Are you a woman in midlife (or older) who has struggled with an eating disorder as an adult? A new anthology, “This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder,”is looking for your story in the form of a personal essay! 

You can read more about the anthology and submit your writing here!

Hi all, I wanted to break into the timeline to share that The Nursing Clio Reader is published today! And I’m a part of it! Congratulations to everyone at @nursingclio.bsky.social for pulling this project together.

hear me out here, what if none of it is a 'distraction' and they're just doing a lot of horrible shit simultaneously

New flyer just dropped--spread the word with healthcare folks and among disabled adults. Download at link.
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

Hey Google, show me an example of how disordered eating in men is often overlooked as biohacking

Our book is coming!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh

The fact that there’s a cap on how much money disabled people can make but not a cap on how much billionaires can make is part of what’s wrong with this country.

It’s been a long time coming… so thrilled to share the cover (and Oxford UP website last in 🧵) for my book, _Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America_, pub date 7.2.25 (but will ship, so they say very enticingly, mid-June. 1/ #VastEarlyAmerica 🗃️

The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.

As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt.
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?

There are now some wonderful books for young people about queerness in nature - *perfect* for Christmas stockings! 🌈📚🎅🦌🎁

#books #queer #LGBTQ+ #PrideInSTEM #Christmas

If you're in Ottawa, you'll want to come to this! Organized by @jennifervevans.bsky.social and compatriots!

Response to coups by elected leaders:

- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens

- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics

- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court

Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

#Histmed, are you out there?! AAHM is now on Bluesky 💙 We will no longer use our Twitter account, so follow along here for announcements, updates on our centennial meeting, and an ✨occasional✨ plea for donations.

If you’re really looking to impress someone on a first date, offer to pay for dinner and then “accidentally” have your library card fall out of your wallet

Hi! I'm a historian of women and gender, health, and politics! Finally deactivated on the bad place. My excuse for delaying was promotion for my new book, Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression. But the amazing new energy here made it easy. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

LGBTQ+ History in the US, Twentieth Century Reproductive Health in America, Intro to American Studies aka Disability History of the US, Cultural History of Alcohol and Drugs in America, along with survey courses in US history, World history, and Texas history.

I decided to make the leap on over. I'm a historian of medicine and public health, focusing on disability history. I'm currently teaching Early American History through Biography and American History through Memoir at Texas State University, and have taught other courses: