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A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife This neglected tropical disease is no longer confined to the tropics. It’s here, in the United States, spreading silently in wildlife.

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Me too!

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Thx for sharing! Their analysis was interesting:

“One APC was removed from analysis as an extreme outlier ($15,584,416.00 USD)”

Demi Eckhoff, a disability advocate and an incoming doctoral student, shares her perspective on what Medicaid cuts could mean for her and other Americans with disabilities who rely on the program for services that allow them to live independently.

Listen to the podcast episode: youtu.be/eA3nvZrKDlQ

KFF bar chart showing the distribution of proposed 2026 rate increases among 105 ACA Marketplace insurers in 19 states and D.C. The chart shows that the median proposed increase is about 15%.

ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing the biggest premium increases since 2018 — a median jump of 15%, per our analysis.

They cite rising health care costs, the expected expiration of enhanced tax credits, and the impact of tariffs as key factors: on.kff.org/3TIMVwq

The hops 🐇 got me ❤️…

Not sure who, it was shared through the #medlibs discord.

Felicidades! 🎉

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I just learned that someone built a Mesh Tracker for medical subject headings and I’m just happy this critical work continues despite everything. #medlibs

No we don’t, but for an already stretched and fragmented healthcare infrastructure this *waves hand’s everywhere* is not good 😢.

#medlibs

#medlibs

My team is organizing a workshop on information disorder at the CSCW conference (Oct 18, Bergen, Norway). We aim to convene scholars committed to understanding mis & disinfo, scams, online hate, etc. Applicants should submit 2-6 page position papers by Aug 1: cscw2025infodisorder.netlify.app

Oh dear 😕-Thanks for the heads up!

Ooh, I’ve added it to my Libby app, thx for sharing!

🧵You can help flood victims in Texas by donating to the organizations I've linked in replies. There may be red, blue, and purple states, but in this moment, these are children and families forever broken. I send my love, my honor and my faith in humanity to help hold these people together.

I needed this post today 🤣- always love the creativity of our libraries ♥️

Screenshot of a KFF webpage titled 'Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill' The page displays text and a summary of the Medicaid provisions in the House and Senate budget reconciliation bills, which compares current law to each passed version, and includes a list of related KFF resources. The screenshot previews four categories: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Health Savings Accounts.

UPDATE: Our summary of the reconciliation bill’s key health provisions now reflects details from today’s Senate-passed version — with sections on Medicaid, the ACA, Medicare, and HSAs.

Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26

The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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Airport terminal displaying flags from around the world. The Puerto Rican flag is in the foreground.

Always a welcome sight to see mis banderitas at O’Hare 🇵🇷

Hi there, #medlibs here, an open label study was done in 2003 w/a small sample size in Taiwan. The drug was evaluated for reducing PPD symptoms. Some participants increased dosage if the baseline was ineffective. The article is open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States | KFF This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.

Currently, private insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid require no-cost coverage of vaccines, which is connected to recommendations made by ACIP and CDC.

If these recommendations are removed, people could face out-of-pocket costs.

We explain:

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KFF map titled “An Additional 10.9M People Nationwide Could be Uninsured if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is Passed.” The map shows the percentage point increase in the uninsured population if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is finalized based on national CBO estimates, by state, 2034.

If the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, how many more people will be uninsured in your state?

Nationwide, 10.9 million people would be uninsured with the bill’s changes to Medicaid and the ACA Marketplaces. Our analysis based on new CBO numbers: on.kff.org/4jIcF6E

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Larry Levitt, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy. It says, “Republicans are not talking about repealing and replacing the ACA anymore, and the budget reconciliation bill doesn't do that, at least not directly. However, the bill would restrict health insurance for many people who have been helped by the ACA, and it would be the biggest rollback in federal support for health care coverage ever.”

⚡ KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social writes about how $268B in federal cuts related to the ACA Marketplaces would affect people’s ability to pay for coverage. #QuickTake on.kff.org/45VKjCq

Wow, came out great! Love the colors!!

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The MAHA Report: Doing Our Own Research Part III of Reading the MAHA Report so You Don't Have to

I know there's a lot of exciting stuff going on with the White House Besties club flaming out, but in case you'd rather read about public health, here's the 3rd installment of my series about the MAHA Report.

Today, we do our own research on disease trends in kids.
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