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Hoping anyone who sees this takes just two minutes to watch. This beautiful dancer is my daughter Jaime. Today should be her 22nd birthday and she should still be dancing🧡

I miss my baby girl.

Gene therapy improves blood flow in the brain in patients with sickle cell disease Find how gene therapy for sickle cell disease may decrease brain ischemia risk by returning brain blood flow to normal levels according to a clinical trial.

New research shows gene therapy improves brain blood flow in sickle cell disease patients, reducing stroke risk. Findings suggest patients historically excluded from trials should now be considered. ow.ly/TWOm50WhMH5

(1,10) Never thought my Father’s Day message would begin with the quote below, but these are unusual and dangerous times.

"We will shoot you graveyard dead."

As I get ready to leave now for a graveyard visit with my daughter Jaime, because of gun violence, those words directly from Florida’s

🔥NEW AD: On JUNE 14th —TAKE A STAND

❌👑 WE ARE AMERICA!
❌👑WE DON’T DO KINGS!

The Seneca Project is proud to partner with @indivisible.org, FAFO PAC @malcolmnance.bsky.social, @holdthelinepac.bsky.social, and the No Kings movement 🇺🇸

📍 Find a rally near you and SHOW UP: nokings.org
#NoKings

“Having the state involved in health care poisons the well of the patient-provider relationship. When I go to my health care provider and I can’t be frank with them, it means I’m not going to get care to the extent that I need.”

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Over $325 million in medical debt has been erased for Illinoisans in the past year.

And that work continues now to get us to our goal of eliminating $1 billion for the people of our state.

A Los Angeles cop just shot a reporter live on Australian T.V. with non lethal ammunition. Imagine when no cameras.

From @thetnholler.bsky.social WIDER ANGLE: In this size the cop shooting Australian reporter @laurentomasi with rubber bullets looks even more intentional. (H/T @BubbaProg )

WomEn arE TOO emOtioNaL To LEaD

Associated Press: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

The Trump Administration just rescinded guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care when medically necessary.

California remains unaffected — but women in red states will face life-threatening risks.

Outrageous.

In case people are amazed/confuses/shocked/whatever by the devastating cuts proposed for US science, technology, and innovation, please remember that autocrats always go after three main targets:

1️⃣ Media
2️⃣ Courts
3️⃣ Academics

It’s literally textbook and, yes, it’s happening in the US.

Students like Emma have been advocating to expand reproductive rights on our public university campuses in Illinois.

We’re eliminating barriers to seeking care due to inaccessibility, and I look forward to signing HB 3709 into law.

Hope all these Trumpers are happy with themselves. For all the reasons, but also this reason. Dicks.

New research reveals how genetics and treatment exposures determine the risk of a second cancer in childhood cancer survivors. Radiation accounts for 40% of the risk, but genetics can be equally or more important than chemotherapy. ow.ly/Rmt050W0wse

Donald Trump-“Autism has to be artificially induced” Here’s the reality: Autism occurs through autism genes (>100 identified to date) in early fetal brain development (before birth), with evidence for some environmental exposures in early pregnancy.

@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

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Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming... 9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...

“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.

In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...

That means some of the most vulnerable Americans – families, the elderly, folks with disabilities – won’t be able to get the lifesaving treatment, medication, or care they need. These are people you know. Reach out to your senators now to let them know how much this will impact you.

Four people of different ethnicities and genders wearing green scrubs and white lab coats. Text: National Nurses Week. Thank you for your important work! American Public Health Association logo.

Nurses are on the front lines of public health! For 100+ years, APHA’s Public Health Nursing Section has led innovations in nursing through partnerships, research, advocacy & more. Learn how: www.apha.org/apha-communi... #NationalNursesWeek

In just 100 days. Trump has scaled back a staggering 2.3 billion dollars in NIH grants-halting research on cancer, infectious diseases and more. America’s scientific leadership is being undoubtedly undermined in real time.

@catgyoung.bsky.social

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There are nearly 900 measles cases in the US. Here's what you need to know The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 884, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday. Here's what you need to know.

Are we great yet?

Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise — And Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds - KFF Health News Attitudes about a debunked link between measles vaccines and autism haven’t budged that much. But there’s a sharp partisan divide over whether the vaccine is safe.

"The biggest downside of measles vaccines is that they work really well. Everyone gets vaccinated, no one gets measles, everyone forgets about measles."

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(1,3) Need to share this from Stephanie Horowitz. For those who have followed this past week, you know that Stephanie was in the Parkland school shooting where her friends, like our daughter Jaime, were murdered. We are lucky to be friends with Stephanie's parents as well.

The Cost of Defunding Harvard If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted from the university’s federally funded discoveries in care and tre...

I saw firsthand the impact of stop-work-orders/terminations at USAID & now Harvard. My new @NewYorker piece is on the serious implications for the lives of millions across the world and the US – including for my own family and very possibly your own. 🧵
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

McMorrow: Red flag law is saving lives I will never forget the devastated parents I met with after the Oxford High School and Michigan State shootings. Their lives were shattered.

Michigan’s red flag law is saving lives.

In just one year, it’s helped stop potential school shootings, domestic violence, suicide, and more.

Now Republicans want to repeal it. I wrote about why we can’t let them. www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...

Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools we have to protect our communities—from newborns to seniors. Grounded in rigorous science, vaccines go through years of research, trials, and safety monitoring before they ever reach your arm.

#WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork
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We stopped a landlord near the University at Albany from unlawfully taking advantage of tenants, many of whom were college students and first-time renters, with illegal fees and misleading leases.
 
I'll always protect New Yorkers from landlords who break our laws.