WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. DEFEND PUBLIC HEALTH logo. photo of Chien-Shiung Wu, PhD "In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is & men encourage her to accomplishments yet she remains eternally feminine.” -Chien-Shiung Wu, Ph.D.; physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. She was the first person to confim Fermi's beta decay theory which led to the discovery of how to produce large enough quantities of uranium known today as the Wu Experiment.

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Chien-Shiung Wu, PhD was a physicist and the first person to confirm Fermi's beta decay theory which led to the discovery of how to produce large enough quantities of uranium known today as the Wu Experiment.

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Our own Ohio chapter showed up to testify in support of keeping children healthy and safe. To learn more about it, please read Dana Howard's testimony, and see the article in the comment below.

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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. DEFEND PUBLIC HEALTH logo. Photo of Mae Carol Jemison, MD in an astronaut suit holding her helmet in her right hand. “I just always assumed, despite the fact that the U.S. hadn't sent any women up there, or people of color, that | was going to go.” “I think it's so vitally important that all people in this world are involved in the process of discovery.” -Mae Carol Jemison, M.D. the first Black woman to travel in space. She studied how spaceflight affects motion sickness, bone loss, & fertility.

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Mae Carol Jemison, MD was the first Black woman to travel in space. She studied how spaceflight affects motion sickness, bone loss and fertility.

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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. DEFEND PUBLIC HEALTH logo. Photo of Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ph.D. writing on a whiteboard. She is wearing a red, white and black blouse. “We are not making science for science. We are making science for the benefit of humanity.” -Francgoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ph.D. retrovirus researcher; Her research led to the creation of diagnostic tests & treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS. She won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2008.

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ph.D. researched retroviruses. Her research led to the creation of diagnostic tests and treatments for people living with HIV/AIDS. She won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2008.

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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. Defend Public Health. Photo of Nina Tandon, PhD “If we view cells as living building blocks, we can start to think about generating next generation treatments that are fully alive and integrated into the human body.” -Nina Tandon, Ph.D., biochemical engineer whose focus is on developing new techniques of growing human tissues & organs in the lab for people living with injuries & diseases

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Nina Tandon, PhD is a biochemical engineer focusing on developing new techniques of growing human tissues and organs in the lab for people living with injuries and diseases.

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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. DEFEND PUBLIC HEALTH Picture of Zhang Lizhu, MD "The work on test-tube babies is not merely about having more children; it carries profound scientific significance and represents the scientific and technological level of a country or region. The success of our test-tube baby program can drive numerous research endeavors." Zhang Lizhu, MD, pioneer in reproductive medicine.

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Zhang Lizhu, MD was a pioneer in reproductive medicine, working on test-tube babies.

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Women's History Month. Defend Public Health logo. Photo of Dorothy Hodgkin, PhD "I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals." -Dorothy Hodgkin, PhD, a British chemist who studies xray crystallography. This led to the discovery of the atomic structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. She received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1964.

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Dorothy Hodgkin, PhD was a British chemist who studied xray crystallography. This led to the discovery of the atomic structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. She received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1964.

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Women's History Month. Defend Public Health. Photo of Rachel Carson. "The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders & realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction." -Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring in 1962 which pioneered the environmental movement against pesticides such as DDT.

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Rachel Carson pioneered the environmental movement against pesticides such as DDT. Author of Silent Spring published in 1962.

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Women's History Month. Defend Public Health. Pictured is older Katherine Johnson 1918-2000 wearing a medal. "The women did what they were told to do. They didn't ask questions of take the task any further. I asked questions; I wanted to know why. They got used to me asking questions & being the only woman there."

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Katherine Johnson was one of the women ‘human computers’ in the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor of NASA.

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On top of this, hormone patches are extremely hard to get right now! Why is the government messing with GenX women? #WhopperOfTheWeek #DefendPublicHealth

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American Heart Month Did You Know? 25% of women experiencing heart attacks had no obstructions at all Learn more @ heart.org

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Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr’s Bogus Attacks on Mifepristone Threaten Abortion Access | Defend Public Health Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly challenged the safety of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in most abortions. Hundreds of studies using decades of data have conclusively shown that mifepristone is ...

🤥 #WhopperOfTheWeek: attacking a medicine with 25+ years of safety data to restrict abortion access.

Mifepristone is safe and widely used; lies have no place in healthcare.  #ScienceNotSpin #ReproRights #DefendPublicHealth

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Whopper of the Week: Healthcare for Trans Kids is Medicine, Not Ideology | Defend Public Health Kennedy wants to ban gender affirming care for children. He says transgender care “fails to meet professionally recognized standards.” He called gender-affirming care “malpractice.” The reality is tha...

Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a HC provider & patient.
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Get yer protein followed by a chaser of booze. Says the new food pyramid.
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Projected Cancer Screening Under the 2025 Medicaid Eligibility Restrictions This decision analytical model evaluates projected changes in cancer screening and outcomes following changes to federal Medicaid funding and eligibility restrictions enacted with the 2025 Budget Reco...

We were on our way to eradicating certain cancers. This administration is killing people.

"Projected Medicaid coverage losses are expected to result in over 1 million missed cancer screenings and hundreds of avoidable deaths within 2 years." #DefendPublicHealth
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The Public Health Heroes of 2025 The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.

It will take all of us working together. #DefendPublicHealth.

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Denmark’s Vaccine Schedule Makes No Sense for U.S., Defend Public Health Says | Defend Public Health It ls a tragic mistake for the U.S. to adopt a vaccine schedule similar to Denmark’s, public health experts with Defend Public Health said today. The CDC, apparently at the direction of HHS Secretary ...

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US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.

I hope the people who voted for Trump are happy. They voted for children to die or be disabled instead of taking a proven safe vaccine.

This is inexcusable, a tragedy that shouldn’t have happened and your vote did this.

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Why The Hepatitis B Birth Dose Is At Risk From New CDC Vaccine Advisors New members of the CDC vax advisory committee (ACIP) are opposed to newborn Hepatitis B vaccine, believing them not needed for most, and dangerous. Data contradicts that.

New post: The Hepatitis B vaccine is at risk from the new CDC advisory committee members. Here's why.

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Germs are real. Vaccines, surveillance, & treatments prevent countless deaths. This isn’t about health, it’s about shifting responsibility away from public systems & onto individuals. We must do better than that. 2/2

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Germs are real. Vaccines, surveillance, & treatments prevent countless deaths. This isn’t about health, it’s about shifting responsibility away from public systems & onto individuals. We must do better than that. 2/2

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Fighting for public health care Tracy Glynn, Canadian Health CoalitionNovember 28, 2025With unprecedented attacks on Canada’s public health care system, hear from frontline defenders of public health care in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta...

Mark the date! Monday, December 8 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Zoom. Our own Natalie Mehra is one of the panelists. 🤩
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Join In the Fight to Stop Ontario’s Ford Government from Privatizing Our Health Care Services Posted on November 10, 2025 by Doug DraperNiagara At LargeSign A Petition (Included Below) To Demand the Federal Government Enforce the Canada Health Act in OntarioA Call-Out to All of Us from the Ont...

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Tell Governor Hochul: Act Now to Protect Vaccine Access for All New Yorkers Governor Hochul has taken an important step by extending Executive Order 52 for another 30 days, allowing pharmacists to keep administering COVID-19 vaccines until November 5. But that 30-day extensio...

New Yorkers: this is our moment to speak up - call on the state to safeguard vaccine access for everyone
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New Yorkers: this is our moment to speak up.

A petition is calling on the state to safeguard vaccine access for everyone in NY.

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