<p>Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.</p><p>They finally got their wish.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-formaldehyde-risk-assessment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
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<p>It's time to consider vaccinating healthcare professionals for smallpox.</p><p><a href="https://vermont.cool/how" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>vermont.cool/how</a></p><p><a href="/tags/vermont/" rel="tag">#Vermont</a> <a href="/tags/smallpox/" rel="tag">#smallpox</a> <a href="/tags/mpox/" rel="tag">#mpox</a> <a href="/tags/disinformation/" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#noAI</a> <a href="/tags/kelptocracy/" rel="tag">#kelptocracy</a> <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#project2025</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/infektion/" rel="tag">#infektion</a> <a href="/tags/autocracyinc/" rel="tag">#AutocracyInc</a></p>
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<p>Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.<br>---</p><p>A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pam</span><span class="invisible">-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#COVID</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#PamBondi</a></p>
<p>Empower young people to make better decisions than we've made: encourage critical thinking.</p><p>🤔 Critical Thinking Tips</p><p><a href="/tags/2/" rel="tag">#2</a> Be Questioning.</p><p>Don't accept everything you hear or read:</p><p>▪️ What is the source?<br>▪️ Who is sharing this?<br>▪️ Why are they sharing this?<br>▪️ How is it supported by facts?<br>▪️ Where can I learn more?<br> <br>Foster curiosity in young people to support a lifetime appreciation of learning. </p><p>📣 Question what you hear and question what you read.</p><p><a href="/tags/criticalthinking/" rel="tag">#CriticalThinking</a> <a href="/tags/curious/" rel="tag">#curious</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> @publichealth @edutooters @communicationscholars</p>
Edited 214d ago
<p>The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.</p><p>Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations:<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/rx-ins</span><span class="invisible">pector/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>
<p>For those who are still on the fence about whether to get a COVID booster shot:</p><p>"I'm a Former Surgeon General. Here's Why I'm Getting the COVID Shot This Year."</p><p><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117395" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117395"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/s</span><span class="invisible">econd-opinions/117395</span></a></p><p>"I will be rolling up my sleeve again this year. Not because I'm scared -- but because I'm informed."</p><p><a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#COVID</a> <a href="/tags/covid19/" rel="tag">#COVID19</a> <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#Vaccine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/covidisnotover/" rel="tag">#CovidIsNotOver</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p>America Is on the Cusp of a Two-Tier <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#Vaccine</a> System</p><p><a href="/tags/poor/" rel="tag">#Poor</a> kids will be hardest hit by <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a>'s <a href="/tags/antivax/" rel="tag">#AntiVax</a> crusade.</p><p><a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="/tags/disinformation/" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="/tags/eugenics/" rel="tag">#eugenics</a> <a href="/tags/socialcleansing/" rel="tag">#SocialCleansing</a> <a href="/tags/healthyifyourewealthy/" rel="tag">#HealthyIfYoureWealthy</a> <a href="/tags/aporophobia/" rel="tag">#Aporophobia</a> <a href="/tags/economicdiscrimination/" rel="tag">#EconomicDiscrimination</a> <a href="/tags/plutocracy/" rel="tag">#plutocracy</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/09/acip-vaccine-for-kids-rfk-jr/684284/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxe20JdbfQeb-MVvQASQIPyc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/09/acip-vaccine-for-kids-rfk-jr/684284/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxe20JdbfQeb-MVvQASQIPyc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/health/202</span><span class="invisible">5/09/acip-vaccine-for-kids-rfk-jr/684284/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxe20JdbfQeb-MVvQASQIPyc</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say<br>
Staff from the EPA’s Office of <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> were summoned to a “town hall” meeting this week & told to pause the publication of most <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a>, pending a review.</p><p><a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/</span></a></p>
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<p>Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started<br>---</p><p>As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flu</span><span class="invisible">oride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>A Year of Living Dangerously: 10 experts weigh in on Year 1 of the <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> and <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> assault on <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a>. Please read and share. I don't think most people have fully grasped what's happening. <a href="https://48hills.org/2025/12/trumps-war-on-public-health-and-how-to-fight-for-the-future/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="48hills.org/2025/12/trumps-war-on-public-health-and-how-to-fight-for-the-future/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">48hills.org/2025/12/trumps-war</span><span class="invisible">-on-public-health-and-how-to-fight-for-the-future/</span></a></p>
<p>Hey Fediverse, I wrote a little book (<a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#noai</a>).</p><p>It's got beavers, snow, surf, games, coding, data entry, literary references, masks, vaccines and a race to the airport!</p><p>It's total FREE! And I'll even mail anyone a copy on request (see about).</p><p><18k words.</p><p><a href="https://2qx.github.io/monterey-protocols" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="2qx.github.io/monterey-protocols"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2qx.github.io/monterey-protoco</span><span class="invisible">ls</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/vermont/" rel="tag">#vermont</a> <a href="/tags/elbowsup/" rel="tag">#elbowsup</a> <a href="/tags/maskup/" rel="tag">#maskup</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/smallpox/" rel="tag">#smallpox</a> <a href="/tags/nonproliferation/" rel="tag">#nonproliferation</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/nurses/" rel="tag">#nurses</a> <a href="/tags/healthworkers/" rel="tag">#healthworkers</a> <a href="/tags/opsec/" rel="tag">#opsec</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a></p>
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<p>Kennedy’s vaccine committee voted to change the children’s recommended vaccine schedule today—</p><p>voting 8-3 to no longer recommend children under four years old get the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccine (😳)</p><p>The committee will vote tomorrow on its hepatitis B vaccine recommendation changes. It will also recommend who should be eligible for the latest <a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#COVID</a> vaccine. </p><p>1 of 2🧵<br><a href="/tags/icymi/" rel="tag">#ICYMI</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#rfkjr</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/covid19/" rel="tag">#COVID19</a> <br>—</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-5542082/cdc-acip-vaccine-hepatitis-b-mmrv" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-5542082/cdc-acip-vaccine-hepatitis-b-mmrv"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">542082/cdc-acip-vaccine-hepatitis-b-mmrv</span></a></p>
Edited 199d ago
<p>The U.S. has long lagged behind other wealthy countries in reducing its stillbirth rate.</p><p>Now a new five-year, $37 million NIH consortium will prioritize this public health issue. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-stillbirth-prevention-consortium?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nih-stillbirth-prevention-consortium?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nih</span><span class="invisible">-stillbirth-prevention-consortium?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nih/" rel="tag">#NIH</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a></p>
<p>Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. <br>---</p><p>Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a result. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/usa</span><span class="invisible">id-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/marcorubio/" rel="tag">#MarcoRubio</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/usaid/" rel="tag">#USAID</a> <a href="/tags/southsudan/" rel="tag">#SouthSudan</a></p>
<p>🎮 Five winning games about communication announced: </p><p>▫️Non violent video games<br>▫️Games that teach young people about the importance of communication: conflict resolution; fact-sharing; healthy relationships<br>▫️Winning teams represent Argentina, Canada, France, and USA</p><p>From our nonprofit's 18th annual game design challenge. 🎉</p><p>🌐<a href="https://www.openpr.com/news/4202911/winners-announced-communication-video-games" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openpr.com/news/4202911/winners-announced-communication-video-games"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openpr.com/news/4202911/wi</span><span class="invisible">nners-announced-communication-video-games</span></a></p><p>[ Small instance; boosts appreciated. 🧡]</p><p><a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#videogames</a> <a href="/tags/communication/" rel="tag">#communication</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/mediastudies/" rel="tag">#mediastudies</a> <a href="/tags/indiedev/" rel="tag">#indiedev</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> <a href="/tags/digitalhumanities/" rel="tag">#digitalhumanities</a> <a href="/tags/changetheworld/" rel="tag">#changetheworld</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://games.ngo/@stopTDV" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stopTDV</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://games.ngo/@gamingagainstv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gamingagainstv</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://games.ngo/@CommunicationGames" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CommunicationGames</span></a></span> @communicationscholars</p>
<p>Why are Bicycling Monterey and many other <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/bike/" rel="tag">#bike</a> / <a href="/tags/activetransportation/" rel="tag">#ActiveTransportation</a> advocates (<a href="https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.calbike.org/about_us/who_w</span><span class="invisible">e_are/local_partners/</span></a>) members of the California Bicycle Coalition aka <a href="/tags/calbike/" rel="tag">#CalBike</a>? </p><p>See ED Kendra Ramsey’s msg below. </p><p>To help make our streets better, join, renew, or donate to CalBike: <a href="https://www.calbike.org/join/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.calbike.org/join/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/actonclimate/" rel="tag">#ActOnClimate</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#transportation</a> <a href="/tags/mobility/" rel="tag">#mobility</a> <a href="/tags/publicsafety/" rel="tag">#PublicSafety</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/communitybuilding/" rel="tag">#CommunityBuilding</a> <a href="/tags/roads/" rel="tag">#roads</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a> <a href="/tags/elders/" rel="tag">#elders</a> <a href="/tags/mobility/" rel="tag">#mobility</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/biking/" rel="tag">#biking</a> <a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/climatejustice/" rel="tag">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="/tags/streets/" rel="tag">#streets</a> <a href="/tags/ourstreets/" rel="tag">#OurStreets</a></p>
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<p>After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are increasingly wavering on the practice.</p><p>In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts against fluoridation.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/michigan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mic</span><span class="invisible">higan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>
<p>I heard a radio ad last night from our government saying that we have an epidemic of respiratory illness in Alberta but not to be concerned because not every medical emergency requires a medical professional when you can simply go online for health information, and our revamped health system has made these options available to ensure that you get the urgent online care you need in an emergency...</p><p>...feeling better yet? If you don't, you'd better pull yourself up by your bootstraps.</p><p><a href="/tags/abpoli/" rel="tag">#abpoli</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/privatization/" rel="tag">#privatization</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a></p>
<p>Former Veterans Affairs workers: In August, we reported that the VA lost more than 600 doctors and nearly 2,000 nurses this year.</p><p>We know that for many of you, the decision to leave the VA could not have been easy. Here’s how you can share your story with us ⤵️ <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/getinvolved</span><span class="invisible">/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight<br>---</p><p>Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/law</span><span class="invisible">makers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p>
<p>My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.<br>---</p><p>The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#Measles</a></p>
<p>Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.</p><p>“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">eign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a></p>
<p>I wrote a novella about nonproliferation! </p><p>It's got beavers, snow, surf, video games, coding, data entry, literary references, masks, vaccines and a race to the airport!</p><p>It's total FREE! And I'll even mail anyone a copy on request (see about).</p><p><a href="https://2qx.github.io/monterey-protocols" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="2qx.github.io/monterey-protocols"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2qx.github.io/monterey-protoco</span><span class="invisible">ls</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/vermont/" rel="tag">#vermont</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#noai</a> <a href="/tags/elbowsup/" rel="tag">#elbowsup</a> <a href="/tags/maskup/" rel="tag">#maskup</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/smallpox/" rel="tag">#smallpox</a> <a href="/tags/nonproliferation/" rel="tag">#nonproliferation</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#publichealth</a> <a href="/tags/nurses/" rel="tag">#nurses</a> <a href="/tags/healthworkers/" rel="tag">#healthworkers</a></p>
<p>RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.</p><p>History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a></p>
<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety.</p><p>This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.<br><a href="http://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/childh</span><span class="invisible">ood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/model/" rel="tag">#Model</a></p>