Someone posted this YouTube of Peter, Paul and Mary singing Light One Candle. It's a beautiful Hanukkah song and one for all who pursue justice and equity for all. youtu.be/h1cRXgDFiSs?...

SARS-CoV-2 is NOT just like a cold nor like influenza. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

"Weakening a proven preventive measure doesn’t reduce intervention; it guarantees more invasive, more costly, and more tragic interventions down the line." open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...

"Ultimately, saying yes to the Hep B birth dose isn’t just about protection today. It’s about safeguarding their future from an infection you might not be otherwise able to see or avoid, but could cause lifelong liver damage and cancer." fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/i-almost-d...

A poem about 6-7 rattle.com/teaching-the...

@utterrunacy.bsky.social In a post about underrated or favorite cartoons, I remembered this one. And thought you'd also enjoy it.

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

This is what I've been trying to remember how to say, risk pooling! Giving us our money back to individually spend doesn't help us support one another to deal with medical catastrophes. Universal healthcare through taxes and making all healthcare nonprofit, while eliminating greedy middle men, does.

I have noticed that so-called moderate Democrats sound a lot like Republicans did 20-30 years ago. The international organization that ranks political parties has long said both US parties have drifted right over the years, towards fascism. (Top right quadrant of their graph)

If you haven't already gotten your Fall vaccinations for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV (if needed) then now it's a great time to get them!

I'm so glad because my ME/CFS and fibromyalgia flared yesterday, so I was unable to attend the protest near my city today. My husband was going to take me, and sit on a camping chair while I sat in my wheelchair. My signs:

The stakes are high and the time is now. Trump's militarized crackdown on dissent is a threat to our very democracy. October 18 we stand against authoritarian overreach and we send a LOUD message: #NoKings app.sosha.ai/s/UZMsCT3n

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.

About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”

If you have trouble holding your phone or device, try this! a.co/d/2cpqtGU

The essential lesson from these studies is, "The effectiveness of a face mask does depend not only on what kind of face mask you are wearing and how you wear it but also how many people around you are wearing face masks. www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

I do strongly recommend getting vaccines, using last year's schedule. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

I was dismayed by Kennedy's remarks. Here's an unlocked link to a NYT article explaining why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/w...

“You can do everything right... anddddd you can still get sick. That doesn’t mean lifestyle doesn’t matter. It does. Immensely. But it also doesn’t mean you’re to blame when things go wrong. Health is not a merit badge. And illness is not a personal failure.” @drplantel.bsky.social

I was reminded of this screensaver today, from why back in the mid 1990s. Still love it! youtu.be/lOF0c5tyR5Y?...

Here is how RFK Jr was given more power by SCOTUS and why you should be concerned. drrubin.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-the...