Critically Speaking with Therese Markow
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🎙️ Critically Speaking with Dr. Therese Markow: A podcast at the intersection of science and society. Listen at https://pulselink.bio/criticallyspeakingpodcast
Climate change, more mosquito habitat. More vector borne disease. Get ready. wapo.st/456x8x6
Virginia reports its first locally acquired dengue case
There is no evidence of continued transmission and no additional reports of locally acquired dengue cases at this time, officials say
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The narrative that #antidepressants don't work is reaching patients who already don't want to take medication. Dr. Andrew Novick has watched the consequences. Untreated depression carries real risks - including suicide. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517
The conversation around antidepressants has gotten loud. A lot of it is wrong. Dr. Andrew Novick treats patients, runs clinical trials, and has no pharmaceutical ties. He joined Critically Speaking to set the record straight. 🎧 New episode tomorrow. #antidepressants #mentalhealth
What a creep! Now he tells them! A little for the unvaccinated kids that got sick.😡 RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026....
RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR
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A doctor posed as a patient with normal testosterone and plans to have kids. Testosterone replacement therapy causes infertility. He was not a candidate. Six out of seven companies offered it anyway. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #menshealth
Most men think low testosterone just means low energy. The data says it's linked to heart disease, stroke, and dementia. It's not a lifestyle issue - it's a health marker. And most men are never told that. ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #menshealth
#drugcosts #medicare 🤦♀️. I thought drug costs were supposed to be lowered🤦♀️ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums (Gift Article)
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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Erectile dysfunction and low #testosterone aren't just bedroom issues. They're early warning signs of heart disease, stroke, and dementia. Most men never talk about it. Most doctors aren't asking. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #menshealth
So people who have done everything the right way can simply be plucked from the asylum hearings and sent to an overcrowded deportation center? Cruelty reaches a new pinnacle. wapo.st/3TmWIvb
Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule
The Trump administration rule, which took effect immediately, could transfer nearly 450,000 cases to immigration judges, who could dismiss the asylum petitions.
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One would think it impossible, but that was before the current administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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You asked. We listened. This one's for the men. Dr. Justin Dubin joins Critically Speaking to answer the questions most men won't ask their own doctors - #testosterone, erectile dysfunction, prostate health, fertility, and why sexual health is a direct indicator of overall health. #menshealth
Anti vaxxers are still at it. #measles #vaccines Doesn’t matter if they’re wrong, they wield power! 🤦♀️ theconversation.com/how-vaccine-...
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
Recognizing the stories behind people’s concerns with vaccines can help public health advocates build a more inclusive approach to healthcare.
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How can this be good?🤦♀️ #regulations #safety #radiation apnews.com/article/nucl...
As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...
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@nataliewexler.bsky.social Makes some important points and raises critical questions about Alpha Schools open.substack.com/pub/nataliew...
The Alpha School Debate
The network of private schools may have harnessed the power of AI to dramatically boost test scores, but is that all there is to education?
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Afrikaner and Right-Wing European Groups Would Gain From Trump’s New Human Rights Funding
Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.
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Who can we thank for this ? 🤔 duh #measles wapo.st/4vRKx6V
CDC has announced record measles numbers. See how bad cases have been.
With more than five months left in the year, 2026 is the worst for measles in 35 years. Public health officials have warned that falling childhood vaccination rates have left more communities vulnerab...
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Handing off a task doesn't hand off the thinking. If you asked your partner to cook but you're still doing the meal planning - you didn't share the load. You just became the supervisor. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #cognitivelabor
In straight couples, cognitive labor just happens - no conversation, no agreement. Same-sex couples didn't have that default. So they talked about it. And the gap was smaller because of it. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #cognitivelabor #genderequality
Most of the time, it's not really about the dishes. It's about who remembered to buy the dish soap, planned the meals, and scheduled the pediatrician appointment. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #mentalload #cognitivelabor
Wait, I thought the Iran war was causing a huge money and supply problem 🤷♀️ Expanding to another front? Deficit getting worse 🤦♀️ wapo.st/4pzbquR
Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say
If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Is Direct And To The Point, KegsBreath........
Women entered the workforce. Took on professional lives that looked nothing like their mothers'. But when they came home, nothing had changed. They didn't replace one job with another - they added one on top. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #cognitivelabor
So scary…. They’re lifelike and convincing! #influencers #wellness www.nytimes.com/video/techno...
Video: The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed
The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperreali...
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Most of the time, it's not really about the dishes. It's about who remembered to buy the dish soap, planned the meals, and scheduled the pediatrician appointment. 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #mentalload #cognitivelabor