a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reposting for the Monday crowd 👇🏽

Autistic People are NOT a burden on the country (or the world) we are also NOT a problem to be solved.

#WashingtonState denies DOJ request for voter rolls: #wa #seattle #waleg www.columbian.com/news/2025/se...

It's Always good to support an Author .. follow @geniuslemur.bsky.social

Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Fantastic @rachelaviv.bsky.social piece in The New Yorker

Given Joanna Moncrieff’s appearance on the FDA panel today, folks may be interesting in my prior analysis of her anti-medication playbook and her strategy of attacking medical psychiatry www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/anatomy-of...

A huge part of diagnostic bloat in psychiatry—and downstream patient attachment to diagnoses as identities that reveal supposed explanations of themselves—is simply the product of a reimbursement system that incentivizes multiplying diagnoses to enhance billable “complexity.”

Lelia Gibson-Green was diagnosed with stage 4 blood cancer. Years of chemotherapy and other forms of treatment helped her recover, but her immune system was compromised. She now needs an IV immunoglobulin treatment every four weeks for rest of her life. Medicaid covers costs of about $40,000/round

The Republican campaign to destroy all our non-military national security tools - on display last night - underscores their dangerous misunderstanding of the world. China and Russia spend billions on things like information warfare and economic coercion - as Trump disarms.

#Dailyglimmer Big sky this morning

The House Republican reconciliation bill will now ban both surgeries and HRT prescription under Medicaid for all Americans. Earlier, I posted that it wouldn’t affect HRT. This is incorrect. I was mistaken, because the bill refers to medications for trans people… as “procedures.”

FYI..

To any woman who needs to hear this: aidaccess.org will mail reproductive healthcare to your house discreetly and will work with you on prices. woman will donate money to help other women get the care they need. PASS IT ON folks. #Obgynsky #Medsky

"A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several blocks, authorities said." #MomSky apnews.com/article/plan...

This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social

#BrainFunction #Diabetes neurosciencenews.com/agrp-diabete... #SharedFacts from #HealthScience #CellularReality

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#cdnpoli Carney's reaction lol

Who needs safe food & drug guidelines anyway? www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Worth being aware, if you aren't already, of the 100-mile border zone loophole that allows that federal government to stop and interrogate anyone, without probable cause. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

In case this disappears from the CDC site in the coming hours: here is the full recommended vaccine schedule for birth to 18 years. Keep kids and your community safe. Alt text supported. @altcdc.bsky.social #vaccines #shots #RFKJr

Holy day America. Tuberculosis is spreading in Kansas. Measles outbreak in the unvaccinated Texas. Bird #flu increasingly in animals and people. Worst respiratory flu outbreaks nationwide since 2008. And the HIV denier,vaccine skeptic #RFKJr is elected to run the nation's #health systems.

In RFK Jr.’s first statement since becoming HHS Secretary, he applauded Trump dismantling USAID, calling it “a sinister propagator of totalitarianism and war across the globe.” His uncle, President John F. Kennedy, created USAID, 64 years ago. What a disgrace to our country

A measles outbreak in Texas—24 cases so far in a county that voted 91% for Trump—illustrates a grim irony. Senate Republicans plan to vote today on anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr.’s nomination to be HHS Secretary. If they seat him, it will be Republican families that suffer. www.cato.org/blog/re...

Fuck everyone who allowed this. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Mitch McConnell was the only Republican no vote. The US healthcare system is doomed. www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/p...

happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been! with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.

Update: USAID is now being called "a criminal organization" by Elon Musk after USAID officials tried to refuse DOGE access and were put on leave. "Time for it to die," he says.

Good morning from our freezing zone!!! ❄️☃️

Good morning. ❄️🙏🏻

If you can't find this on #CDC website anymore , these are archived at the link below. May be helpful to bookmark this for future reference. #Vaccines and #immunization fact sheets www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

Yes, bird flu could become airborne, human-to-human. As my collaborator Seema Lakdawala points out, we're doing the experiment now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...

Hello #BlueSky family From Up North! We freezing, but we cool😬🥶☃️

Cancer patients over charged 1000% by United Healthcare. Shocking. Unbelievable . Inhumane fortune.com/2025/01/15/f...

A good teacher can make such a difference. Even as a full grown adult I sill remember the things I've learned from them. ❤️

So well put and so true. We all need to reach out to help instead of politicizing and diverting all attention from the Climate change disaster.

Homes lost, animals and communities burnt.This isn't about politics, likes, or anything of the sort. These #LAfires are a real tragedy. Please check on the people you love. Sadly many don't have fire insurance,because companies 've been cancelling policies in CA. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

open.substack.com/pub/thefront... it turns out I do have something to say about fire is happening in LA, which is that fire is awful. Terrifying. Primal. It's a special kind of fear.

Telling someone who's autistic to ignore a sensory trigger is unlikely to help them. Many autists report that their brain can't filter out triggers in the way NT's can. We wish we could ignore them but we just can't. Imagine telling someone to ignore a fire in a room. That's how it feels.

#UntreatedMentalHealth among American men is the least talked reason of evil. We need to stop the political partisanship first,& focus on this.

I recall a lot of hoopla from certain people about a crisis among American men and those same people are looking at what happened in New Orleans & Vegas and blaming... immigration? Wokeness? Schools? Liberals? Literally everything except widespread untreated mental health issues among American men.

#UntreatedMentalHealth among American men is the least talked reason of evil. We need to stop the political partisanship first,& focus on this.

What a beautiful gift from a princess! ❤️

Cutest thing my daughter gifted me. So a very Happy new 2025 year to everyone. #Happynewyear #medEd #RheumSky

“As long as you’re providing these very high-quality, coordinated services, you’re going to see better outcomes. Take them away, and people aren’t just going to maintain that over time.” @viscidula.bsky.social Excellent story by @ellenbarry.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/h...