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health advocacy . social justice . substance use health . mental health . whole health . fan of people doing good things . sometimes singer songwriter . she/her . views my own . posts not necessarily endorsement
When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst, @phillevin.bsky.social + the author team were determined not to let that stop them.
They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found funding…and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. 👏🌳👏🌲
Check it out (link below)!
The V02 max craze has serious flaws. I reviewed the problems erictopol.substack.com/p/the-flawed...
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Perry has released a reimagined version of “Beautiful," along with a dreamy music video directed by actress Sara Gilbert.
Perry's first new solo album in decades is coming this spring.
Substack just informed me I’m #62 Rising in Health Politics.
Translation: the nerd uprising is ahead of schedule. If you plan on eventually saying, “I’ve been following him since early on,” this is the moment to make that technically true.
We're celebrating Black History Month all February, featuring a essential album every day. Here's the complete schedule.
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1 minute of vagus nerve stimulation per day was recently FDA approved as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. A new Ground Truths podcast with Kevin J. Tracey who pioneered this field
erictopol.substack.com/p/vagus-nerv...
"We are bearing witness to what fear can do to the health of a community"
A poignant piece @NEJM about the Minneapolis devastation
"We care for our patients because they are human beings. Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Make sure you check us out on @armandalegshow.bsky.social ! Thank you for having us 🫶
catastrophic. no words.
John Sebastian, the songwriter of "Do You Believe in Magic," "Summer in the City," and that Welcome Back, Kotter song opens up about his life, his frustrations, and playing Woodstock in the new documentary 'I’ll Paint Rainbows All Over Your Blues.'
Exclusive ↓
David Byrne and his gigantic band of blue-clad backing musicians squeezed into the NPR offices for a Tiny Desk Concert, featuring a pair of Talking Heads classics.
Watch ↓
ICYMI Dept of Education will no longer considers these professional degrees:
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
A last-minute provision in the federal spending bill will re-criminalize many hemp-derived products, reversing their legalization in the 2018 Farm Bill.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
KFF's latest employer survey is out. The average cost of a family health insurance policy has climbed to $26,993. Health insurance is wildly expensive because health care in the U.S. is expensive.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
The Trump administration has laid off between 100 and 150 workers at SAMHSA during the federal government shutdown.
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Our guide to where furloughed federal workers can find joy right now—on a budget.
Study finds 99% of all heart attacks, heart failure, or strokes occur in people with "suboptimal" blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, or smoking history
www.statnews.com/2025/09/29/r...
Feeling overwhelmed? Despair? Unending urgency?
My friends feeling this… a few things...🧵
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As some states form alliances on vaccine policy, others bar vaccine mandates, and ACIP pulls back on recommendations for certain vaccines, we provide a snapshot of what states are doing on vaccine policy.
Dive in: https://on.kff.org/3IhxRnr
We're proud that 2 million+ docs & health care workers can now seek mental health support or care for a substance use disorder without fear of professional repercussions. This is a big step in strengthening the healthcare workforce & ensuring better patient care. spr.ly/63323AwhUB
Thanks! If anyone is interested in blow-by-blow coverage, just read over my posts from today. I lived posted through the whole ACIP, including lots of slides.
Today’s ACIP meeting promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines. AAP will continue stepping up and working with our local, state and federal partners to make sure every child in every community continues to have access to immunizations.
bit.ly/4puP4uf
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
WPSU is set to be the first in the country to go dark after the Trump administration stripped away federal funding for NPR and PBS.
“The news devastated me, it devastated all the employees,” said Jeff Hughes, WPSU’s former program director.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.
Mississippi Today opens 'black box' of opioid settlement spending mississippitoday.org/2025/09/15/b...
JAMA Perspective: How the vocabulary used to describe the way US health care is increasingly governed by the rules, values, and practices of other sectors of the market economy.
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NEW YORKERS- Did you see that Attorney General Letitia James released proposed rules yesterday that would force social media platforms to require age verification?
Would be awesome if the public comments section was jam packed with “don’t” 👀
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