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Jane Joukovsky

@greatgran.bsky.social

Left-leaning British ex-pat. Live in the beautiful SoCal desert, but suffer from a chronic case of hiraeth. Great-Gran. 4-time cancer survivor.

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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHSโ€™s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

22.09.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2005    ๐Ÿ” 1150    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66
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Health insurers are taking a stand on vaccine coverage. Love to see it.

17.09.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...

I'm sure this document was inadvertently deleted from the US Department of Justice website. ๐Ÿ™‚

17.09.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, I was joined by organizations representing 100,000 doctors & medical experts.

They know โ€” I know โ€” that vaccines work, and have saved millions of lives.

We cannot allow Sec. Kennedy or anyone else to undermine faith in science and put the health of our children at risk.

09.09.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5550    ๐Ÿ” 1531    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79
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Meidas_Charise Lee on X: "๐ŸšจDr. Elizabeth Potter is exposing United Healthcareโ€™s โ€˜s peer to peer review for denying patientsโ€ผ๏ธ Dr Elizabeth Potter is an absolute hero and handled that situation like a proโ€ผ๏ธShe stood up for her patientโ€ผ๏ธ Health insurance companies are evil โ€ผ๏ธ https://t.co/drmVB5omIg" / X ๐ŸšจDr. Elizabeth Potter is exposing United Healthcareโ€™s โ€˜s peer to peer review for denying patientsโ€ผ๏ธ Dr Elizabeth Potter is an absolute hero and handled that situation like a proโ€ผ๏ธShe stood up for her patientโ€ผ๏ธ Health insurance companies are evil โ€ผ๏ธ https://t.co/drmVB5omIg

x.com/charise_lee/...

09.09.2025 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The AMA Doesnโ€™t Put Politics Ahead of Science To suggest that acknowledging scientific consensus is mere political posturing diminishes the role medicine plays in protecting public health.
28.08.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UnitedHealthโ€™s Campaign to Quiet Critics

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/b...

15.07.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donate to Stand with a Surgeon Facing Retaliation, organized by Elisabeth Potter You may know me as the surgeon who posted a social media video in January of โ€ฆ Elisabeth Potter needs your support for Stand with a Surgeon Facing Retaliation
15.07.2025 02:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Proposed changes to Medicaid, other health programs could lead to over 51,000 preventable deaths, researchers warn Public health and policy researchers at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania say that proposed changes to Medicaid and other U.S. health programs
07.07.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Senator Amy Klobuchar (@senamyklobuchar) on Threads โ€œI represent 67,000 pediatricians across the country. โ€ฆ Let's be perfectly clear, this bill will cause devastating impacts to children. And while children only represent 22% of our population, they re...

www.threads.com/@senamyklobu...

30.06.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I believe this should be shared extensively...

Have a great weekend! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒธ

#Cali

21.06.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 930    ๐Ÿ” 588    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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โ€˜Extremely disturbing and unethicalโ€™: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

Guidelines apply to individual healthcare providers--not institutions--for now.

16.06.2025 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials An internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the data transfer, citing legal and ethical concerns.
16.06.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The gold codpiece and the tie! Priceless! ๐Ÿ˜‚

14.06.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Kennedy has caused irreparable harm to vaccines Anti-vaccine voices are now advising the CDC. Hereโ€™s how public health experts can respond.
14.06.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tesla Takedown in Boston.

02.06.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31564    ๐Ÿ” 6427    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 760    ๐Ÿ“Œ 445
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Opinion | Elon Muskโ€™s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

Included in the trail of destruction this drug-addicted court jester leaves behind him are thousands of preventable deathsโ€”an estimated 300,000 so far. He should never be permitted to live this down.

30.05.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.
25.04.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Funding cut for landmark study of women's health The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.
24.04.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article) After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

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26.03.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He looks like the "before" image in an advertisement for a laxative.

25.03.2025 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Insecure babyโ€™: Trumpโ€™s Colorado capitol portrait removed after he throws fit Even some Republicans have called presidentโ€™s public demand to remove the painting โ€˜pettyโ€™
25.03.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Update 3/24/25, 5 p.m. PST. The portrait will be removed tonight after Trump complained that it was โ€œpurposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before.โ€ It is to be stored โ€œin a secure and appropriate location . . . until further notice.โ€

25.03.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the headline for an article in the UK newspaper The Times about the portrait of Trump that he vehemently dislikes.

Screenshot of the headline for an article in the UK newspaper The Times about the portrait of Trump that he vehemently dislikes.

Oh, dear. I see the portrait has made it's way across the pond. ๐Ÿ™„

24.03.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Hereโ€™s one of them with a message you can see from space.

Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK

Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

17.03.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16894    ๐Ÿ” 7096    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 539    ๐Ÿ“Œ 856
Some dementia risk is preventable, research shows
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Some dementia risk is preventable, research shows

In bad news/good news, a recent NYU study estimated that the number of dementia cases in the US will double by 2060 to 1 million new cases annually. But it also found that some dementia risk is preventable and identified several health and lifestyle factors that can diminish the risk.

14.03.2025 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Measles update, cancer screening rates, bird flu and pet safety
YouTube video by American Medical Association (AMA) Measles update, cancer screening rates, bird flu and pet safety
12.03.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The top 3 impacts of Trumpโ€™s health data purge Interrupted access to health-related data has already led to worse outcomes and could undermine faith in the U.S. healthcare system, experts say.
11.03.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
10.03.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (UK expat/US resident alien.)

09.03.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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