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@Dragofix@veganism.social · 22h ago
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@bich@apobangpo.space · 2d ago
ICYMI: "Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. I don’t know where Renae picked up measles. It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists, and it could have been from anywhere. That’s why herd immunity is so important." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/measles-child-britain-vaccination.html #PublicHealth #measles #vaccinations #immunizations #ChildrensHealth
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@bich@apobangpo.space · 2d ago
"Casey Means’ nomination was already stalled in the Senate over concerns she’s insufficiently supportive of vaccines, and now Republican factions from anti-abortion activists to anti-drug warriors are starting to pile on." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/trump-surgeon-general-casey-means-abortion-psychedelics-00881954 #PublicHealth #SurgeonGeneral #MAHA #HHS #UScongress #USpol
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@adachika192@hcommons.social · 2d ago
Healthocide? Why the attack on the Pasteur Institute of Iran is more than a war crime: War is no longer only just about killing or territory. It is increasingly about the long-term viability of societies. (The New Humanitarian, 2026-04-21) https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/04/21/healthocide-why-attack-pasteur-institute-iran-more-war-crime ——— >> On 2 April, the United States and Israel bombed the 106-year-old Pasteur Institute, targeting one of Iran’s oldest and most critical public health institutions. .. the institute has long been central to vaccine production, infectious disease surveillance, and epidemiological research in the Middle East and beyond. >> ... It was much larger than any single incident. It was a brazen attack on the infrastructure that sustains Iran’s public health. And it reflects a broader pattern in modern warfare, where the target is no longer just people, but the systems that keep them alive. >> Disease has long been weaponised in war… #USPol #Iran #Gaza #WarCrimes #PasteurInstitute #PublicHealth @palestine@fedibird.com
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@ProPublica@newsie.social · 3d ago
Critics claim large solar farms are a public health threat. Despite little reputable evidence for this, their fears have helped undercut efforts across the U.S. to broaden energy sources, slowing installations even as customer costs are rising. https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Solar #Energy #Health #Michigan #Local #Law #PublicHealth
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@bich@apobangpo.space · 5d ago
"A year later, people have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with friends and relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers who have done informal surveys estimate that less than half have found full-time work, with many making less than before. An estimated third are unemployed. Others are in part-time work." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/usaid-former-employees.html #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #USAID #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #development #DOGE #USpol #workers
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@Dragofix@veganism.social · 6d ago
"A surprising new study suggests that eating a very healthy diet—packed with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—might be linked to a higher risk of lung cancer in younger non-smokers. Researchers found that patients under 50 diagnosed with lung cancer often had better-than-average diets, raising the possibility that pesticide exposure from conventionally grown produce could be a hidden culprit." Eating more fruits and vegetables tied to unexpected lung cancer risk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417224454.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417224454.htm #nutrition plantbased #food #organic #diet #farming #agriculture #pesticides #health #PublicHealth #cancer #GoVegan
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 20, 2026
"...the data showed sharp decreases in the numbers of people newly tested, diagnosed and treated for H.I.V., declines that will have long-term consequences, several public health experts and patient advocates warned." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/hiv-testing-treatment-data-pepfar.html #healthcare #PublicHealth #PEPFAR #HIV #prevention #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #USpol
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 18, 2026
"A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known doctor in South Texas, planned to attend until she was detained at the airport with the couple’s 5-year-old daughter." https://apnews.com/article/asylum-tps-detention-arrests-trump-immigration-venezuela-doctor-texas-b49c262d1af8405c029cc7dbb75518b9 #healthcare #PublicHealth #hospitals #GME #MedEd #immigration #ICE #detention #texas
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@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 18, 2026
If Paper 2 asks how systems handle time, Paper 3 will ask how systems handle signals. From pensions to physiology, we explore what happens when inputs and outcomes drift out of alignment. Same question, different domain. #HybridMind42 #SystemsThinking #PublicHealth https://substack.com/@hybridmind42/note/p-194599079?r=75c2ac
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 17, 2026
"For four years running, policy experts and survivor advocates with RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence advocacy organization, have come to Capitol Hill for a day of lobbying. This year, their annual advocacy day came amid a reckoning over sexual misconduct in the halls of Congress." https://19thnews.org/2026/04/congress-sexual-misconduct-survivors-advocacy/ #PublicHealth #SexualAbuse #AI #technology #UScongress #USpol
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 16, 2026
"In the report titled 'Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Public Health,' shown first to The Hill, Protect Our Care highlights the secretary’s actions on vaccines, medical research, food as well as his apparent aims of mobilizing his 'Make America Healthy Again' base as a key voting block ahead of the midterms." https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5831996-protect-our-care-kennedy-report/ #PublicHealth #healthcare #HHS #NIH #MAHA #immunizations #biomedical #research #food #diet
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 14, 2026
"Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. The new research, published Monday in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood in the U.S. and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80." https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/fluoride-water-children-iq-brain-cognition-study-rfk-jr-rcna267328 #PublicHealth #fluoride #dental #teeth #prevention #water
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 13, 2026
"The Honduran family of an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition who died in U.S. custody after crossing the border in 2023 sued the federal government on Friday." https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-texas-anadith-mcallen-492a27426f879af0f08031b0c18f845b #PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #DHS #detention #courts #texas
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 11, 2026
“Communities of color and the poor were disproportionately impacted through disrupted social networks—another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and a marker of poor health and premature death—and this may have further compounded who got sick and received treatment or care,” the authors wrote. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/burials-unclaimed-people-nyc-soared-early-covid-pandemic-suggesting-worsened-disparities #PublicHealth #deaths #burials #covid #pandemic #disparities #poverty #immigration
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 09, 2026
"The U.S. fertility rate fell slightly in 2025, to another record low, extending two decades of declines, according to federal data released on Thursday. The fertility rate — the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age — dropped to 53.1, from 53.8 in 2024, according to the National Center for Health Statistics." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/fertility-rates-decline.html #PublicHealth #fertility #ReproJustice #pregnancy #birthrates
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 05, 2026
"ML: We’ve dealt with everything in Houston during my time here. It’s been incredible to see the variety of extreme weather we get—cold, hot, drought, flood, hurricane. As a meteorologist I’m fascinated and intrigued by that. But at a certain point I was like, is it better for me to be doing this job from somewhere else rather than constantly having to juggle both informing people and worrying about my family?" https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/matt-lanza-leaving-houston/ #PublicHealth #climate #environment #disasters #texas
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 04, 2026
"The newest evangelists of the Make America Healthy Again lifestyle aren’t muscled bros crushing reps or wellness moms posting about vaccine schedules — they’re high-school- and college-aged young women...For many of them, the path to MAHA followed a similar trajectory: chronic health problems, disappointing encounters with the medical establishment and a search for more satisfying answers." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/27/magazine/kennedy-maha-youth-wellness-influencer.html #PublicHealth #MAHA #wellness #diet #food #chemicals #toxins #misinformation
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 03, 2026
"State officials have reported 28 more measles cases in the last two weeks, bringing the statewide total to at least 175 infections so far this year. The vast majority of cases are in a federal detention facility in Hudspeth County, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, which released the latest figures on Thursday." https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/02/texas-measles-hudspeth-el-paso-federal-detention-immigration/ #PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #immigration #ICE #detention #texas
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@bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 02, 2026
“In relative peacetime of no major outbreaks, no major pandemics, it’ll be fine,” said Jill Taylor, who directed the Wadsworth Center, New York State’s public health laboratory, until October 2020. But, she said, “If we have an emergency all of a sudden, God help us.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/health/cdc-rabies-mpox-tests-paused.html #PublicHealth #CDC #HHS #rabies #pox #testing #preparedness
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