Key GOP senators push back on Trump’s plan to cut NIH, reorganize HHS Lawmakers seem poised to reject cuts to biomedical research and public health spending for a second straight year.

Lawmakers seem poised to reject cuts to biomedical research and public health spending for a second straight year. www.statnews.com/2026/04/21/s...

Nurses condemn California Assembly’s failure to advance CalCare California Nurses Association members condemn the California State Assembly’s failure to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when hea...

The California Assembly has killed the CalCare single-payer healthcare plan (AB 1900), despite CA Dems’s veto-proof supermajority in both houses & the majority of CA voters supporting it.

My fellow Californians, consider each rep & gov candidate’s CalCare stance when you cast your vote!

Cleaning up the risk pool = encouraging death by preventable disease for vulnerable populations?

WTF
Hang in there

If not for Trump, what's the emoluments clause for? What's impeachment for? What's the 25th Amendment for? What's section 3 of the 14th Amendment for? What are checks and balances for?

The baddies are cherrypicking the Constitution the same way they do the bible: for their own benefit.

I asked chat GPT to look up this photo. The findings:

Stock photography circa 2018–2020 depicting models, not soldiers. No verifiable real location or date.

Do better next time.

From his glass house

It’s that time again
#oncosky
#medsky
#cancersky
#ASCO26

Secretary Kegsbreath, you should F*Ck aLL thE WaY OFF!!
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2023 me: I'm going to focus new grants on understanding health disparities in how womens reproductive and cardiometabolic health influence each other! Yay intersectionality!

2026 me:

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FWIW His father-in -law is
Dinesh D’ Souza, so while the racism and the hypocrisy are stunning, it should not really be a surprise.

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Big win for #women’shealth
#abortion is healthcare

Pharma lobbyists focus on a surprising new target: the FDA Lobbyists told STAT they believe the odds of approval go up if a decision can be spun as a win for the Trump administration.

Eli Lilly has also pointed to its connection to the White House to ask for preferential treatment from the FDA. ...Lilly officials repeatedly referenced its drug pricing deal to push for a quicker approval decision, four FDA officials told STAT. @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social

The Person Playacting as President May Be Getting Addicted to Snuff Films - emptywheel Everyone, from Trump himself to his aides to access journalists to experts, are packaging up Trump's moods as rational actions of a President. That makes his increasing fondness for spectacular videos...

The Person Playacting as President May Be Getting Addicted to Snuff Films

emptywheel.net/2026/04/20/t...

Jarred, actually, but yup you nailed it
Still, I appreciate a clever marketing tactic and I MISS @steakumm.bsky.social !!

The Accidental Architect of America’s Drug Patent Problem - KFF Health News An Arm and a Leg launches its new “101” series with the story of Alfred Engelberg, a lawyer who’s been crusading to improve access to generic drugs by fixing loopholes in a law he helped draft more th...

If you sigh with relief when a crucial prescription is available in its generic, affordable version, you might enjoy hearing backstory:
#patientadvocacy

Step2: can somebody please ascribe co$t to this model and explain how caring for people sick with preventable disease affects our “pocketbooks”
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Humans aren’t logical. See: behavioral economics

This is the world that the anti-vaxxer that Trump appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services believes in.
RFK Jr. wants to end many vital vaccines. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans would die for decades to come.
We must stop these idiots. VOTE!
#TrumpIgnorance #TrumpDisaster

When are we going to stop burning fossil fuels for entertainment?
Sheesh

4 mi beach walk with a friend

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California Assembly panel advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemical’ pesticides SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted today to advance a bill that would ban toxic

“The country depends on California for its fruits and vegetables, but right now they’re being seasoned with chemicals that never break down”
🍑🍓🥑🍋🍇🥕🥬🍅
#PFAS
#publichealth
#thankGodI’mACaliGirl

Cute idea!

Whatta groove
Whatta groove
Whatta groove
Whatta mighty good groove

Tell me why

Why listening is the core of patient-centered care When clinicians are rushed, the therapeutic relationship suffers. Discover how to preserve patient-centered care through active listening. Read more to learn.

“Attention, empathy, and presence are not luxuries in clinical practice; they are necessities.”

remember to TEACH BACK!
#patientadvocacy

Thanks for calling this out. Meanwhile, over here in Bluesky, we get audio from the Straights of Hormuz and statements from Iranian officials.
Pardon me while I tune in to Al Jazeera now…

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SUPER IMPORTANT
#womenshealth