For my #Introductions I have created the account to read about #Truth #Politics #PublicHealth #Humor. I work in the software field and live in Colorado. Married, kids, old dog.
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"The diagnosis Dr. N entered—possible pneumonia—provided justification, but it was not the reason she admitted him. She felt responsible for the patient’s future, so she made up a diagnosis to orchestrate an admission. Dr. N figured that immigration agents could not simply wait in the hallway. She hoped they would leave.
They did."
https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-hospitals-ohio-law-medicine.html
#PublicHealth #hospitals #physicians #bioethics #morality #MoralInjury #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention
"Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus — have been paused without explanation, according to new research."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-databases-not-updated-vaccines-study-rcna255467
Original research: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-04022
#PublicHealth #CDC #surveillance #data #vaccines #immunizations #covid #pregnancy #ChildrensHealth
"Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died...The 6-foot-7 inch Foege literally stood out in the field of public health. A whip-smart medical doctor with a calm demeanor, he had a canny knack for beating back infectious diseases."
https://apnews.com/article/william-foege-smallpox-cdc-73770ffe382e48829a87fee0b364a3d1
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #smallpox #eradication #history #RIP
Most stereotypical Canadian thing ever.
A Year of Living Dangerously: 10 experts weigh in on Year 1 of the #RFKJr and #Trump assault on #PublicHealth. Please read and share. I don't think most people have fully grasped what's happening. https://48hills.org/2025/12/trumps-war-on-public-health-and-how-to-fight-for-the-future/