For a deep dive into formaldehyde regulation under the Trump Administration, see ProPublican Sharon Lernerβs excellent Dec. 8 reporting: www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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For a deep dive into formaldehyde regulation under the Trump Administration, see ProPublican Sharon Lernerβs excellent Dec. 8 reporting: www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Climate change policy rollbacks ignore what the science is telling us loud and clear: climate change is driving a present and escalating public health emergency.
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
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π Greater transparency for oncology clinical trials reporting
Chief Editors of The Lancetβs specialty journals discuss enhanced scrutiny in the reporting of oncology clinical trials
Read here: thelancet.com/journals/lan...
π΄Online now: Ultra-hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for localised #prostatecancer (HYPO-RT-PC): 10-year outcomes of an open-label, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
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Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." ππ·medsky
Read more about the demise of the federal minimum nurse staffing rule for nursing homes here: theconsumervoice.org/news/cms-tak...
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This week, the Trump administration repealed safe minimum staffing rules for nursing homesβand the CMS requirement that nursing homes have, well, a nurse (an RN on-site 24/7).
My 2023 report on the nursing home staffing crisis in New Mexico:
nmindepth.com/2023/everywh...
Why is science under assault and what forces are behind it?
My review @thelancet.com of βScience under Siegeβ by @michaelemann.bsky.social & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
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What Everyone Should Know About Fungi by Age 15
8οΈβ£ Mycorrhizal fungi extend root systems up to 100 times their normal reach, enabling plants to access hard-to-reach nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen.
See the top 10 list (www.spun.earth/articles/top...) and follow for new fungal facts.
There's a big divide in how Americans are thinking about vaccines:
β¦οΈ83% of Republicans don't want an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
π·64% of Democrats want to get or have already received an updated vaccine.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... π§ͺ
π₯ π 𧬠π§ͺ Gene Therapy for Hunter Syndrome
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How exciting!
CRISPR reversed chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer, making tumors more responsive to chemotherapy. Eventually this tool can be applied to other types of cancers.
CRISPR has so many applications.
π§ͺ www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Chart showing that since 2016, a vast majority of U.S. adults have said healthy children should be required to get the vaccine to attend public school because of the potential risks for others when children are not vaccinated. But support for school MMR requirements dropped from 82% in 2019 to 69% in 2025. This decline is largely because of a steep slide in support among Republicans. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of Republicans said healthy children should be required to get the MMR vaccine to attend school. This share sunk to 57% in 2023, then to 52% in 2025. In contrast, Democratsβ views on school MMR requirements have remained stable, with solid majority support.
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... π§ͺ
Chart shows far more Republicans than Democrats say parents with young children should have a major role in policy decisions about childhood vaccines Previous Center work has found that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support scientists playing an active role in policy debates about scientific issues. Similarly, a much larger share of Democrats (85%) than Republicans (62%) say medical scientists should have a major role in decisions about childhood vaccine policy. Views are reversed when it comes to the role of parents with young children. Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say parents of young children should have a major role in policy decisions about childhood vaccines (71% vs. 46%). There are smaller partisan differences for the other groups we asked about. For example, 44% of Republicans say the general public should play a major role, compared with 30% of Democrats. And small shares in both parties say health insurance company leaders should have a major role (14% Republicans and 18% Democrats).
Who should have a major role in making childhood vaccine policy decisions?
πDemocrats are most likely to say medical scientists π§ͺ
πRepublicans are most likely to say parents
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...
Another reason RFK jr should resign
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.
βUsing the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,β Shirakawa notes. βAnd it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.β
#ScienceSunday
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action wasβ¦ absolutely nothing. Meta didnβt just βmissβ anything.
23.11.2025 20:28 β π 9963 π 4257 π¬ 726 π 385I see two
23.11.2025 23:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Vaccine Safety MENU V For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS β’ The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. β’ Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. β’ HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.