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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026

Russia says there was no lab accident and the situation is stable. Maybe. But when someone working at a plague research facility suddenly dies from mysterious pneumonia, possibly plague, and hospitals start locking down, “trust us, bro” isn’t going to cut it.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 20h

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 18h

"As flu season begins, Emory Healthcare employees have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated. Emory Healthcare says those who miss the deadline without an approved exemption will be suspended without pay." www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

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Emory Healthcare enforces annual flu shot requirement as respiratory illness season begins

As flu season begins, Emory Healthcare employees have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated. Emory Healthcare says those who miss the deadline without an approved exemption will be suspended without pay.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is medicine at its finest, its most compassionate, & its most noble—thank you @thanh-neville.bsky.social for sharing it! Also: all those stupid stupid articles saying AI will replace physicians are so utterly misguided, and this is one of many millions of examples of why AI isn’t “medicine”

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'll die on this hill.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If, like me, you're prone to neurosis & over-thinking (!), you also might appreciate this meditative minimalist album by ELEH; it is 20 yrs old "Critics, fans & neurologists have praised the music of ELEH as aiding attention and focus while seeming to slow time" eleh.bandcamp.com/album/floati...

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Floating Frequencies / Intuitive Synthesis 1 - 20th Anniversary Remaster, by ELEH

3 track album

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week’s #ShareCanGeo spotlight goes to Lisa Connor (@lisaconnorwildlife), who captured this honeybee perched on a purple coneflower in a garden in Stoney Creek, Ont. Remember to use #ShareCanGeo in your captures for a chance to be featured.

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Holly Olson, BCPA @hollyolsonbcpa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Appreciating how one can open their lives to help others as they navigate Alzheimer's Disease. It takes courage for the patient and the family to face this, currently, incurable disease. #sully #alzheimers #courage #dementia abcnews.com/amp/GMA/News...

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Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger shares new details of Alzheimer's diagnosis, his 'last flight'

The "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot shares how he and his family are navigating his diagnosis.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026

Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.

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Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)

At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.

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Holly Olson, BCPA @hollyolsonbcpa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Husband, who has had a lifelong cat allergy, was selected last fall by the Cat Distribution System (CDS). He fell in love with the cat instantly. He now takes eye drops and nasal spray (as directed by his physician). Both the cat and the husband are doing well.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/ Schools are back, which means respiratory viruses are starting to pick up right on schedule. How do we track those numbers? One of the things we watch is influenza-like illness, or ILI. Each week, clinicians report how many patients they’re seeing with symptoms like fever, cough, and sore throat.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/ Pennsylvania has now reported a fourth measles-associated death in 2026. That’s the most measles deaths the U.S. has seen in a single year since 1992. The first two were infants, followed by a 40 year old woman, and now an 18 year old. The state has reported 693 confirmed cases so far this year.

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Holly Olson, BCPA @hollyolsonbcpa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That moment when you go into suspended animation - the audio book pauses while 'real life's commences. *sigh* #booklover #audiobook #libby #library #thesilversmith

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026

Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland

A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A former Republican operative, previously charged with sex offenses, donated $10,000 to Ramaswamy. Amy Acton-called it out. So the operative’s brother, armed with guns and a taser, tried to attack Acton-hurting bystanders Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims Hero

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

RFK Jr's food policies Cartoon by Alex Fraga, from @newyorker.com (www.newyorker.com/cartoons/dai...)

A couple are shopping at a supermarket, their basket is full of groceries, one says to the other "we have enough groceries that could imminently make us ill, let's grab some ultra-processed foods that'll kill us more slowly"

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 31/08/2026

🔭 Our new policy blog post shows that the number of astronomical sciences research awards made by NSF has decreased by 57% since last year, corresponding to a 51% reduction in funding. (1/2)

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Reminds me of Donald Trump on Covid: "If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any" Truth disrupts the goals of authoritarianism & fascism, thus truth (& a shared reality, based on facts, data, & evidence) must be destroyed. In its place comes data manipulation & propaganda.

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MrBillSF @mrbillsf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I was born in 1954. I think I received the Salk vaccine at age 5 or 6. I got the Sabin vaccine a year or two later. I don’t remember much about those experiences except for the fact that all the adults were INCREDIBLY happy that these vaccines were available. We kids wouldn’t get polio!!!

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dolly Parton's $1M seed $ via the Dolly Parton research fund spurned 37 research papers on the mRNA Covid vaccine. This is one of them. That $1M provided the pivotal support for developing the vaccine & assessing the antibody response. My kind of philanthropy. 🧪 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report | NEJM

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019 and spread globally, prompting an international effort to accelerate development of a vaccine. The candidate va...

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is the stuff of goosebumps It can’t happen here, of course, cuz the man in charge of the US health system says women who get the HPV vaccine have a higher risk of cervical cancer (this is a big lie) & he made $$$ suing the vaccine maker (Martin Kulldorff did the same, it’s part of the grift)

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 27/08/2026

"Vaccine resisters should be thought of like drunken drivers: people who recklessly endanger innocent strangers.”

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Photos via Instagram riverreachconstruction, which has turned into a cat account.

There are four men in the photo, one of which is wearing a safety vest. The man in a safety vest is holding a small kitten, who is wearing a tiny hard hat.

The kitten in a safety vest and tiny hard hat.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I am pleased Shapiro is calling RFK Jr out Kennedy has been spouting the most vile, dangerous, deadly, horrific anti-vaccine disinformation & conspiracy theory BS

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton is credited in at least 37 research papers on the COVID vaccine, including the first phase I trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Live your life like Dolly Parton

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly was a public health & vaccination warrior—her visible advocacy was AMAZING Also, she gave $1M to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020 to fund research that resulted in the Moderna mRNA Covid vaccine It had a 95% efficacy. I feel that this was channeling Dolly—it was working 9 to 5!

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly is gone, but I'll always appreciate her funding and publicly receiving the Moderna vaccine, in addition to her advocacy to wipe out childhood illiteracy.

Picture of Dolly Parton with a mask on with the headline from The New York Times "Dolly parton, who helped fund the moderna vaccine, gets a dose of her own medicine." The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to "get out there and get your shot"

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Holly Olson, BCPA @hollyolsonbcpa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Loving this version of Jolene...💔 Dolly Parton, a national treasure - gone. 😭

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Holly Olson, BCPA @hollyolsonbcpa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"eh-nter your search" - please, please enjoy the search function on this website.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

BREAKING: Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday. Both were unvaccinated.

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2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania

Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#Wyoming, where Trump has a +14 approval rating "Wyoming is projected to lose 335 physicians by 2030 [for context, only have 1300 physicians in whole state]...HB 129 creates a provisional license pathway for internationally trained physicians" These #physicians come on...wait for it... #H1B #visas

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Wyoming Projected To Lose 335 Physicians By 2030, Lawmakers Look To Foreign Docs

In an effort to fix Wyoming's physician shortage, a bill to create a new pathway for foreign-trained doctors has advanced in the House. Rep. Jacob…

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

1/ In March 2025, shortly after his return to power, Donald Trump’s administration postponed the compliance deadline for the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months. That moved it back from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028. We are now paying the price.

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Please preorder this book & share this post. hocuspocushandbook.carrd.co (Just imagine I'm yelling about something trivial & share it 989 times like a post about a $15 DVD player or 5K times for no WiFi on washing machines. Wild for writers to go viral when they're NOT talking about their books.)

Headline: Hey, girl. You look like you'd read me on a beach.

Beach background. Sand, sea, sky. White sun hat and beach sandals with 3D mockup of Hocus Pocus Handbook on top.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/08/2026

Scientists are making huge breakthroughs using mRNA vaccines to treat melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and other cancers. Meanwhile, RFK Jr has cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research. “Make America Healthy Again”

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Fantastic resource 👇👇👇

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As someone who lost a parent to Alzheimer’s and saw first-hand how awful and untreatable it is, fewer things make me pray harder that Hell really exists than stories like this.

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Weatherspotters in IL seem to agree that a tornado was on the ground for 15 minutes last night before a tornado warning was issued. More bad weather tonight and tomorrow. It would be nice to feel like these very hardworking professionals had the tools and personnel they needed to help protect us.

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