The cover says it all:

I mean they inarguably got the better deal than the men's team, didn't they. On a food level and a personal level.

AJMC: Learning From HIV, Building Better Infrastructure to Tackle STIs: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH bit.ly/4aKxCLB @drjeannem.bsky.social

Can’t wait for the next multi-state outbreak of E. coli 0157.

menafn.com/1110772965/G... Ding, dong, the witch is dead!

Apparently the denser tissue results in a peculiar pointed head shape.

Good morning! We’re feeling silly and this had us cracking up over the weekend, so let’s have some fun. What’s the name of their band? Our favorite? “Rage Against the Vaccine”. “Killing in the Name Of” still works.

Thanks to Gregg Gonsalves for a great roundup of articles about the current state of retribution public health.

VUMC patients received surprise messages Friday saying the health care system will no longer offer gender-affirming surgeries.

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew https://theonion.com/aide-wearily-begins-5th-explanation-of-why-trump-cant-pardon-prince-andrew/

Excellent! Slavery exhibits restored. penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...

Sounds like the creation of bumblebees to me. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bombog...

Really good blog here. It's obviously not the worst thing the administration has done but the extent to which Trump is dedicated getting his personal grease all over every public thing in DC, and making them more expensive, exclusive, and worse, is really infuriating. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

BREAKING: Taylor Rehmet was just sworn in as the first rank-and-file union member to serve in the Texas Senate. Senator Rehmet is a beacon of hope not just for Texas, but for every union member and worker in the state. This is a huge win for Texas workers!

YES. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The latest review from JAMA Pediatrics has uncovered that 26% of trans youth have attempted suicide. That's actual attempts, ideation was even higher. The trend was most pronounced in North America, where anti-trans laws have been common. The latest from our writer S. Baum.

This just gets curiouser and curiouser. The highlight of Jim O’Neill’s life was probably being a marching band Captain

Vaccines are critical to protecting pregnant women and their infants. ACOG’s newly updated guidance urges ob-gyns to review patients’ immunization status, recommend needed vaccines, and address barriers such as misinformation. Read the full press release for more: https://bit.ly/4ro56GZ

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.

OMG. He has such a vast knowledge of public health. Someone save us. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Can always rely on them to change their minds.

Yesterday was rough for cinephiles: R.I.P. Robert Duvall. 🥀 R.I.P. Frederick Wiseman. 🥀 Two legends of cinema, each charting their own path and continuing to work into their 90s.

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/

Going to run for president on a platform of requiring RFK Jr. to remain fully clothed at all times.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.

Why I can’t quit the post. wapo.st/4rlxQQq

Science + Art appreciators, we need your help! We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood! We need your help to fund this project givebutter.com/KenzoMural Here's why this is important ⬇️

Here's a thread breaking down all the reasons why this mural project rocks.

Anyway here's a good nonfiction piece about the horror of measles fs.blog/roald-dahl-l...

“It’s like going to battle with half your generals in place.” Of the 27 institutes and centers that make up NIH, 16 were missing permanent directors as of Friday, when staff received news of the latest departure. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

Check out our article and guidance on Epic chat messages in CID. Anyone doing frontline clinical work understands the substantial downsides of constant, on-demand, text communication in the EHR. So great to write this with ID fellows. doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

They will also remove all mention of “infectious” and “diseases” so it will just be “Nat’l Institute of Allergy And.”

He just gets more and more unhinged. And what is this transgender for everyone obsession?

RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-mandates-all-americans-drink-mysterious-glowing-liquid/

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social , I'm doing a thing. The only resources I can currently redistribute are my own, so I figured I'd start there.

FBI Announces They Have Located Savannah Guthrie

They’re just out there setting records at everything.

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

Infuriating to watch black and trans people warn folks about Newsom--JUST LIKE THEY WARNED FOLKS ABOUT TRUMP--and see everyone respond with "But he's a Democrat."

VENEREOLOGY (Sexually Transmitted Infections) is up! A brand new Valentine's Day ep on the health of your junk, how to have an STI chat w/ a partner, testing, vaccines and why you should be horny, authentic & safe with THE Dr. @inaparkmd.bsky.social. We ❤️ her. www.alieward.com/ologies/vene...

Doing drugs, formerly doing drugs, being addicted to drugs. None of these makes you a bad person. Being RFK makes you a bad person

Musta been the toilets seats.

OK. Really? This dirtball if the head of HHS? I don’t care about the cocaine, but toilet seats?

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