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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I blame Emily Oster for this. "Current alcohol use [among preg women] was most prevalent among those who were older (18.2%), college graduates (14.7%), not married/partnered (18.0%), and employed (15.0%) relative to their respective counterparts." jamanetwork-com.ezp2.lib.umn.edu/journals/jam...

Figure depicting that current alcohol use among pregnant women rose from 2015/16-2021/22 then leveled off through 2023/24.

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 02/06/2026

B.C. made prescription contraception free in 2023, and UBC researchers show patient costs dropped 83% within two years. Young adults saw the biggest gains. Read more ⤵️ news.ubc.ca/2026/06/free...

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Free contraception policy sharply reduces patient costs in B.C., especially for young adults

UBC researchers find out-of-pocket spending fell 83 per cent within two years of universal coverage

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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Did mifepristone fix Canada's abortion access issues? Experts Liz Darling, Laura Schummers & TK Pritchard share data and experience to reveal why access is still "flimsy." We cover safety, global trends & the real barriers (stigma, rural care, pharmacy stocking). 🎧Listen now: tinyurl.com/nz9aus3b

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 20/10/2025

Here is what we stand to lose if we let private insurers write Canada’s pharmacare plan www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drlschummers.bsky.social @enethery.bsky.social @thestar.com More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

People call on Prime Minister Mark Carney to support pharmacare during a protest outside the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Sept. 9.

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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

After BC added full coverage of prescribed IUDs, an additional 11,375 (+50%) people started using them. @drlschummers.bsky.social: "This really tells us that there was a substantial cost-related barrier to using contraception as a whole". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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New study finds almost 50% more IUDs, implants dispensed after B.C. made birth control free | CBC News

A new UBC research study led by Dr. Laura Schummers found a 49 per cent jump in the number of "long-acting reversible contraceptives" dispensed, including the IUD and the arm implant, dispensed per mo...

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

100 days into office and Trump is still quietly dismantling abortion and reproductive health access... even if it hasn't made headlines. “The administration wants you to think that they are not paying attention to repro… but that is completely untrue."

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This Trump Agenda Item Isn't In The News — But He's Still Quietly Chipping Away At It

There's been a great deal of chaos in Trump’s first 100 days — and it's allowed for his attack on reproductive health to go under the radar.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Why were abortion rates from 2020 to 2023 stable in Ontario, while they increased substantially in the UK and Europe? Canada’s regulatory and policy approach may be a key factor, according to the authors of a new study. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

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Abortion Rates Stable in Canada but Spike Elsewhere

Abortion rates in the United Kingdom and Europe have risen, while rates in Canada have remained stable, according to a new cohort study in Ontario.

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Laura Schummers, ScD @drlschummers.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Proud to see Harvard taking a stand, digging into deep pockets to fight for both academic integrity and for survival of higher education as we know it. Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Since mifepristone became available at Canadian pharmacies in 2017, the percentage of medication abortions increased from 8% to 56%. Yet 6% of regions have no pharmacy, and 20% still don’t have a pharmacy that dispenses mifepristone. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

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Abortion Access Increased With Mifepristone Availability

More than 90% of residents in Ontario have access to at least one abortion option, which improves patient care and reduces complications.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

It's time to talk about how if people really want this American experiment aka "democracy" to survive, they will need to put bodies on the line to protect the vulnerable. Otherwise, the United States will just become yet another nation ruled by kings, thugs, and cowards.

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · 24/03/2025

It's the #AffordableCareAct's 15th anniversary! The ACA's contraceptive coverage guarantee has helped millions of people in the US access their preferred birth control methods. Policymakers must protect the ACA from current attacks & secure its protections. gu.tt/4hJCyBO

White and green text on purple background says, Everyone deserves contraception without barriers. Blue text says 15 years of the Affordable Care Act.

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The Trump admin quietly shuttered a CDC program used to collect data on maternal & infant health since 1988. This will severely curb the gov't's ability to monitor & address the worsening maternal health crisis since Roe fell. From @kylietcheung: www.jezebel.com/as-abortion-...

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As Abortion Bans Drive Up Maternal, Infant Mortality, Trump Admin. Shutters Key CDC Program

The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), which has worked to identify groups of pregnant people and infants at higher risk of health complications since 1988, was quietly shut down fol...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/03/2025

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue

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Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @disavowtrump20.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Republicans for much of 2024: "How DARE you call our candidate Mr Trump a fascist?" *President* Trump in 2025:

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Peter Rebeiro, PhD, MHS @prebeiro.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Well said, as always, @gregggonsalves.bsky.social Continue to share scientific knowledge, & defend #PublicHealth. And oppose this contagion of ignorance & cruelty with all of your might. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

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Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies. (Gift Article)

We have to go toe-to-toe with this administration and resist its attacks on public health.

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Every research project

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Plan C @plancpills.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

New Jersey is stockpiling abortion pills 💊 & pushing to eliminate out-of-pocket costs—because abortion is healthcare. No matter what happens federally, safe & effective options remain. @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

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This Guy Is Stockpiling Abortion Pills & You Should Too!

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy shared his plans to get ahead of Project 2025’s crackdown on the medication before Donald Trump takes office.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We’re done here. Right?

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.

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Londyn Robinson, MD @londyloo.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I have a confession . . . I was an “overhead cost”. I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it. Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician. Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2025

Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

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Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked

Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The goal here is not reform but destruction. Think it makes no sense? It doesn’t. Authoritarians want to bring universities to their knees. This is how to do it. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...

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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science

The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Will universities finally speak up now? Or are they still "working behind the scenes" Texted with many academic colleagues last night, the consensus is, if these cuts hold, many of us can no longer have a career in academia. This will spur mass exodus. www.science.org/content/arti...

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NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage

Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Shame on @hhmi.bsky.social. Disgusting.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/02/2025

Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 04/02/2025

I just voted NO on RFK Jr. to lead HHS. None of his empty promises could undo the harm his past statements have already had on people’s health. He’s a flip-flopper, a conspiracy peddler, and a danger to our country. He’s driven by self-interest, not by protecting Americans.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/02/2025

they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary: "I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it." BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines. The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds. It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Let's all say it out loud. These people are fascists & this is a fascist take-over of the United States. You can couch your words more carefully, but the speed and ferocity of what is happening now is part-and-parcel of a coup. The GOP in Congress has surrendered. The Dems are out of their depth. 1/

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

PAA and the Association of Population Centers express alarm about recent events in which federal agencies have been purging scientific and statistical data from publicly available portals and websites. Read our full statement: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...

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Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

“Agency staff were also sent an email Friday directing them to contact scientific journals to pull back manuscripts that had been accepted, but not yet published, that did not comply with the executive order on gender ideology” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material

Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research.

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Daniel Westreich @epidbydesign.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Practical self-defense tip: when folks say "do your own research" about vaccines (for example), what they often mean is "go google studies, conducted using methods you are not trained to rigorously evaluate, that you can then use to reinforce your existing beliefs via a lot of confirmation bias."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/01/2025

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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Ellen @ellsenbells.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I legitimately don't understand how much more blatant people can get.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

If you don't know the history of science, before Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch & John Snow in the 19th century, people thought diseases were caused by "bad air" or "miasma." @aetiology.bsky.social documents how #RFKJr. is bringing back miasma theory in the 21st. It's beyond insane and dangerous. 1/

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This difference-in-difference in study found “robust evidence that PEPFAR has been associated with a decline in all-cause adult mortality in the African countries where it operated most intensively”: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... There’s something WILDLY ironic about this study…. 1/2

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HIV Development Assistance and Adult Mortality in Africa

The effect of global health initiatives on population health is uncertain. Between 2003 and 2008, the US Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest initiative ever devoted to a single diseas...

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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

BREAKING: Trump is pardoning nearly 2 dozen protesters convicted for breaking into and blockading abortion clinics -- a move some groups fear will embolden them and other anti-abortion demonstrators in the future www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

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Trump pardons abortion clinic protesters ahead of March for Life

"They should not have been prosecuted," said the president.

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Steph Herold @stephherold.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

More of this, please. "Dr. Rebecca Gomperts announced preliminary results of a large clinical trial in Moldova showing that a 50 mg dose of mifepristone is very effective as a weekly contraceptive pill." msmagazine.com/2025/01/07/m...

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Mifepristone as Weekly Contraceptive Performs 'Beyond Expectations' in Clinical Trials - Ms. Magazine

Abortion Pill Mifepristone as Weekly Contraceptive Performs 'Beyond Expectations' in Clinical Trials, Says Dr. Rebecca Gompers

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Laura Schummers, ScD @drlschummers.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Does Canada need universal contraception coverage (outlined in federal pharmacare bill C64)? Our findings from BC indicate yes! Contraception use (especially the most effective IUD/implants) increased substantially when B.C. made all contraception available at no cost. Read about our findings here:

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UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free

Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded

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UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free

Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 18/12/2024

"President-Elect" Elon Musk and Former President Donald Trump want to shut down the government. Nothing like a couple billionaires wreaking havoc on working families right before the holidays.

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