This is scary to read... and also the reason I'm hesitant when local businesses want to scan my ID instead of performing a visual check for legal age compliance. "For your safety and ours" is a poor excuse for hoarding data you can't secure. Via @dangoodin.bsky.social in @arstechnica.com

Pam Spaulding@pamspaulding.bsky.social · last wk.

‼️ @dangoodin.bsky.social : "I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web." 🧾 arstechnica.com/security/202... 🧾 KrebsOnSecurity exposé: t2m.co/NEH0xxRP

In Halifax, Nova Scotia: helmets attached to e-scooters 🛴⛑️ is a #publichealth win... Without built-in gear, shared micromobility defaults to helmetless rides. This behavioral nudge is how we protect riders and build smart & healthy cities.

NYT's coverage today on "social rings" as a wellness strategy... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/w...

How to Find More Time for Your Friends

Commit to your friendships like you do the gym.

nytimes.com

Worth a read... and a review of the medicine cabinets of older adults!

Kenny Lin, MD, MPH@kennylinafp.bsky.social · 5d ago

3 Common Drugs Older Adults May Be Overusing: benzos, antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis, aspirin for primary CV prevention www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/w...

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” -Dolly Parton

Interesting read on the two faces of capitalism, and its possible futures:

LSE Inequalities@lseinequalities.bsky.social · 2w ago

Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty. But it has also produced deep and enduring inequalities. @seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism? #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Reflection on AI & Health: In the future, good clinical judgment will mean knowing when to trust an AI generated output and when to discard it. When to recognize an AI generated alarm and when to ignore it. These are learnable skills... but we have not yet begun to try and teach them.

Hint: it's the shingles vaccine!

Cornelia Duncan@unc-rn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Your anti-ageing stack should include this injectable overmatter.substack.com/p/your-anti-...

The Boundary Waters is a priceless freshwater sanctuary... Protecting it from exploitation is critical for biodiversity, clean water, and the climate! Sharing pics below from my canoe trip out there last May:

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 3w ago

I’m using my executive authority to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters.    As far as my administration is concerned, the fight for the future of the Boundary Waters is over. The verdict is in. The decision is made. We will protect this place.

This is scary to read... and also the reason I'm hesitant when local businesses want to scan my ID instead of performing a visual check for legal age compliance. "For your safety and ours" is a poor excuse for hoarding data you can't secure. Via @dangoodin.bsky.social in @arstechnica.com

Pam Spaulding@pamspaulding.bsky.social · last wk.

‼️ @dangoodin.bsky.social : "I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web." 🧾 arstechnica.com/security/202... 🧾 KrebsOnSecurity exposé: t2m.co/NEH0xxRP

In Halifax, Nova Scotia: helmets attached to e-scooters 🛴⛑️ is a #publichealth win... Without built-in gear, shared micromobility defaults to helmetless rides. This behavioral nudge is how we protect riders and build smart & healthy cities.

August dispatch is live! This month covers the executive order on vaccines, climate mediated heatwaves and flooding, and FDA clearance for an autonomous medical robot. apothek.substack.com/p/august-202...

August 2026 Apothek Dispatch

Decoding the signal: health x environment x technology

apothek.substack.com

Latest #SubStack article live this AM! What if the next frontier of health lies outside of the clinic and within our communities and social interactions? Read more below on Social Prescribing and the power of connection, nature, and the arts: apothek.substack.com/p/social-pre...

Reflections on Social Prescribing and Functional Medicine:

The Next Frontier of Longevity is Free (and Fun)

apothek.substack.com

It's so damn hot down there. A guerrilla thermometer campaign found NYC subway platforms hitting a 132°F heat index—well past the point where heatstroke sets in. It's a public health crisis. Over to you, MTA:

Just how ridiculously, hellishly hot are New York City's subways? Jack can tell you.

A young transplant raises awareness of a very old problem.

motherjones.com

NYT's coverage today on "social rings" as a wellness strategy... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/w...

How to Find More Time for Your Friends

Commit to your friendships like you do the gym.

nytimes.com

Via @npr.org Morning Edition today... Midwives and health systems struggle to fill gaps in maternity care: "...one in three counties, or nearly 35%, are maternity care deserts, meaning they have no birthing facilities or obstetric clinicians." www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...

A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies

New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.

npr.org

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” -Dolly Parton

Interesting read on the two faces of capitalism, and its possible futures:

LSE Inequalities@lseinequalities.bsky.social · 2w ago

Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty. But it has also produced deep and enduring inequalities. @seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism? #LSEInequalitiesBlog

“If documentaries are supposed to spark conversations, Give It a Shot is arriving armed with a megaphone, a wicked sense of humour, and perhaps the world’s most overdue question: why has contraception been almost entirely women’s business for so long?” Filmuforia 🎟️ TICKETS: tinyurl.com/499jdcyt

Latest #SubStack article live this AM! What if the next frontier of health lies outside of the clinic and within our communities and social interactions? Read more below on Social Prescribing and the power of connection, nature, and the arts: apothek.substack.com/p/social-pre...

Reflections on Social Prescribing and Functional Medicine:

The Next Frontier of Longevity is Free (and Fun)

apothek.substack.com

Reflection on AI & Health: In the future, good clinical judgment will mean knowing when to trust an AI generated output and when to discard it. When to recognize an AI generated alarm and when to ignore it. These are learnable skills... but we have not yet begun to try and teach them.

Running errands with a friend could add years to your life. Loneliness and social isolation carry mortality risk on par with smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Even 15-30 minutes of connection a day matters. Talk to people. Read more in @nytimes.com.

An interview with @agawande.bsky.social in the @newyorker.com on the global human costs of DOGE's destruction of USAID. "When J.F.K. argued for U.S.A.I.D., he was arguing that assistance abroad, first and foremost, was also assistance to the United States itself." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.

newyorker.com

Interesting #longread via @sciencepolitics.bsky.social on #America250, extreme heat + climate change, and the American Revolution... sciencepolitics.org/2026/07/13/h...

How Climate Change and Weather Shaped 250 Years of U.S. History - Science Politics

Cold, rain, drought, and warming have both helped and harmed Americans' efforts at pivotal moments.

sciencepolitics.org

Hint: it's the shingles vaccine!

Cornelia Duncan@unc-rn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Your anti-ageing stack should include this injectable overmatter.substack.com/p/your-anti-...

Via the NYT on new research related to Omega-3 supplements: “Regardless of the reason for why omega-3 supplements seem to fall short, the current research suggests it’s a balanced diet, rather than a pill, that can help keep your brain healthy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/w...

Are Omega-3 Supplements Actually Good for Your Brain?

Researchers have been surprised by the study findings.

nytimes.com

Via @craigspencer.bsky.social in @thelancet.com: The expanding Ebola epidemic in the DRC and Uganda reflects a wider breakdown in cooperation and collaboration for global health security:

Craig Spencer MD MPH@craigspencer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New in @thelancet.com with @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social, Martin Cetron, and @drdebhoury.bsky.social — we argue the current US response to the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda is breaking with longstanding global health policy in very worrying ways. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Via @npr.org Morning Edition today... Midwives and health systems struggle to fill gaps in maternity care: "...one in three counties, or nearly 35%, are maternity care deserts, meaning they have no birthing facilities or obstetric clinicians." www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...

A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies

New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.

npr.org

Good advice here via Lisa Cuchara: 1) "When possible, buy locally grown produce, since nationwide outbreaks generally come from large commercial producers." 2) "If you do go for bagged and prewashed greens & other produce, give them a good rinse even when they say "prewashed.""

PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.

"Rather than avoiding fresh produce, adopting a few sensible food safety practices can help you significantly reduce your risk of getting sick while continuing to enjoy the many health benefits and flavor perks of salads and fresh veggies," writes Lisa Cuchara. https://to.pbs.org/3S0DoDC

Latest Substack post on the history of health insurance in the US: Employer insurance wasn't designed to optimize health. It was a WWII-era wage workaround that became permanent. Co-published @sciencepolitics.bsky.social magazine. apothek.substack.com/p/history-of...

US Healthcare Was Never Built to Work – Here’s What Could Replace It

Meaningful reform requires acknowledging the gap between what health insurance promises and what it currently delivers

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