Fran Smith

Voted for someone else’s partner to be whisked away.

Eric Dane’s Friends Launch GoFundMe to Support His 2 Daughters After Late Actor’s Tragic Death at 53 Eric Dane died at age 53, nearly one year after publicly announcing his ALS diagnosis. His friends launched a GoFundMe in the wake of his death to support his two daughters with ex Rebecca Gayheart.

If celebs need Go Fund Me drives to help their family after suffering catastrophic health crises, imagine what the average American must endure?

We don't need to live like this...

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Yes, and…. Obliterating the newsroom is the far greater sin. No kind of optics would have made it better.

“Appears to”??

No doubt Susan Collins is concerned. …⤵️

Maine records first confirmed case of measles since 2019 Maine’s first measles case since 2019 has been confirmed by the Maine CDC as two new outbreaks have been reported nationwide this year.

February 2025: Susan Collins votes to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of HHS.

February 2026: Maine has its first case of measles in 7 years.

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Totally agree. Shameful and cowardly censorship.

The Health Divide: The cost of a medical education is changing who can afford to become a doctor There’s growing evidence that medicine risks losing talent from poor and working-class, Black and Latino communities. Ultimately, patient care will suffer as a result.

When you have to be rich to become a doctor, patients pay a price. My latest for @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

It was a shameful display of cowardice.

And the rest of the press corps let it pass…

The Health Divide: The AI data center boom will harm the health of communities that can least afford it As the data center building spree continues and the federal government rolls back environmental and health protections, the health toll will be heaviest in marginalized communities.

Big Tech is projected to invest $500 billion this year on AI infrastructure. What could go wrong? @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @ericnost.bsky.social centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Housing Instability Among US Health Care Workers This study examines rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability among US health care workers.

On the same week as a report that health care costs have risen three times faster than wages in recent decades, comes this…. What are we doing? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

@medschool.umaryland.edu

The Health Divide: The explosion of sports betting is fueling a new public health crisis An entire gambling ecosystem operates with virtually no federal guardrails, and a generation is growing up with casinos on their phones.

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If her comment is true, the new standard for airing the segment, or presumably any news or investigation, is the sweetest gift to the WH. And a shameful turnabout for the network.

Important study! Thank you for your work.

The Health Divide: Q&A — Why are doctors getting paid less to see patients of color? Physicians receive lower payments for taking care of Black and Hispanic patients than white patients, according to a new study. Dr. Aaron Schwartz, the study’s lead, explains what may be driving the d...

It was a pleasure to speak with @fransmith.bsky.social about our recent @jamahealthforum.com study. centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

Let the pardon begin.

Super. Will we get rid of seatbelts next?

I went to college on a scholarship from my father’s union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters. Earned a lot more as a newspaper reporter — plus overtime - when I moved from a nonunion daily to one represented by the Newspaper Guild (and unions across job categories).

Mike Johnson didn’t hear it. 🙈🙉

Olivia Benson would like a word..

Well, they are telling us they’re going to help us all lose weight…

Or on the Wharton School curriculum.

Before I read the story, I’ll take a wild guess: it’s the "pro-life" states leaning hard into executions.

How do they think this election outcome occurred without a revitalized resistance working for it? Organizing—>election wins. They don’t happen out of thin air.

The Health Divide: The outlook for families who rely on SNAP is quickly getting worse The massive changes to SNAP will hit low-income people hard for years to come.

Let them eat… nothing?? centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins... @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @centeronbudget.bsky.social

Underbabied? 🤔

@chjreportinghealth.bsky.social

Why doesn’t she name names??