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brettezeleliquide<p>bisou les enfants</p><p>Zak Ové — Virulent Strain (bronze, graphite, feuille d’or 22 carats, 2022)<br><a href="https://h4.io/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Su_G<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>randahl</span></a></span> </p><p>A really neat argument for education &amp; the healthcare that enables a Return on (the) Investment (<a href="https://aus.social/tags/RoI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoI</span></a>) in education. It leads into discussion on different concepts of power… power sharing, for instance, rather than power over, power sharing could be understood as decentralised like Fediverse… (my thoughts need work! Others can probably work this better for hope in our current dark times)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/publicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses</span></a></p>
WHN<p>By sharing her personal story—from ME to post-COVID disability—Cat calls out the absolute need for systemic change: real biomedical treatment, clean air, radical rest, and policies that protect the sick rather than abandon them.</p><p>Read the full piece: <a href="http://whn.global/we-need-to-talk-about-long-covid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">whn.global/we-need-to-talk-abo</span><span class="invisible">ut-long-covid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://forall.social/tags/longcovidawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longcovidawareness</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/longcovidrecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longcovidrecovery</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/longcovidsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longcovidsupport</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Chris Womack<p>New Threat Model: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> out from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@violetblue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>violetblue</span></a></span> <br>The dismantling of US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicHealth</span></a> continues; RFK jr's pick to head CDC advances toward Senate confirmation; lawsuits push back against damaging policies; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a>; more (plus, as always, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> 😺 )<br>Read (always free)/share/support (become a paid member or send Violet a tip):<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/133804773" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/133804773</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/09/europe-june-heatwave-study-climate-breakdown-tripled-death-toll" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/09/europe-june-heatwave-study-climate-breakdown-tripled-death-toll</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/temperature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>temperature</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/june" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>june</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>The unthinkable thought that seems increasingly plausible: Do <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Republicans *want* some Americans to die? <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/republicans-want-some-to-die" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/opinion/repub</span><span class="invisible">licans-want-some-to-die</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a>, via my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/defendpublichealth.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>defendpublichealth.bsky.social</span></a></span> colleague <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@gregggonsalves" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gregggonsalves</span></a></span>: "In the short term, people will be hurt, get sick, and die from all these decisions. In the long term, it will take decades to rebuild what we’ve now lost. The suffering will be protracted across generations." <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/us-health-crisis-measles/#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenation.com/article/society/</span><span class="invisible">us-health-crisis-measles/#</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>&quot;Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin &#39;phasing out&#39; the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to &#39;wean off of FEMA&#39; and &#39;bring it down to the state level.&#39;</p><p>But after months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the federal agency charged with responding to disasters, Trump and his administration are touting a fast and robust federal response to the devastating Texas floods.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/fema-disaster-texas-flooding-trump-emergency-2d05ccbd82e0b8e4d33979cbd71efb73" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/fema-disast</span><span class="invisible">er-texas-flooding-trump-emergency-2d05ccbd82e0b8e4d33979cbd71efb73</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DisasterRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DisasterRelief</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DHS</span></a></p>
Mycotropic<p>"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly cancelled the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting slated for Thursday, a source with knowledge of the meeting told MedPage Today.</p><p>USPSTF was set to discuss diet, physical activity, and weight loss to prevent cardiovascular disease in adults, the source said."</p><p><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/116435?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=rasa_io&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/washington-wa</span><span class="invisible">tch/washington-watch/116435?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=rasa_io&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter</span></a></p><p>HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is a goddamn moron.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/NazisRaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NazisRaus</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/253800/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/253800/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UTSW scientists treat rare genetic disease with designer molecule <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScienceAndMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceAndMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Air pollution has been linked to a swathe of lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, in a study of people diagnosed with the disease despite never having smoked tobacco.</p><p>The findings from an investigation into cancer patients around the world helps explain why those who have never smoked make up a rising proportion of people developing the cancer, a trend the researchers called an “urgent and growing global problem”.</p><p>Prof Ludmil Alexandrov, a senior author on the study at the University of California in San Diego, said researchers had observed the “problematic trend” but had not understood the cause.</p><p>“Our research shows that air pollution is strongly associated with the same types of DNA mutations we typically associate with smoking,” he said.</p><p>The scientists analysed the entire genetic code of lung tumours removed from 871 never-smokers in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia as part of the Sherlock-Lung study. They found that the higher the levels of air pollution in a region, the more cancer-driving and cancer-promoting mutations were present in residents’ tumours.</p><p>Fine-particulate air pollution was in particular linked to mutations in the TP53 gene. These have previously been associated with tobacco smoking."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/02/air-pollution-lung-cancer-dna-mutations-study" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/02/air-pollution-lung-cancer-dna-mutations-study</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/LungCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LungCancer</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2232438/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2232438/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Medical Groups Sue RFK Jr. For Assault On Science Over Unlawful COVID-19 Vaccine Rollbacks <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmericanAcademyOfPediatrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAcademyOfPediatrics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmericanCollegeOfPhysicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCollegeOfPhysicians</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmericanPublicHealthAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPublicHealthAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/COVIDVaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDVaccines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExistentialThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExistentialThreat</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealthPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealthPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RobertF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobertF</span></a>.KennedyJr. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecretaryKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecretaryKennedy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaccineRecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VaccineRecommendations</span></a></p>
WHN<p>When your office doesn't share your safety standards, showing up takes extra effort—and often, extra isolation. From masking to eating alone, some workers go the extra mile just to stay included and protected.</p><p>Read the full article: <a href="https://whn.global/working-when-safety-isnt-shared-a-balanced-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">whn.global/working-when-safety</span><span class="invisible">-isnt-shared-a-balanced-approach/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://forall.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/InfectionPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfectionPrevention</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/PublicHealthMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealthMatters</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/WorkplaceSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceSafety</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/WorkplaceWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceWellness</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>MAGA MURDER 👇<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/zw76b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/zw76b</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>"USPSTF was set to discuss diet, physical activity, and weight loss to prevent cardiovascular disease in adults, the source said."<br><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/116435" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/washington-wa</span><span class="invisible">tch/washington-watch/116435</span></a><br>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/elizabethjacobs.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elizabethjacobs.bsky.social</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/post/3ltkw3snfrs2n" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app</span><span class="invisible">/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/post/3ltkw3snfrs2n</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAHA</span></a>? MAHAHA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in Florida, researchers say.</p><p>Chagas disease, which is rare in the United States, can cause a brief illness or remain latent for years before causing symptoms. If untreated, it can become a chronic condition that damages the heart, brain, and other organs. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chagas-disease/chagas-disease-carrying-kissing-bugs-establish-new-base-florida-homes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cidrap.umn.edu/chagas-disease/</span><span class="invisible">chagas-disease-carrying-kissing-bugs-establish-new-base-florida-homes</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>&quot;More and more, people seemed to clamor for things that were unproven, to question things that were and to express not only mistrust but outright hostility toward the doctors, scientists and civil servants trying to separate one from the other. That hostility was being nourished by exactly the kind of mis- and disinformation Kennedy was espousing. It was easy to paint the F.D.A. as a supervillain.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/magazine/fda-collapse-rfk-kennedy.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/08/magazin</span><span class="invisible">e/fda-collapse-rfk-kennedy.html?searchResultPosition=1</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/longread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>longread</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>New at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span>: HHS backtracks on pledge to disclose new vaccine advisers’ conflicts of interest </p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/kennedy-conflict-of-interest-radical-transparency-acip-vaccine-experts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/07/09/kenned</span><span class="invisible">y-conflict-of-interest-radical-transparency-acip-vaccine-experts/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/acip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acip</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rfk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rfk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>BREAKING: Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF expert panel that to some degree controls which preventative services are covered under insurance with its recommendations.</p><p>No reason was given.</p><p>More <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span>: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/uspstf-rfk-jr-meeting-canceled-preventive-care/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/07/09/uspstf</span><span class="invisible">-rfk-jr-meeting-canceled-preventive-care/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/uspstf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspstf</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rfk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rfk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/primarycare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primarycare</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/251329/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/251329/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Climate change linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in Europe <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heat</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hygiene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hygiene</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mortality</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a></p>