Steve Saklad
@saklad.name
Clin Prof Emeritus at UT Austin, Col of Pharm, Div of PTherapy & Trans Sci, based in San Antonio.
PharmD, BCPP, AAPP, clin care, CNS disorders & treatment, consultant for clin care & research, tech, space, equality, diversity, climate, & civility.
PharmD, BCPP, AAPP, clin care, CNS disorders & treatment, consultant for clin care & research, tech, space, equality, diversity, climate, & civility.
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What a beautiful person
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What a beautiful person
Unfortunately EV growth is too slow, here are many new EVs available, not to mention, EVs are hated by Trump, so the upside looks iffy for the next 3–4 years.
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Unfortunately EV growth is too slow, here are many new EVs available, not to mention, EVs are hated by Trump, so the upside looks iffy for the next 3–4 years.
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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We’re not just headed for expensive eggs — we’re headed for NO EGGS situation here! I don’t see the US getting on top of it anytime soon. 😲
‘New avian flu outbreaks reported in 5 states’
#birdflu #avianflu
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
‘New avian flu outbreaks reported in 5 states’
#birdflu #avianflu
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We’re not just headed for expensive eggs — we’re headed for NO EGGS situation here! I don’t see the US getting on top of it anytime soon. 😲
‘New avian flu outbreaks reported in 5 states’
#birdflu #avianflu
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
‘New avian flu outbreaks reported in 5 states’
#birdflu #avianflu
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: National Trust Sues President Over Ballroom www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: National Trust Sues President Over Ballroom
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: National Trust Sues President Over Ballroom www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
The US is finally going to seriously manufacturer active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Not making the APIs locally is a risk for logistics problems, quality control, and a strategic problem. #Medsky www.contractpharma.com/breaking-new...
Lilly to Invest $6B in New API Manufacturing Facility in Alabama
Eli Lilly and Company plans to invest more than $6 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
www.contractpharma.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The US is finally going to seriously manufacturer active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Not making the APIs locally is a risk for logistics problems, quality control, and a strategic problem. #Medsky www.contractpharma.com/breaking-new...
I always say that for most people having two (2) energy drinks per day is usually okay, but you should always monitor your blood pressure...just to make sure. This case's 254/150 is remarkable and attributable to the patient's drinking 12 energy drinks a day. #Medsky arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks
His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.
arstechnica.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I always say that for most people having two (2) energy drinks per day is usually okay, but you should always monitor your blood pressure...just to make sure. This case's 254/150 is remarkable and attributable to the patient's drinking 12 energy drinks a day. #Medsky arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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Amid a firehose of falsehoods about vaccines, new CDC data show that last year’s Covid booster reduced the risk of severe illness by 76% among kids aged 6 months to 4 years old and 56% among kids aged 5 to 17 years old.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Amid a firehose of falsehoods about vaccines, new CDC data show that last year’s Covid booster reduced the risk of severe illness by 76% among kids aged 6 months to 4 years old and 56% among kids aged 5 to 17 years old.
The past 3 years are the hottest in weather history, 2025 effectively tied 2023 in second place. You’ll have to squint your eyes to see the difference between 2023 and 2025. The 2025 temperature is only 0.02°F warmer than 2023. weather.com/news/climate...
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The past 3 years are the hottest in weather history, 2025 effectively tied 2023 in second place. You’ll have to squint your eyes to see the difference between 2023 and 2025. The 2025 temperature is only 0.02°F warmer than 2023. weather.com/news/climate...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates #Medsky apple.news/APUxe70JxQE-...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates — The Washington Post
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
apple.news
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates #Medsky apple.news/APUxe70JxQE-...
Texas Hill Country winery, William Chris, honored as one of the world’s must-visit vineyards apple.news/AvWJRXutERni...
Texas Hill Country winery honored as one of the world’s must-visit vineyards — Austin American-Statesman
William Chris Vineyards has been ranked at No. 31 on the 2025 World’s Best Vineyards list published by William Reed, making it the only Texas winery to earn a spot and one of only a few U.S. vineyards...
apple.news
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Texas Hill Country winery, William Chris, honored as one of the world’s must-visit vineyards apple.news/AvWJRXutERni...
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The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
cbsn.ws
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
The latest status symbol for the rich and powerful isn’t a Birkin — it’s a hearing aid #Medsky apple.news/AaP1JFZYlRfi...
Want This Hearing Aid? Well, Who Do You Know? — WIRED
AI-powered startup Fortell has become a secret handshake for the privileged hearing-impaired crowd who swear by the product. Now, it wants to be in your ears.
apple.news
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The latest status symbol for the rich and powerful isn’t a Birkin — it’s a hearing aid #Medsky apple.news/AaP1JFZYlRfi...
New Roman space telescope will be IR sensitive with 100 times the Hubble’s field of view. earthsky.org/space/nancy-...
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now complete!
earthsky.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Roman space telescope will be IR sensitive with 100 times the Hubble’s field of view. earthsky.org/space/nancy-...
Resurrecting a Global Killer: ACIP's Hep B Vote #Medsky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/para...
Opinion | Resurrecting a Global Killer: ACIP's Hep B Vote
The U.S. rejected our best way to beat it back
www.medpagetoday.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Resurrecting a Global Killer: ACIP's Hep B Vote #Medsky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/para...
National parks cut free entry for Juneteenth and MLK Day, add Trump’s birthday apple.news/A4OARpVr8Q3e...
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday — USA TODAY
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
apple.news
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
National parks cut free entry for Juneteenth and MLK Day, add Trump’s birthday apple.news/A4OARpVr8Q3e...
Beware agentic software. It is still very much beta software and can make very expensive and dangerous errors. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure — cache wipe turns into mass deletion event as agent apologizes: “I am absolutely devastated to hear this. I cann...
The user even made a screen recording to document his troubles
www.tomshardware.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Beware agentic software. It is still very much beta software and can make very expensive and dangerous errors. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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The war powers legislation would prohibit Trump from launching “hostilities within or against Venezuela” without congressional approval.
Bipartisan House Resolution Seeks to Block Trump War With Venezuela
The war powers legislation would prohibit Trump from launching war against Venezuela without congressional approval.
interc.pt
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The war powers legislation would prohibit Trump from launching “hostilities within or against Venezuela” without congressional approval.
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Previously: Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. These declines will have serious consequences for Texas' education and economy.
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Previously: Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. These declines will have serious consequences for Texas' education and economy.
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Thank you @seattletimes.com for publishing.
The exclusion of nursing as a professional degree will impact the future pipeline of advanced practice nurses, educators, & future leaders. We must demand inclusion of nurses in the Dept of Education's proposed rule
The exclusion of nursing as a professional degree will impact the future pipeline of advanced practice nurses, educators, & future leaders. We must demand inclusion of nurses in the Dept of Education's proposed rule
We must speak up and ask the Department of Education to include nurses on the federal list of professional degrees. Read WSNA President @justin-gill.bsky.social's op-ed in @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social and sign the petition at ana.quorum.us/campaign/professionaldegreepetition/
Include nursing on the federal list of professional degrees | Op-Ed
I am alarmed by the Department of Education’s proposal to remove nursing from its list of “professional degree” programs, limiting what students can borrow.
www.seattletimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thank you @seattletimes.com for publishing.
The exclusion of nursing as a professional degree will impact the future pipeline of advanced practice nurses, educators, & future leaders. We must demand inclusion of nurses in the Dept of Education's proposed rule
The exclusion of nursing as a professional degree will impact the future pipeline of advanced practice nurses, educators, & future leaders. We must demand inclusion of nurses in the Dept of Education's proposed rule
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Germany’s largest offshore wind farm fires up its first turbine
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm fires up its first turbine
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm hit a big milestone: The first turbine at EnBW’s He Dreiht project has produced its first kilowatt-hour of electricity and sent it into the grid.
more…
electrek.co
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm fires up its first turbine
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After a "double-tap" strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a so-called "drug boat," the White House has tried to gaslight the American people by fabricating their own reality. This spin is the latest in a pattern of denial and distortion at the highest levels of government.
Double-Tap Gate: A Case Study in Gaslighting
We’re all trapped in Trump’s fabricated world and need to pull ourselves up out of it.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
After a "double-tap" strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a so-called "drug boat," the White House has tried to gaslight the American people by fabricating their own reality. This spin is the latest in a pattern of denial and distortion at the highest levels of government.