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  "Regardless, Potter's advice for both patients and clinicians is to never take 'no as a final answer. He cautioned that it might become more necessary for doctors to bring their concerns to the C-suite for greater assurance that their patients will get the care they need." https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/123327 #healthcare #insurance #CostsOfCare #business #industry #PriorAuth

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  "Since assuming office in 2015, Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The newsrooms’ review of Paxton’s travel records, obtained through the state’s Public Information Act, could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business." Why local journalism is so important! https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/09/ken-paxton-travel-costs/ #texas #elections #USpol #ethics #fraud #waste #misuse #j...

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  "Orent's cases include 247 plaintiffs with NAION, and more than 4,000 with other serious digestive conditions like pancreatitis or gall stones. 'These warnings would have made a difference in the lives of real people,' he argues." https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996652/glp1-fda-naion-blind-lawsuit-ozempic #healthcare #glp1 #obesity #diabetes #PrescriptionDrugs #FDA #courts

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  "Twenty years since its premiere, Friday Night Lights remains pristine. It maintains its luster because of its commitment to authenticity, the talent of its actors, and the depth of its characters. The cast-character list is chock-full of beloved heavy hitters...Each and every one of them, bangers." Clear eyes, full hearts! https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/02/tv/friday-night-lights-tv-show-anniversary-20-years-buddy-garrity #entertainment #television #dramas

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  "In the name of fighting propaganda and indoctrination, Texan politicians have established strict state controls on what can be taught, researched, and even discussed in the classroom. However bad left-wing censoriousness is or was, the Republican response in Texas has been to ensure that what is taught in the state’s universities is itself propaganda and indoctrination." 🎁🔗 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/texas-university-censorship-free-speech/688827/?gift=4QaRc8ex...

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  "...beginning in 2003, areas around the Channel Islands were designated as California Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs — a conservation strategy akin to creating underwater state parks. With roughly 150 square miles of protected waters, the islands now function as a safe haven for marine flora and fauna, essentially acting as nurseries for baby fish and protecting dozens of iconic species like kelp bass, rockfish, leopard sharks, and more." https://grist.org/sponsored/a-once-in...

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  "In September 2014, Emma Sulkowicz began to carry a blue mattress weighing 23kg around her university campus. The mattress was similar to the ones New York’s Columbia University used in its dorm rooms, where Sulkowicz said she had been raped by a fellow student two years earlier. Her performance/endurance artwork constituted her visual art senior thesis..." https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/08/anti-rape-art-history-cornell-mattress-performance #WomensHealth #c...

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  "With the new Health Guardian features, Fitbit Air and Fitbit Edge users will receive a monthly summary in the Health app of their blood pressure and insulin resistance trends. The in-app Health Coach will provide lifestyle and wellness recommendations based on these readings, and insights to help you talk to your doctor about any concerns." https://www.engadget.com/2283270/google-brings-health-guardian-to-the-fitbit-air-and-edge-and-expands-automatic-activity-tracking/ #hea...

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  "The nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of unpasteurized milk and other raw dairy products, according to a policy statement it published earlier this week. The revised guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics warns of the serious health risks from consuming raw dairy products, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people." https://www.propublica.org/article...

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  "The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, has selected former Majority Leader Eric Cantor as its next president." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/pharmas-new-top-lobbyist-is-a-former-house-majority-leader-01097057 #healthcare #PhRMA #AI #technology #biomedical #business #HealthPolicy #UScongress

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  "Harris and other advocates recognize that menopause is having a moment, and they want to bring it to women and LGBTQ+ people behind bars." https://19thnews.org/2026/09/menopause-women-prison-kwaneta-harris/ via @19thnews@flipboard.com #PublicHealth #menopause #WomensHealth #incarceration #prisons

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  "...just two years later, the state’s Republican-dominated legislature is asking Missouri voters to overturn the abortion protections they recently supported. The conflicting measures even have the same title: Amendment 3. But while a 'yes' vote in 2024 supported adding protections to the state constitution, a 'no' vote in 2026 would keep them." https://kffhealthnews.org/elections/abortion-state-referenda-2026-november-midterms-roe-dobbs-missouri-nevada/ #healthcare...

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  "In April of last year, the Trump administration paused the enforcement of a rule designed to help protect coal miners from an aggressive form of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease, the primary cause of which is exposure to silica dust...This April, the Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced an indefinite delay in enforcement of the rule." https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/coal-miners-black-lung-disease-silicosis-silica-...

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  "At least six major hospitals have agreed to refuse gender-affirming hormones and surgery for transgender young people and agreed to make payments to the federal government, according to deals with the Department of Justice." https://apnews.com/article/transgender-genderaffirming-hospitals-trump-justice-agreement-34faeeab4575b81160ae6531254584cb #healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #ChildrensHealth #USpol

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  "Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI as some of the industry’s own leaders urge Congress to impose guardrails on the advancing technology." https://apnews.com/article/ai-superintelligence-bernie-sanders-d6a6a2cd8e71d7c95bdc394595aa85d1 #PublicHealth #AI #technology #USpol

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  "The MAHA movement’s embrace of corporate sponsorship runs counter to its anti-corporate message: that the food and health care industries have knowingly poisoned Americans’ health, causing obesity, vaccine injuries and chronic disease. The MAHA PAC, its political fundraising arm, has also accepted large donations from companies." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/20/maha-rfk-summit-walmart-anthropic-openai-01084806 #PublicHealth #MAHA #HHS #insurance #PhRMA #vaccines #immunizat...

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  "The poll results indicate that Americans strongly support regulatory changes: 83% support limiting drug ads on TV and streaming services, and 80% support restricting ads for newly approved drugs during an initial time period." https://medshadow.org/uncategorized/what-americans-really-want-from-drug-ads-sienna-poll/ #healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #PhRMA #advertising #marketing #HHS #FDA

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  "A Superior Court judge in Stamford on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Connecticut law that eliminated religious exemptions from school vaccine requirements." Good. Medical exemptions only protect more people. https://ctmirror.org/2026/09/15/court-upholds-ct-law-no-religious-exemptions-school-vaccines/ #PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #prevention #PrimaryCare #connecticut

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  "The worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years continues unabated, while the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary is downplaying measles deaths and openly feuding with a sitting governor. Through it all, Schwartz has made no public appearances or remarks." https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6085687-cdc-erica-schwartz-measles-virus-vaccines/ #PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #CDC #HHS #USpol

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  "Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. But not everyone faces the same risk. Some of those most in danger are the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers. That's not news to many mobile home residents. But research and policy are only recently catching up to that reality." https://www.npr.org/2026/09/07/nx-s1-5644782/heat-deaths-manufactured-mobile-homes #PublicHealth #heat #weather #climate #environment #housing...

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  "Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, reported owning seven homes but said he earned no income from any. Yet all but one was listed for rent during the reporting periods, and some current residents and neighbors at those addresses confirmed that the properties were rented, the news organizations found. Receiving income and not reporting it is a violation of federal disclosure law, three ethics experts said." https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/texas-ken-paxton-personal-...

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  "Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease." https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/ebola-response-organizations-central-africa-democratic-republic-congo/ #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #...

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  "It’s an unwinnable system made toxic to the core by generations of the world defining the ideal woman’s body as that of a child, of hating fatness so much that self-harm is preferable to largeness, and of turning it all into a for-profit spectacle." https://gossip-reading-club.ghost.io/why-we-can-not-talk-about-ariana-grande/ #PublicHealth #obesity #overweight #underweight #fat #glp1 #diets #EatingDisorders

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  "As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide." As if the Ghislaine Maxwell / Jeffrey Epstein of it all wasn't enough, here are more reasons not to confirm Todd Blanche. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/03/blanche-pledged-abortion-pill-crackdown-private-call-01023304 #healthcare #ReproHealth...

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  "There are 40 organizations working with Granite State P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. to help students who are on food assistance, re-entering the labor market or changing careers get through nursing school. Through those partnerships, the program tries to address barriers like transportation, language, and disabilities." https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-08-03/nursing-expansion-program-newhampshire-nurses #healthcare #nurses #nursing #education #NewHampshire

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  "Over the past two months, the United States has made financial commitments that hint at a limited return to global health and humanitarian assistance partnerships, after the abrupt severing of many of those relationships a year and a half ago." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/health/trump-health-aid-state-department.html #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #Gavi #immunizations #vaccines #UNICEF #food #nutrition #ebola #HIV #PEPFAR #USAID #USpol

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  "One of the hardest and most important conversations we will have as adult children is 'the talk' with parents about aging. Sitting down to discuss giving up the car, moving out of the family home, planning for medical care and how an estate is going to be handled is uncomfortable at best." 🎁🔗: https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/how-to-start-the-talk-with-aging-parents-fbc3e9e8?st=58pRZo&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #healthcare #aging #seniors #PersonalFinance #Li...

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  "In a letter dated July 28, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (Md.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Andy Kim (N.J.) wrote, 'We are seeking clarity on whether this settlement may have resulted in a significant financial award to one of your sons, raising fresh concerns about conflicts of interest you may possess' as HHS Secretary." https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/122404 #PublicHealth #HPV #vaccines #immunizations #ethic...

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  "The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice." https://kffhealthnews.org/news/ahrq-funding-grants-trump-healthcare-safety-research-agency-hobbled/ #healthcare #biomedical #science #research #grants #funding #PatientSafety #quality #AHRQ #USPSTF #HHS #USp...

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  "Many maternal healthcare providers don’t routinely address heat, or how to minimize its potential risks with their pregnant patients, according to providers, researchers and patients interviewed in Mississippi and across the country." https://19thnews.org/2026/07/mississippi-heat-impacts-moms-babies/ #healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #heat #climate #poverty #disparities #mississippi