When Mel King ran for mayor in 1983, he did so under the so-called "Rainbow Coalition" — a campaign that aimed to unite voters across demographics. Jackson would use the concept when he ran for president the following year.

RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson. From segregated Greenville, NC to the steps of the White House, he turned Southern struggle into national change. His legacy includes marching in Selma and reshaping American politics with historic presidential runs.

President Trump required hospitals to post their prices online to help patients shop. But it’s mostly hospitals and insurers using the data, as fodder for contract negotiations. “There’s no evidence that patients use this information,” said one health economist. @dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️

Covered a dermatology conference in Milan in 2019. Few tourists.

My friend and one-time profile subject. Not in that order. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/15/m...

The other Jersey shore www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/n...

This is by now a familiar routine. Trump administration announces cuts that may be illegal. States sue. Judge issues TRO. Here’s step 3 in the events that began Monday with an announcement of $600 mil in cuts to 4 blue states www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

A new method can find hidden eggs to aid in fertility treatment. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/h...

Trying to keep the following faces out of my timeline: Trump, RFK jr, steve miller and Kristi Noem. Thank you for your cooperation.

3) Low-Dose Sirolimus (Rapamycin) for Long COVID clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT069... 4) NE3107 for Long COVID clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT068... 5) Tafenoquine for Babesiosis with Severe Fatigue clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT066...

1) Lumbrokinase for LC, ME/CFS, Post-Treatment Lyme Disease clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT065... 2) Antivirals for Long COVID Trial will test if two repurposed HIV antivirals can reduce symptom burden in adult participants with Long Covid compared to placebo. clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT065...

One of the best sites running a wide variety of clinical trials for #LongCovid and other IACCs is @coresinai.bsky.social, via @putrinolab.bsky.social ! At least 5 trials are currently recruiting - see links below for eligibility!

America is aging and so is its opioid epidemic. In todays new episode, we go inside one clinic catching some of those people falling through the cracks and explore what it would take to make care better for more Americans aging with addiction. Listen:

BREAKING: Four states led by Democrats sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, aiming to halt deep cuts in federal public health funds that had already been allocated. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...

RFK will have Mike Tyson at his “Eat Real Food” event today.

Eat at EF Umies. Cheap, yummy, healthy and good for the planet www.tiktok.com/t/ZThuPcrmE/

The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes. In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠 thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...

The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYT Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...

Most U.S. states allow children to be arrested and prosecuted for prostitution, even though federal law recognizes them as sex trafficking victims. These conflicting approaches can retraumatize vulnerable minors. buff.ly/GVISOKf

The things we do here during a flood, they save lives," says Vy Sievmeng, the officer in charge for the disaster management committee in Cambodia's Tbong Khmum province, which is one of the most flood-prone areas in the country. " www.npr.org/2026/02/10/n...

Holy Hell! DHS is trying to force Big Tech into handing over user data about people who criticize the Trump admin. Since when does criticism warrant government tracking??? This is 1984 levels of authoritarian surveillance.

Shhh. I'm a Giants fan. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/08/s...

Uniformed health workers have been deployed to President Donald Trump’s secretive immigration operation at Guantánamo Bay. They describe a dark prison and limits on medical care. @amymaxmen.bsky.social investigates ⤵️

Bird feeders are better than TikTok. Check out this Thoreau project. www.manomet.org/publication/...

Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die. Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID. 📌 RSVP and submit a question:

Sorry about the paywall. Gotta eat www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/m...

After the Trump administration gave deportation officials access to Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over whether to alert patients that their information could help ICE locate them.

Maryland is considering a Long COVID innovation bill that would support grants and loans for Long COVID research and development, building on an existing state program. bit.ly/4aisb6v

Really important work by @bymichellersmith.com @aliswenson.bsky.social

Roses are one of the few things in life that improve with age drive.google.com/file/d/1kD1N...

President Trump has signed the annual spending bill for the Dept. of Health & Human Services. But will the administration spend the money as directed? Panelists @julierovner.bsky.social, @annaedney.bsky.social, @joannekenen.bsky.social and @sandhyawrites.bsky.social discuss.

Will we never be free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/p...

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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):

A little bit of my friend China bhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/14XNLTwc3QMTPgVko1nLKaXzsSqrl-EJ4/view?usp=drive_link

Long term care for the long term-mentally ill or neurodivergent?