12% of Americans take a GLP-1 agonist, and yet we keep fumbling the production of an old, cheap, and very effective drug for syphilis. This is American healthcare in a nutshell.

Wastewater treatment plants are major sources of pharmaceutical pollution, a new study reveals. Sewage treatment plants are ineffective at removing Prozac & other common drugs from wastewater, causing them to be discharged into lakes, rivers & streams where they pose risks to aquatic life👇

STD cases have fallen, but not syphilis in newborns. Data for 2024 from the CDC showed a 3rd consecutive year of fewer gonorrhea cases & the 2nd year of fewer adult cases of chlamydia & the most infectious form of syphilis. However, congenital syphilis cases aren't seeing the same improvements👇

Autism has always existed. We haven’t always called it autism. "In fact, historically speaking, classifying medical conditions is a dynamic process of changing definitions—whether one is describing autism, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, obesity or other conditions whose cutoff points keep shifting"👇

It's not just autism groups & US doctors who are critical of Trump tying autism to acetaminophen—Tylenol—use in pregnancy. Anti-vaxxers are in meltdown. In an unhinged FB post, Georgia anti-vaxxers wanted indictments of MMR, HepB vax & passé vax additive thimerosal arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

Nightmare is right word because I’ve had dreams about this

IMO any health issues should be placed right at the feet of Dr. Senator William Morgan Cassidy. After being ostracized like a divorced woman on The Gilded Age, for voting to impeach, he didn’t want to go through that again so he voted against his training and his constituents.

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Induces #Endometriosis by Modulating IGF-1 m6A Methylation via the Intestinal Odoribacter–Butyric Acid Axis in Female Rats www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #microbiota #epigenetics #MicroSky #ImmunoSky #MedSky

A #Leishmania virulence factor harnesses an allosteric kinase switch to regulate its ubiquitin ligase activity www.cell.com/molecular-ce... #OpenAccess #MicroSky #IDSky #ImmunoSky

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STD cases have fallen, but not syphilis in newborns. Data for 2024 from the CDC showed a 3rd consecutive year of fewer gonorrhea cases & the 2nd year of fewer adult cases of chlamydia & the most infectious form of syphilis. However, congenital syphilis cases aren't seeing the same improvements👇

Wastewater treatment plants are major sources of pharmaceutical pollution, a new study reveals. Sewage treatment plants are ineffective at removing Prozac & other common drugs from wastewater, causing them to be discharged into lakes, rivers & streams where they pose risks to aquatic life👇

Autism has always existed. We haven’t always called it autism. "In fact, historically speaking, classifying medical conditions is a dynamic process of changing definitions—whether one is describing autism, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, obesity or other conditions whose cutoff points keep shifting"👇

World health experts reject Trump & RFK jr's claim about a link between Tylenol & autism. Global health experts join US doctors pushing back against the Trump regime's announcement tying acetaminophen—Tylenol's active ingredient—to an increased risk of autism when moms take the pills while pregnant👇

The Trump administration is so dangerous and stupid that the WHO is forced to put out a corrective statement www.who.int/news/item/24...

'A malign coincidence of technological & industrial imperatives with political momentum has created a powerful alliance of convenience, in which both partners are racing to shape the future over the time horizon of Trump’s second term.' @adamtooze.bsky.social adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

This remarkable therapy uses an approach the Trump administration just cancelled funding for.

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

“In 17 states, more than 5% of kindergartners were excused from a vaccine that is generally required.”

✓ No basis in fact.

Comprehensive biologic characterization of a 117-year old supercentenarian, the world's oldest living person www.cell.com/cell-reports...

It's not just autism groups & US doctors who are critical of Trump tying autism to acetaminophen—Tylenol—use in pregnancy. Anti-vaxxers are in meltdown. In an unhinged FB post, Georgia anti-vaxxers wanted indictments of MMR, HepB vax & passé vax additive thimerosal arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US. Drug-resistant infections rose nearly 70% in 4 years. Only 2 antibiotics work against the infections & the drugs are expensive & must be administered intravenously. The deadly bacteria are driven by the so-called NDM gene👇

World health experts reject Trump & RFK jr's claim about a link between Tylenol & autism. Global health experts join US doctors pushing back against the Trump regime's announcement tying acetaminophen—Tylenol's active ingredient—to an increased risk of autism when moms take the pills while pregnant👇

Only 39% of Americans have confidence that RFK is providing trustworthy health info. Worse, trust in US health agencies has plummeted, an Annenberg Public Policy survey found. By contrast, the public still has confidence—57%—in Dr Fauci, ex-head of Nat'l Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases👇

'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US. Drug-resistant infections rose nearly 70% in 4 years. Only 2 antibiotics work against the infections & the drugs are expensive & must be administered intravenously. The deadly bacteria are driven by the so-called NDM gene👇

Only 39% of Americans have confidence that RFK is providing trustworthy health info. Worse, trust in US health agencies has plummeted, an Annenberg Public Policy survey found. By contrast, the public still has confidence—57%—in Dr Fauci, ex-head of Nat'l Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases👇

Correlation isn't causation: Trump reprised his #Covid-era role, but this time w/ unproven autism advice. He distorted facts on autism, Tylenol & vaccines & even called his announcement "historic." Bloviating RFK jr is a joke. The study they cited was a meta-analysis 👇

To be clear, there are no data that provide a link between short-term use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism. In fact, one of the best prospective studies w/ sibling controls, if anything, pointed to a protective effect for use less than 7 days acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Again, with the essential use of sibling controls, in a nationwide prospective study in Sweden of ~2.5 million children, no increased risk even with higher dose exposure jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Let's talk about "gold standard science"

@apapsychiatric.bsky.social #Medsky #science

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Ticks are migrating, raising disease risks in places previously unknown as regions of tick-borne illnesses. As human-driven #climatechange makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months when they can hitch rides on animals & people👇

Another example of mosquitoes increasing their range, carrying tropical diseases into new locales. #Chikungunya in France 👇

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Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

Good morning! ☕ It's time again to catch up with current events and play... 🥁 🎉🎉🎉CRAZY, STUPID, or EVIL!!!🎉🎉🎉

“About 79% of kindergartners in Washington County, Utah, are vaccinated against #measles,…. That’s only slightly higher than rates in Gaines County, Texas, the epicenter of the 2025 outbreak earlier this year — and well below the 95% level of herd immunity” #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity

Best post of the day 👇

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

"it's too much liquid" going into the baby, instantly up there with the injecting bleach moment.

Tylenol is about to be rich from the Fed govt after the ABSOLUTELY for certain lawsuit

Finally, he uttered a truthful statement 👇

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Trump again just implied that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.

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Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans have confidence in RFK jr, and trust in US health & science agencies has plummeted, an Annenberg Public Policy survey found. Just 39% have confidence RFK is providing trustworthy health information. By contrast, the public still has confidence—57%—in Dr. Anthony Fauci👇

Brazil is facing a surge in mosquito-borne diseases as #climatechange & urbanization intensify. Warmer temperatures & changing rainfall patterns already contribute to higher dengue rates. Australian researchers used a new mathematical model to predict mosquito-transmitted diseases thru 2080👇

President Trump told reporters he believed Tylenol was “a very big factor” in autism risk, despite previous studies finding no link. @vinguptamd.bsky.social joins @anacabrera.bsky.social to provide more insight. www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...

A new, tour de force review on the future approaches to treat and potentially cure Type 1 diabetes @thelancet.com thelancet.com/journals/lan...