Allison Bailey
@msallisonbailey.bsky.social
advocate & organizer for #insulin4all, #access2meds, #disabilityjustice • health care is a human right ⚕️
she(/her) who walks behind the (iowa) rows 🌽
she(/her) who walks behind the (iowa) rows 🌽
Toymakers tried to replicate the popularity of the teddy bear with a toy named after the president following TR, William Taft, so they created the Billy Possum, apparently because Taft enjoyed eating “possum and taters.” Needless to say, it didn’t take off.
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Toymakers tried to replicate the popularity of the teddy bear with a toy named after the president following TR, William Taft, so they created the Billy Possum, apparently because Taft enjoyed eating “possum and taters.” Needless to say, it didn’t take off.
Reposted by Allison Bailey
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
The addition of analogue insulins to the World Health Organization’s essential medicines list is a great step in the right direction, but access to insulin and diabetes care is still out of reach for millions of patients worldwide.
What it means to lose access to diabetes care: stories from people living with diabetes around the world
Managing diabetes is complicated. Even with access to the best tools and technology, it requires constant blood sugar level monitoring and daily treatment in the form of medication or insulin.
msfaccess.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The addition of analogue insulins to the World Health Organization’s essential medicines list is a great step in the right direction, but access to insulin and diabetes care is still out of reach for millions of patients worldwide.
Ashes, our formerly feral, proper princess of a cat (2005-2020), and Noah, the derpiest of derps (2006-2023).
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ashes, our formerly feral, proper princess of a cat (2005-2020), and Noah, the derpiest of derps (2006-2023).
Reposted by Allison Bailey
more on this important discovery today www.nature.com/articles/d41...
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
more on this important discovery today www.nature.com/articles/d41...