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The CDC “has reported more than 1,100 measles cases in 2026 so far on top of more than 2,200 last year, when three people died and hundreds were hospitalized. The US hasn’t seen such a high number of cases in the past 35 years.”

Early pregnancy care declines despite Trump’s pro-birth agenda - Salon.com As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

More than 5.6 million American women live in counties with no or limited access to maternity care. The rise in maternity deserts is most likely a factor in the decline of early prenatal care. Restrictive abortion bans don't help either.

The world is still in a COVID pandemic.

Florida Department of Health cuts to HIV, AIDS program enacted as thousands risk losing access An emergency rule from the Florida Department of Health went into effect on Sunday that could restrict tens of thousands of people from accessing HIV medication.

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Cervical cancer rates higher in states with low HPV vaccination rates

RFK Jr *lies* when he says cervical cancer risk is increased in women who get the HPV vaccine.

New study: "States with high vaccination rates have seen the biggest drop in cervical cancer, while states with low vaccination rates have had little to no progress"

www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...

This is so ridiculous. The U.S. has had an adverse event reporting site for years.

For the first time, a British Sign Language rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone was performed at Anfield before Liverpool vs. West Ham ❤️

the former host of celebrity apprentice and the former host of fox & friends weekend are launching bombs and destabilizing the world for generations all because voters decided their biggest issue was a trans kid playing jv tennis with their friends 4 states over

Oppose Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon General on Wednesday, February 25th. While we were hoping this nomination was dead, i...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Oppose Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

State-level progress in reducing cervical cancer incidence among US young women between the pre- and post-human papillomavirus vaccination eras AbstractBackground. Despite well-documented national declines in cervical cancer incidence among young women following human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine i

“Nationwide, cervical cancer incidence rates declined by 27% (RR = 0.73, 95%CI:0.70 to 0.75) during the vaccination era, from 5.1 to 3.7 per 100,000… Every 10% increase in vaccination rates was associated with an 11.5% (95%CI : -17.2% to -5.4%) reduction in RRs, adjusted for screening rates.”

Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth w/ an appreciation thread of physicians:

1/ Charles R. Drew, MD

- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for American College of Surgeons

We’ve been here before, and we know what comes next: White supremacy has always been used to usher in massive economic inequality We’re a little over a year into the second Trump presidency. That second term began with the establishment of “The Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE), a sustained campaign to discredit and ...

We've been here before: White supremacy has always been used to usher in massive economic inequality #EconSky by @kdoc-writes.bsky.social @epi.org

Nothing on measles vaccination, despite there being a major measles outbreak across the country.

Nothing on abortion.

Nothing on health from a scientific research standpoint.

And nothing on the massive rural health transformation grants given to states.

🔊 Listen Now: Here's what Trump didn't say on health in his speech All Things Considered on NPR One | 4:06

What didn’t he talk about in the State of the Union address?

*HEALTH*

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I am never going to get over the fact thar so many Americans died that corpses stacked up in nursing homes and hospital morgues, that refrigerator trucks had to be brought in for the overflow, and that the big takeaway from Important Pundits is there should have been *less* mitigation.

IUSPH-B is creating a healthier future for all Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington is creating a healthier future for all

The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington is creating a healthier future for all. www.indystar.com/interactives...

2026 AJPH Annual State of the Public Health Union Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal Public Health Leaders in Republican and Democratic Administrations

🚨Join us for @amjpublichealth.bsky.social State of the Public Health Union webinar, "Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal #PublicHealth Leaders in Republican & Democratic Administrations"

Thursday, Feb 26, 3-4:30 pm ET

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@apha.org

I’m thrilled to learn that our work has been included in the latest HINTS® Brief, which examines the prevalence and predictors of sunburn among U.S. adults!

#Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth

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Deleting Signal now that I know it's compromised. Find me on SecondLife.

NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue

“the NRA posted: ‘This sentiment … is dangerous and wrong. Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

APHA mourns the loss of Dr. William H. Foege, a titan of public health whose life and work made people around the world healthier and safer. Dr. Foege consistently applied science, innovation and moral clarity to address the most pressing public health challenges of his time.
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Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense “Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.

Re-upping this opinion piece by Dr. William Foege back in August: “How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense:
Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts” #PublicHealth
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89

We lost a giant in public health today.

Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.

His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

Attorney General Bondi uses ICE chaos to press for Minnesota data In a statement, Walz's office asked the Trump administration to "engage in a serious conversation about ending this federal occupation," saying agents have brought "chaos and destruction to our state."

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday to push the state of Minnesota to hand over its voter rolls and data on Medicaid and food stamp recipients.

Fact check: Federal officials’ claims about fatal Minneapolis shooting A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.

A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.

“But the U.S. has not paid its outstanding dues—including from the final year of the Biden Administration.” time.com/7357180/us-w...

The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children

“The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, more than doubling in a few weeks…The highly contagious virus has also spread onward to North Carolina, Ohio and Washington state, and similar outbreaks are unfurling in Arizona and Utah as well“ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

Yes, the flu is airborne and the story did not mention that. Thanks for adding that here. Everything else they mentioned was accurate. If you have a problem with the story, then I recommend reaching out to NPR or to the person at Vanderbilt they interviewed.