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Catherine Ling PhD FNP

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Mom, wife, Scientist, Nurse, Educator, Senior Dogs welcome, military connected families need support, Views are my own

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
💉 Where can you find accurate information on vaccines❓ ✅ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... ✅ Medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... ✅ CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 17/08/2026
💉 Where can you find accurate information on vaccines❓ ✅ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... ✅ Medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... ✅ CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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Tool Brings Vax vs Disease Risk Into Stark Contrast
'What's the Risk?' aims to bolster understanding of vaccine safety
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/07/2026
When people lose health insurance coverage, even briefly, emergency room visits for manageable conditions like diabetes and asthma can more than double in the first month. The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 26/06/2026
What’s going on with measles? We are still seeing outbreaks across the country. In 2026: as of June 11, 2,073 confirmed cases In 2025 (entire year): 2,288 confirmed cases Make sure you and your kids are up to date with measles vaccine. www.aap.org/en/patient-c...
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Measles Vaccine
Information and recommendations on measles prevention through vaccines.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Spike in food insecurity for DOD families shows shortfall in addressing ‘material realities,’ poll finds
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Spike in food insecurity for DOD families shows shortfall in addressing ‘material realities,’ poll finds
The rate of military families suffering from food insecurity has surged in the last two years, according to an annual survey.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11/06/2026
Our voices matter. Keep speaking out. Keep up the pressure. Pick an issue and take a few minutes to call or write. Our electeds need to know that we are paying attention. ☎️call 5calls.org/ ✍️write democracy.io/
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/06/2026
Sharing some powerful LGBTQ+ stories collected by Story Corp. 🏳️‍🌈 Oral history preserves us. It ensures that future generations inherit not only the facts of our time, but the stories that gave those facts meaning storycorps.org/voicesofpride/
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LGBTQ+ Voices to Honor This Pride Month - StoryCorps
We’re celebrating Pride Month by lifting up the stories of LGBTQ+ history-makers.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Photo essay: Europe’s stunning stained-glass tributes to fallen American troops
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Photo essay: Europe’s stunning stained-glass tributes to fallen American troops
More than 30 churches in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Luxembourg contain stained-glass windows honoring U.S. military history.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...
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The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started
Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865
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Blip@Blackhat_1 @blip-blackhat-1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I won't stand by and watch Black people become disenfranchised from our political system. We're not going back to that evil time. We need to fight this out. “YOU DON’T FIGHT RACISM WITH RACISM, THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT RACISM IS WITH SOLIDARITY.” BOBBY SEALE blacklivesmatter.com/take-action/
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Take Action - Black Lives Matter
“You don’t fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.” Bobby Seale Knowledge is Power Visit our Media Center
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/05/2026
How do we rebuild public health? By getting the anti-science fascists, white supremacists, and christian nationalists out of office ✅ Check that you are registered to vote ✅ Then RECHECK periodically The regime knows they can only win through voter suppression www.vote411.org/
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VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/05/2026
A recent court ruling has banned sending mifepristone (abortion pill) through the mail. It is more important than even that women be aware of abortion laws in their states. Find your state laws👉 reproductiverights.org/maps/abortio... Find care near you👉 www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion-access
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After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State - Center for Reproductive Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, so it’s crucial to understand abortion laws by state, and where abortion is protected. Learn more now.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/04/2026
🚨Wanna read the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness MMWR that Jay B recently prevented CDC from releasing? You bet you do. Don’t let the censors win. @insidemedicine.skystack.xyz has it on the Substack.
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Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Veterans groups returned to Capitol Hill to make another plea for Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act, which would grant full retirement pay plus disability compensation to combat-wounded veterans whose injuries forced them to leave the military early. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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Lawmakers, veterans make another plea for the Richard Star Act
The bill has stalled in Congress over several sessions because of the cost — an estimated $9.75 billion over 10 years.
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Robin Cogan @robincogan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
This blog post is a celebration of school nurses who were given an impossible task and turned it into something remarkable. Let's be honest about what we ask of school nurses. relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/04/19/t...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
April is Month of the Military Child – honoring the strength, resilience, and sacrifices of military kids around the world. Celebrate the families who serve by staying connected with 30% off Digital Access. 🎒CODE: MILCHILD 🔗: www.stripes.com?view=select&...
Stars and Stripes Month of the Military Child for a full year of access Coupon code: MILCHILD graphic
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Marine Corps plans to eliminate a civilian position that helps families access financial and counseling services during deployments, shifting those responsibilities to uniformed personnel and volunteers. Read more from Stars and Stripes' Janiqua Robinson here: www.stripes.com/branches/mar...
A group of about two dozen people pose in two rows, one kneeling in front of the other standing, on a military tarmac with a fighter jet parked behind them.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/04/2026
Gun injuries are the leading cause of death for children and teens 1-17 years in the U.S. Many of these injuries could be prevented with safe gun storage. ✅ Store guns unloaded in a locked safe or box ✅ Make sure guns are stored safely anywhere your child spends time including friends' houses
Line graph titled “Gun injuries are the leading cause of death for children and teens ages 1–17.” It shows deaths per 100,000 children and adolescents from 2000 to 2020 by cause. A dark line for gun-related deaths rises over time and becomes the highest by around 2020. A light line for motor vehicle deaths starts highest around 2000 and declines significantly over time. Other causes—such as poisoning, suffocation, heart disease, and fire—remain much lower and relatively stable. Source noted as a 2022 New England Journal of Medicine study.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
United Through Reading, a national nonprofit that helps military families through challenges like deployments and PCS moves through story-telling, unveiled a new book: “Home Moves With Me.” Check it out:
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New book depicts military moves from a child’s eyes
A new children’s book, Home Moves With Me, does a wonderful job of depicting what family military moves are like through a child’s eyes.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 27/02/2026
💉 Where can you find accurate vaccine information?💉 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... Other medical societies: cmss.org/programs-and... CIDRAP for in-depth evidence review: vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/evidence-rev...
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Clinical Guidance on Immunization - CMSS
CMSS shares our members’ commitment to ensuring that high-quality, evidence-based healthcare is available and accessible to all patients. We work collaboratively with a broad network of medical societies, healthcare organizations, and patient and public health coalitions to bring forward the latest recommendations and resources to guide quality care. CMSS is pleased to share access to the […]
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alt-dea @alt-dea.altgov.info · 21/02/2026
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Report: More Than a Dozen ICE Agents Arrested in Recent Months, Raising Concerns About Misconduct
Experts cautioned that with the agency growing rapidly, and with concerns about a lack of accountability, misconduct could become more frequent, particularly if agents operate with a sense of impunity...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Remember when RFK Jr. unilaterally decided that COVID19 vaccines should no longer be recommended during pregnancy? Well, COVID19 increases the risk of preeclampsia. And it turns out that getting boosted, either before or during pregnancy, significantly reduces the risk of preeclampsia.
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COVID-19 vaccination status during pregnancy and preeclampsia risk: the pandemic-era cohort of the INTERCOVID consortium
COVID-19 vaccination with a booster reduces the odds of PE by 30% approaching 60% reduction among women with pre-existing morbidities.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Sweden’s experience with midwives providing abortion care offers lessons for other countries. Swedism midwives have long led care for healthy women during pregnancy and birth, with doctors supporting when complications arise. Applying the same model to abortion care is both logical and effective.
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What Happens When Midwives Lead Abortion Care: Lessons from Sweden | International Confederation of Midwives
In Sweden, abortion is recognised as essential healthcare—built on decades of research and early innovation. More recently, reforms have enabled midwives to play a central role, making care safer, tim...
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Know your rights even though they seem to mean nothing anymore Please stay safe everyone...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/01/2026
Good morning. We woke up today thinking of the Japanese art of kitsugi, repairing broken pottery with gold, not to hide the flaws, but to turn them into something beautiful. Our country has broken in many ways. Let’s be the gold that mends the cracks.
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The Art of Healing: Reflections from Kintsugi Artist Naoko Fukumaru – Portland Japanese Garden
Kintsugi artist and conservator Naoko Fukumaru shares her thoughts on Portland Japanese Garden and her artform.
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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Read "'I Don’t Want to Die for This': Exploring Black Women Administrators’ Workplace Wellbeing" — ahead of print in The Review of Higher Education, and it's #S20 #OpenAccess muse.jhu.edu/article/9772...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/01/2026
🍽️Where can you find evidence based nutrition information now that RFKJ has hijacked federal nutrition guidance? 🥦 🍗Check out the professional societies for dieticians and nutritionists: 🥭Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics www.eatright.org 🍐American Society for Nutrition nutrition.org
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“Fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed because of this decision,” says @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social about today's vaccine schedule change.
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U.S. Axes Number of Recommended Childhood Vaccines in Blow to Public Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the recommended number of vaccines for children to those that protect against 11 diseases instead of the protections against 17 illnesse...
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Evaluation of standardized emotional intelligence modules in prelicensure nursing curricula - Vickie Hughes, Rita D'Aoust, Sandra Swoboda et al., including Cynda Rushton | Teaching and Learning in Nursing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Evaluation of standardized emotional intelligence modules in prelicensure nursing curricula
Literature underscores the significance of emotional intelligence (EI) in healthcare settings for enhancing communication, mitigating stress and anxie…
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population. Let me explain. This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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a drawing of a menorah with the words happy hanukkah written on it
ALT: a drawing of a menorah with the words happy hanukkah written on it
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11/12/2025
📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
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Vaccine Integrity Project - 2025-26 Fall Immunization Information
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Sometimes the internet is amazing! Did you explore any or all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt? All pieces are available in an interactive application. Creators hope “people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
👋Help! Last Call! 🔔 Public comments period closes today Nov 24, 2025 for RFK Jr’s next ACIP meeting. There are 732 comments as of this post. Can you help us get to at least 800 comments? 🗣️Speak up and get loud. 📣 Add your comment NOW! bit.ly/ACIPDec2025
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I cannot agree more! The cost of making all vaccines free will be completely offset by lives saved and all the morbidity & hospical costs averted Why All Vaccines Should Be Free @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Why All Vaccines Should Be Free | The Tyee
COVID-19 normalized vaccination for adults, and we should go further to protect people from shingles and RSV.
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Mutual respect, active listening and clear ways to show impact are the foundations of strong university–community collaborations. Here’s how a children’s eye health project grew into a lasting partnership: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/clear... #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky
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A clear vision for university-community partnerships
Mutual respect, actively listening to each other’s perspectives and clear mechanisms to evidence impact should be the foundation of a university-community collaboration. Here’s how a project to improv...
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“Vaccines are not just for disease prevention, but it’s also to prevent you from getting a severe form of the disease (if you get infected) that sends you to the hospital or worse. Flu every year and Covid every year still cause significant mortality in the country.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/h...
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Respiratory virus season has arrived. What to know about getting this year’s vaccines | CNN
It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning golden, there’s a chill in the air and the threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza or RSV looms across the country.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/10/2025
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country's population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination, emergency preparedness and best practices. www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
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US governors launch alliance to bolster coordination on public health
A coalition of 15 U.S. governors representing more than a third of the country's population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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JAMA @jama.com · 29/09/2025
A large, rigorous study published in JAMA last year found no association between autism and #acetaminophen use in pregnancy after accounting for heritability. Read this new interview with the study’s senior author about the findings. #paracetamol ja.ma/4gIJ4tI
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Study Author on Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy
This Medical News article is an interview with epidemiologist Brian Lee, PhD, about his study on acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children’s risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders...
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Catherine Ling PhD FNP @cgling.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Correlation vs causation. Think ice cream sales and crime. Both increase during summer but buying ice cream does not make you commit crime. Re: Tylenol - A 2024 Swedish study of siblings compared outcomes of siblings who were either exposed or not exposed to Tylenol. No causal link was found.
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 04/09/2025
It’s a new day on the skies! 🌄 In an hour we will be live posting reactions to RFK’s hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Which of the 2 GOP docs present will debase themselves first? Will Kennedy cite Dianetics as a mental health study? Find out first with us! Today BINGO card:
RFK THE LESSER’S FINANCE HEARING 

Gold-standard science
“My kids are fully vaccinated”
Autism
“Mitochondrial issues”
Transparency
“Vaccine-skeptic”
Conflicts-of-Interest
Measles
Clean up
“Deeply embedded malaise”
Politicized science
“Trusting the experts is not science”
Fire RFK
Tylenol
Vitamin A
“Cesspool of Corruption”
RFK mentions his uncle
“Hiding the data”
RFK claims he never said what he said on camera
Vaccine injury
CDC shooting
Dr. Monarez
RFK claims he is unaware of cuts he made
“I am not a doctor”
Anti-depressants
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 31/08/2025
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE
AUGUST 29, 2025
Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 SeasonTHIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.
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