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Kathleen Bachynski

@bachynski.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of public health at Muhlenberg College. History, ethics, epidemiology, sports, injury prevention.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Mar 8

I love this photo that @melissabender.bsky.social captured of me at the #standupforscience rally yesterday in NYC. I wonder if I could make this my official faculty photo lol @jackiantonovich.bsky.social @kimberlywheiman.bsky.social @archaeoscape.bsky.social @sarahruncie.bsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 4h

Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.

Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

www.inquirer.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 4h

“Officials said that hundreds of people were at the bar when the shooting happened, and multiple victims and witnesses ran to nearby businesses to escape the gunfire.
At least four people were pronounced dead at the scene, and four others were transported to hospitals in critical condition.”

At Least 4 Dead in Bar Shooting in South Carolina, Sheriff Says

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10h

“A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes from a library’s children & young adult sections was awarded $700,000 in a settlement on Wednesday… “I don’t regret standing up for the First Amendment in any way”

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 14h

This is very important and potentially dangerous knowledge… Use it wisely

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 14h

As I am waiting in the long line at our favorite bakery on the Upper East Side, I’m making a mental note of the kind of flour they apparently use based on the giant bags that they have!

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 15h

“The practice, known as solar grazing, places flocks of sheep in large fields of solar panels to keep vegetation in check. According to Canary Media, it's a win-win: Farmers earn income from both the clean energy projects and the sheep, while solar companies save money on mowing and maintenance.”

Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 15h

Support clean energy by eating American lamb:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Farmers urge Americans to embrace previously overlooked type of meat: 'There's really a huge, huge potential'

"Great way to support those family farmers."

www.yahoo.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 15h

Fantastic! I was able to get my Covid vaccine a couple days ago without any difficulty (in Pennsylvania) and I am so happy to have this extra protection going into this fall/winter respiratory season.

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 4d

I got my updated COVID-19 vaccine today! So grateful to all the state and local health officials, pharmacists, and everyday people working against even tougher currents this year to keep making these vaccines as accessible as possible #getvaxxed

Vaccine selfie of a woman with a Band-Aid on her arm

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 15h

Finally scheduled an appointment for COVID vaccine next week. Prescription is no longer required in GA to get the booster.
I get vaccinated to:
- Protect myself
- Protect others
- Model what I preach
georgiarecorder.com/2025/10/08/g...

Georgians can now get updated Covid shots at pharmacies without a prescription • Georgia Recorder

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters” Georgians should now be able to get the updated Covid vaccines at pharmaci...

georgiarecorder.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 16h

a painting of a scream by edvard munch is shown

Alt: a painting of a scream by edvard munch is shown

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17h

“There’s the historic lack of scientific research into, and education around, menstrual health and its influence on sporting success; bygone or unrealistic ideals of elite sporting physiques; a dearth of education among coaches and athletes; and the historic taboo of discussing sexual health openly”

In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore

A byproduct of wider issues, periods continue to be missed, ignored or misunderstood in elite sports

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

Thankfully, rabies is very rare in people the United States. But “7 out of 10 Americans who die from rabies in the US were infected by bats.” It is preventable if people know to seek medical attention and get PEP after exposure.

Rabies: Deadly but Preventable

People can be exposed to rabies through animal bites or scratches.

www.cdc.gov

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“One person was bitten by the bat and is now seeking medical care, the county said… Any direct contact with a bat should be treated as a potential exposure, even if there is no visible bite or scratch, according to the county’s news release.”

Rabid bat bites person in southeast Michigan

The rabid bat found in St. Clair County has triggered warnings from health officials who say even minor contact with bats can be dangerous.

www.mlive.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“Obamacare coverage has become especially widespread in south Florida, where there is a large concentration of low-wage workers and early retirees.
Most of the congressional districts with the highest enrollments are in states that Trump won in the presidential election”

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“Members of the M.M.W.R. team were laid off “in error because of a misclassification” of job codes and would be brought back, as would anyone working to contain measles and the Ebola outbreak in Congo… The timing of their rehiring was unclear.” I can’t keep up with what is happening at the CDC.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps this is too niche, but might I also recommend Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter image with actors from the show

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

Today we saw The Other Americans starring John Leguizamo and Luna Lauren Velez at the Public Theater, followed by eating a big plate of pierogies at Veselka. A great way to spend a gray Saturday in NYC.

A picture of the stage at the public theater

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2d

First responders detail the deadly cost of rural hospital closures. Rural hospitals are vanishing, and Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
abcnews.go.com/US/loss-life...

'It can be a loss of life': First responders detail the deadly cost of rural hospital closures

Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.

abcnews.go.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

We will NOT stand for Trump and Vought decimating our health sciences with RFK Jr's permission.

JOIN US FOR A RALLY AT HHS ON FRIDAY 10/17!

WE ARE TAKING BACK SCIENCE.

#ImpeachTheQuack
#GetOutTheVought
#TakeBackScience

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

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📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“In a world where we know many investors don’t read prospectuses, we need to put a lot of thought behind the data points like expense ratios that investors should care about… Important statistics like expenses should rightfully be calculated in the same way across different types of funds”

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