The Feds want us concerned about Nigeria attacking Christianity, while the Feds are telling protestors that they can't pray outside of ICE detention centers. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f....

I normally look forward to the talk I give students about maternal mortality. I teach them the importance of counting correctly, and exactly what to count. I teach them about the Fed's commitment to reducing MM. Well today I get to tell them about all who have been fired, deemed fraud/waste by HHS.

My son gets hand-me-down clothing from Trustee Brian Straw and his wife. The very same elected official that was indicted by the Feds for protesting. He was one of five elected people or candidates to be indicted yesterday. The Feds going after local officials. We must save our democracy

During circle time today, my daughter's class processed seeing a man get detained by ICE outside of their school. Last week ICE pulled guns outside of my 7 y.o school. Today, it was outside of my 10 y.o's school. Repubs want us to fear adults in drag around kids, I'm afraid of ICE agents in masks.

Trumps policies will limit the number of foreign-born doctors coming to our country, while also limiting the number of American born people who can afford to go to med school, and limiting the amount of money med schools can make by cutting research dollars and limiting international students. MAHA?

In 2012, my mom retired from being an early childcare teacher finally earning her goal salary, $25k. I remember my college costing $2,000 more a year than her annual salary. Trump's administration has taken away every single program I used to get out of poverty. www.uclawsf.edu/admissions/f...

The federal gov wants people to have more babies- but fired the entire Healthy Start team. Their job was to ensure Americans have healthy pregnancies and infants have a healthy start to life. Their work is needed considering we rank 33rd out of 38 among high-income countries for infant mortality

I'm teaching today about our role in ensuring an effective and responsive public health system, and I'm overwhelmed because the system we worked so hard to build no longer exists. It's been decimated by this administration and our citizenry doesn't know what that means.

My neighbor, an American citizen, was detained by ICE yesterday. Guns in his face as he listened to their threats to break his car windows to pull him out. I watched the video. I heard the person recording it hyperventilate.

My house is shaking as ICE helicopters hover above our heads. Chicago is under siege. Helps us fight back. Tell Congress to stop mass deportations.

Parents have kept their children home from school because of ICE's chemical warfare. Residents complain of issues breathing and eyes burning from being outside for seconds, making it impossible to do simple tasks like collect their mail. Help us. Call congress 202-224-3121. Demand they stop ICE.

From Sept 1- Sept 20, ICE used over $100,000 of your tax $$ to bombard my community with chemical munitions. The pepper spray & tear gas lingers & spreads up to 1000 yards, making it where people can't open their window or go outside. Tell congress to rein in ICE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

After 4 tries, my children still do not have their COVID vaccines. This search for vaccines... it's starting to feel like 2021 all over again. In the richest country in the world, it shouldn't be this hard to get vaccinated.

Just in case you thought we were finish with measles because you haven't heard about it in a while, I'm just here to remind you that measles case continuing to rise. There are 1514 confirmed cases for 2025 so far. This is about 5.5 times more than the cases in 2024, and 26 times more than 2023.

I like to use my social media to help break down complex medical studies to help people better understand the science and subsequent recommendations, but today I will just say, if the person sharing a medical recommendation with you can't pronounce the words, DON"T TRUST THEIR INFORMATION!

I'm old enough to remember when RFK said people shouldn't take medical advice from him. Watching him stand beside the President who struggled to even pronounce acetaminophen while giving medical advice to women, all I could hope was that people remembered NOT to take medical advice from them.

Since 1994 childhood vaccines have prevented: 508M cases of illnesses 32M hospitalizations 1.3M deaths Every $1 spent on childhood vaccines, the US has saved $10.90, totaling $2.7 trillion in societal savings. Yet, tomorrow ACIP will consider changing the schedule based on no science or data.

Please get as many vaccines as you can for you and your family before the ACIP meeting on Thursday.

National public health conferences are what every burnt-out public health professional needs. It's healing in a way that can't be described and has never been measured.

RFK is a liar and his lies will cause people their life.

I'm concerned about the multi-state outbreak of vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating bacteria) in the Gulf, with 60+ cases across 5 states, & 10+ deaths. On my travels along the gulf states, I didn't see any additional information on how to stay safe. I wonder how CDC cuts have impacted this response.

Florida has seen a major decline in school enrollment resulting from the immigration crackdown there. Now school districts are faced with multimillion dollar cuts. I wonder if the people who voted for this knew their vote would cost American teachers and school staff their jobs.

"Guns killed more children than any other cause- more than cancer, more than car crashes- for 3 years in a row."- Washington Post 434 school shootings since the Columbine massacre, and our country still refuses to do what's needed to keep our children safe. Yet we keep sending our kids to school

Public transportation as a social determinant of health- I'm heartbroken by the public transport (SEPTA) service cuts impacting the neighborhood I grew up in. It is still an improvised area in West Philly, but now, people don't have the same opportunities to get out as I did.

Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.

It's clear the harm this administration is doing to Brown people, but harder to see what it's doing to Black women. The job loss, the sidelining of our research and careers... It's all just too much, and I'm wondering if you notice. www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...

First federal, now state programs designed to make pregnancy and birth safer are being cut. Tracking of adverse MCH outcomes have been halted or cut both federally and in some states. Yet the feds propose to pay people to have more children. This feels like a trap. Maybe even a death trap.

Is the MAGA plan to relegate women to SAHM roles, and eliminate all pathways out of poverty so we have only a worker and elite class? Every pathway I used to get out of poverty has been cut or completely eliminated. I'm left wondering am I the success story this country no longer wants.

This country is becoming more and more callous by every vote and every SCOTUS decision. We no longer spend less than 1% of our GDP to support countries in need. We're making it even harder for poor people to get governmental support. America doesn't deserve a birthday party this year.

My email to my Representatives Hungry people get desperate. Desperate people commit crimes. If you don't want to be responsible for increasing crime rates, fund SNAP. Sick people can't work and don't shop. If you want a thriving economy, fund Medicaid.

"Cruelty isn't just the point, it's the priority"- Jen Psaki on the Medicaid cuts

Rural hospitals will close and I can't even begin to predict the number of people who will lose their jobs if this bill passes tonight.

My 22 y.o. niece just called. And if you know 22 y.o.'s they don't just call their aunts. me- what's up her- nothing much me- sure, what's up her- The protest on Sat... I'm thinking to tie first aid kits to polls in downtown Philly just in case me- Say less! Get saline solution too. Sending $ soon

Why should you be concerned about what RFK is doing to ACIP (the committee that reviews vaccines, sets recommendations and vaxx schedules)? Covered by private health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare Part D? Your vaxx coverage is tied to ACIP recs. If the recs change, so will insurer obligations.

I wonder what sticker Trump is gonna put on his new Tesla, "I bought this before Elon turned on me"?

Joni saying "we all are going to die" has caused me sleepless nights. Not because of what she said, but because of what she didn't. She didn't say that policies dictate who will die prematurely. Nor did she tell you that she supports such policies. So here I am, telling you what she forgot to say.

As the administration continues to do their thing of creating a policy with no thoughts of an implementation plan, I find myself thinking more about pregnancy loss. In none of their pushes to Make Americans Reproduce Again have they addressed our lack of infrastructure support for pregnancy loss.

Dear fellow scientists, it's okay to take your talents elsewhere. It's also okay to stay here and fight. Whatever you choose is the right decision. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Today is the last day to leave a public comment in support of keeping the Covid vaccine. www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001/

A must listen

Yes, everyone please leave a public comment. They need to know we still care and are against reducing access.

If you can't easily find yourself on the CDC's high-risk list and you want your routine COVID shot, you qualify under physical inactivity. Unless you are actively training for a pro-sport, tell your doctor that's your high-risk category and make them prove you wrong. www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-f...

Comparing the US vaccine recs to other high-income countries, but failing to compare our deaths and hospitalizations to those same countries is how we further ensure our continued failure against COVID-19

Just wondering if you knew that kids too young for COVID vaccines have COVID hospitalization rates that are similar to people 65-74? Just wondering if you knew over 1000 people a week died from COVID while we were celebrating winter holidays and the New Year? Does FDA Administrators know?

I remember when the CDC changed their COVID isolation protocols and had enough balls to tell people that yeah, this ridiculous recommendation is gonna increase the spread of COVID. Where is the FDA in saying that taking away vaccine access is gonna cost lives and increase hospitalizations?

RFK saying people shouldn't take medical advice from him is living rent free in my head. What does he think the job is? And can I have it because I'm ready for all the responsibility to comes along with being Sec of HHS, especially using science to push back against the politicalization of health.

We are now at 935 confirmed cases of measles. We have two known cases in my city. What to do if you have been exposed- ensure you can get a hand on your vaccination records; your college or HS should have it. If concerned about your status, get your titers drawn. Get vaccinated if you are not

I lecture on how public health officials can address fatalism, because no one taught me and it was the first big test I faced on the job. I worked in a city with the highest infant mortality rate, and the way people coped was by leaning on "This is God's will". How does public health address that?

My aunt went to a VA clinic for her appointment and was told that the VA no longer offers the medical services she was scheduled to receive due to DOGE cuts. My aunt called it "direct, nasty, mean-spirited, uncaring attack by the commander in chief himself." They're hurting our veterans.

This moment is CRYING OUT for heroes. It is CRYING OUT for leaders. For people who will NEVER surrender. It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of Princeton, Harvard, Stanford and others standing up to Trump. Of people like Rachel Cohen. They are showing us the way. It’s our job to follow.