Cathy Healy🇨🇦🍁❤️
@cchealy.bsky.social
Former French Immersion teacher, Speech-Language Pathologist, ESL teacher 🔸wife, mother, grandmother 🔸swimmer,cyclist, yogi, knitter, reader🔸 advocate
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It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
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There's a lot of focus right now on a person's right to choose whether to be vaccinated. But the risks falling vaccination rates pose to individuals — especially young babies, the elderly & the immunocompromised — need to be part of that discussion. www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
4 questions to understand the costs of ‘medical freedom’
The choice that one person makes not to vaccinate has real costs — financial and otherwise — for their neighbors.
www.statnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
There's a lot of focus right now on a person's right to choose whether to be vaccinated. But the risks falling vaccination rates pose to individuals — especially young babies, the elderly & the immunocompromised — need to be part of that discussion. www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
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Robert Kennedy has long disbelieved the science around the safety & benefits of vaccines. Since becoming HHS head, he's wasted no time in altering vaccine policy. And there's more to come in 2026, @statnews.com's @danielpayne.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/v...
The 3 biggest issues to watch in vaccine policy in 2026
STAT examines how U.S. vaccine policy is set to change next year.
www.statnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Robert Kennedy has long disbelieved the science around the safety & benefits of vaccines. Since becoming HHS head, he's wasted no time in altering vaccine policy. And there's more to come in 2026, @statnews.com's @danielpayne.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/v...
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There were fears 2025-26 might be a bad #flu year because of a new #H3N2 variant called subclade K. Looks like the jury is in; it is making a lot of people sick. (The timing surely contributes.) NY State has never recorded as many flu cases in 1 week as it has now. www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/f...
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There were fears 2025-26 might be a bad #flu year because of a new #H3N2 variant called subclade K. Looks like the jury is in; it is making a lot of people sick. (The timing surely contributes.) NY State has never recorded as many flu cases in 1 week as it has now. www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/f...
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2025 was even more disruptive in the public health sphere than I could have envisaged. As we look to 2026, I think we need to expect more chaos and more efforts to dismantle policies and systems meant to keep people safe. www.statnews.com/2025/12/26/p...
3 issues to watch in public health in 2026
What might 2026 hold for the fields of public health, both domestically and abroad? Quite a lot.
www.statnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
2025 was even more disruptive in the public health sphere than I could have envisaged. As we look to 2026, I think we need to expect more chaos and more efforts to dismantle policies and systems meant to keep people safe. www.statnews.com/2025/12/26/p...
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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"Decision-based evidence-making" — that's how one former #CDC leader described the approach to scientific decision making under the HHS secretary in a meaty examination of Kennedy's unprecedented tenure by several @statnews.com colleagues. www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Decision-based evidence-making" — that's how one former #CDC leader described the approach to scientific decision making under the HHS secretary in a meaty examination of Kennedy's unprecedented tenure by several @statnews.com colleagues. www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
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"The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure." — @stefanswartpet.bsky.social & @madhupai.bsky.social argue children have the right to be vaccinated. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure." — @stefanswartpet.bsky.social & @madhupai.bsky.social argue children have the right to be vaccinated. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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Adelita Grijalva is being sworn in at 4:00 today. She can vote on the Epstein discharge petition any time after that.
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Adelita Grijalva is being sworn in at 4:00 today. She can vote on the Epstein discharge petition any time after that.
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You can't be serious, JD.
JD Vance Just Tried To Blame MAGA's Election Losses On Biden—And It Didn't Go Over Well
www.comicsands.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
You can't be serious, JD.
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Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
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Trump on food stamp recipients: "It wasn't meant for people that could do whatever they want. The people that say, 'Well, I don't think I'll work. I'll just collect this money.'"
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trump on food stamp recipients: "It wasn't meant for people that could do whatever they want. The people that say, 'Well, I don't think I'll work. I'll just collect this money.'"
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Here's the video: @hcrichardson.bsky.social asked the questions, and I did my best to answer. A fascinating, out-of-the-box conversation about what the Constitution allows and how we protect our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Live with Heather Cox Richardson and Me
A recording of our live video
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Here's the video: @hcrichardson.bsky.social asked the questions, and I did my best to answer. A fascinating, out-of-the-box conversation about what the Constitution allows and how we protect our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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If only there were a way to prevent #measles infections. Oh, wait.... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. measles case sends patient to intensive care | CBC News
Saskatchewan has recorded one new case of measles, and health officials say the patient required intensive care.
www.cbc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If only there were a way to prevent #measles infections. Oh, wait.... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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You know we're in uncharted territory when a former acting director of the #CDC, a scientist who spent years at the agency, says Americans can no longer look to the current CDC, under the current HHS leadership, for accurate vaccine guidance. www.statnews.com/2025/10/18/r...
Former acting CDC director calls public health cuts ‘absolutely heartbreaking’
Public health leaders “have to figure out how to reach” those who are open to persuasion on vaccines and more, says former acting CDC director Richard Besser.
www.statnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You know we're in uncharted territory when a former acting director of the #CDC, a scientist who spent years at the agency, says Americans can no longer look to the current CDC, under the current HHS leadership, for accurate vaccine guidance. www.statnews.com/2025/10/18/r...
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Barney Graham, one of the chief architects of the technology that gave the world #Covid & #RSV vaccines, is among 100 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine. nam.edu/news-and-ins...
National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members - NAM
The National Academy of Medicine has announced 100 new members for the Class of 2025.
nam.edu
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Barney Graham, one of the chief architects of the technology that gave the world #Covid & #RSV vaccines, is among 100 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine. nam.edu/news-and-ins...
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If people think the attack on scientific advances is going to stop with #mRNA vaccines, they should think again, a co-founder of Moderna warned last week at the #STATSummit. This is going to make it harder to treat a raft of common diseases, Noubar Afeyan warned. www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/m...
Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan issues warning: Assault on science ‘isn’t going to stop at mRNA’
Noubar Afeyan tells the STAT Summit that political moves to replace facts with opinions won't stop with mRNA vaccines. "It’s going to go to every medicine."
www.statnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If people think the attack on scientific advances is going to stop with #mRNA vaccines, they should think again, a co-founder of Moderna warned last week at the #STATSummit. This is going to make it harder to treat a raft of common diseases, Noubar Afeyan warned. www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/m...
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The countdown to the end of DRC's most recent #Ebola outbreak has begun with the release from hospital of the last known patient. Of 64 cases (53 confirmed, 11 probables), there have been 45 deaths & 19 survivors. +35,000 people were vaccinated in this response. www.afro.who.int/news/last-eb...
Last Ebola patient in Democratic Republic of the Congo discharged
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged today, marking an important milestone in the efforts to end the outbreak.
www.afro.who.int
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The countdown to the end of DRC's most recent #Ebola outbreak has begun with the release from hospital of the last known patient. Of 64 cases (53 confirmed, 11 probables), there have been 45 deaths & 19 survivors. +35,000 people were vaccinated in this response. www.afro.who.int/news/last-eb...
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Long COVID.
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Long COVID.
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
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Hey US of A people who care about other people.
There are more of you than there are of them.
There are more of you than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hey US of A people who care about other people.
There are more of you than there are of them.
There are more of you than there are of them.
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I've never seen and felt as much love for America as we're seeing across the country today.
October 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I've never seen and felt as much love for America as we're seeing across the country today.
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100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
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This is not how science is supposed to work: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...
Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work
Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.
www.statnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is not how science is supposed to work: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...
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The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.
White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.
futurism.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.
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Donald Trump melted down this morning when I told the truth on CNBC about how his economy is devastating working families.
This ought to be good.
This ought to be good.
August 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Donald Trump melted down this morning when I told the truth on CNBC about how his economy is devastating working families.
This ought to be good.
This ought to be good.