@agewell.bsky.social
PhD Epidemiologist focused on aging. I'm worried about how difficult it's becoming to do it well.
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Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
September 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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BREAKING: Rep. Beatty asks that a federal judge make it crystal clear that Kennedy Center cannot be demolished and requests an emergency hearing to make it happen
"The Kennedy Center is a sacred, living memorial to President Kennedy — not collateral damage in placating Trump's ego."
"The Kennedy Center is a sacred, living memorial to President Kennedy — not collateral damage in placating Trump's ego."
September 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
BREAKING: Rep. Beatty asks that a federal judge make it crystal clear that Kennedy Center cannot be demolished and requests an emergency hearing to make it happen
"The Kennedy Center is a sacred, living memorial to President Kennedy — not collateral damage in placating Trump's ego."
"The Kennedy Center is a sacred, living memorial to President Kennedy — not collateral damage in placating Trump's ego."
A reliable guide to vaccine recs by professional groups that we can depend on since our government doesn't seem to be on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
Medical Groups Issue Guidance on Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Shots
Leading health organizations joined forces to issue the recommendations, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A reliable guide to vaccine recs by professional groups that we can depend on since our government doesn't seem to be on it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
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An apparent ICE-related shooting in Maine is a good time to remember to treat the agency's initial claims with skepticism rather than credulity.
July 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
An apparent ICE-related shooting in Maine is a good time to remember to treat the agency's initial claims with skepticism rather than credulity.
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"The ultimate deciders of these grants will be the political employees at the agencies,” Duncan* noted in testimony.
*nominee for OMB Deputy Director, i.e., Vought's #2.
When research is decided by politicals, then the ultimate cost will be paid by the public.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
*nominee for OMB Deputy Director, i.e., Vought's #2.
When research is decided by politicals, then the ultimate cost will be paid by the public.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants
The administration is expected to finalize the proposed changes as soon as this summer.
www.politico.com
June 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"The ultimate deciders of these grants will be the political employees at the agencies,” Duncan* noted in testimony.
*nominee for OMB Deputy Director, i.e., Vought's #2.
When research is decided by politicals, then the ultimate cost will be paid by the public.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
*nominee for OMB Deputy Director, i.e., Vought's #2.
When research is decided by politicals, then the ultimate cost will be paid by the public.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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The Trump administration is now telling people who entered the country legally to “go home” and apply for green cards there. These are immigrants already legally working in the United States.
It was never about illegal immigration.
It was never about illegal immigration.
Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards
The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for le…
thehill.com
May 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The Trump administration is now telling people who entered the country legally to “go home” and apply for green cards there. These are immigrants already legally working in the United States.
It was never about illegal immigration.
It was never about illegal immigration.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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We’re in a dark chapter of American history when the government targets those who document injustice instead of those who commit it.
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We’re in a dark chapter of American history when the government targets those who document injustice instead of those who commit it.
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For this week's column, I hung out with members of the rescue squad and other retired super-volunteers. Turns out they are not only enhancing their wellbeing -- they are extending their lives by slowing aging. Gift link. wapo.st/4t9F8rK
Column | Here’s a proven way to slow aging. Any volunteers?
New research shows that you can lengthen your own life by improving someone else’s.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 PM
For this week's column, I hung out with members of the rescue squad and other retired super-volunteers. Turns out they are not only enhancing their wellbeing -- they are extending their lives by slowing aging. Gift link. wapo.st/4t9F8rK
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Jesus Christ. Every Sunday host should be asking every Republican if they think Tim Walz murdered Melissa Hortman. And when they say no, ask what it says about this president that he’s amplifying this garbage.
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jesus Christ. Every Sunday host should be asking every Republican if they think Tim Walz murdered Melissa Hortman. And when they say no, ask what it says about this president that he’s amplifying this garbage.
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“.. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was named by Congress.” 🤡
@apnews.com
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December 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“.. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was named by Congress.” 🤡
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
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Imagine a world where Alzheimer’s, cancer, and deadly diseases could have been stopped and then realize someone chose to let it slip away. Ending research that could have cured Alzheimer’s, cancer, and countless diseases isn’t politics it’s a crime against humanity’s future.
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Imagine a world where Alzheimer’s, cancer, and deadly diseases could have been stopped and then realize someone chose to let it slip away. Ending research that could have cured Alzheimer’s, cancer, and countless diseases isn’t politics it’s a crime against humanity’s future.
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Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. has now cut her entire division.
RFK Jr. has now cut her entire division.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. has now cut her entire division.
RFK Jr. has now cut her entire division.
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Let me say the same thing today, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, as I said when Brian Thompson was assassinated, when the CDC campus was shot & a police officer lost his life, and when school shootings happen:
*Violence is never the answer.*
Our rhetoric & actions need to make that clear. 💔
*Violence is never the answer.*
Our rhetoric & actions need to make that clear. 💔
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Let me say the same thing today, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, as I said when Brian Thompson was assassinated, when the CDC campus was shot & a police officer lost his life, and when school shootings happen:
*Violence is never the answer.*
Our rhetoric & actions need to make that clear. 💔
*Violence is never the answer.*
Our rhetoric & actions need to make that clear. 💔
This is a great must-read column by Paula Span and one of those pieces where the comments add even more to the topic of falls. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/h...
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is a great must-read column by Paula Span and one of those pieces where the comments add even more to the topic of falls. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/h...
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Please help me welcome to Bluesky @drdebhoury.bsky.social - brave, brilliant, and principled.
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Video Chief CDC scientist resigns amid the firing of director over vaccine policy
Dr. Debra Houry stepped down as chief medical officer and deputy director for programs after Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez.
abcnews.go.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Please help me welcome to Bluesky @drdebhoury.bsky.social - brave, brilliant, and principled.
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Q: If Trump is gonna ban mail-in voting is he gonna make voting day a national holiday to help people deal with the massive lines?
A: Of course not. Because it isn’t about voter fraud, it’s about voter suppression.
A: Of course not. Because it isn’t about voter fraud, it’s about voter suppression.
August 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Q: If Trump is gonna ban mail-in voting is he gonna make voting day a national holiday to help people deal with the massive lines?
A: Of course not. Because it isn’t about voter fraud, it’s about voter suppression.
A: Of course not. Because it isn’t about voter fraud, it’s about voter suppression.
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There is simply not enough to say about how bad this is. Not only will we miss out on cures for infections & things like pancreatic cancer, the US will fall behind in science, tech, economy, and while other countries will take this over it will still be slowed/delayed. It’s a national security risk!
This is so harmful. Scientists are developing mRNA-based cancer vaccines that could save so many lives.
August 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There is simply not enough to say about how bad this is. Not only will we miss out on cures for infections & things like pancreatic cancer, the US will fall behind in science, tech, economy, and while other countries will take this over it will still be slowed/delayed. It’s a national security risk!
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Care beyond kin: Study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care news.umich.edu/care-beyond-... by @umich.edu
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
Care beyond kin: U-M study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care
Friends, ex-spouses and neighbors are playing a growing role in caring for older adults with dementia—yet surveys and policies still act as if only spouses and children matter.
news.umich.edu
July 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Care beyond kin: Study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care news.umich.edu/care-beyond-... by @umich.edu
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
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Respectfully, Mr. Reich, they're gonna go up a lot more than 75% for a lot of enrollees.
That's just the AVERAGE amount @kff.org estimates they'll increase.
In some cases enrollees will have to pay 3-4x as much as they do today, or even more than that.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
That's just the AVERAGE amount @kff.org estimates they'll increase.
In some cases enrollees will have to pay 3-4x as much as they do today, or even more than that.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
July 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Respectfully, Mr. Reich, they're gonna go up a lot more than 75% for a lot of enrollees.
That's just the AVERAGE amount @kff.org estimates they'll increase.
In some cases enrollees will have to pay 3-4x as much as they do today, or even more than that.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
That's just the AVERAGE amount @kff.org estimates they'll increase.
In some cases enrollees will have to pay 3-4x as much as they do today, or even more than that.
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...