Kathy Roberts
@nursologist.bsky.social
“The first thing we do now is tell people it’s free,”says Geraldine Keane, the manager of Roscommon Hospice in Ireland.
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Inside a hospice at Christmas: ‘I didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s beautiful here’
Patients and staff describe a day in the life inside Roscommon Hospice
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December 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“The first thing we do now is tell people it’s free,”says Geraldine Keane, the manager of Roscommon Hospice in Ireland.
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"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
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"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
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US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
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December 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
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"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
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What we heard this week ⬇️ #MedSky
"Parents are going to be very scared for no reason to get the COVID-19 vaccine." -- Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD, on confusing federal vaccine recommendations in light of a new CDC report that showed kids' COVID shots reduced ED visits.
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"Parents are going to be very scared for no reason to get the COVID-19 vaccine." -- Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD, on confusing federal vaccine recommendations in light of a new CDC report that showed kids' COVID shots reduced ED visits.
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CDC Says Kids' COVID Shots Reduced Emergency Department Visits
Despite confusing federal recommendations, updated shots appear to be of value
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December 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What we heard this week ⬇️ #MedSky
"Parents are going to be very scared for no reason to get the COVID-19 vaccine." -- Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD, on confusing federal vaccine recommendations in light of a new CDC report that showed kids' COVID shots reduced ED visits.
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"Parents are going to be very scared for no reason to get the COVID-19 vaccine." -- Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD, on confusing federal vaccine recommendations in light of a new CDC report that showed kids' COVID shots reduced ED visits.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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NEW: Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually.
The FDA reports testing only a few dozen of them every year, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
Here’s what we found when we did our own testing:
The FDA reports testing only a few dozen of them every year, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
Here’s what we found when we did our own testing:
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually.
The FDA reports testing only a few dozen of them every year, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
Here’s what we found when we did our own testing:
The FDA reports testing only a few dozen of them every year, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
Here’s what we found when we did our own testing:
“Nursing stands out for the opposite reason. It has strong debt-to-earnings ratios, strict licensing requirements, sustained labor-market demand, and a clear social return.”
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The GOP War on Nurses
Donald Trump and the Republicans cut graduate student loans for nurses and social workers to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Nursing stands out for the opposite reason. It has strong debt-to-earnings ratios, strict licensing requirements, sustained labor-market demand, and a clear social return.”
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“Many have warned the move will lead to a significant drop in the number of nurses in the country, impacting health care services nationwide.” www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“Many have warned the move will lead to a significant drop in the number of nurses in the country, impacting health care services nationwide.” www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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vaccines are truly one of the most incredible things in all of human history. we founds ways to literally defeat communicable deadly diseases at almost no cost & at no harm to ourselves
and a guy whose brain was literally partially eaten by a worm is working to undermine that and get people killed
and a guy whose brain was literally partially eaten by a worm is working to undermine that and get people killed
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
vaccines are truly one of the most incredible things in all of human history. we founds ways to literally defeat communicable deadly diseases at almost no cost & at no harm to ourselves
and a guy whose brain was literally partially eaten by a worm is working to undermine that and get people killed
and a guy whose brain was literally partially eaten by a worm is working to undermine that and get people killed
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
A little refresher on German Measles…
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Measles and Mumps Are Great, but Don’t Overlook the Awesomeness of Congenital Rubella Syndrome
“CDC panel recommends multiple shots for measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox instead of a single vaccine… Experts react with concern that incre...
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September 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A little refresher on German Measles…
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Finding good information is hard.
A study done on 2.5M pregnant women who took Tylenol during pregnancy showed no adverse fetal effects.
However, pregnant women with untreated fevers had increased fetal risk of:
Neural tube,
Heart,
And abdominal wall,
Defects.
Plus cleft palate and more!
A study done on 2.5M pregnant women who took Tylenol during pregnancy showed no adverse fetal effects.
However, pregnant women with untreated fevers had increased fetal risk of:
Neural tube,
Heart,
And abdominal wall,
Defects.
Plus cleft palate and more!
September 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Finding good information is hard.
A study done on 2.5M pregnant women who took Tylenol during pregnancy showed no adverse fetal effects.
However, pregnant women with untreated fevers had increased fetal risk of:
Neural tube,
Heart,
And abdominal wall,
Defects.
Plus cleft palate and more!
A study done on 2.5M pregnant women who took Tylenol during pregnancy showed no adverse fetal effects.
However, pregnant women with untreated fevers had increased fetal risk of:
Neural tube,
Heart,
And abdominal wall,
Defects.
Plus cleft palate and more!
Helpful background info before the new HHS report on folate deficiency and links to autism spectrum disorder. kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
Folate & Autism, Unpacked
Prep for the upcoming HHS report
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September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Helpful background info before the new HHS report on folate deficiency and links to autism spectrum disorder. kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
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Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy probably doesn't give babies autism.
Now unlocked for all to read
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Now unlocked for all to read
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Tylenol Use In Pregnancy Probably Doesn't Give Babies Autism
Why acetaminophen/paracetamol probably isn't causing the autism epidemic.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy probably doesn't give babies autism.
Now unlocked for all to read
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Now unlocked for all to read
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NEWS: By vaccinating babies at birth, the U.S. nearly eradicated hepatitis-B in children.
Kennedy's vaccine advisory panel is expected this week to recommend delaying the shot, opening a window for kids to be infected.
Exclusive by @jackie-fortier.bsky.social
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Kennedy's vaccine advisory panel is expected this week to recommend delaying the shot, opening a window for kids to be infected.
Exclusive by @jackie-fortier.bsky.social
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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Expected To Recommend Delaying Hepatitis B Shot for Children - KFF Health News
A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to vote on delaying the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Pediatricians warn that coul...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NEWS: By vaccinating babies at birth, the U.S. nearly eradicated hepatitis-B in children.
Kennedy's vaccine advisory panel is expected this week to recommend delaying the shot, opening a window for kids to be infected.
Exclusive by @jackie-fortier.bsky.social
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Kennedy's vaccine advisory panel is expected this week to recommend delaying the shot, opening a window for kids to be infected.
Exclusive by @jackie-fortier.bsky.social
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Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect
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Appeals ruling threatens routine care access for Medicaid enrollees at Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order tak...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect
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Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
Appeals ruling threatens routine care access for Medicaid enrollees at Planned Parenthood • Tennessee Lookout
Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation are telling Medicaid patients their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Aside from the incredibly flimsy evidence claiming a link between ASD and acetaminophen use in pregnancy, there is something remarkably cruel about effectively trying to restrict one of very few pain medications that are known to be safe in pregnancy.
September 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Aside from the incredibly flimsy evidence claiming a link between ASD and acetaminophen use in pregnancy, there is something remarkably cruel about effectively trying to restrict one of very few pain medications that are known to be safe in pregnancy.
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Caroline Kennedy warned us about her cousin #RFKJr, "a predator" presiding over "perverse scenes" of "despair and violence." His youth was the origin story of a new American Psycho. Now he is the position to inflict pain and suffering on millions. He has to go now. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Caroline Kennedy warned us about her cousin #RFKJr, "a predator" presiding over "perverse scenes" of "despair and violence." His youth was the origin story of a new American Psycho. Now he is the position to inflict pain and suffering on millions. He has to go now. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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It's a bit hard to know which of the Trump sycophants and cultists is going to kill the most people and destroy the most science, but RFK Jr. has got to be close to the top.
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RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses
The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's a bit hard to know which of the Trump sycophants and cultists is going to kill the most people and destroy the most science, but RFK Jr. has got to be close to the top.
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“These attacks feel deeply personal for so many of us in health care. And of course, we are most pained about what this means for those we take care of.”
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Opinion | Doctors Have Lost Their Mount Olympus of Medicine
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July 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“These attacks feel deeply personal for so many of us in health care. And of course, we are most pained about what this means for those we take care of.”
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Completely disregarding the 1999 Olmstead decision, President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities, which is a clear form of discrimination.
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Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
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July 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Completely disregarding the 1999 Olmstead decision, President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities, which is a clear form of discrimination.
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These Trump/DOGE funding cuts are the epitome of waste, fraud and mismanagement. #USAIDSavesLives
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Exclusive: Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions
The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
These Trump/DOGE funding cuts are the epitome of waste, fraud and mismanagement. #USAIDSavesLives
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“Declining vaccination rates in poor countries not only put the lives of vulnerable people — especially children — at risk from infectious disease, but can also raise the danger of disease outbreaks around the world.”
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Help save 2 million lives: close the vaccine funding gap
Gavi, the vaccine provider for the world’s poorest people, needs an extra US$3 billion to protect infants and other vulnerable groups. More donors must step up.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Declining vaccination rates in poor countries not only put the lives of vulnerable people — especially children — at risk from infectious disease, but can also raise the danger of disease outbreaks around the world.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...