Stephanie Armour

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RFK Jr., MAHA rhetoric put health responsibility on individuals. Some patients feel blamed for illnesses. In their zeal to "Make America Healthy Again," top Trump administration officials depict patients and the doctors who treat them as partly responsible for whatever ails them.

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Vested interests. Influence muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, it’s not pharma. It’s wellness. | CNN Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But he and other “Make America Healthy Again”...

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Vested Interests. Influence Muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, It’s Not Pharma. It’s Wellness. - KFF Health News Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But he and other “Make America Healthy Again”...

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They are addictive

A Canadian City Brings Fluoride Back to Its Drinking Water

Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply in 2011, but residents voted to reverse course after worsening dental health among children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...

At some federal beaches, the lifeguard chair is empty Just as scores of vacationers descend on national parks for summer fun, some National Park Service beaches are curtailing lifeguard hours.

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Brown and white bulldog stands on rocky beach at sunset with her tongue out

It’s been a ruff week. Maisie is here for you.

Maisie mood: Happy

Fired HHS employees allege terminations were based on ‘error-ridden’ personnel records Agency personnel files listed incorrect performance ratings that were used to determine which employees would be laid off, according to a new lawsuit.

Fired HHS employees allege in a new class-action lawsuit that DOGE terminations were based on “hopelessly error-ridden” personnel records with “systemic inaccuracies.”

BREAKING: The Trump admin is scrapping Biden admin guidance that hospitals in states with abortion bans can't turn away pregnant patients experiencing medical emergencies. The move comes amid court battles over the guidance in Idaho, Tennessee and Texas. www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

Maisie mood

Texas legislature full steam ahead on MAHA food labeling bill The latest on MAHA in the Lone Star State. USDA posts tracker for SNAP restriction waivers. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary pushes back on Washington Post food safety story.

The latest on MAHA in the Lone Star State. USDA posts tracker for SNAP restriction waivers. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary pushes back on Washington Post food safety story.

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The House-passed reconciliation bill causes an estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants to lose health coverage. That’s not because the federal government pays for Medicaid for them. It’s because the bill penalizes states using their own money to cover immigrants.

Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science. We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS ’s promise to Make America Healthy Again.

Last week / this week

“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.

In light of today’s recommendation on COVID vaccines for pregnant women, this 2022 piece by
@deldeib.bsky.social is newly relevant.

COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

Screenshot of @SecKennedy's X post: "Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science. We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS’s promise to Make America Healthy Again." The post includes a video of three men, Marty Makary (head of FDA), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (head of HHS), and Jay Bhattacharya (head of NIH). Notably, there's no head of CDC present.

Kennedy, Makary, and Bhattacharya announced on X that they are pulling recommendations for Covid vaccines. They will no longer be part of the childhood vaccination schedule, and they're no longer recommended for pregnant people.

There's a process for changing recs. It's not posting a video on X.

Wow

E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.

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Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk. - KFF Health News The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults. The requirements could cost drugmakers tens of millions of dollars and are...

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"Only the sickest patients may remain in the Marketplaces, skyrocketing costs for everyone. Millions of Americans will lose their health coverage, local hospital systems will face unprecedented financial strain, state operational costs will spike in order to implement burdensome new federal rules"

Yet so many offices still value FaceTime over quantity of work

Oscar Larrainzar, the recipient of the first-ever bladder transplant, is smiling and looking to his left while sitting in a hospital bed. A headline reads: "Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplant." Photo by Kyle Grillot for The New York Times.

Surgeons in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, introducing a new, potentially life-changing procedure for people with debilitating bladder conditions. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/h...

But appreciate the input from a fellow Smiths fan

Yes but the work of the Clean Rivers Project can only do so much. Infrastructure is so bad that 2 inch of rain bleeds sewage. Hoping the Clean River Project makes a difference. A clean rock creek would be a crown jewel

Huh?

I’m still struck that we are ok with open sewage in the city

YouTube video by KFF Health News RFK Jr.'s Hearing With Senate HELP Committee: A Live Discussion

After the Senate HELP committee hearings, correspondents @julierovner.bsky.social, @stephaniearmour.bsky.social, and @dariustahir.bsky.social, along with Senior Vice President Jennifer Kates, recapped the hearings, discussed what could come next for the department, and answered viewer questions.

RFK Jr. Gets Crap For Taking Grandkids Swimming In Sewage-Tainted Waters Many people wondered why the health secretary wanted to put his family at risk for cholera and giardia.

Headline writers had fun with this.

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