Aidy

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I’m an NIH whistleblower. The scientific community cannot afford to avoid politics “Scientists are often encouraged to avoid politics. But this advice is outdated, if it was ever correct in the first place,” writes Jenna Norton, NIH whistleblower.

A heads down approach will not save science. We need to speak up, live our values, and demand integrity.

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Doomscrolling these days…

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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…

Umm, I know cases for learning can be fictional, but published case reports in a society medical journal, for the last 25 years 😧?? #medlibs retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...

Wirtshausschlägerei, by Jan Miense Molenaer, 1650, 📸 by @andrewrittphoto

30th Nordic Medical History Congress, Gothenburg April 21 – 23 2027 #CFP now open 👉 shorturl.at/ykArp

The congress language will be English. The main theme for the meeting will be **** Water in Health and Disease ****
#HistMed #PublicHealth #MedSky #HistHealth

Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken Tyrannosaurus Rex wants breakfast. He stomps and he roars and he gnashes his teeth—and he scares all the other dinosaurs right out of the forest. Only Edna...

I also read about a dinosaur and a chicken and this was their favorite of the two - such a good read-along title and highly recommend, us.macmillan.com/books/978162...

Coquí in the City by Nomar Perez: 9780593109038 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A heartfelt picture book based on the author-illustrator's own experiences, about a boy who moves to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico and realizes that New York City might have more in common with S...

Coqui in the City hits close to home - my family moved from PR to Florida when I was 6, this story is about a boy named Miguel who moved from PR to New York and the author has a similar personal story moving from PR to Ohio. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622987...

Yesterday, I read to elementary school students as part of Nevada Read Week and loved it! There's something special about engaging young readers and it just brought me back to memories of story time in the library. If you're curious, these are the two books I read to first and second graders...

👇 #CFP Open #HistMed #MedSky

The only other thing that comes to mind is submitting an ILL request through the Medlib-L listserv and seeing who might still carry it in print: www.mlanet.org/communities/... - it's definitely a bummer when publications like these don't have consistent archival content.

Nursing Spectrum was a trade publication that went thru several publishers/owners. I remember coming across it years ago. If you need the full text, you’ll likely have to ILL it with a library that has print holdings.

Rare books and manuscripts that illustrate menstrual health throughout the ages - a special collections blog from @theul.bsky.social

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link.

*see next post in thread

They Met in an E.R. and Were Married at the Super Bowl

Here's what you need on a Friday afternoon. #GiftLink

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End of an era 🥺.

Transport bill covered after Virginia dad’s plea for ill veteran daughter goes viral YouTube video by WSET ABC 13

I’m so glad her dad advocated so passionately for her care and ashamed this happened at our local VA. Our veterans matter and they should be fully cared for - full stop. youtu.be/xm0Efv76Oho?...

Catharine Deaver Lealtad - Wikipedia

@macalestercollege.bsky.social I've written a Wikipedia page for Catharine Deaver Lealtad, as well as a blog post:

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✎ᝰ. Thoughts on Digital Gardening in 2026 - Aidy + Blog Blog note: Last updated on February 15, 2026. I may come back and update this post as I continue to read more, learn more, and try out different ways to...

Sometimes it helps to write about other things while dealing with other things...earlier this week I shared some thoughts on my #blog what #digitalgardening means to me - big takeaway, my attempt as an #academic to #learninpublic: www.aidy.blog/thoughts-on-...

This really is a great picture:

‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people Once a whites-only enclave, the grand McMillan Memorial library is one of three in the Kenyan capital that have been transformed for the community

‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people (Kenya) 📚
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The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”

What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

#BlackHistoryMonth is a great time to celebrate #biochemist Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003), 1st Black woman to earn a PhD in #chemistry in the US! 🧪🐡👩🏿‍🔬 #histsci She made important research contributions to our understanding of the biochemisty of the cell nucleus & cardiovascular issues & the 🧵

Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving A federal judge says the U.S. government has to bring a Babson College freshman back after officials deported her to Honduras.

Judge orders US government to bring back Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras.

She’s lost a semester of college so far.

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LOVE LIBRARIES ALWAYS

"The stakes: Loser hosts a list of books curated by the winner, directed at the losing region's readers...Though we are divided by football," Boston Public Library wrote, "we are always on the same team in supporting the freedom to read!"

a woman in a leather jacket is sitting at a desk with a computer . Alt: a woman in a black sweater and leather jacket is sitting at a desk trying to viciously break her phone. with both hands.

Just caught the latest #RE9 trailer, "Leon, we're running out of time." Ohhh, no you don't, you're not fooling me.