Horrifying and mind-boggling...You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules -- nor a “constitutional right to truthful information from officials during a public health crisis.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules

A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.

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A staggering story with all kinds of implications, none of them good.

Max Kozlov@maxkozlov.bsky.social · yesterday

🚨 The NIH is moving to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in infectious-disease research projects to the DOD under a secret 10-year pact. Here’s what’s happening inside “Operation Prevailing Edge” 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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!

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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I hope people read Gloria Steinhem's criticism of white feminism.

Gloria Steinem on "white feminism", racism and why white women voted for Trump

The feminist leader says the feminist movement should be for everyone - but that we need to be prepared to have difficult conversations about race.

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Long covid, keeping me humble 👎

I’m a scientist, so I very rarely say that anything is 100% certain. It is 100% certain that no human being on this earth could defeat a chimp in hand-to-hand combat. I can’t believe this comes up periodically.

For the first time in months (years?), I don't have immediate scary deadlines, and I don't know what to do? (Don't worry I still have tons to do)

No Problemo: Confused Gesture

Alt: No Problemo: Confused Gesture

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My thoughts on Dolly and what her example teaches us for doing science in fraught times @sciencepolitics.bsky.social

How To Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World - Science Politics

I grew up in the kind of place where government cheese was baked onto rectangular pizzas, and every talent show included a Dolly. The singer still informs my work in global health: Even those who have...

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One of my unabashedly glass-half-fulll,optimist behaviors is liking people's good news on here. Friends, strangers, I'm happy for you! You made a great sandwich!! You got promoted! We're out here doing things, and I love it

I grew up in East Tennessee, where we ate govt cheese on square pizza and sang about moonshine stills at school. Dolly Parton was a local hero, but her compassion reached a world even wider than her smile. A few thoughts on lessons from Dolly for this moment in science @sciencepolitics.bsky.social

How To Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World - Science Politics

I grew up in the kind of place where government cheese was baked onto rectangular pizzas, and every talent show included a Dolly. The singer still informs my work in global health: Even those who have...

sciencepolitics.org

Any of my health science peeps up for this or have a v reliable grad student? Billie is the best and could use a boost!

Ginger Billie@gingerbillie.bsky.social · 5d ago

Know I’ve asked this before: Anyone good (or know someone good) with data vis? Want my visible CSV to be made into something palatable for primary care. Will, obviously, pay for work/time. This is health data so no AI and proper security plz, though identifiers will be removed.

Know I’ve asked this before: Anyone good (or know someone good) with data vis? Want my visible CSV to be made into something palatable for primary care. Will, obviously, pay for work/time. This is health data so no AI and proper security plz, though identifiers will be removed.

Checked out a little free library in my new Baltimore neighborhood, and there's just a copy of the DSM-5 in there?

This is just to say I have flagged the emails that are tedious to respond to, pretending I will go back to them. They are so many and so old.

Not the tofu! Yes, tofu too.

Tofu recalled in 29 states, including throughout Tri-State, for contamination

Tofu was recalled in 29 states, including throughout the Tri-State, because it may be contaminated with ink.

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Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

My 5th grade son was cleaning out his backpack and found a felt heart I'd made him to carry in his pocket when he was nervous to start kindergarten. He kept it all this time 😭

Article here. This will be updated as I learn more, especially about any access difficulties. If a question is unanswered in this article, I don't know the answer yet, but I'm working hard to get more info as quickly as possible.

What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026 (Gift Article)

The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.

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Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · last wk.

Updated Covid vaccines for the 2026-27 season have been approved by the FDA. Article to come.

"What people with HIV on Medicaid should know about upcoming work requirements–and what they can do now 25 states and the District of Columbia are challenging Medicaid’s work rule in federal court in October. Here’s what you can do in the meantime"

What people with HIV on Medicaid should know about upcoming work requirements–and what they can do now

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This is how I found out the hospital I was born in wa renamed Dolly Parton Children's Hospital 😭

Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 2w ago

Nature honors Dolly Parton's scientific legacy. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

if you're in line to donate money to the Imagination Library, please stay in line

So Mayer@suchmayer.northsky.social · 2w ago

There are so many donations happening right now that the site has crashed.

I'm just a heartbroken girl from East Tennessee asking you to be a little more like Dolly 🦋

Country music legend Dolly Parton dies

Country music legend Dolly Parton, who wrote hit songs Jolene and I Will Always Love You, has died aged 80, her family announced on social media.

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The next global health architecture cannot exclude women www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The next global health architecture cannot exclude women

As we navigate the redesign of global health at a moment of acute constraint, one troubling reality stands out: the women who already effectively run our health systems are chronically underfunded as leaders. Women provide nearly 70% of health care globally but hold fewer than 25% of senior leadership roles.1 Women are under-represented in decision-making discussions where health policy and budgets are decided.2 This is not an equity problem; it is a matter of whether the next system has the shared leadership it needs to perform.

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A federal review asks whether to redraw the categories that decide which vaccines your insurance must cover for free. Comments close September 20th. Save and send to a parent or pediatrician: federalregister.gov/d/2026-17250 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

I just moved, and the movers labeled about 70% of the boxes as 'supplies' 🫠

Effin' Birds@effinbirds.com · 2w ago

Never let a writer help you move

Our new review is out! We examine the JAK/STAT pathway as a therapeutic target in chronic viral infections, including HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2 & herpesviruses and the balance between reducing harmful inflammation while preserving antiviral immunity. www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Frontiers | Targeting the JAK/STAT pathway in chronic viral infections: opportunities and challenges for immunomodulation

The discovery of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway as a key regulator of immune function and inflammation ...

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Please test if you are sick. Covid may be “just a cold” to you but it could steal someone else’s health and livelihood for the unforeseen future. I never thought I’d be a cautionary tale. But I am. My story of going from teaching Calculus to struggling to count by 2’s: a.co/d/0btEdLAe

Chantzy@chantzy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here me out - maybe, just maybe, Covid doesn't conform to the 'traditional respiratory virus season' Link 🔗 www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/h...

It’s almost like when you cut back on regulation things get less regulated. Like “glass-in-the-fruit-bars” less regulated. www.cbsnews.com/news/outshin...

Outshine Fruit Bars recalled nationwide over possible glass contamination, company says

Five flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars sold nationwide were recalled because they may include glass, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream said.

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<moving logistics/unpacking continues to suck BUT> I found a box from a hall closet the movers had labeled costumes?? It was our academic gowns 💀