Current mood:

We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. Some of those stories may even be true! But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇

So finally we've got some serology results from dairy workers in Michigan & Colorado: 7% seropositive. Glad these data have triggered new recommendations for worker protections, but as I told JoNel Aleccia, this should have happened months ago. apnews.com/article/bird-f…

1. This is true! The researchers were developing and validating a neurobiological model of PTSD, which could be used both to screen for risk and to develop pharmacological treatments for the condition. You can read it for yourself: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC64…

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reminder, HHS includes: NIH FDA CDC Medicare Medicaid CHIP Affordable Care Act Health Resources and Services Administration Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Administration for Children and Families Indian Health Service (and more)

Catastrophic.

RFK Jr’s nomination is the repudiation of a century of unprecedented and miraculous progress in public health. We take it for granted because we don’t recognize how far we’ve come. I recently wrote in The Atlantic about what we risk losing. Gift link 👇 theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I'm not looking for new social media apps, I'm looking for survival strategies to sustain a homestead in the woods

NEW: Childhood vaccination rates in the U.S. continue to decline, a trend started during COVID. Of note, the share of kids with a vaccine exemption rose, most of which was due to non-medical exemptions. w/Liz Williams kff.org/policy-watch/c…

CMS, which President-Elect Trump has announced he will appoint Dr. Oz to run, oversees health coverage for over 150 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA.

This morning #Pittsburgh saw it's first snowfall of the season, and man was it great to be out in the snow again. I love winter and everything that comes with it, so I was really excited to get to capture some new snowglobe images, and I figured I'd start with the incline.

.California Department of Public Health reports finding #H5N1 #birdflu virus in raw milk. The producer, Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, has agreed to recall a batch of a whole milk product called "cream top." Milk from infected cows contains staggering levels of virus. statnews.com/2024/04/29/bir…

How about another unique scenes from last night in #Pittsburgh, this time of the William Penn Hotel. I tried to captured this view on Sunday but there were cars in front all night, so I went back last night and it worked out much better. So cool that you can see the whole sign.

Scenes from "Enclosure", performance art, in which Philippines born artist Bea Camacho crocheted a cocoon for herself in 11 hours without interruption #Monday

Me was about to ask.

snoopy image of the day

One of the spots I wanted to add to my #Pittsburgh snowglobe series was the giant ketchup bottle on the Heinz History Center & the conditions couldn't have been any more perfect this morning. The ground was covered and the snow was really coming down, making for a magical scene.

We continue our celebration of Women’s Sports 🤝 Female Artists with Jordan Chiles and Aleksandra Ekster (also known as Alexandra Exter). Ekster was a fixture in early 20th century Kyiv, crossing paths with artists, poets, choreographers, dancers, and using a variety of

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