@bobthetraveler@mastodon.world
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2d ago
Bob the Traveler
@bobthetraveler@mastodon.world
Linux / networking / cybersecurity consultant, traveler. "OTD" = "On this day".
mastodon.world
John Snow, who died OTD in 1858, was the father of #PublicHealth and #epidemiology https://toilet-guru.com/cholera-pump.html?s=mb #travel #medicine #history
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@ProPublica@newsie.social
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6d ago
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed.
“The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.
https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-shot-joseph-mercola-reversal-babies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #PublicHealth #Children #Medicine #Vaccines #Parenting
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"It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up." - Aaron Kelly, PhD
Members of the American Diabetes Association, one of them a past president of the organization, were shoved, harassed and escorted by police out of a New Orleans convention centre, during the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (#ADA2026), on Friday, as they were handing out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to US biomedical research.
The group were threatened to be arrested for handing out the editorial.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/121619
#Research #Science #Diabetes #Censorship #Medicine
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@26pglt@mastodon.au
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Jun 07, 2026
quackademic
@26pglt@mastodon.au
Small furry creature, lives in the garden. Always curious. she/they/dr Naarm, Wurundjeri land #AutisticElder #sociologist The map is not the territory. Where we look from & our #ToolsToThinkWith determine what we see. We can choose kindness. ⭐️ = I hear you. Avatar: Winged rabbit wearing blue trousers from an Ivy Wallace book. Banner: Japanese bronze Buddha wearing a green crochet beret w a lorikeet feather in it. On each side a vase of nasturtiums w orange flowers reaching across to touch.
mastodon.au
Whose accounts have authority? Not ours.
#misogyny #medicine #control
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/07/medical-misogyny-women-experiences?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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@inquiline@assemblag.es
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Jun 06, 2026
tools for commensality 🧿
@inquiline@assemblag.es
gloomy technoscience, quotidian dross documentarian here: magpie, nonsense, muttering, books/reading, typos, boosts (you can hide em). i don't cw uspol news but i #. 🧿😷 #ToxicLA #CriticalLogistics #asstodon #flosstodon #PolicingTheCampus #HigherEdWorkersUnite ✊🏻 posts ≠ endorsements pers acct, employer does not endorse header: colorful post-consumer plastic camel, Cynthia Minet pfp: California oil field at night, vintage postcard
assemblag.es
science: political? who can say!
"Police removed five doctors and researchers Friday from an American Diabetes Association conference in New Orleans after they said they had handed out copies of an editorial critical of President Donald Trump"
https://www.nola.com/news/doctors-diabetes-trump-new-orleans-removed/article_e569bcf6-d6e2-4d1c-9c47-bdbf8686c567.html
#uspol #medicine
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@sunguramy@flipping.rocks
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Jun 05, 2026
Sunguramy 
@sunguramy@flipping.rocks
🧬 Scientist / Cave Biologist (MS) 🐶 Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) 🌈 Trying to create an inclusive world 🍉 Profile: dark backlit cave image with a waterfall on the right, outline shadow on the left, holding a progress pride flag Cover: rappelling into a vertical cave system (Follow request is on due to empty/spam accounts, don't let it deter you!) #NoBot #NoAI All art & photography is my own creation, please do not use without permission.
flipping.rocks
Hey All - I know everything is terrible all at once, but I have a biggie for you to help us keep science not controlled by political state. Please help! https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-seeks-tighten-political-oversight-grantmaking
TLDR; Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time. Political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded. We would no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. We cannot collaborate internationally. This effectively kills all science and technology in the United States. Everything. Medical research, environment work, weather, you name it, it's over.
⚠️ TAKE ACTION! 40 days left to comment, can do it through stand up for science (I have not found the direct link yet, if someone else does please drop in comments, but this group is good and there is additional info on the page to help you write). https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163675/
Comments need to be unique to be counted, so do not copy and paste something you see pre-written.
Also contact your congressfolk / reps. You can use your same comment submitted to write them.
#science #scientist #biology #chemistry #medicine #medical #research #geology #ecology #environment #health #action #directAction #policy #nature #technology
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@ProPublica@newsie.social
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May 31, 2026
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
When insurance coverage for her husband’s lifesaving care was denied, Teressa didn’t stand down. She fought back and won.
She found the secret to winning buried deep in her insurance coverage booklet.
Listen to her story on episode 3 of our podcast, "Paper Trail": https://www.propublica.org/podcast/health-insurance-industry-secret-external-review
#podcast #health #healthcare #insurance #mentalhealth #medicine #podcasts
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@ProPublica@newsie.social
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May 26, 2026
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
Emily Waldorf faced a life-threatening miscarriage.
Even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor and hired a lawyer, she couldn’t get care in the country’s “most pro-life state.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/arkansas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Arkansas #Women #Health #Law #Abortion #Medicine #USPolitics
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@Nonilex@masto.ai
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May 08, 2026
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai
#law, #climate, #science, #geopolitics, #politics, #democracy, cool stuff &… #BabySquirrel Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right? Occasionally I’ll come across something that I feel compelled to share, but… …these days… I've stopped my dreaming …these days I sit on corner stones & count the time in quarter tones to ten
masto.ai
…#RFKJr on Monday announced initiatives intended to reduce #SSRI use, while attempting to reassure Americans who still “want” [have] to take them. They include reimbursement guidelines for physicians who help patients come off of the medications as well as plans to share data on prescribing trends & an investment in training for #healthcare providers.
#MentalHealth #PsychiatricCare #health #PublicHealth #science #medicine
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@Nonilex@masto.ai
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May 08, 2026
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai
#law, #climate, #science, #geopolitics, #politics, #democracy, cool stuff &… #BabySquirrel Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right? Occasionally I’ll come across something that I feel compelled to share, but… …these days… I've stopped my dreaming …these days I sit on corner stones & count the time in quarter tones to ten
masto.ai
…Experts in #pharmaceutical #regulation said the #FDA doesn't have the authority to unilaterally impose a #ban on #medications that have already received #US approval & have long been available without new evidence of a safety problem or finding that the original application seeking approval contained false statements. The FDA can ask a drugmaker to withdraw a #medicine, but the company can refuse.
#RFKJr #Trump #MentalHealth #PsychiatricCare #health #PublicHealth #science
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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
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May 07, 2026
Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon. For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science). Get the Flipboard app to explore all your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header photo: Warming stripes for New York City, 1869-2023. Source: Climate Central.
flipboard.social
Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think.
From @NewScientist@flipboard.com: "Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims are overhyped, but evidence suggests it can have healing powers."
Registration may be required: https://flip.it/2IpFdz
#Science #Health #Medicine
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@ProPublica@newsie.social
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May 06, 2026
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
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The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Parenting #Health #PublicHealth #Science #Medicine #Children
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@AcademicEurope@mstdn.business
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May 04, 2026
Academic Europe
@AcademicEurope@mstdn.business
Academic Europe, the leading European career network for Academics, Researchers and Scientists
mstdn.business
Job Alert
Applications for PhD Scholarships, Postdoctoral Fellowships & Visiting Researcher Grants
Location: Danmark, Odense
Deadline: 2026-08-18
https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/call-for-applications-for-phd-fellowships-postdoc-fellowships-visiting-researcher-grants/
#hiring #PhD #Postdoc #Endocrinology #DiabetesResearch #LifeSciences #associateprofessor #metabolism #medicine
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@Nonilex@masto.ai
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May 02, 2026
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai
#law, #climate, #science, #geopolitics, #politics, #democracy, cool stuff &… #BabySquirrel Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right? Occasionally I’ll come across something that I feel compelled to share, but… …these days… I've stopped my dreaming …these days I sit on corner stones & count the time in quarter tones to ten
masto.ai
A manufacturer of the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone asked #SCOTUS Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of #abortion back before the justices in an #election year.
#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/politics/supreme-court-mail-abortion-pill.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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@josh@hactivedirectory.com
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May 01, 2026
Josh (humble with pride)
@josh@hactivedirectory.com
July 2026: I love who I am, and I love who I love. I hope you do too! Let us go together to further our quest towards the Star Trek future 8) #pittsburgh Pro #democracy, #gay, #tech enthusiast #bro. Soft spot for #law! Death to #facebook! #totk (and all things #zelda) and #kingdomhearts are my happy place. #fediverse forever!! Proud husbro to @mrburns and doggo-dad to @harleythedoggo.
hactivedirectory.com
I genuinely think that my pharmacist might be inventing reasons to prevent the fill of some of my medications. Suspiciously, they all seem to fail with the same (and she's the primary) pharmacist, never with any fill-ins when she's out, and always for a different reason.
GRRRRRRR
#pharmacy #medicine #health
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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
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May 01, 2026
Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon. For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science). Get the Flipboard app to explore all your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header photo: Warming stripes for New York City, 1869-2023. Source: Climate Central.
flipboard.social
J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79.
"Venter, who served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam, said the experience taught him how fragile life could be and made him curious about how the trillions of cells in the human body conspire to create and maintain life."
@AssociatedPress@flipboard.com reports: https://flip.it/XbQ7Qt
#Science #Genetics #DNA #Medicine
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@Starcodecaser@clew.lol
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Apr 27, 2026
Starcodecaser
@Starcodecaser@clew.lol
Maker of memes. Noticer of things. Friend of stray cats.
clew.lol
The "doctors" who perform sex-change operations on (white) people, including children, are largely jews.
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The Small Town Jew Who Pioneered Sex-Change Surgery
https://www.jta.org/jewniverse/2016/the-small-town-jew-who-pioneered-sex-change-surgery
Boston doctor finds treating transgender youth a transforming experience
https://www.jta.org/2012/01/19/lifestyle/boston-doctor-finds-treating-transgender-youth-a-transforming-experience
Q&A: A pediatrician who helps trans kids and moonlights playing klezmer
https://jweekly.com/2020/03/23/qa-a-pediatrician-who-helps-trans-kids-and-moonlights-playing-klezmer/
The Orthodox Jew who became a gender-reassignment surgeon
https://torontolife.com/life/orthodox-jew-became-gender-reassignment-surgeon/
#doctors #medicine #jews #transgender #trans #memes
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Preventive care and early intervention are treated as line items to cut, not investments that pay off. Until systems reward keeping people healthy instead of billing for the most expensive procedure, costs will keep climbing. We need outcomes over throughput. #PreventiveCare #HealthcareReform #medicine
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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
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Apr 19, 2026
Natasha 
🇪🇺🇮🇪
🇪🇺🇮🇪
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
ⓘ Random stuff. Humour. Art. Tech. Street Art. Thai-Asian Recipes & Cooking. Trans Rights. "Varium et mutabile semper femina" Mid-50s, ex gaming industry, ex corporate. Global wanderer for decades and now Irish-resident with a special woman. European by heart. #Tech #Art #StreetArt #WomensArt #Recipes Here for the genuine folk and chilled vibe of the Fediverse. Housekeeping: #noarchive #noindex #nosearch #noAI #nodrama
tech.lgbt
"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."
Just wow. Wow.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/pancreatic-cancer-mrna-vaccine-shows-lasting-results-early-trial-rcna331969
#News #Medicine
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@TechDesk@flipboard.social
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Apr 08, 2026
Flipboard Tech Desk
@TechDesk@flipboard.social
We bring you the latest tech news, deep dives and perspectives on topics like AI, social media and innovations. Posts are handpicked by Flipboard's editorial team, especially for Mastodon. Boosts do not imply endorsement, but are used to highlight posts we think the community might find interesting. For a lot more tech news, follow Flipboard's federated Tech Desk (@tech) Get the Flipboard app to explore all your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header illustration: Data particles above Tokyo at night in cyber space by Hiroshi Watanabe/ Getty
flipboard.social
Medical researcher Almira Osmanovic Thunström invented a disease called bixonimania and uploaded two fake studies about it to a preprint server. Nature magazine describes what happened next.
https://flip.it/VKXxbR
#Technology #AI #Science #Medicine
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