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Promotional poster for a medical lecture titled ‘Neuroactive Steroids and Perinatal Mental Health’ presented by Dr. Lauren Osborne, MD, Associate Professor of OB-GYN and of Psychiatry, Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine. The poster features a professional headshot of Dr. Osborne, a woman with shoulder-length dark hair and glasses wearing a black blazer over a geometric patterned top, smiling warmly against a light purple geometric background. Event details show Monday, March 9, 2026 at 8am PST/11am EST, with instructions to register for the virtual lecture and Q&A. Institutional logos appear at bottom: University of California, Weill Cornell Medicine Radiology, and Cornell Bowers CIS College of Computing and Information Science. The Ann S. Bowers Women’s Brain Health Initiative logo appears at top.

Next Monday: Dr. Lauren Osborne, MD, presents "Neuroactive Steroids and Perinatal Mental Health." Register at tinyurl.com/bowerswbhi-s... so you can tune in and join the conversation.

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Hospital Mergers Push Pregnant Mom Care Farther Hospital mergers lead to higher commercial health care prices, without corresponding improvements in quality.

Do hospital mergers change where Medicaid patients deliver their babies?

New @jamahealthforum.com research finds mergers were associated with more urban patients delivering at safety-net hospitals and rural patients traveling farther for care. https://bit.ly/4b9aoPE

PayForWar.com — What is this war costing you? Real-time cost tracker for U.S. military operations in Iran. Updated every second.

How much is this costing you?

I know a rock or two they could turn over…

> @economist.com

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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs, Expiring ACA Tax Credits, and the 2026 Midterms | KFF Looking ahead to the midterm elections, health care costs are the public’s top economic concern, and many voters say the issue will have a major impact on their vote. On health care issues, including the cost of health care, voters currently trust Democrats more than Republicans, though neither party has an advantage on addressing the overall cost of living. Following the expiration of the ACA enhanced tax credits, two-thirds of the public say Congress did the “wrong thing” by not extending them.

The cost of health care, including paying for health insurance and out-of-pocket expenses, tops the list of the public’s economic anxieties, rising well above other necessities.

just thinking about how USAID was dismantled under the rationale of cost savings but there's an unlimited budget for war

Great article! Thank you.

British Columbia Will Change Clocks on Sunday for the Last Time The Canadian province is moving permanently to daylight saving time, officials announced.

Residents of British Columbia will change their clocks this weekend as daylight saving time shifts into place and then will never do so again. The Canadian province is permanently adopting the new clock, officials announced on Monday, ending the twice-a-year ritual of changing every clock you own.

Resilience

Photo of Peter with Pastor Steven Tendo.

Pastor Steven Tendo fled persecution and torture in Uganda and has lived peacefully in Vermont for many years.

ICE violated his due process and detained him as he was leaving work.

ICE should be focused on violent criminals, not terrorizing our communities. 

Elevating Nurses is Key to Fixing Health Care Penn Nursing faculty write that nurses must lead reform in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

In 2025, the nursing profession faced major challenges from the federal government.

In the @inquirer.com, LDI Fellows Connie Ulrich and Mary Naylor highlight the critical role of nurses in strengthening the health system & leading care improvement efforts. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bc8LSj

Now hiring: #Postdoc in Rural Maternal & Perinatal Health (#NIH U01) at USC @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

Seeking a scholar committed to #RuralHealth #MaternalHealth equity and high-impact #research dissemination.

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As measles spreads in South Carolina, RFK Jr’s allies work to gut vaccine laws Activists who dispute safety of vaccines are pushing to limit immunization requirements in schools

“Epidemiological data is being used politically and selectively to create a scapegoat for routine infection rates that rise and fall…” says RFK Jr.’s BFF, Leslie Manookian.

No, Leslie. Measles was eliminated in the U.S.

It’s easy to be an anti-vaxxer because you’re not confined to facts.

'The Neonatal Nurses Association Cymru welcomes The Path to Safer Beginnings in Wales and strongly supports its focus on strengthening safety, equity and quality across maternity and neonatal services. Read the NNA Cymru response to The Path to Safer Beginnings in Wales report here: bit.ly/4aMQ7k4

By Tesla's own math, it reveals that its robotaxis are 4x worse at driving than humans, with redactions hiding even more details | Fortune By NHTSA standards, the Tesla Robotaxis are 8x worse than human drivers.

The RoboTaxi is roughly as safe as a brand-new teen driver. Which doesn't offer a lot of confidence, given that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15-20-year-olds in the US, with thousands of teen drivers dying each year.

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“.. A prolonged campaign against Iran could also produce a failed state with enriched uranium, destabilize crucial oil routes, threaten Gulf allies, trigger a refugee crisis, and disrupt the global economy.”

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“…from 2021 to 2024, prenatal care starting in the first trimester declined to 75.5 percent. The decline in early prenatal care was highest for Black mothers, where first-trimester care fell from 69.7 percent to 65.1 percent. Late or no care increased in 36 states and Washington, D.C.”

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

The first concern with measles is, of course, the devastating health impact.

But this article does a great job of explaining the economic costs.

This just makes me feel incandescent rage

Figure 1. Bacteria Cultured from Injured Ukrainian Service Members. Shown are bacteria cultured from the wounds of 127 injured Ukrainian service members, with percentages assigned to each bacterial family and to each genus within the Enterobacteriaceae family. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

Battlefield injuries are often contaminated with potentially infecting microbes. In this study, swabs obtained in the field after injury were profiled. Microbes and potential antimicrobial-resistance genes were characterized. Full study results: nej.md/4l1hpqk

#MedSky #IDSky

This is exactly how I feel. We don’t want to go to war with Iran or invade Greenland or Venezuela! Where are my senators and representative? Why have people given up?
@balint.house.gov @sanders.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov

At @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social, our commitment to health equity includes examining how immigration status functions as a social determinant of health. Continued learning is essential to providing informed, equitable care.

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Mary Walsh, a name almost no one outside journalism knows, is one of the most significant and righteous truthfighters out there! Her departure is a five alarm fire.

El Paso reports 17 measles cases, most of them at ICE detention facility Four measles cases were reported in the city of El Paso, while the other 13 cases were reported at ICE's Camp East Montana detention facility.

El Paso has measles.

There is a total of 17 cases, 13 of which are in a migrant detention camp that consists of tents on the grounds of Fort Bliss.

I regret to inform you that the Secretary of Defense is an idiot

Opinion | You Can’t Shame People Into Vaccinating Their Kids For a long time, I was angry at my mom for not vaccinating me.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“I was not vaccinated until the age of 23,” Elisabeth Marnik, an immunologist, writes. “Learning why my mother didn’t vaccinate me, and then choosing to vaccinate myself, has led me on a lifelong journey in understanding how love and fear intertwine.”

Also me! #neosky