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bachynski.bsky.social
Dr. Jennifer Caputo-Seidler “began noticing many doctors asking how to treat polio.
"Today, the people who are training to be pediatricians, they're not taught how to recognize a case of acute polio when it comes in… the doctors practicing today have never managed it." @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates elicits concerns about diagnosing polio
Health experts worry the policy change could lower vaccination rates and lead to a rise in preventable diseases — like polio, which most U.S. doctors have little experience spotting or treating.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin, Dorothy Bishop, Shelly Lundberg

kcklatt.bsky.social
Everyone across biomedicine should be very loud about this so this team's RIF status gets reversed. Nhanes has been key for tracking obesity & diabetes rates, identifying high blood lead levels in kids in the 70s, tracking progress on cholesterol lowering, guiding nutrient fortification programs etc
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aregenberg.bsky.social
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
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jamanetworkopen.com
Between 2023 and 2024, the number of Black medical school matriculants declined by 11.6% and Hispanic matriculants by 10.8%, while the proportion of Asian and White matriculants increased. ja.ma/4n3nou6
A JAMA Network Open article titled "Affirmative Action Repeal and Racial and Ethnic Diversity in US Medical School Admissions" by Natalie Florescu, Andrea Lin, Samantha Temucin, et al. Published online October 10, 2025.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

washingtonpost.com
Her confirmation — which is expected in the coming months — would further solidify the power and influence of Kennedy and the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, medical experts said, pushing aside traditional medical expertise.
She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.’s surgeon general pick
Casey Means, the surgeon general nominee, has criticized the medical establishment. She could be put in position to change it.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

jamanetworkopen.com
Older adults receiving federal housing assistance are less likely to be diagnosed with late-stage #cancers including breast, colorectal, and lung cancer, compared to individuals who received no assistance. ja.ma/3WqgpjU
Four bar graphs compare estimated probabilities for different cancers (breast, colorectal, NSCLC, prostate) across disease stages (in situ, local, regional, distant), differentiating between HUD-assisted and non-HUD-assisted cases.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

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HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people www.livescience.com/health/cance...
HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people
Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highl...
www.livescience.com
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

consumerreports.org
A key finding: texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to a nationally representative CR survey of 2,158 U.S. adults conducted in April 2025. Here’s how to protect yourself:
Texting and Messaging Scam Attempts Have Increased by 50 Percent, a Consumer Reports Survey Finds - Consumer Reports
Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to Consumer Reports' 2025 Cyber Readiness Report
www.consumerreports.org
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

rchusid.bsky.social
Study in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants and 3,000 in pregnant women from January 2024 to May 2025. 
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months
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bermaninstitute.bsky.social
Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough | Science | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough
Scientists say their early-stage work could help older women or same-sex male couples have children
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

cidrap.bsky.social
Viewpoint: What we don’t see about #vaccines COULD hurt us

The Vaccine Integrity Project staff and advisors note the conspicuous absence of US health agency vaccine campaigns and annual vaccination reminders ahead of respiratory virus season.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

kennylinafp.bsky.social
Just a reminder that it's the last day of September and the US Preventive Services Task Force hasn't met since March. (Their July meeting was cancelled by RFK Jr. and there are no future meetings scheduled.) Understandably we have been focused on preserving vaccine access, but screenings matter too.
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jama.com
A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.

JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
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Reposted by Rita Rubin, Andrew Novak

cnn.com
A record number of Americans are living on the streets, roughly a quarter with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illness. The overwhelming majority pose no public danger, and research links only 3% to 5% of violent acts to those with serious mental illness.
Trump wants to force mentally ill homeless people into hospitals and treatment. He’s cutting the programs that fund them | CNN Business
Trump’s cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance and mental health programs will undermine his goal of increasing involuntary commitment.
www.cnn.com
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | RFK Jr. is trying to run the same playbook on abortion pills that he just ran on Tylenol
This administration has already shown that it will ignore scientific evidence to advance its own narratives.
www.msnbc.com
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thebaltimorebanner.com
Sinclair will resume airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on its ABC affiliates, ending blackout in dozens of cities
Sinclair will resume airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on its ABC affiliates
Sinclair Broadcast Group is bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show back to its ABC affiliate stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

cidrap.bsky.social
Nearly 7 in 10 #COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell

Changes in, or loss of, sense of smell can have a profound impact on a person's well-being, the authors say.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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by Rita Rubin

ritarubin.bsky.social
My latest for @jama.com:
jama.com
JAMA @jama.com · 19d
#Alzheimer disease is more common in women than men.

Often attributed to the fact that women tend to live longer, research shows the sex gap likely stems from a complex mix of biological and sociocultural factors.

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Why Is Alzheimer Disease More Common in Women?
This Medical News article discusses the biological and sociocultural factors that may contribute to sex-based differences in Alzheimer disease prevalence and progression.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

jama.com
#Alzheimer disease is more common in women than men.

Often attributed to the fact that women tend to live longer, research shows the sex gap likely stems from a complex mix of biological and sociocultural factors.

ja.ma/4nMfLc1
Why Is Alzheimer Disease More Common in Women?
This Medical News article discusses the biological and sociocultural factors that may contribute to sex-based differences in Alzheimer disease prevalence and progression.
ja.ma
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Reposted by Rita Rubin, Michael Barnett

jama.com
Clinicians can enhance patient understanding by using numerical data instead of verbal probabilities, consistent denominators, absolute risk comparisons, and clear context for unfamiliar data types.

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JAMA Insights: How to Communicate Medical Numbers. It outlines recommendations for conveying risk, adjusting numerators, communicating probability changes, using visualizations, and providing context, with examples of problematic and preferred communication styles.
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thebaltimorebanner.com
New ‘Capital Gazette Five’ highway markers remind: ‘It’s still dangerous to tell the truth.’
New ‘Capital Gazette Five’ highway markers remind of the potential cost of the truth
New highway markers along Rowe Boulevard pay homage to the five Capital Gazette employees killed during a 2018 mass shooting in the Annapolis newsroom. Some said there’s a deeper meaning to the signage.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

cidrap.bsky.social
Two new studies predict results of declining #MMR uptake, restricting non-medical vaccine exemptions

A 5% drop in coverage could substantially increase outbreak magnitudes in Texas, while restricting non–medical exemptions could increase US uptake.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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cnn.com
The Trump administration is terminating the federal government’s annual report on food insecurity in America, saying it had become “redundant, costly and politicized” and noting that “extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger.”
Trump administration cancels annual hunger report after enacting historic cuts to nation’s safety net | CNN
The Trump administration is terminating the federal government’s annual report on food insecurity in America, saying it had become “redundant, costly and politicized” and noting that “extraneous studi...
www.cnn.com
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jama.com
The Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing is a unique one-year fellowship offered by JAMA to introduce physicians to all facets of editing and publishing a major medical journal at our headquarters in Chicago.

📅 Apply by Jan. 5, 2026. ja.ma/4naYkCm
Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing
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jakescottmd.bsky.social
A US senate subcommittee was told this unpublished vaccine study was 'the most important ever.' Henry Ford Health now confirms why it was never published: it failed scientific standards.

Here's what's actually wrong with the study:
jakescottmd.substack.com/p/why-the-senates-most-important-vaccine
Why the Senate's 'Most Important Vaccine Study Ever' Was Never Published
The fatal flaws that made this study unpublishable
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Another US doctors' group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID-19 vaccines for all adults
The American Academy of Family Physicians said on Monday that it recommends all adults over the age of 18, children and pregnant women to receive COVID-19 vaccines, a contrast to the U.S. government's narrowed approvals for the shots.
www.reuters.com
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

voices4vaccines.bsky.social
If you don't know, this is a secondhand account of what measles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is like.

www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
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by Smith — Reposted by Rita Rubin, Juan Cole, Alan Richardson , and 3 more

aetiology.bsky.social
Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles
SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.
Child dies from rare measles-related complication, LA County health officials say
Health officials reported the death of a Los Angeles County child from a complication of measles infection acquired during infancy.
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Reposted by Rita Rubin

cidrap.bsky.social
Senate committee to probe CDC shake-up; New Jersey eases COVID vaccine access

In other developments, the Kennedy-led MAHA commission launched a children’s health strategy, which partly focuses on vaccine issues, prompting concerns from health groups.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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by Rita Rubin

ritarubin.bsky.social
My latest for @jama.com:
jama.com
JAMA @jama.com · Sep 10
Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil. Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS. ja.ma/4n5gPb9
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