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Carolyn Barber, MD

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Emergency Med physician (25 yrs) & science journalist | Contributor @Fortune @TIME @SciAm. Author: Runaway Medicine. Championing evidence, truth & democracy. www.carolynbarbermd.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13m
#BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Aviation #AviationSafety #AA5342 #RotorAct #ADSB #NTSB
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13m
200 feet when they were actually at 278. 67 people died, and the report holds no leader accountable. The Rotor Act, which would have curbed military exemptions from broadcasting their location, passed the Senate and failed in the House. The families are still waiting on the political will.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13m
The Army’s own report on the DCA midair collision shows how many known problems lined up on one night. Older Black Hawk altimeters could be off by 140 feet and still be within limits, and the Army had no formal near-miss reporting system. The crew’s altimeter read
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Army report cites systemic flaws that led to fatal DCA midair collision
The Army's investigative report on the lethal Black Hawk collision with American Airlines Flight 5342 cites numerous systemic flaws.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 25m
lobbying the DOJ on his tax and legal issues, and he’d promised her up to $1 million if she delivered. He never paid, but the fact that she asked at all, right before facing Congress, demands answers. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Guilfoyle #Trump #Ethics #Corruption #Greece #WSJ
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 25m
NEW: “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,” Kimberly Guilfoyle texted a Trump donor days before her ambassador hearing, asking him to wire $100K to her Amex. She was offering access to top administration officials and
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 4h
RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS. “You wanna see trauma?”Trump doubles down on letting Iran strike San Diego & LA… x.com/atrupar/stat... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 5h
OUTRAGE IN ARIZONA: Viral video shows Tempe police SLAMMING 21-year-old ASU cheerleader Eryn Bonner to the ground and PUNCHING her in the face. She also alleges an officer groped her. Police are investigating. Civil rights attorneys demand answers. WHO IS HOLDING THESE OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE?
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 5h
holding the bag? www.washingtonsun.com/donald-trump... #Trump #cryptocurrency #WLFI #CryptoScandal#Corruption #BlueSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 5h
BOMBSHELL: Trump and his sons have paved the way to potentially cash out BILLIONS in crypto. The Trump family's $WLFI holdings are worth over $1 BILLION, while retail investors have reportedly LOST $1 BILLION. The company denies a sale is planned. Guess who gets rich, and who gets left
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Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?
President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 8h
Just in: Judge Accuses ICE of Falsifying Documents to Cover Up Illegal Arrests The Trump-appointed judge wrote that the agents’ testimony bears “all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication.” www.washingtonsun.com/courts/trump... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Judge Accuses ICE of Falsifying Documents to Cover Up Illegal Arrests
The Trump-appointed judge wrote that the agents’ testimony bears “all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication.”
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 9h
A.I. is done just writing about the world. It's starting to build it. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #AI #Manufacturing #DataCenters #Robotics #Startups #Engineering
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The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I. (Gift Article)
Atomic Machines is training artificial intelligence on materials and designs — and then using it to build tiny physical devices.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 9h
Code in, physical device out. Atomic Machines built a "matter compiler," & its first product is a switch that fits on a fingertip and handles 150 amps, enough to charge three Teslas at once. Fast, efficient & tiny, a combo circuit breakers never had. "A matter compiler gives you physical output."
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The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I. (Gift Article)
Atomic Machines is training artificial intelligence on materials and designs — and then using it to build tiny physical devices.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23h
South Carolina, where no Democrat has won a Senate race in three decades, and Kansas. Another strategist warned it could end up worse than Bush's disastrous second term. The electorate is telling you something. apple.news/AxDHoCcOKQ7K... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Politics #Midterms2026
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Republicans shift further into defensive posture as midterms loom — POLITICO
Top Republicans are giving up on races in purple territory and racing to save seats in deep-red states.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23h
"Fires everywhere." That's how one national GOP operative, speaking candidly on condition of anonymity, described the party's midterm landscape. And it's not hyperbole: Republican groups already abandoned North Carolina, a state Trump won three times, and are now spending to defend
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Republicans shift further into defensive posture as midterms loom — POLITICO
Top Republicans are giving up on races in purple territory and racing to save seats in deep-red states.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio... #sexualabuse #rape #MedSky #BlueSky #LawSky
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Video: Opinion | The Cornell Case and Trump’s America
Nearly a decade after #MeToo, the Cornell case has raised questions about whether any progress has been made. On “The Opinions,” Jamelle Bouie argues that the case reflects a political culture that gl...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“This administration is indifferent to concerns of sexual violence against women. The movement around it glorifies the aggressive, predatory and domineering masculinity.” A federal judge found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, and awarded her $5 million.
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Video: Opinion | The Cornell Case and Trump’s America
Nearly a decade after #MeToo, the Cornell case has raised questions about whether any progress has been made. On “The Opinions,” Jamelle Bouie argues that the case reflects a political culture that gl...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ICE's own recruit training was also shortened, then restored only after criticism. Most people ICE is detaining have no criminal record, per a Post analysis. Speed over competence. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers
Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ICE cut training for deputized local police from four weeks to 40 hours online. Real-world scenario training was dropped altogether. The same officers now make immigration arrests during traffic stops. . The agency expanded from 135 partner departments to 2,600+ while gutting the course.
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Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers
Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#BlueSky #LawSky #politics #Iran
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
silence on property values, water, noise and power bills that you'll live with for decades. Ed Negra, helping organize opposition, says most people's reaction is: "are they trying to bribe us here?" Yep. www.wsj.com/real-estate/... #AI #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built
Many Pennsylvania residents in Hazle Township are pushing back against the data center, despite the lure of the cash payout.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Would you take $10,000 to live next to a data center? A Pennsylvania developer is betting you will. NorthPoint has offered every household $10,000 if its data center gets built. Strip away the PR and it's hush money: a one-time check to buy your
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Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built
Many Pennsylvania residents in Hazle Township are pushing back against the data center, despite the lure of the cash payout.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
systems best saw untraceable crypto and an unverifiable Russian recipient, was overruled, and lost her job. Why did the bank call Kushner's company instead of investigating? #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
citing payments to "Russian models." A 302 records what a witness said, not FBI conclusions. Kushner Companies calls the allegations "completely made up and totally false." Deutsche Bank denies retaliation. But the insider who knew the
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
she was fired, which she says was retaliation. The bank also kept Epstein. She says she flagged his wires to young women and a French gallery owner. Her whole Jacksonville team wanted him dropped, but she was told he'd "served his time." In 2020, regulators fined the bank $150M,
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
online as a Kushner employee. The website looked "made up," and he wasn't on Kushner's own site. Her supervisor ruled her concerns "unfounded." The relationship manager then contacted Kushner's business, which McFadden says she wasn't supposed to do. The case was closed. In 2018
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In 2016 she reviewed an account for Kushner's company, Real Contrad LLC. Most activity was crypto. She couldn't trace the source or recipient and called the flow "mind boggling." One payment appeared to go to a Russian individual listed
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
EPSTEIN FILES: THE BANKER WHO FLAGGED KUSHNER, THEN GOT FIRED A newly released FBI interview (EFTA00128987) puts a Deutsche Bank insider on the record. AML officer Tammy Hill McFadden told the FBI in 2019 what she saw. www.levernews.com/the-complian...
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The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein — And Lost Her Job
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is." NONE. www.latimes.com/california/s... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Trump at a Nebraska rally on the Iran war: "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Called it a "small price to pay." Gavin Newsom : "Let’s be clear. The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents. In two of America’s
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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Science #Health #Mushrooms #Psychedelics #Mycology #Hallucinations www.popularmechanics.com/science/a706...
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A Mushroom Is Sending Hundreds of People to the Hospital. They’re All Sharing the Same Bizarre Hallucination.
The identity of the psychedelic compound in this popular culinary mushroom is still a mystery to science.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
lasting damage and not a single death. Researcher Colin Domnauer said it "sounded so bizarre" that one mushroom could cause fairytale visions across cultures and time. Reports of the same effect go back to the 1930s, and science still has no answer for why.
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A Mushroom Is Sending Hundreds of People to the Hospital. They’re All Sharing the Same Bizarre Hallucination.
The identity of the psychedelic compound in this popular culinary mushroom is still a mystery to science.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tiny elves dancing and leaping around them: that's what most people report after eating the mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica raw or undercooked, and many end up interacting with the little folk. Hundreds land in the hospital every year, over 90 percent hallucinate, and yet there's no
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
FBI leadership too. And the requests cover personal devices and accounts, code names, and communications passed through third parties, so there's nowhere to hide. h/t @annepmitchellesq annepmitchell.substack.com/p/omg-yes-co... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Trump #Epstein #FOIA #Accountability
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OMG YES!!! Court Orders DOJ to Comply with Epstein FOIA Demands *Including* How the DOJ Dealt with Trump *and* Code Names for Trump!
Last August Democracy Defenders sued the DOJ over the DOJ's failure to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that the organization had filed with the DOJ related to Epstein, Maxwell, ...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
YES!! 🙌 A federal judge just sided against the DOJ and for the release of ALL records on Trump in the Epstein investigation, including any code names for Trump or Mar-a-Lago. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted summary judgment to Democracy Defenders on communications of top DOJ and
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OMG YES!!! Court Orders DOJ to Comply with Epstein FOIA Demands *Including* How the DOJ Dealt with Trump *and* Code Names for Trump!
Last August Democracy Defenders sued the DOJ over the DOJ's failure to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that the organization had filed with the DOJ related to Epstein, Maxwell, ...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, false arrest and malicious prosecution. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Chicago #Justice #CivilRights blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/m...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
rammed her car and fired five shots in two seconds. Afterward his colleagues texted "You are a legend among agents" and "beers on me." That's who she's suing. Her lawsuit accuses the federal government of negligence, battery, assault,
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: "If I don't [speak up], then who else?" Martinez was shot 5 times by a CBP agent who claimed she tried to run him over. Body cam shows she was trying to drive away. Agents said "it's time to get aggressive," one shouted "Do something," and Exum allegedly
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Marimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 Times
A reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car and was not in danger as he fired, her attorneys said.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Up all over Ohio — r/t Sarah Longwell
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
dementia, and it deserves real funding now. #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Alzheimers #Dementia #Neuroscience #Science #BrainHealth #Ultrasound www.popularmechanics.com/science/a680... #NeuroSky #NurseSky #IMSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
intact and significantly reduced the cause of weakened bonds between tau and microtubules. “More and more papers are coming out showing improvement in Alzheimer’s with ultrasound.” This kind of treatment could change how we fight
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back. Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
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This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say
Studies indicate that a simple treatment could halt a leading cause of death for millions of people.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
be a BILLION-DOLLAR blockbuster. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Health #Cancer #Nutrition #Longevity #CancerPrevention #Mushrooms #OncSky #NurseSky #IMSky #EMSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
compared with eating none. No special variety needed. They’re loaded with ergothioneine, an antioxidant your body can only get from food, which researchers have dubbed a "longevity vitamin." It's observational, so not proof, but it's an easy habit to start. If it came in a pill, it would
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The cheapest cancer-risk reducer might be sitting in your produce aisle. 17 studies. Nearly 20,000 cancer cases. People who ate the MOST mushrooms had a 34% LOWER cancer risk than those who ate the least. And you don't need much: just 18 grams a day was linked to a 45% drop
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Higher Mushroom Consumption Is Associated with Lower Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Mushrooms are rich in bioactive compounds. The potential health benefits associated with mushroom intake have gained recent research attention. We thus conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
More Jack! #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
the block where you live, why would anyone believe it can fix anything bigger? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/o... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #press #Politics #Democracy #NYC #UNGA #Mamdani #Cities
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
While world leaders gave speeches about a world in crisis at the UN, Mayor Mamdani made the case for rebuilding trust in democracy by filling potholes, more than 200,000 of them since he took office. Politics has to translate to the pavement. If government can't fix
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#MedSky #ObSky #NurseSky #EMSky Sources: Chelsea Hockey Gender Equity Policy Institute NBC News Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee Rice University Baker Institute Texas Department of State Health Services KXAN Houston Chronicle
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2023, the ban's first two years. You don't bury good news. If they won't show you the numbers, show them your vote on Nov. 3. #Texas #WomensHealth #AbortionRights #Vote #MaternalHealth #RoeVWade #Midterms2026 #MaternalMortality #TexasVotes #BlueSky
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