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Chart showing the rapid removal of 103 items from data.cdc.gov between Jan 31, 2025 and Feb 7, 2025

Here is what the censoring of data.cdc.gov looks like over time

07.02.2025 17:39 — 👍 986    🔁 360    💬 25    📌 12

Reflections on the Successes of Pediatric Vaccines This Viewpoint discusses the importance of early and continued vaccine use in the US.

Moving defense of childhood #vaccines by Vanderbilt vaccine expert Kathy Edwards in JAMA. Stunning that so many people fear the tools that prevent children from dying and being maimed, rather than the pathogens that resurge when vaccine use declines. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

06.02.2025 22:56 — 👍 400    🔁 169    💬 7    📌 7

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

09.01.2025 01:18 — 👍 36364    🔁 10479    💬 440    📌 342

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson became one of the country’s most powerful insurance execs before tragic killing Those who knew Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, struggled to process the news that he had been shot and killed in New York City.

UnitedHealthcare CEO's family is "shocked and heartbroken," his sister-in-law told STAT. They learned about his shooting online, "which is shameful." Thompson headed the country's largest health insurer, on pace for $300B in '24 revenue.
www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/u... via @statnews.bsky.social

04.12.2024 20:05 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Finally got an Apple pencil, so I can try drawing on Procreate. Is it worth doing a class? Anyone have any favorite YouTube tutorials?

04.12.2024 20:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Had a lot of fun filming this with @brittanytrang.bsky.social. I was shook when she brought actual data breach notifications from Change for the shoot. (The ones you see in the thumbnail here). Such dedication!

04.12.2024 19:18 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

GLP-1 drugs can be difficult to access with high demand and not enough supply. Compounding pharmacies & telehealth companies have stepped in to fill the gap. @alexhogan.bsky.social has all you need to know about how this alternative market works in this awesome deep dive. youtu.be/2w-MCLEtZ10

26.11.2024 15:56 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Piggybacking on Bob's thorough thread below. He also explains how UnitedHealth's practices affect patients, employers and doctors in this short video. youtube.com/shorts/2Js9U...

25.11.2024 18:10 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here's why #MedTwitter is migrating en masse from X to Bluesky, suddenly making it an essential hub for scientific discourse. Here's why.

Check it out @katiepalmer.bsky.social wrote about this place www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b...

21.11.2024 15:14 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Very informative new short video on three H5N1 cases that are causing concern - feat. @helenbranswell.bsky.social h/t @annayeo.bsky.social @statnews.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/i4frp...

21.11.2024 23:07 — 👍 175    🔁 88    💬 9    📌 12

Hello! This is me trying to be more active on social in another platform. Will be sharing some of my work, and whatever colorful or interesting thing I happen to come by. Wish me luck on here!

15.11.2024 15:19 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0