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Is that a sapo concho reference I see? 🐸

Let’s All Agree to Stop Stealing Hawaii’s Lava Rocks No matter if the curse of Pele is real or not, tourists should leave volcanic stones where they belong

NBD, just exploiting the island’s sacred resources. www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...

a man with white hair is wearing a purple shirt and looking to the side . Alt: a man with white hair is wearing a purple shirt and looking to the side .

Every time I go to a health appointment the default viewing is home improvement and house hunting shows. Currently learning about a mega mansion in Hawai’i that required extracting tons of lava rocks to build its exteriors making it more fire resistant.

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Vanderbilt better have the best medical suite that side of the Mississippi for our patron saint of children’s books and letters. Forreal…

Diagnosed with 'dense breasts'? You may need more than a mammogram About 40% of women have dense or extremely dense breasts. Online risk assessment tools can help women decide if a breast MRI is a good idea.

I know of at least two women who requested breast MRI after hearing my story on @npr.org and also found their cancer early. I have #DenseBreasts and family history and requested screening MRI in 2014. Treatment was easy. #FindItEarly. #BCAM @densebreastinfo.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

By comparison, just 285 measles cases were reported in all of 2024…

…Current CDC estimates show that 92% of all cases are in unvaccinated people or whose vaccination status is unknown.

…regarding access to these resources on and off campus. So there are accreditation “motivating factors” for providing access, but not explicit requirements.

Our situation is similar to others. We happened to already subscribe to much of the e-text used in the curriculum. We help offset student costs, but we’re not required to supply it. LCME Element 5.8 does ask libraries what resources they offer and the ISA does ask about med student satisfaction…

Chacho, let me just start singing now…que bonita bandera, que bonita bandera, que bonita bandera, la bandera Puertorriqueña 🇵🇷 #BadBunny

20/10 for those of us with dental anxiety…😍

Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.

AHIP, the country’s biggest health insurance association said its members will continue to cover updated COVID and flu vaccines through the end of 2026.

AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.

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YouTube video by Solace Crossing Beachside Café 🍨｜Breezy Light Bossa Nova + Ocean Sounds｜Study & Work Music｜Animal Crossing Ambience

I listen to #AnimalCrossing #lofi videos when I study and all I want to do now is play the game 😩…trying to find a good used copy online, but willing to buy new if that’s better, any suggestions? 🍃

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YouTube video by Maxine the Fluffy Corgi He’s not homeless today 🥹❤️

Mi corazón ♥️

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What a curl! Fibonacci would be proud 🥹.

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Tuxedo cat with black and white fur curled up on a grey couch with one furry white paw poking out.

Does anyone else’s cat like to curl up into a giant furry shrimp? 🍤 #caturday #tuxedo #catsinweirdpositions

Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...

With health agencies collapsing, it's never been more important for all of us to play active roles in protecting each other's health.

A couple of easy things you can do:
1️⃣ Wear a well-fitting mask and distribute them to others
2️⃣ Spread word about updated vaccines and help others make appointments

Air ambulance for Children’s Hospital Los Ángeles with blue and white markings flying over a bright blue sky.

It’s not everyday that I see a #hospital #airambulance fly overhead. Here’s Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Las Vegas. Always in awe of the work done by medical flight crews ♥️ 🚁.

No conversation about crime is useful unless we talk about what causes most city crime: exploitation and poverty.

Any intervention that isn't aimed at reducing the working class oppression that leads to poverty (wage slavery, for-profit housing, over-policing etc) will simply not work

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