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Bytes Europe<p>Patients Still Struggle With Full Access to Health Info <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1227375/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1227375/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AdamGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamGreene</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ASTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASTP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CuresAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CuresAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DevenMcGraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevenMcGraw</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EHR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HIPAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIPAA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hitech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hitech</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IlianaPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IlianaPeters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InformationBlocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformationBlocking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ocr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocr</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ONC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ONC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PatientPortal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PatientPortal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RightOfAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightOfAccess</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Mark and David Geier were a father-and-son team of researchers who operated on the fringes of the scientific establishment. They were known for promoting a controversial treatment for autism..And in 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped one of them to investigate alleged wrongdoing in a crucial CDC database."</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/07/david-geier-vaccine-safety-shoddy-research/683630/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/health/archive</span><span class="invisible">/2025/07/david-geier-vaccine-safety-shoddy-research/683630/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunizations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> advances nominee for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> Assistant Secretary for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a>, and he will continue the assault on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> youth. <a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/116657" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/publichealthp</span><span class="invisible">olicy/washington-watch/116657</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"A nonprofit anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing him, in his capacity as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, for failing to establish a task force to promote the development of safer childhood vaccines."</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/health/kennedy-vaccine-hhs-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/07/22/health/kenn</span><span class="invisible">edy-vaccine-hhs-lawsuit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunizations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>Quack journal, quack science, quack appointments — your health in jeopardy. Also you children's health, your grandma's health... the entire nation's:<br>"RFK Jr. Turns to Fringe Medical Journal to Find New Hires" <br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/rfk-jr-turns-to-fringe-medical-journal-to-find-new-hires" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-07-22/rfk-jr-turns-to-fringe-medical-journal-to-find-new-hires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/YMMQV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/YMMQV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dystopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
SinSpice<p><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hrsa-to-reform-organ-transplant-system.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hhs.gov/press-room/hrsa-to-ref</span><span class="invisible">orm-organ-transplant-system.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAHA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Since those talks started, the Depts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> both opened challenges to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accreditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accreditation</span></a>, which could someday jeopardize the ability of Harvard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> to receive federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAid</span></a>. And <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> has served subpoenas to Harvard w/sprawling demands that included payroll records, years of disciplinary files &amp; any videos <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> had of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalStudents</span></a> protesting on campus since 2020.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>: <a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/doctornoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctornoc</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/drnoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drnoc</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/healthandhumanservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthandhumanservices</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> :</p><p>RFK Jr.<br>Mastodon Post</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16bTGj4pJo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/share/r/16bTGj4pJ</span><span class="invisible">o/</span></a></p><p>Dr. NOC makes another well-informed take-down of the clown Secretary of Health and Human Services.</p><p>I'm feeling a need to apologize to actual clowns.</p>
Australia News Beep<p>Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy</p><p>For decades,&nbsp;proponents of psychedelic drugs&nbsp;have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like&nbsp;LSD and ecstasy&nbsp;should…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/fdaapproval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdaapproval</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/au/9649/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/au/9649/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
United Kingdom News Beep<p>Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy</p><p>For decades,&nbsp;proponents of psychedelic drugs&nbsp;have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like&nbsp;LSD and ecstasy&nbsp;should…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/fdaapproval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdaapproval</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/11641/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/uk/11641/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/79147/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/79147/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FDAApproval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDAApproval</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/278463/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/278463/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FdaApproval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FdaApproval</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/psychedelics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Musing Mouse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ZzyzxProton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ZzyzxProton</span></a></span> Another example of how even a stopped clock is right twice a day. RFK is one of the least qualified picks possible to lead anything important, and certainly not the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> but reducing corn syrup in food would be a good thing.</p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Five months after taking over the federal agency responsible for the health of all Americans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.</p><p>Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic."</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/rfk-chi</span><span class="invisible">ldhood-vaccines-vicp</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunizations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ChildrensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PhRMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhRMA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"The Trump administration has delayed and may cancel roughly $140 million in grants to fund fentanyl overdose response efforts, according to four staff members with close knowledge of the process at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5468535/fentanyl-trump-addiction-funding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-54685</span><span class="invisible">35/fentanyl-trump-addiction-funding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opioids</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fentanyl</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/overdose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overdose</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/naloxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naloxone</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/methadone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>methadone</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/suboxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suboxone</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SAMHSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAMHSA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious diseases to spread rampantly in the coming years and decades. Research published in the medical journal JAMA suggests a continued decline could lead to millions of infections from diseases currently considered under control or eradicated."</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5400981-measles-rubella-polio-return-preventable-diseases/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/healthcare/</span><span class="invisible">5400981-measles-rubella-polio-return-preventable-diseases/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunizations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/rubella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rubella</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/polio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polio</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The reason for the ousters…was not immediately clear.<br>In recent weeks, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> has pushed ahead with a plan to fire about 20k staff members from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> dept &amp; pare down 28 divisions to 15 — all amid court challenges. His pressure campaign to rid the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> supply of synthetic dyes has produced some results. Under RFKJr, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> has also taken a series of actions around <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> that have chipped away at public confidence in the efficacy &amp; safety of the shots.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>*<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a>* Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> fired 2 of his top aides this week, shaking up his leadership team at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> amid an aggressive effort to reshape <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> policy.</p><p>The firings included Heather Flick Melanson, his chief of staff, &amp; Hannah Anderson, his deputy chief of staff for policy, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the matter. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the personnel changes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConsiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/rfk-fires-aides-hhs.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/rfk-fires-aides-hhs.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>This is personal: "Appointing the 4 Horseman of the Scientific Apocalypse — RFK Jr. as Sec of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>, Dr. Oz to run Medicare &amp; Medicaid services, Dr. Makary as head of the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> &amp; Dr. Bhattacharya to run# NIH — has signaled the end of any serious approach to biomedical <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> &amp; public health by the federal govt. Together &amp; separately, they have taken a wrecking ball to our august scientific institutions that were previously considered to be the best in the world."</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/07/16/donald-trump-goes-nuclear-in-the-gops-war-on-science/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/07/16/donald-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-goes-nuclear-in-the-gops-war-on-science/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>: <a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/healthandhumanservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthandhumanservices</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> :</p><p>THE HORRID TRUTH ABOUT RFK Jr.<br>Mastodon Post</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19NYtKWhKu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/share/r/19NYtKWhK</span><span class="invisible">u/</span></a></p><p>In this short video, the strikingly unhealthy-looking person who sounds even worse is RFK Jr., Trump's Secretary of - Health - and Human Services. I, personally, have done postmortem care on people who looked lots healthier than RFK Jr.</p><p>Eightysix47</p>