The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report has been released, and more than 150 million people across the United States, including nearly half the nation’s children, live in areas with harmful levels of air pollution.
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Suquamish leader, Chief Seattle (c. 1786–1866)

Suquamish leader, Chief Seattle (c. 1786–1866)

Happy Earth Day 4/22/2026! 🌍🌎🌎

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves."

~ Chief Seattle

#Quote #EarthDay #Nature

Please let US ALL be the best stewards of our precious Earth 👫👬🙏🏻

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Pertaining to Yachts and Yachting (1922) by American artist Charles Sheeler (1883–1965).

Oil on canvas

51 x 61 cm

Philadelphia Museum of Art

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Large drift wood branches on a black volcanic beach with blue ocean

Happy Earth Day

The Pandemic Institute Public Steering Group met for its 5th session, bringing communities & researchers together to shape inclusive public health. With @thethinkerhub.bsky.social & Dr Dan Hungerford, the group explored vaccine inequity & approaches. Read more: tinyurl.com/39xm66br

Black Nurses Coalition hosts free CPR workshops to raise awareness A recent report released by the American Heart Association found there is still a need to expand CPR training within Black communities. An Albany doctor is working to meet that need.

According to AHA, Black and brown people are 41% less likely to receive CPR in public. For @wamc.org I followed a local nurses coalition hoping to change those numbers in Albany.

www.wamc.org/news/2026-04...

Up to 4% of People Can Hear Colors or Taste Words. Here's Why. Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colors while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people who have a fascinating trait known as synaesthesia.

More proof we live in such a diverse world that shapes beauty and strength in a multitude of ways.

Source: ScienceAlert
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Basket of picked green beans in the middle of the field for workers are harvesting

"Adan" shared this photo from the Coachella CA where hes picking green beans. "I get paid 40 cents per pound. The work is exhausting - especially due to the excessive heat in the area. But this is how I support my family." #WeFeedYou

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

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Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa

What Will Bring the Next Generation of Global Health Students Hope? - Science Politics Students can learn from past social movements so they can rebuild global health creatively and without restraint.

What Will Bring the Next Generation of Global Health Students Hope?

First essay @sciencepolitics.bsky.social is about how concerned students are about the state of the world, and what we can do, to keep their (& our) hopes alive

🙏 @emendenhall.bsky.social

sciencepolitics.org/2026/04/17/w...

‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality

'Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement

Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own

Thank you @theguardian.com and @olliemilman.bsky.social for this piece featuring our latest paper, “The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels.”

By: @begus.bsky.social, Maksymilian Dąbkowski, Ronald Sprouse, David Gruber, Shane Gero

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I like all of Larson but this is my favorite although Issac’s Storm is compelling too.

That's right. Inflammation is the big miss for getting ahead of coronary artery disease
scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
My review of this big shift
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Stephen Miller's Strait of Hormuz His crackdown on immigrants is assumed to be good for America as long as it causes immigrants more pain than it does us.

The war in Iran has made everything — even Stephen Miller’s war on immigrants — feel like a Strait of Hormuz situation. Let me explain.

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Agree. There are plenty of bad medical terms that need renaming, like "heart failure" and "geriatric pregnancy"
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The turning point for rare diseases, which affect >300 million people around the world.
A call to get rid of its many structural obstacles, to consider it as molecular surgery unlike drug treatments
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/o...

Bee on a purple wildflower

Small brown lizard in the garden

Creatures in the garden

Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!

Chicago Turns All Public School IDs Into Library Cards To Boost Student Access Chicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.

This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC.

"All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources."

blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...

Statement on Comprehensive Abortion Care | International Confederation of Midwives This joint statement unites the guiding principles, strategic aims, policy requirements, professional standards and service actions required to ensure quality, equitable and rights-based comprehensive...

The International Confederation of Midwives and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics have issued a statement that comprehensive abortion care is an essential health service for the realisation of human rights and individual and community health.

Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

Screenshot of NYC child care map with mayor Mamdani overlaid. Text on screen “NYC finally has a childcare map. Parents can now easily search for childcare facilities based on cost, distance, age and more at nyc.gov/childcare”

Screen shot of Amanda litman’s tweet and screenshot of the nyc child care map Text on screen “Cannot emphasize enough what percentage of messages in neighborhood mom chats are "does anyone have a spreadsheet of all the childcare places around here" - this is a small thing that's a big service. Explore NYC's map of V Find childcare near work or home childcare providers at V Sort by age, cost, and care setting nyc.gov/childcare Contact providers”

Every day, we're pursuing small changes that make a huge difference: like building a map of licensed childcare providers in New York City at @ nyc.gov/childcare.

Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap DEI program Apple credits its DEI program as helping make the iPhone maker the most valuable company in the world.

So happy there are some good people at Apple.

Keeping the DEI program is essential.

www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-d...

Where to find affordable fresh food in LA These Los Angeles organizations are working to provide free and low-cost food. They also need volunteers.

Here's where to find affordable fresh food in LA. These Los Angeles organizations are working to provide free and low-cost food. They also need volunteers.
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Employers Can Now Save by Comparing Health Care Prices | AJMC Employers can use price transparency data to reconsider their choice of carriers or plans, negotiate prices with their carriers, and steer employees toward high-quality, reasonably priced providers.

Raymond Tsai & I have a new article in Population Health, Equity & Outcomes about how transparent #healthcare price data helps employers compare actual negotiated rates, not just discounts, driving smarter purchasing www.ajmc.com/view/employe... #healthcare #healthpolicy #healthecon

Good for @americanheart.bsky.social

The Shingles vaccine is linked w/ reduced risk of Alzheimer's in 4 large natural experiments
Today, the potential of high-dose flu vaccines vs standard dose in a large retrospective age 65+ cohort for less Alzheimer’s. More pronounced in women (like Shingles vaccines)
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Medical Schools No Longer Required To Teach Health Inequities MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Future doctors may no longer be required to learn about how social and economic factors affect health.A major U.S. acc

Medical schools will no longer be required to teach about health inequities. The change comes as political pressure about diversity, equity and inclusion grows. Experts say removing DEI from the guidelines will affect patient care.
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Woman Made Gallery (IG) presents Quiet Piggy: We Cannot Be Silenced, a powerful virtual group exhibition featuring 58 artists. Today’s #CupOfJoe goes out to these artists for activism.
Visit their website: womanmade.org/quiet-piggy/

#WomensHistoryMonth