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Emma-Jane Dohrner

@yearofthesower.bsky.social

Public health aficionado, emergency medicine and preparedness, leftist trash. PHU = Public Health Update

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BREAKING: Palestinian activist and Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi walks out of ICE detention after a Vermont judge ordered his release.

"I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you," he said.

30.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1980    πŸ” 583    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 50
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Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation | CNN As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as β€œgood r...

www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/h...

05.03.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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this is the face of a man who is about to end the bird flu epidemic by eating every infected bird

26.02.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 18842    πŸ” 2499    πŸ’¬ 837    πŸ“Œ 194
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Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

β€œRight now, because of climate change and because of what farmers are facing in terms of extreme weather events, we need every piece of available information we can get,” he said. β€œWe don’t have access to that, we’re not going to make it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/c...

24.02.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œFinally Free!”: Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years Behind Bars We speak with NDN Collective founder and CEO Nick Tilsen, who was with Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier as he was released from a federal prison in Florida Monday after nearly half a century behind...

"I Am Finally Free!": Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years Imprisoned

19.02.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 999    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 21
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These Gen Z'ers Are Ditching Social Media for Good Young people are fed up with Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Young people are fed up with Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk: "It makes me sick to think of [Musk] profiting from such vile hate.”

Read more here ‡️

19.02.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 16

>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.

The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.

15.02.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1226    πŸ” 535    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 40
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The Unnatural History of Bird Flu H5N1 is a human creation

There's been lots of stories about H5N1, but I've yet to see a deep dive into where it came fromβ€”which is also the story of how industrial poultry production methods are responsible for turning harmless influenzas into monsters.

My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...

13.02.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 14
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West Texas measles outbreak doubles to 48 cases | CNN The measles outbreak first reported in Gaines County, Texas, has doubled to 48 cases in the last four days, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday.

The measles outbreak first reported in Gaines County, Texas, has doubled to 48 cases since a count released earlier this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday.

14.02.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 712    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 91
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National Archives head resigns as Trump takes control of records Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.

The acting head of the National Achives is stepping down, a week after his boss was fired, as Trump takes full control of US records. What could go wrong? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

15.02.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 9
In case you're unaware the American medical association has a YouTube page; they are doing daily hosts on bird flu and other outbreaks since the CDC can't.

In case you're unaware the American medical association has a YouTube page; they are doing daily hosts on bird flu and other outbreaks since the CDC can't.

CDC and NIH communication may be suppressed under the Trump admin. But the AMA is posting regular updates.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBX...

#birdflu #H5N1 #influenza #publichealth #pandemic #cdc #nih #censorship #science #freespeech

11.02.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Justice Jackson warned about in the Trump immunity case Is coming true β€œI worry that after this ruling, our Nation will reap what this Court has sown.”

β€œI’m trying to understand what the disincentive is from turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminal activity in this country,” Jackson said.

06.02.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 911    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 19
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Virginia community health centers close over federal funding access Despite pause on federal funding freeze, centers unable to access grants

Community health centers are now starting to shut down across the country because of Trump’s executive orders.

These centers serve 1-in-5 rural patients in America.

05.02.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5076    πŸ” 2096    πŸ’¬ 419    πŸ“Œ 184
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New HPAI genotype found in Nevada dairy cows APHIS confirms first detection of D1.1 genotype in dairy cattle through NMTS testing.

Genotype D1.1 of H5N1 confirmed in Nevada cattle, which is the one circulating in birds and not B3.13, causing the wider cattle epizootic in the U.S.

In other words, this is a second observed jump from birds into cows.

Keep rolling the dice, shall we?

www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness...

05.02.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Looks like it’s on the rise in NC as well per WRAL

05.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/5/25: H5N9 detected in birds in CA. TB found in high school in OH, appears to be on the rise in NC. 🧡 (5/5)

05.02.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/5/25: Information on health risks associated with tobacco use appear to be scrubbed from CDC website. Elon Musk’s DOGE now has access to NIH databases that track/administer all NIH grants. 🧡 (4/5)

05.02.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/5/25: Hospitals across the nation send out varied guidance regarding ICE raids, most stating that it is a HIPAA violation however NYU Langone advises staff to comply with ICE, implicating every single patient facing employee to commit crimes against their patients. 🧡 (3/5)

05.02.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

14 state AGs clap back on ban on gender affirming care for people under 19 advising that it is unlawful. 🧡 (2/5)

05.02.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/5/25: NY state makes move to require further subtyping of positive influenza-a swabs for H5N1, wastewater shows no major gains in H5N1 where available & 2500 random samples from across the nation subtyped with 0 positive H5N1 results. 🧡 (1/5)

05.02.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

If you work in healthcare and get an email like this:
-Report immediately to HIPAA
-Find a medical attorney in your state
-Make sure you have separate malpractice insurance through a provider that isn’t your employer (always a good idea)

05.02.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JUST IN: New York health officials are instructing hospitals to subtype all influenza A-positive samples from hospitalized patients within 24 hours in order to detect any potential human cases of H5N1 bird flu.

05.02.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 809    πŸ” 224    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 26

PHU 2/1/25: H5N1 found to replicate in mammary glands causing concern about transmission via breastfeeding, NY confirms human infection of H5N1 following culling of chicken farm in Hudson Valley 🧡 (3/3)

02.02.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/1/25: 4 confirmed cases of measles in past 2 weeks in TX, WHO ramps up vaccine access in Uganda as response to SVD (Ebola family), Treasurer Secretary Bessent gives Elon Musk/DOGE full access to info held by Medicare/Social Security 🧡 (2/3)

02.02.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHU 2/1/25: cdc website scrubbed of vaccine data sheets, nutrition information for pregnant women, HIV prevention and LGBTQ health disparities. MA reports H5N1 β€œwidespread” among bird populations, 67 reported cases of TB in Kansas (no reported increase) 🧡 (1/3)

02.02.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Addendum 1/31/25: one lot of Alvogen fentanyl patches is being recalled due to possibility that they are β€œdouble stacked”, causing concern for potential accidental overdose. Pts instructed to remove patch immediately and contact prescriber. 🧡

01.02.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Public Health Update 1/31/25: school systems push back on Trump’s EO ordering them to discriminate against trans youth, no noted increase in subtyping influenza-a cases for H5N1 (tag me if ya see it!), expecting updated flu surveillance report from CDC tomorrow 🧡 (2/2)

01.02.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Public Health Update 1/31/25: cuts to Medicaid home health could land millions of people currently receiving care at home back in hospitals & nursing homes, uptick in hospitals going on diversion (not accepting ambulances due to overload) 🧡(1/2)

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