That didn’t take long…

‘It Feels Like the #CDC Is Over’

The CDC’s departing leaders discuss the agency’s future—or lack thereof.

By Tom Bartlett
#Trump#RFKJr#ConspiracyTheories#AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation#HealthyIfYoureWealthy#Aporophobia#SocialCleansing#EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy#PublicHealth#Health #vaccines #science #medicine #policy#USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-resignations-tipping-point/684038/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxb3iptRElGDyBA80yCQGKb4

That didn’t take long…

‘It Feels Like the #CDC Is Over’

The CDC’s departing leaders discuss the agency’s future—or lack thereof.

By Tom Bartlett
#Trump#RFKJr#ConspiracyTheories#AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation#HealthyIfYoureWealthy#Aporophobia#SocialCleansing#EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy#PublicHealth#Health #vaccines #science #medicine #policy#USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-resignations-tipping-point/684038/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxb3iptRElGDyBA80yCQGKb4

But if you're concerned about #Trump & #RFK undermining #science & #medicine, the consensus is there for #transgender #healthcare, so you should be just as concerned about anti #trans rhetoric & anyone regurgitating it as you are for #antivax rhetoric. It's ALL #antiscience bullshit.

#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Marxism#Communism#Socialism#Anarchism#Politics#Election#Gay#GayRights#TransRights#Transgender#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA#Lesbian#Bisexual#Queer#Intersex#Asexual

But if you're concerned about #Trump & #RFK undermining #science & #medicine, the consensus is there for #transgender #healthcare, so you should be just as concerned about anti #trans rhetoric & anyone regurgitating it as you are for #antivax rhetoric. It's ALL #antiscience bullshit.

#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Marxism#Communism#Socialism#Anarchism#Politics#Election#Gay#GayRights#TransRights#Transgender#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA#Lesbian#Bisexual#Queer#Intersex#Asexual

I do wish people would treat #transphobia as the serious #redflag it is, cos if someone is repeating bullshit #pseudoscience talking points from #rightwing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to #antivax nonsense & undermining trust in #science & #medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!

#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Marxism#Communism#Socialism#Politics#Vote#Gay#GayRights#Trans#TransRights#Transgender#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA#Lesbian#Bisexual#Queer#Intersex#Asexual

🩹 Wearable blood pressure monitor attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-wearable-blood-pressure-bandage-real.html

#healthcare #technology #manufacturing #medicine #materials #sensors

🩹 Wearable blood pressure monitor attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-wearable-blood-pressure-bandage-real.html

#healthcare #technology #manufacturing #medicine #materials #sensors

Top #CDC leaders quit in anger and heartbreak. One of them writes that she is "not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponizing of public health."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117189?

#PublicHealth #medicine#RFKJr

Top #CDC leaders quit in anger and heartbreak. One of them writes that she is "not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponizing of public health."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117189?

#PublicHealth #medicine#RFKJr

Fun bit of #medicine #trivia on how trans health care and Neglected Diseases(tm) can intersect in curious ways:

there's a medicine, eflornithine, that suppresses growth of facial hair, and is thus useful for hirsute women, including some trans women and PCOS sufferers.

It happens to also kill a certain parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, which is carried by tsetse flies and causes the African sleeping sickness, if treatment begins early enough.

Fun bit of #medicine #trivia on how trans health care and Neglected Diseases(tm) can intersect in curious ways:

there's a medicine, eflornithine, that suppresses growth of facial hair, and is thus useful for hirsute women, including some trans women and PCOS sufferers.

It happens to also kill a certain parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, which is carried by tsetse flies and causes the African sleeping sickness, if treatment begins early enough.

The World Health Organization is planning to relocate four units, will pull back from some work, and has seen more than 400 staff depart amid budget cuts sparked by the U.S. move to quit the agency, documents show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/world/science-health/who-relocation-cost-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #who #us #health #medicine

Walking can be good for your health, but how much you do of it isn't necessarily down to motivation. A new study of more than 5,400 people demonstrated that the design of the place you live affects the number of steps you take. Those who live in walkable places take on average 1,100 steps a day more than people in locations that are designed for getting around by car. Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, told @cbc@flipboard.com that several high-quality studies point to decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and pre-diabetes as well as mental health benefits from more walkable cities.

https://flip.it/T3wrjv

#Health#Science#Medicine#Walkability#UrbanPlanning#Design

Walking can be good for your health, but how much you do of it isn't necessarily down to motivation. A new study of more than 5,400 people demonstrated that the design of the place you live affects the number of steps you take. Those who live in walkable places take on average 1,100 steps a day more than people in locations that are designed for getting around by car. Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, told @cbc@flipboard.com that several high-quality studies point to decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and pre-diabetes as well as mental health benefits from more walkable cities.

https://flip.it/T3wrjv

#Health#Science#Medicine#Walkability#UrbanPlanning#Design

This is #healthcare in the #USA

A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack

She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation

If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die

#medicine #insurance#UNH

👩‍⚕️ AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study

｢ AI helped health professionals to better detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon, but when the assistance was removed, their ability to find tumors dropped by about 20% compared with rates before the tool was ever introduced, according to findings published Wednesday ｣

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/ai-eroded-doctors-ability-to-spot-cancer-within-months-in-study

#ai #medicine #science

This is #healthcare in the #USA

A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack

She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation

If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die

#medicine #insurance#UNH