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John A Carranza
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Historian of medicine and public health; sex education; disability history. Assistant Professor of Instruction at Texas State University.
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Are you a woman in midlife (or older) who has struggled with an eating disorder as an adult? A new anthology, “This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder,”is looking for your story in the form of a personal essay! 

You can read more about the anthology and submit your writing here!
Moksha
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September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hi all, I wanted to break into the timeline to share that The Nursing Clio Reader is published today! And I’m a part of it! Congratulations to everyone at @nursingclio.bsky.social for pulling this project together.
September 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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hear me out here, what if none of it is a 'distraction' and they're just doing a lot of horrible shit simultaneously
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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New flyer just dropped--spread the word with healthcare folks and among disabled adults. Download at link.
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...
February 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Hey Google, show me an example of how disordered eating in men is often overlooked as biohacking
well this might cheer y'all up
January 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Our book is coming!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh
January 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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The fact that there’s a cap on how much money disabled people can make but not a cap on how much billionaires can make is part of what’s wrong with this country.
December 29, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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It’s been a long time coming… so thrilled to share the cover (and Oxford UP website last in 🧵) for my book, _Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America_, pub date 7.2.25 (but will ship, so they say very enticingly, mid-June. 1/ #VastEarlyAmerica 🗃️
December 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt.
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
December 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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There are now some wonderful books for young people about queerness in nature - *perfect* for Christmas stockings! 🌈📚🎅🦌🎁

#books #queer #LGBTQ+ #PrideInSTEM #Christmas
December 9, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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If you're in Ottawa, you'll want to come to this! Organized by @jennifervevans.bsky.social and compatriots!
December 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Response to coups by elected leaders:

- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens

- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics

- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court
December 3, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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#Histmed, are you out there?! AAHM is now on Bluesky 💙 We will no longer use our Twitter account, so follow along here for announcements, updates on our centennial meeting, and an ✨occasional✨ plea for donations.
November 24, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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If you’re really looking to impress someone on a first date, offer to pay for dinner and then “accidentally” have your library card fall out of your wallet
November 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Hi! I'm a historian of women and gender, health, and politics! Finally deactivated on the bad place. My excuse for delaying was promotion for my new book, Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression. But the amazing new energy here made it easy. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Blue
A powerful look at the changing cultural understanding of postpartum depression in America.   New motherhood is often seen as a joyful moment in a woman’s life; for some women, it is also their lowes...
press.uchicago.edu
November 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
I decided to make the leap on over. I'm a historian of medicine and public health, focusing on disability history. I'm currently teaching Early American History through Biography and American History through Memoir at Texas State University, and have taught other courses:
November 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM