Some beautiful butterfly news 🦋 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... Thinking of #RosalynnCarter and her pioneering work on a butterfly trail throughout the US This is the kind of monarch I can support, just in time for #nokings 👑

Some brands are really leading the way in empathy, recognizing that certain holidays may be triggering/painful/sad/all of the above for individuals. So far, Kendra Scott is the first I've seen to send an email asking if you want to pause #MothersDay or #FathersDay ads. Feels over profits

Round 3 of #MMWRMarchMadness: Weird shit you can (but shouldn't) eat. FIGHT! 🅰️ Accidental THC from restaurant dough: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... 🅱️ E. coli from meat market "cannibal sandwiches": pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Vote below ⬇️ Winner announced tomorrow!

My kind of #marchmadness

Q: What does an #epidemiologist do for fun? A: ⬇️ Followed by lots of infectious fun and contagious laughter

TLDR: Research on aging, Alzheimer's disease, mental health research was nearly cut in half

Reading Tom Kalil's post for @renphil21.bsky.social & 2 ideas stick out: 1. "philanthropists can play a key role in increasing the ambition of scientists and innovators, who can in turn increase the ambition of philanthropists" (1/2) renaissancephilanthropy.substack.com/p/why-sci-ph...

Public health is a wild field to be in because when things go right, people assume we're not doing anything useful, and when things go wrong, people assume it's our fault. This pattern dates back to the beginning of public health.

Unfortunately, the words #caregiver and #caregiving didn't make it into either #SOTU or the response....maybe next year

Helpful way to think about #measles from @ericchowmd.bsky.social's team at Seattle-King County: cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king...

Here's my resources for non-caregivers to build empathy on #NationalCaregiversDay open.substack.com/pub/caradigm...

How many times during your #publichealth course work did you learn health impacts of #bereavement? For me, that number was 0. Working w #caregivers & formers, I missed understanding that went beyond #grief. Check out special topic of @frontiersmedia.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Thoughtful and rare #olympic ice skating performance by Olga Mikutina of Austria that tells the story of growing old gracefully. Rare to see an athlete honor and embrace #aging.

Deadline for Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is one month away 3/16. This fellowship can be transformative for anyone, esp those in #publichealth who want to understand & ultimately transform policies that will shape #aging #fellowship www.healthandagingpolicy.org/fellowship-a...

Time to start looking at the odds for #SOTU. What are the chances that #caregiver or #caregiving get a mention? Maybe tied to the new #AI challenge: acl.gov/caregiver-ai...

A dose of disenchantment from a scientist who forever changed our understanding of evolutionary biology: The line after what's quoted below is "One lives only to make blunders." A reminder that your blunder might be the 🌎next wonder... #science #darwinday

Today marks 86,400,000 seconds - or 1,000 days - until the #2028election. As @petebuttigieg.bsky.social said "The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.” caradigmshift.substack.com/p/the-countd...

In case #prescription pricing wasn't confusing enough, this table shows variable pricing at launch-time for TrumpRx

Wealth in context 🤯

This @statnews.com piece by @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social is a thoughtful, thorough assessment - I only take issue with the title. Author describes how this is not a failure of public health science, knowledge, or standard practice - it's a #policyfailure due to choices made by individuals anti-PH

Great quote from Dr. Moore: "Aging is a good thing. Getting older makes you wiser, more resilient, more accepting and happier. There will be changes and challenges. Focus on what you can do — not what you can’t." #healthyaging

We’re heading back to 1990 levels (27,000 cases). If we keep it up we’ll get to pre-vaccination numbers (500,000 cases annually) This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻‍♂️

Stunning image, stunning reality

USA aka the country of health dine and dash

More #measles in #Virginia, another young child in #NoVA: www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/public-...

Spent the afternoon listening to #ACL/#RAISE #familycaregiver council. Remain disappointed, but not surprised, that the caregiver community continues to receive crumbs and is expected to be ecstatic. Recap here: caradigmshift.substack.com/p/raising-qu...

21st century progress for Virginians & their caregivers - You can now submit complaints online www.vdh.virginia.gov/licensure-an... (Previously this was fax/email only) #vacaregivertips Hopefully complaints will be investigated and made transparent

For those recognizing the respiratory illness risk (#flu, #covid, #ili) for themselves and those in their household, this is a thoughtful discourse on masking #tipsforcaregivers open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...

Practical guidance for navigating complex medical coverage and bills in the year to come from @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #surprisebills #medicalbills #caregivers

Derek Sprague shows caregiving is par for the course (pun intended). All of us will be in a #caregiver role, with nearly 1/3 of all working adults caring while working. Interesting timing, as org recently announced revamped #PGA Care program - did his personal experience change internal supports?

Wrote today about the irony of the "health care system" and all it's pain points that #caregivers face every day caradigmshift.substack.com/p/move-over-...

This sounds like the start of a @lastweektonight.com skit that would be hilarious if it wasn't true 💔

@gavinyamey.bsky.social and @jonshaffer.bsky.social write reminding physicians of the commitment to doing no harm..."Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling the core institutions of public health—doctors should be resisting their damaging health policies, not supporting them."

@mcgowankat.bsky.social writes of the double stigma of being a #caregiver supporting a person living with severe #mentalillness. There are not meal trains or get well soon cards, rather suffering and silence

Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions. These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists. I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.

If you only read 1 series about #healthcare in America right now, read this 5-parter by @gingerthompson.bsky.social. It's incredibly thorough & haunting & sadly aligns with the stories I heard from neighbors who were stuck seeking care from this system during my 6 years in SW Georgia. #ruralreality

Started a new approach this #GivingTuesday by donating blood to @americanredcross.bsky.social, making donations to local thrift shops, and volunteering. A reminder that the day doesn't have to be about money to make a difference.

If you (or your parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, partners) find any of this #Medicare Open Enrollment stuff confusing, or just want to ask some questions to non-biased, certified, no-cost counselors, check out your local State Health Insurance Program www.shiphelp.org

So excited to see this work featured by @dukemedschool.bsky.social (even though it pains me as a #tarheel). Centering #familycaregivers instead of keeping them as the "+1" to the patient is necessary for thinking about future programs, policies, and practice.

Sharing in hopes that some #caregiving #aging #epidemiology #publichealth researchers apply. Good luck ☘️ www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob... #researchfunding #sciencefunding

Whoever had us playing Oregon Trail, whoever instituted that for public schools, was probably a time traveler. They saw RFK and all this shit, knew it couldn’t be stopped, and said, “well, they’re gonna need this.”

Some novel ways to use #designthinking for your #caregiving challenges by Ayse Birsel: www.linkedin.com/pulse/design...

Yesterday, on the 60th anniversary of #Medicare + #Medicaid, CMS sent out an email creating false hope for many #caregivers with subject line "Did you know Medicare covers caregiver training?" Cue an image of a jumbo check & balloons showing up at your door open.substack.com/pub/caradigm...

This @medicaleconomics.bsky.social interview with Clifton Truman Daniel (grandson of President Truman) #Medicare & #Medicaid origin story is a valuable read as we mark the 60th anniversary of President Johnson signing the legislation www.medicaleconomics.com/view/medicar...

This great primer on OAA from @ncoaging.bsky.social made me think about all the ways this key legislation is like the bevels on a diamond ring caradigmshift.substack.com/p/a-diamond-...

How the Older Americans Act 60th anniversary makes me think about diamond rings caradigmshift.substack.com/p/a-diamond-... #OAA #olderadults #olderamericansact #caregivers

New research from @bidmcreseach.bsky.social validates the experience of millions of #familycaregivers: the amount of time #olderadults hold in emergency department is increasing (and this was before the #OBBBA was signed into law). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

You should never judge one's risk threshold for COVID based on what you think you know about them. Physical health is just one factor, there's also -social supports -financial -caregiving responsibilities -mental health & invisible illnesses Be curious & have compassion

That's after they already solved food insecurity and care for aging family members

2nd #measles case in #cville