Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"

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Check out our new paper @nejm.org. RSV, COVID-19 & Influenza vaccines continue to show consistent effectiveness & safety based on a review & synthesis of 500+ research studies👇! We worked hard to evaluate the evidence so you can be confident about getting vaccinated this fall!

In this week's Wise & Well newsletter:

> How to Curb Menopausal Weight Gain
> This Vaccine Serendipitously Reduces Dementia
> Politics is Like One Big Dysfunctional Family
> Focus on Sleep Quality, Not Just Duration
> Short ‘Exercise Snacks’ Boost Fitness in Inactive Adults

Plus:

Under the watch of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who speaks frequently about his own recovery from substance addiction — the Trump administration has dismantled large portions of the federal agency focused on mental health and addiction treatment.
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How fucked is healthcare in the United States? I have to reduce my state healthcare plan coverage from the "enhanced" plan to the "standard" plan and it will still be $30 more per month. It would be $80 more per month to keep "enhanced" plan, but the benefits there have been drastically reduced.

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

Some people truly do change the world. Dr. Bartlett was one of them ❤️‍🩹

1/ Valley fever, a serious infectious disease, is on the rise in central California. Last year set a record, with over 12,000 cases, and we’re on track to surpass that figure this year. I’m Matt, Your Local CA Epidemiologist, with this and more public health updates👇

“We have 1,544 measles cases this year, 92% in unvaccinated people, and 3 deaths. The problem isn’t the vaccine — it’s that people aren’t getting it. O’Neill hasn’t offered a single scientific rationale for breaking up MMR.”

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“Those of you who feel like this is okay, get ready for the fight. Because the fight ain’t over. It’s not over until we’ve energized America to save Democracy.”

Amazing!

Increasing temperatures from climate change have led to a 40% reduction in blue whale “songs” in just the past 6 years alone.

“It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” said John Ryan, a biological oceanographer.

The world's oceans absorb more than 90% of the excess heat from climate change

If you want to drink raw milk, government doctors like Vinay Prasad will stand up for your bodily autonomy.

If you are willing to risk a sore arm to get a vaccine, he says no. That’s his decision.

My latest for SBM.

sciencebasedmedicine.org/rawmilk/

Love that book. What a human being that man was…

It's no crime to enjoy a delicious snack or indulge in a store-bought meal now and then. Just know that the more of this ultra-processed #food you include in your #diet, the greater your risk for numerous bad #health outcomes, according to 3 new studies this week.

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉

Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.

You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

Back before Covid, I wrote that only 5% of people washed their hands correctly. You might've since learned it involves vigorous scrubbing with soap during two singings of Happy Birthday. Now… this biochemist now explains how soap works its magic.

We once stripped the paint in our 1900s-era home to remodel, realizing only afterward we'd exposed the whole family to a weeks-long cloud of lead dust. You might think us naive, and yep, we were. But did you know that a bid source of lead in our air comes from burning coal to generate electricity?

Fascinating and reassuring!

This article from my favorite dermatologist came at just the right time. I need a skin reset, and I've never known which lotions are best for #skincare, whether to use oil-based products, and so on. Now I can tackle a simple outer-layer rebuild with confidence.

We tend to trust our guts and make bad decisions over and over in what are called lifetraps. Traditional therapy can focus overly on emotions, putting labels on every mental condition in a way that can make people feel the their problems are out of their control. Lifetrap therapy is different.

Are #glp1 drugs more effective than bariatric surgery? medium.com/wise-well/su...

Just in case you thought it was. medium.com/wise-well/co... #measles #vaccines

A friend just told me the same so def need to check it out