead!)
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Russia, not Ukraine, is the obstacle to peace.
This is evident in the data. Russia has intensified its drone/missile strike campaign against Ukraine after President Trump was inaugurated.
Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes.
Russia has offered zero.
This is evident in the data. Russia has intensified its drone/missile strike campaign against Ukraine after President Trump was inaugurated.
Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes.
Russia has offered zero.
NEW: Russian forces conducted one of the largest ever missile and drone strikes against Ukraine as Russian forces continue to adapt strike packages to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenss by increasing the total number of Shahed and decoy drones in each strike.(🧵1/11)
More: isw.pub/UkrWar030725
More: isw.pub/UkrWar030725
March 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Russia, not Ukraine, is the obstacle to peace.
This is evident in the data. Russia has intensified its drone/missile strike campaign against Ukraine after President Trump was inaugurated.
Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes.
Russia has offered zero.
This is evident in the data. Russia has intensified its drone/missile strike campaign against Ukraine after President Trump was inaugurated.
Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes.
Russia has offered zero.
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Google Calendar no longer marks #BlackHistoryMonth; stories of Black miners in Nova Scotia went untold. ’This doesn’t happen by accident,’ says former mining reporter Francesca Fionda. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...
February 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Google Calendar no longer marks #BlackHistoryMonth; stories of Black miners in Nova Scotia went untold. ’This doesn’t happen by accident,’ says former mining reporter Francesca Fionda. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...
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The exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today in which our country attacked the victim in defense of a brutal aggressor has to be one of the most shameful moments in Modern American history.
February 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today in which our country attacked the victim in defense of a brutal aggressor has to be one of the most shameful moments in Modern American history.
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In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
Measles outbreak in Texas rises to at least 58 cases — the state's worst in over 30 years
A measles outbreak in Texas has led to 58 confirmed cases, making it the state's worst in over 30 years — and local health officials say additional cases are likely to occur.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
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- Peak flu season
- Transmission of H5N1
- No food outbreak alerts
- No recall alerts
Perfect time to stop public comms /s
#PublicHealth #EpiSky
- Transmission of H5N1
- No food outbreak alerts
- No recall alerts
Perfect time to stop public comms /s
#PublicHealth #EpiSky
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
- Peak flu season
- Transmission of H5N1
- No food outbreak alerts
- No recall alerts
Perfect time to stop public comms /s
#PublicHealth #EpiSky
- Transmission of H5N1
- No food outbreak alerts
- No recall alerts
Perfect time to stop public comms /s
#PublicHealth #EpiSky
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According to this article, they have ordered CDC/NCHS to stop releasing data. Make sure you've downloaded what you need, #EpiSky. Some of the executive orders affect variables in these datasets.
Trump stops health agencies from communication on health & vital statistics
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
According to this article, they have ordered CDC/NCHS to stop releasing data. Make sure you've downloaded what you need, #EpiSky. Some of the executive orders affect variables in these datasets.