2026-03-28T16:32:47Z https://njump.me Bich Nguyen :verified: https://njump.me/npub1nzjhgymv940yzdqeqs58n4rheraynzsext2l3u6nxpvrqpfuwz2ql3pmgc https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/accounts/avatars/109/327/837/479/711/129/original/80dd5d97121d4f82.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/accounts/avatars/109/327/837/479/711/129/original/80dd5d97121d4f82.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqspgmtk3kyn5emdnjf0ua6303tae7wfwck5dzvzrp0hedvfu83fx6gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgrpsdlj &#34;Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew. Some are contemplating big life changes to deal with new rates that kicked in on Jan. 1.<br/><br/>It often falls to women to figure out a family’s insurance puzzle.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-obamacare-premium-payments-prices-marketplace-plans-hard-choices/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-obamacare-premium-payments-prices-marketplace-plans-hard-choices/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #families #CostsOfCare 2026-01-18T19:31:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxeg6reeh5c5nswjujlhpjjt022uwyfv9trnpw4mdys8emk0j5u9szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgm835cz Arirang! 🌅 🇰🇷 😭 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.laineygossip.com/bts-arirang-album-name-announcement-is-breaking-the-internet-again/">https://www.laineygossip.com/bts-arirang-album-name-announcement-is-breaking-the-internet-again/</a> <br/><br/>✅ Renewed Weverse membership<br/>✅ Applied for presale tickets<br/>✅ Created spreadsheet to identify U.S. dates, cities, venues, and who signed up for which presale<br/>🕯️ Waiting for presale application approvals<br/>📆 Have meetings scheduled throughout 1/22/26 😓 <br/><br/>#BTS #BTSARMY #arirang #kpop #music #entertainment 2026-01-18T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp8qu25af5yp5g5v23pxsnd5xlax2cdehn558c8lu4v5ylj9lw5cgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgj48yz2 &#34;There is no database tracking when ICE agents use force against women. But a growing number of videos captured throughout the first year of the second Trump administration offer some insight into the violent encounters that women have experienced: broken car windows, yanking, shoving, pepper-spraying and shootings, all of them out in the open and available on social media.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-violence-women-visibility-renee-nicole-good/">https://19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-violence-women-visibility-renee-nicole-good/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #ICE #DHS #immigrant #immigration #violence #women 2026-01-17T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2rfm4yg8gxfhspf73xxsrc84s5ey3kng0ql3e7eny9dthhp6tdqgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgd3dzth &#34;A controversial study on hepatitis B vaccination in Guinea-Bissau that was funded in part by the U.S. CDC has been halted.<br/><br/>Yap Boum, PhD, MPH, a senior official at the Africa CDC, said the study was &#39;cancelled&#39; during a press briefing on Thursday morning.<br/><br/>He noted, however, that conversations between officials in Guinea-Bissau and the U.S. are ongoing, since research on hepatitis B in that country is needed.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/119451">https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/119451</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #hepatitisB #vaccines #CDC #research 2026-01-17T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspnxqnq742qzycww2d2ljf3pkczcjd0ul04qadjal7sp33j052huczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg09ewmq “The Affordable Care Act has given a number of small business owners or self-employed people or gig workers a kind of flexibility to be able to have that type of income,” said Cynthia Cox, a vice president at KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling and journalism organization who has no relation to Stacy Cox. <br/><br/><a href="https://19thnews.org/2026/01/affordable-care-act-women-business-owners-impact/">https://19thnews.org/2026/01/affordable-care-act-women-business-owners-impact/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #insurance #CostsOfCare #business #entrepreneurs #USpol 2026-01-17T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dnvkw8y4xergcz2uu6mur9l7aszwf7a4mqv33pxzk42zxputk9gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgw49f7t &#34;Some of the experts who advised on the development of the most recent national dietary guidelines told MedPage Today that their work wasn&#39;t considered, and that the final guidance is riddled with errors...While the government doesn&#39;t have to follow the DGAC report, its recommendations are usually strongly incorporated into the final federal nutrition guidelines.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119457">https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119457</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #diet #food #nutrition #obesity #HealthEquity 2026-01-17T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxhtzepm40dcsrpatc3xhgyqmx8qs30eced44tp272c7zv4k339agzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgdvazpx &#34;Asked for specific policy details, Oz said it was a &#39;broad framework&#39; and referred further questions to a White House official who spoke on background. The official also did not provide detailed answers to reporters&#39; questions but did say that this future legislation would not replace other possible laws.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678654/trump-great-healthcare-plan-video-announcement-aca-premiums">https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678654/trump-great-healthcare-plan-video-announcement-aca-premiums</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #insurance #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare #HealthPolicy #USpol 2026-01-17T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszw8nstjeu60muhrnhyky08yexsf9hvhlhzmvv9j522zw60k4mttszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgmhurkw &#34;In 2024, the most recent year for which data for the population is available, Native American and Alaska Native people had the highest pregnancy-related mortality ratio among major demographic groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-american-pregnancy-maternal-mortality-mothers-deaths-tribes/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-american-pregnancy-maternal-mortality-mothers-deaths-tribes/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #WomensHealth #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #RuralHealth 2026-01-16T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp3kcej8nam3yslen3l0snmxuuhvx20k9kknczwgpny4puf9zt0hqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg8ssg23 &#34;It’s been a month since Australia banned under-16s from social media platforms, and some teens are glad to be free of the distraction, while others have found ways to bypass the law...Here are the top three takeaways on how the ban is going, a month in.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/australias-social-media-ban-for-teens-how-its-going.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/australias-social-media-ban-for-teens-how-its-going.html</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #SocialMedia #ScreenTime #technology #ChildrensHealth #australia 2026-01-16T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2g7z6r9sa8cqlvexcumln2ql5yay7hxp42aya8am5dvpnuexfrzqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg20ha5y &#34;Dr. Jessica Tarleton, an abortion provider who spent the past few years working in the Carolinas, said she frequently encountered pregnant women with chronic conditions who faced this kind of catch-22: Their risks were too high to be treated in a clinic, and it would be safest to get care at a hospital, but it could be very hard to find one willing to terminate a pregnancy.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham">https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion 2026-01-16T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8lt3gkhyr49g23uhak3x24wmkgtr023tt44tnsqwjtaavxvvk58szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgc7p0jy &#34;If Republicans fail to keep abortion opponents in their camp, said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, &#39;[Trump will] be impeached, and every one of his Cabinet secretaries will be dragged in for committee hearings on every day that ends in Y, and the result will be nothing happens in the next two years. So there’s a lot riding on this.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/abortion-opponents-revamp-their-midterms-plans-as-rift-with-trump-widens-00729224">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/abortion-opponents-revamp-their-midterms-plans-as-rift-with-trump-widens-00729224</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #elections2026 #USpol 2026-01-16T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspejy3pyrmxpeysdmxffp3ql9glk877sufs7vun8x8emfkqt7nupczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfghsephg &#34;The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #nurses #hospitals #labor #unions #nyc 2026-01-16T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfjnk6e59nk6vkslp5kyfsewwjt4p7e2nznstudsn52qnvr4xp7szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgpxstfs &#34;The strongest evidence for off-target benefits, dating back 25 years, shows reduced cardiovascular risk following flu shots.<br/><br/>Healthy older adults vaccinated against flu have substantially lower risks of hospitalization for heart failure, as well as for pneumonia and other respiratory infections. Vaccination against influenza has also been associated with lower risks of heart attack and stroke.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/vaccines-off-target-benefits-older-adults-dementia-shingles/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/vaccines-off-target-benefits-older-adults-dementia-shingles/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #flu #influenza #shingles #aging 2026-01-15T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2t8e94p5a4whnk2hxwjn2k3angp3kf4rllh0s4ruwjma6cqqgm3gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgk7m5md &#34;She was hospitalized for six weeks with a fever when she was 5 years old. And the virus attacked her spine. &#39;None of my limbs worked immediately afterwards,&#39; Boigon said.<br/><br/>Her right arm never fully recovered. She showed me it&#39;s smaller, skinnier, weaker than the other.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/polio-survivor-colorado-vaccine-group/">https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/polio-survivor-colorado-vaccine-group/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #polio #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #prevention #colorado 2026-01-15T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx04jeszqvunf4w4dmg84kqs84fz2jspfap4e2q3kkvww6vequnhgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgw6xy8h &#34;Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, sometimes with warrants and sometimes without, and they are frequently present during patient care.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/14/ice-agents-at-twin-cities-hospitals-alarm-medical-staff">https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/14/ice-agents-at-twin-cities-hospitals-alarm-medical-staff</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #hospitals #ICE #immigrant #immigration #detention #minnesota #USpol 2026-01-15T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspadvg5xscstv3ckrmuge3sjyextprqd9w6z44drfhjk3qd48nxkczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgnqm54x &#34;No one else has the rigorous transparency in process that the USPSTF has. They are very clear and transparent in how they gather the evidence, how they grade the evidence, what was actually included, and how they are deliberating. Other organizations may do that, but they do not do it as consistently ... which is why the ACA is pegged to them and not to each individual society.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/preventivecare/119411">https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/preventivecare/119411</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #PublicHealth #HHS #USPSTF #ACA #obamacare #insurance #prevention #USpol 2026-01-15T16:03:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw5kv7s2jmtjr2aw0w4rfzvj3rtpturjz6utewec6jcxs3ejvk7fqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg9hhpza &#34;More Texans have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace compared to last year — despite the expiration of federal subsidies to lower the costs of premiums...But health care experts caution that the preliminary figures show an incomplete picture of how many people ultimately maintain coverage once they receive a premium bill.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/13/texas-affordable-care-act-health-insurance-enrollment-record/">https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/13/texas-affordable-care-act-health-insurance-enrollment-record/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #TaxCredits #texas #txlege #USpol 2026-01-15T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05vg2xhgxmnfrv3gckxmvuk7vxy8kfsumrlucqxwpvwywgml4urgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgntfpg8 &#34;Six leading medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw out revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule announced last week by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other federal officials.&#34;<br/><br/>American Academy of Family Physicians...? You&#39;ve already supported RFK Jr resigning. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/health/vaccine-schedule-children-kennedy.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/health/vaccine-schedule-children-kennedy.html</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #prevention #IDmastodon #ChildrensHealth 2026-01-14T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2qj623hqn7xq2p56e6lzm0lnh0t336rndvn64ex3rmnknua5r9sszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgfqfrh5 &#34;Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today appointed two obstetricians-gynecologists to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Both appointees have a history of questioning vaccine safety in pregnancy, and one has erroneously claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/rfk-jr-appoints-2-vocal-opponents-vaccine-use-pregnancy-federal-advisory-board">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/rfk-jr-appoints-2-vocal-opponents-vaccine-use-pregnancy-federal-advisory-board</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #HHS #ACIP #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #MaternalHealth #ReproHealth 2026-01-14T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8km0s0mhnd4clnlyv7dggk3mayvchr5f0e554ma3tm7wswycvupszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfguxqzhw “We found that F.D.A. staff and scientists were basing the recommendations on the evidence, and that’s how it’s supposed to be,” said one of the study’s authors, Dr. Caleb Alexander, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “The F.D.A. wasn’t making decisions that suggest that they were on one side or another of larger societal debates governing mifepristone regulation.” <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/health/abortion-pill-mifepristone-fda.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/health/abortion-pill-mifepristone-fda.html</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #FDA #ReproHealth #mifepristone 2026-01-14T17:55:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsymww205p6k24gh9erlspj3a7d6pxxm05nyktct7wcztq5atdgcuczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgftfldm &#34;ProPublica found more than 40 cases over the past year of immigration agents using these life-threatening maneuvers on immigrants, citizens and protesters. The agents are usually masked, their identities secret. The government won’t say if any of them have been punished.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens">https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #immigrant #immigration #ICE #DHS #protests #protestors #violence 2026-01-14T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsttke77vgzp9hu2n4swz26as60lvy8mwvz5vct6jeap2y4a523nvqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgl732xk 🥳🎉🎊🪅💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜<br/><br/>Attention, BTS ARMY, time to fall in! <br/><br/>🔦 Kim Namjoon 🔦 Kim Seokjin 🔦Min Yoongi 🔦 Jung Hoseok 🔦Park Jimin 🔦 Kim Taehyung 🔦Jeon Jungkook 🔦BTS<br/><br/>#BTS #ARMY #BTSARMY<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/891/069/325/770/941/original/6f728043bbc427c1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-14T02:23:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2tfdmenzhaemff96gt4wll4lkqa8gu99vkd2he36x33v4xv4qppszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgequh70 &#34;Under President Trump, the E.P.A. plans to stop tallying gains from the health benefits caused by curbing two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants, fine particulate matter and ozone, when regulating industry, according to internal agency emails and documents reviewed by The New York Times...Instead, the agency would estimate only the costs to businesses of complying with the rules.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #EPA #environment #CleanAir #AirQuality #pollution #USpol 2026-01-13T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0uy8ykcsjapeknscglqdfh737mpcztuphaa0el05prjdskx38a2qzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgexdx40 &#34;A federal judge late Sunday ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), after the organization’s funding was abruptly cut last month.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5684666-aarp-lawsuit-grants-restored/">https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5684666-aarp-lawsuit-grants-restored/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #AAP #ChildrensHealth #grants #funding #research #courts #USpol 2026-01-13T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7u2dvyrwaw80h9kmdnxw2lpxxxxf8kn5udkwhn4aucpqqnpwygczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgn5lt6h &#34;It has also become a big driver in the number of older single mothers in the U.S. at a time when the country&#39;s overall birth rate is declining. The number of unmarried women in their 40s who are having babies has grown by 250% in the last 30 years, according to data from the government. A portion of these women have partners, but many don&#39;t.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5647761/ivf-fertility-motherhood-40s-cost-donor-decision">https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5647761/ivf-fertility-motherhood-40s-cost-donor-decision</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #fertility #IVF #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #insurance #CostsOfCare 2026-01-13T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfa633mxzt4jfp0mser7qgtcy3gjgfust82sd6rjkqpuhgp8v20ygzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg0786dj &#34;Asked in an interview about his decision to take a leading role in the politically fraught health care negotiations, Moreno deployed one of Trump’s best-known slogans.<br/><br/>&#39;Putting America first means putting Americans first,&#39; he said. &#39;People are being affected, and I want to help the people who need help. That’s what we should be doing.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/bernie-moreno-obamacare-talks-00719585">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/bernie-moreno-obamacare-talks-00719585</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #insurance #ACA #obamacare #TaxCredits #UScongress #MAGA #USpol 2026-01-13T16:03:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspwwmdtvyxgl4w2uw6r9u4qj8jar87p69hzcz36qltqr6350lxfnczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg68xfc9 &#34;Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. An estimated 4.8 million will go without coverage this year.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-enhanced-subsidies-obamacare-uninsured-drop-coverage-medicaid-gap/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/aca-enhanced-subsidies-obamacare-uninsured-drop-coverage-medicaid-gap/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #insurance #medicaid #hospitals #RuralHealth #CostsOfCare #DrugPrices 2026-01-13T02:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg7kr5uwq9sv7w9c3zvy9ullprakjqvy09quuy0t80275rmwu5y9qzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfglmhpj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6agnps37sxvrxq4k2xxdluf7y3ucu3v9e8xjjnss9he7neqhduqph0sst'>nevent1q…0sst</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When American fast food is imported to other countries, I believe their rates of diabetes and heart disease rise. 2026-01-12T23:53:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsylh5ft455xyhaxeles9w05vxyc4l5xcst7uu2npf3y82jkqqv4qgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgf4zn3p &#34;No one is saying kids can’t eat foods that contain natural sugar, such as bananas and fresh mango, but avoiding added sugar — which most everyone agrees should be limited — would require incredible diligence. The old rules, which most parents failed to abide by, only asked them to hold the line till their kids turned 2.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/rfk-sugar-dietary-guidelines-children-00720472">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/rfk-sugar-dietary-guidelines-children-00720472</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #food #diet #sugar #ChildrensHealth #parenting #HHS #USDA 2026-01-12T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgq0ufxkwrcywsc6236tnfvxlx77fqk8lq8l4u8up46k7tzcm26wqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgm208z5 &#34;&#39;This is really one of the worst flu seasons we’ve been seeing,&#39; said Dr. Suchitra Rao, an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.<br/><br/>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that the rate of kids and teenagers hospitalized with flu nationwide is the second highest in 15 years for this point in the season.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flu-particularly-hard-kids-season-rcna253200">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flu-particularly-hard-kids-season-rcna253200</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #flu #vaccines #immunizations #MaskUp #ventilation #handwashing #ChildrensHealth 2026-01-12T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2j7j9v7s0np5gf4prq8e6drwtdmh93ch33llmqk4sycpmqtr5zyqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgyyt9v4 &#34;The number of reported measles cases in South Carolina is skyrocketing — and spilling into other states.<br/><br/>On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said it’s confirmed 99 new cases of the disease since Tuesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 310.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-surges-300-cases-rcna252847">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-surges-300-cases-rcna252847</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #SouthCarolina #NorthCarolina #arizona #utah #ohio 2026-01-12T17:55:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfuludlns5005puqtmjs3d8jamlgx83nr3y9wtyakfvlnu6u7yeuszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgy6q45y &#34;...starting this year, foreign-trained doctors like Tibrewal will no longer have to repeat their residency in the United States, where new grads receive hands-on training for up to seven years. Texas last year joined 17 other states by waiving the second residency requirement under a new law designed to bring more doctors more quickly into Texas cities and towns.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-foreign-doctors-recruiting-law/">https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-foreign-doctors-recruiting-law/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #physicians #licensing #immigrant #immigration #texas #txlege 2026-01-12T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9raeyjvmjm20fxnyfej6mu3kf85vzlkynv3pjmpd6gn0u3hsml2szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgknwwkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7caj4n8gu44mpupy45snlyvrrawgdwgd89ppl2ejcl9dat7y4sq65ktl5'>nevent1q…ktl5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Last night was a disaster. And not the good kind where I get to sing at a benefit.” — Jenna Maroney<br/><br/>There&#39;s a scene I love where she inexplicably pulls a microphone out of her purse in public and starts singing. 2026-01-12T04:34:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2kznn60fekk6rx26ye8mj6dfpgl4t99xr04g7lm5wvufkmqh46aszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfglcvaa2 &#34;How does this happen to a person? How does something like a random musical come in and upend the life of a practical, equanimous person who is already oversubscribed and hasn’t even seen the horny hockey show that everyone is talking about? I had to find out what was going on; I had to do something to understand why I couldn’t stop attending the show before I wound up at a performance dressed as one of its characters.&#34;<br/><br/>Me, becoming #BTSARMY<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/magazine/operation-mincemeat-obsession-broadway.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/magazine/operation-mincemeat-obsession-broadway.html</a> <br/>#fandom #art #entertainment 2026-01-12T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst6cl3rqsscx2w49385ddxsqc44qg9gqwkd68mwxylnhxfd8nk2vczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgmzrfke &#34;Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their coverage for the medications at the start of the new year.<br/><br/>Health officials are recommending diet and exercise as alternatives to heavily advertised weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, advice experts say is unrealistic.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-medicaid-medi-cal-glp1-weight-loss-drugs-ends-coverage-cost/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-medicaid-medi-cal-glp1-weight-loss-drugs-ends-coverage-cost/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #medicaid #PrescriptionDrugs #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare #california 2026-01-11T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdufyvw5gm2xgvlxv9vnw342k2uv6znpxqt8d36jt2vfdr6zfztsgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgxf054p Full series by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span> on the impact of the dismantling of USAID<br/><br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/series/the-end-of-aid">https://www.propublica.org/series/the-end-of-aid</a> <br/><br/>#healthcare #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #hospitals #research #funding #grants #prevention #IDmastodon #hunger #FoodAid #FoodAssistance 2026-01-11T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvr9f5arr3828tmkt48yaqmdyrrmwswsu4ax6m6kn74shc9l02qdqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgd9uehf &#34;ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, &#39;Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode,&#39; before recommending Sam take twice as much cough syrup so he would have stronger hallucinations. The AI tool even recommended playlists to match his drug use.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php">https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php</a> <br/><br/>#PublicHealth #AI #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth #ChildrensHealth 2026-01-11T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsryaj5chx0uqlf4ulgaqsnurx8h5vcgn03wdyufzvmn5ynn7tckngzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgd9ydlr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tywm8y0z56840lj3yz4jcgsqae5k22la942k77yrfcydjcwrvcssxms7t'>nevent1q…ms7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Could a bad mom have raised a daughter who was engaged to a Congressman when she was 16?” – Jenna Maroney 2026-01-11T16:40:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8j0k9gcqfuetxxmwjk3hv5g6xs3xh85dnvkwztvyuvcmmxq53nnczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgnt893k &#34;Every member of 30 Rock’s ensemble had their moment, but judging by the number of YouTube compilations with names like &#39;Jenna Maroney’s MOST UNHINGED moments!&#39; or &#39;Jenna Maroney’s deranged energy for 9 minutes straight,&#39; it’s fair to say that Krakowski often stole the show. <br/><br/>😍 <br/><br/><a href="https://archive.ph/wnpKC#selection-3137.0-3145.130">https://archive.ph/wnpKC#selection-3137.0-3145.130</a> <br/><br/>#entertainment #musicals #theater #broadway #television #actors 2026-01-11T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5jeeph8ptc7zdjzawxas222hkmh4lv8zs0uddk3v25j0a0wr22szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgea3xh7 &#34;The space is part free thrift store, part over-the-counter pharmacy, part punk show venue — and wholly &#39;a radical community center,&#39; said Dan Bingler, who runs the place.<br/><br/>Bingler is a waiter and bartender in the city who founded a mutual-aid organization called the Greater New Orleans Caring Collective. He said the building owners allow him to use the space as long as he pays the water, electricity, and trash bills.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/new-orleans-radical-community-center-clinic-thrift-store-lifeline/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/new-orleans-radical-community-center-clinic-thrift-store-lifeline/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #homeless 2026-01-10T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9gxh9mfe0kkr3gs6qkf7gmz5nl384st402750dv094086ys3wquszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfggvlv09 &#34;John F. Kennedy famously implored us: &#39;Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.&#39; Well, I asked! And the answer is: lots of things. If you don’t mind doing them wrong.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/individual-federal-services-replacement/685333/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/individual-federal-services-replacement/685333/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #government #weather #NOAA #food #FDA #prices #BLS #research #NIH #parks #NPS #longread 2026-01-10T19:31:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspsnxc0fnwkmh5ctwtkvx20mflyszfqntncqda3hlx3q3q057xjtczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgh6q2l5 “Children’s Mercy will continue to follow The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule, and we encourage parents and guardians to speak with their medical providers about vaccinations for their children,” said Lisa Augustine, spokesperson for Children’s Mercy, in a statement.<br/><br/>Read more at: <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article314237690.html#storylink=cpy">https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article314237690.html#storylink=cpy</a> <br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #hospitals #AAP #kansas 2026-01-10T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr565th6pr3c80dfwejck8rpvxntpzzh5vk5j4xg8wmxk7d5tv67szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgp7gvgs “The amount of denials that our community faces is prolific, and it’s not a matter of if you’ll be denied, but when,” said Nicole Ver Kuilen, the director of impact campaigns for the Amputee Coalition and the national lead for the So Every BODY Can Move campaign. Ver Kuilen lost a limb due to bone cancer as a child and said she has personally dealt with insurance denials. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/college-student-fights-insurance-denial-get-prosthetic-foot-graduation-rcna252859">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/college-student-fights-insurance-denial-get-prosthetic-foot-graduation-rcna252859</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #insurance #prosthesis #prostheses #disabilities #denials 2026-01-10T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs82f68aqtqx7zxlc3l8adxtwpnzdnd77s6kru22swayh45yxd5ungzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg53sj7s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0w7950td9salhre8d79a3r2cv43hwcc9hvuqrg66vl68gvw48vg3c4fmj'>nevent1q…4fmj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the MedEd circles, I don&#39;t see enough criticism around these issues. There may be a few lines about the environmental impact or biases. Then, the presenters blow past it to talk about how to use it. 😞 2026-01-10T15:33:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvc7dplvw7rfwnwn2uxhk4tnfhduvtsk7kz5468gj4udphsxq293qzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgsracma &#34;Despite the mismatch between the North Carolina and federal schedules, North Carolina health officials said Wednesday that the state has no plans to change any recommendations about vaccines. Requirements for vaccines that are needed before a child can attend day care and school will not change.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/01/09/childhood-vaccine-schedule-cdc-measles/">https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/01/09/childhood-vaccine-schedule-cdc-measles/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #HHS #CDC #ACIP #AAP #NorthCarolina 2026-01-10T02:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrueksjqn0frdwyqyepf9826hdy74zqtq5lkz25tpkvve7t9efu8gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfglmzn3s &#34;Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, authorities said.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-shooting-oregon-5eeffe06106f711b8a17f6072ad9b53d">https://apnews.com/article/immigration-shooting-oregon-5eeffe06106f711b8a17f6072ad9b53d</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #healthcare #hospitals #DHS #ICE #protests #GunViolence #portland #oregon 2026-01-09T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dmhm960ztccqhkz6mj0tpl5rjmnzx6jdr5apkegra5rdmp2p50gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfggp5fkm &#34;Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/social-service-lawsuit-funds-frozen-56272b3233c9e6f00947c345454498af">https://apnews.com/article/social-service-lawsuit-funds-frozen-56272b3233c9e6f00947c345454498af</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #HHS #ChildCare #families #SocialServices #california #colorado #minnesota #illinois #NewYork #courts 2026-01-09T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8spg8km5vf0dq9tts9pvksgrjhd2xfxd9a30d3t5pptvfm5aapdczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgwjhxk5 &#34;Republicans in competitive seats see a grave threat to their reelections in skyrocketing insurance premiums.<br/><br/>That was apparent Thursday in the defection of 17 in the House who voted for Democrats’ bill to restore expired Obamacare subsidies for three more years. The GOP revolt was bigger than anticipated and a stunning rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/the-gops-obamacare-defectors-were-more-numerous-than-expected-00718102">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/the-gops-obamacare-defectors-were-more-numerous-than-expected-00718102</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #TaxCredits #UScongress #USpol 2026-01-09T17:55:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz0n3m6s40ekqru3tyjl7g5wqccj746j4g69dttj7ha4w843h65dgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg5vjd0j &#34;Many reservations are in rural areas, which have higher rates of meth use compared with cities. As a group, Native Americans face high rates of poverty, chronic disease, and mental illness — all are risk factors for addiction. These conditions are rooted in more than a century of systemic discrimination, a byproduct of colonization.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tribal-health-meth-epidemic-recovery-montana-town-rebuilds-crow-reservation/">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tribal-health-meth-epidemic-recovery-montana-town-rebuilds-crow-reservation/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #HealthDisparities #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #Indigenous #NativeAmerican #Crow #montana 2026-01-09T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstml7fggh73f5aevvhz53ha69njxllujg303j8mue6m69uhele4lszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgya3xtf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxhfvch6j5zg86447uxthpxqafa9sd8ye0jytaswgllm9avugc7g7csmwg'>nevent1q…smwg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re raising a lot of important issues. We can&#39;t tell if they&#39;ve been considered. <br/><br/>HIPAA allows physicians to consult each other about a patient without requiring patient consent! &#34;Treatment is the provision, coordination, or management of health care and related services for an individual by one or more health care providers, including consultation between providers regarding a patient and referral of a patient by one provider to another.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html#permit">https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html#permit</a> 2026-01-09T04:23:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszym6y05zqxgud40vmdj98x6v98yhzljqutlsram02gp0w2mxkmeszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfghtsfxg &#34;...HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month announced that medical practitioners who provide gender-affirming care to minors are out of compliance with federal health care standards. Now, the agency is enforcing that declaration, though its options are temporarily limited because of an ongoing lawsuit.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://19thnews.org/2026/01/gender-affirming-care-youth-hospitals/">https://19thnews.org/2026/01/gender-affirming-care-youth-hospitals/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #hospitals #ChildrensHealth #lgbtq #transgender #autonomy 2026-01-09T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8g60rv8ykctzhgdrj34tlhnet6v5wy8pfjh3j04ucr5xpmzwh6ugzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgx7sht2 &#34;Some Black and Indigenous midwives and doulas say birth centers can be helpful alternatives to their community members, many of whom have had experiences in more medicalized settings that left them feeling marginalized, dismissed or unsafe.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://19thnews.org/2026/01/freestanding-birth-centers-closing-maternity-care-gaps/">https://19thnews.org/2026/01/freestanding-birth-centers-closing-maternity-care-gaps/</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #birth #BirthCenters #midwives #doulas #hospitals 2026-01-08T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9wwktuk5ga52lwlul40psehvq5memwraxsfw9l9augadwj06259qzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgemfhh2 &#34;In dropping government recommendations Monday that children routinely receive shots for four diseases, Kennedy’s allies believe they are closer to realizing a top priority: a country in which people who claim vaccine injuries can more easily sue vaccinemakers for millions in civil court.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/the-big-plan-behind-kennedys-overhaul-of-childhood-vaccines-00713852">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/the-big-plan-behind-kennedys-overhaul-of-childhood-vaccines-00713852</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #HHS #CDC #PhRMA #liability #PersonalInjury #lawsuits 2026-01-08T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsymzx58f922m39mzc55whr7w535wvqqqqv460dpxr42z5svtt539czyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgzmjsuc &#34;While the meat and dairy industries may be excited about the new food pyramid, the American public should not be; the guidance on protein and fats ... is, at best, confusing, and, at worst, harmful to the one in four Americans who are directly impacted by the [guidelines] through federal nutrition programs.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119327">https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119327</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #food #diet #MAHA #protein #ultraprocessed 2026-01-08T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrr4ks587xqk5ljhmg5m0svzh6wu6gug5n5v99zl9avlnv5eff64czyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgu60c3g &#34;Mr. Kennedy was dismissive of the recommendations of an expert committee tapped to oversee the guidelines during the Biden administration, instead turning to a new set of handpicked experts who worked in secret over the last few months...five of the 10 current scientific experts disclosed recent financial relationships with beef, dairy or pork industries, or food, infant formula, supplement or pharmaceutical companies.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/well/rfk-jr-food-pyramid-nutrition-guidelines-protein.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/well/rfk-jr-food-pyramid-nutrition-guidelines-protein.html</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #food #diet #HHS #MAHA #alcohol 2026-01-08T16:03:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfjw2rw68mfxfnaajlkkahcnzd9duyc7lpqp5zl5lvwn07husp66szyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg0k0yhy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnh05rfgq5vuuqcm9gww86jj6jsyn6swl0njh6g4nnrawua77h7c5ty0ty'>nevent1q…y0ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would think this is considered an entity handling protected health information. I wonder if people have to opt into it or can decline. But regular people may want faster refill responses. 2026-01-08T13:01:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyuc9wfnd4zkhm30lfpewluzwndn8mrm42ypgmauvjf609drwr2xszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgz6vly3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2a8swh6mtnx2frhe9762v4xk5qf5vtmyl5ydw3m6s9jjzuvqcaqgpr4hw'>nevent1q…r4hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People are really jumping into AI in healthcare and it makes me nervous when we haven&#39;t thought through how to ensure they&#39;re adequately trained and reduce biases! One medical education organization&#39;s entire webinar series for the next 5-6 weeks is all about AI in medical education. 😒 2026-01-08T03:21:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vnjqgnqcyj4zg2z9facfq03p245rxm0mvyvx6qrd382lnaln7vqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg2jf6wj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs062pclgznluq7m7rkn994ryvx44y06hhtejyv4f96cvm4n45r7wq2ph4tw'>nevent1q…h4tw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t live in an area with Wegmans. Are there more grocery shopping options in that region? 2026-01-08T03:18:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyew8hx45vgamrhvftgenwxemq9ulz8rth5wp7ev37p8ckw9zkrlqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfga54fyn &#34;While traditional decision-making emphasizes weighing risks and benefits in a rational way, Reyna’s research reveals that people often make this decision based on how they feel about it, which means that they don’t just consider numbers, but how they perceive them.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/psychologist-reveals-why-people-arent-getting-flu-shot-even-as-cases-surge-11314318">https://www.newsweek.com/psychologist-reveals-why-people-arent-getting-flu-shot-even-as-cases-surge-11314318</a><br/><br/>#PublicHeath #flu #vaccines #immunizations #SciComm #values 2026-01-08T02:23:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswrj4zm4l9pyjpzggg65yem9lpuu8m8urczls6yfky9hf8awgnedgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg208msa &#34;Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and one of Congress’ few medical professionals, on Monday criticized the Department of Health and Human Services’ newly revised vaccination schedule for children — saying it will &#39;make America sicker.&#39;”<br/><br/><a href="https://veritenews.org/2026/01/06/cassidy-kennedy-vaccines/">https://veritenews.org/2026/01/06/cassidy-kennedy-vaccines/</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #CDC #HHS #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #pediatrics #FamilyMedicine #rotavirus #covid #influenza #flu #meningitis #hepatitisA #hepA #hepatitisB #hepB 2026-01-07T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsycqwxa8uu7ycnhm6rejrzptal6y5pwyz9e0rq4xw8w9a0af8guggzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgwd4zz7 &#34;In a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.<br/><br/>The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/artificial-intelligence-prescribing-medications-utah-00709122">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/artificial-intelligence-prescribing-medications-utah-00709122</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #AI #physicians #FDA #utah 2026-01-07T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswmz3yg8ez6c5a5apq7x3vweap6n2z88ec3ez2v9ezufj77pfkupszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfglfj3cr &#34;Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two laws barring the procedure, including the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, violate the state constitution.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-wyoming-ruling-legal-a8396f0ed4a3229eed5e9fea575be63e">https://apnews.com/article/abortion-wyoming-ruling-legal-a8396f0ed4a3229eed5e9fea575be63e</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #courts #wyoming 2026-01-07T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ll84cc6zdz9h6j8fasregfwj6dcg4t4x7ydexqtnf8ymym5k9kgzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgm0cq33 &#34;The president directed Republicans to be &#39;flexible&#39; on abortion issues in ongoing health care talks — essentially asking many in his party to cross a moral red line by abandoning the longstanding ban on taxpayer funding for abortion known as the Hyde amendment.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/house-republicans-anxiety-margins-midterms-00713358">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/house-republicans-anxiety-margins-midterms-00713358</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #ACA #insurance #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #DrugPrices #USpol 2026-01-07T16:03:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9a7mu4ugvq0k88lsh3gg6tq0gqlq8pswwsj4jjttxs35re0e0mgqzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgrfgwnj &#34;ProPublica reviewed cutoff levels used to confirm the presence of common drugs, including opiates, meth, THC and cocaine, as cited in court records, labs’ contracts with government agencies and scientific journals, as well as in interviews with toxicologists. We found that the cutoff levels used by the child welfare systems vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare">https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #DrugTesting #toxicology #parenting #CPS 2026-01-07T02:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv6fupy4hdvqvsp007gutfh9ua22qylnnpw3hnun495smm4e8l4jczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgtz66nq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthluzxum3nsx25f6xhvqfnnrkzjnmvmzalpqkjjqvqjraj3fy8gcp3qzuy'>nevent1q…qzuy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👋🏽 It&#39;s good to be back! 2026-01-06T23:46:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy2rczasa9ed92dvulaajwvhaz6r784upv3rk4ky6ta22c44ca9sszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgsaz88f “Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.<br/><br/>By another measure – visits to the doctor for fever plus a cough or sore throat, which are common flu symptoms – the US is at its highest level of respiratory illness since at least the 1997-98 flu season...&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/flu-highest-level-25-years">https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/flu-highest-level-25-years</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #flu #influenza #vaccines #immunizations #MaskUp #prevention 2026-01-06T22:57:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps9v0fm76x08tefljj5n2ghdctxh7huv0dvgtmcq8eq5uj2cq8lszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfge23cte “This is really simple to me. Do we care about Black women getting cancer or do we not? Every action, or inaction, on this issue flows from that question - and we can see how people are answering,” [US Rep. Shontel] Brown said in an email. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/hair-straightening-formaldehyde-fda-deadline">https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/hair-straightening-formaldehyde-fda-deadline</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #hair #relaxer #chemical #formaldehyde #prevention #FDA #BlackMastodon 2026-01-06T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs24gdfgmu3h3puwjskye8zd9djmtktexw56y5k6xv7fsd85gzvlegzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgzqjnef &#34;The nation’s health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials, according to a federal judge’s ruling, in a blow to states that had sued the administration over privacy concerns.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-data-hhs-rfk-sharing-immigration-trump-30784ce01a403a16aca504980e4c7bc9">https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-data-hhs-rfk-sharing-immigration-trump-30784ce01a403a16aca504980e4c7bc9</a><br/><br/>#healthcare #medicaid #CMS #HHS #immigrant #immigration #DHS #ICE #courts 2026-01-06T17:55:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyjkhcpql8e23r3t5jtyjza439c3kvu7h0wps284n23jgc4g33mhczyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgmlm5mm &#34;...public health experts noted that with one or two exceptions, the vaccination schedule in the United States was nearly identical to those of Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany...The childhood schedule now closely resembles that of Denmark, a country with free health care and a population about 2 percent of that of the United States.&#34;<br/><br/>Will the US also start universal, free health care? 🤔 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/health/children-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/health/children-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html</a> <br/><br/>#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #HHS #CDC 2026-01-06T16:03:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvepzetsqrwknutng2e0cxwmcglj2w3a5mh8zjlm3jmfcelmty7hszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgpex6uf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfyysqyu4ywn4tflu8rj2h3hcny2mfvvduu8uqyany4medxkq95st9sryu'>nevent1q…sryu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for the summary! Glad to be back on Mastodon. I was trying to start from scratch on another instance and waiting for approval. At least now I can download my information and figure out all the accounts I was following! 2026-01-06T04:01:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxpucatk5se0terzw47rxpjx6gm9w8q397cct4q6agz4edj6qaawszyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfggacasp Physician friends are sharing lists of medical influencers sharing facts and science who should be followed and uplifted. Who else should be included? Mastodon accounts preferred! <br/><br/>MEDICAL INFLUENCERS - on Threads or Instagram or BlueSky:<br/>Dr Jen Gunter<br/>Dr Karen Tang<br/>Dr Megan Ranney<br/>Dr Harpreet Tsui<br/>Dr Uche Blackstock<br/>Dr Jennifer Lincoln <br/><br/>#medicine #doctors #physicians #PublicHealth #ReproductiveHealth 2024-11-10T22:57:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstx9eas0gv8qm2hlqwtm2atnp3x9jlyy97tzx76gee3h0l0mver4gzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgcd36jv Follow and uplift progressive thinkers on American issues. Who else should be included? Mastodon accounts preferred! <br/><br/>HISTORIANS/THINKERS:<br/>Heather Cox Richardson (follow her on Facebook)<br/>Timothy Snyder<br/>Rebecca Solnit<br/>Robert Reich<br/><br/>PODCASTS/COMEDIANS:<br/>Pod Save America/Crooked Media<br/>Trae Crowder<br/>Ezra Klein<br/>Slate&#39;s Slow Burn<br/><br/>#historians #thinkers #podcasts #USpol 2024-11-10T19:31:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswm2ectkh83sm2qsqv2mvwn8vzcq9l2xeslpla8rdzu49epx8qw5qzyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfgcz4txa Support publications and media outlets doing good work on American news. Here&#39;s a list some friends are sharing. What or who else should be included? Mastodon accounts preferred! <br/><br/>ProPublica <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span><br/>The Guardian [@guardian](<a href="https://mstdn.media/@guardian">https://mstdn.media/@guardian</a> ) or <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub168d7gwqq5etxg9n5gd4sd7vgfajn9dexpd5pcqwzcj5ccqt9wesq9ttu7v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Guardian</span> (<span class="italic">npub168d…tu7v</span>)</a></span><br/>The Philadelphia Inquirer<br/>The Baltimore Banner<br/>Mother Jones [@MotherJones2021](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@MotherJones2021">https://flipboard.com/@MotherJones2021</a> )<br/>your local paper<br/>your local NPR station<br/>Vanity Fair [@vanityfair](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@vanityfair">https://flipboard.com/@vanityfair</a> )<br/>Rolling Stone <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xky39anv3ltu2ahl2tnfgz3fft2y78syfukzlwy49dvqdedhd5wq683wkp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rolling Stone</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xky…3wkp</span>)</a></span><br/>Teen Vogue [@TeenVogue](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@TeenVogue">https://flipboard.com/@TeenVogue</a> ) <br/><br/>#news #media #newspapers #magazines #USpol 2024-11-10T17:55:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspyymuarsle7qtm7xur4ypqrrlf4e3fnn0cyw362zk44958w7tg9czyzv22aqndsk4usf5ryzzs7w5wly05jv2ryedt78n2vc9svq983cfg8q60g9 #introduction<br/><br/>Hello, I am interested in #MedEd, #primarycare, and #publichealth. By day, I teach medical students health systems science, take care of uninsured patients, and currently study Vietnamese Americans and COVID-19. By night, I volunteer with Doctors for America and progressive Vietnamese American organization PIVOT. Always down for chatter about K-pop and K-dramas. <br/><br/>#FMRevolution #FamilyMedicine #healthpolicy #healthequity #socialjustice #AANHPI #BTSARMY 2022-11-13T17:41:02Z