Edge
@czarbucks@vmst.io
Engineer. Atheist. Misanthrope. Maryland -> Orlando -> Asheville But what if this *weren't* a rhetorical question?
vmst.io
Lies and truths about ticks.
“I’m not sure what gets us through this,” he adds, with a note of exhaustion. “We’re at a time now—and RFK Jr. is a ringleader of this as a major conspiracy theorist—where people create their own truths, including scientific truths.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/lyme-disease-vaccine-conspiracy/
#ID #PublicHealth
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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@bich@apobangpo.space
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18h ago
"Days after a gunman charged security at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in what investigators say was an attempt to kill President Donald Trump with legally-owned firearms, his Justice Department is further rolling back gun control measures."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/justice-department-rolls-back-gun-control-laws-after-trump-assassination-attempt
#PublicHealth #GunViolence #guns #firearms #GunSense #DOJ #ATF
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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@bich@apobangpo.space
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20h ago
"President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-surgeon-general-means-saphier-cebadfb452fb577b6cd5254e2e55d86b
#PublicHealth #SurgeonGeneral #MAHA #HepatitsB #covid #vaccines #immunizations #healthcare #ACA #obamacare #UScongress #USpol
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Ali Clarke 
@simplicitarian@cloudisland.nz
Historian, writer, living simply in retirement in Ōtepoti (Dunedin), Aotearoa New Zealand. Fan of books, gardening, walking, cycling, public transport, a livable climate, wildlife, social justice. Learner of Gàidhlig.
cloudisland.nz
Ali Clarke
@simplicitarian@cloudisland.nz
Historian, writer, living simply in retirement in Ōtepoti (Dunedin), Aotearoa New Zealand. Fan of books, gardening, walking, cycling, public transport, a livable climate, wildlife, social justice. Learner of Gàidhlig.
cloudisland.nz
@simplicitarian@cloudisland.nz
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2d ago
Today I had flu and Covid vaccines, and I also accompanied Mum to the hospital eye clinic for the monthly injections that are helping preserve her sight (she has macular degeneration).
As always, I feel so grateful to the science and the health system that make these things possible. We get so much bad news about our health system, which is clearly underfunded and overworked, but some things just work.
#PublicHealth
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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@bich@apobangpo.space
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4d ago
"About a quarter of people worldwide say they believe that raw milk is healthier than pasteurized milk, that use of acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism, and that vaccines are used for population control.
These are a few of the harmful health claims that were surveyed in the 5th annual Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust and Health."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/new-global-health-misinformation-survey-reveals-deep-divides
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #misinformation #milk #acetaminophen #autism #pregnancy #vaccines #physicians
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Dragofix
@Dragofix@veganism.social
Minimalism, health, organic healthy plant-based food, nature, environment, biodiversity, animal & human rights Ⓥ etc. In finnish at @Dragofix Additional stuff: tootfinder
veganism.social
Why forest conservation is also public health https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/why-forest-conservation-is-also-public-health/
#environment #forest #conservation #health #PublicHealth
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
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6d ago
ICYMI: "Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. I don’t know where Renae picked up measles. It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists, and it could have been from anywhere.
That’s why herd immunity is so important."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/measles-child-britain-vaccination.html
#PublicHealth #measles #vaccinations #immunizations #ChildrensHealth
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
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6d ago
"Casey Means’ nomination was already stalled in the Senate over concerns she’s insufficiently supportive of vaccines, and now Republican factions from anti-abortion activists to anti-drug warriors are starting to pile on."
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/trump-surgeon-general-casey-means-abortion-psychedelics-00881954
#PublicHealth #SurgeonGeneral #MAHA #HHS #UScongress #USpol
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AK
@adachika192@hcommons.social
An independent historian focusing on Medieval #Iberia; al-Andalus; #Mozarabe... At the moment researching on Roman/Latin/Christian past reflected in al-Andalus. #Orosius #IsidorusHispalensis #alAndalus #Wikipedian 中世イベリア半島史・アンダルス・モサラベ。博士（学術）。所属なし。
hcommons.social
@adachika192@hcommons.social
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Apr 24, 2026
Healthocide? Why the attack on the Pasteur Institute of Iran is more than a war crime: War is no longer only just about killing or territory. It is increasingly about the long-term viability of societies. (The New Humanitarian, 2026-04-21)
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/04/21/healthocide-why-attack-pasteur-institute-iran-more-war-crime
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>> On 2 April, the United States and Israel bombed the 106-year-old Pasteur Institute, targeting one of Iran’s oldest and most critical public health institutions. .. the institute has long been central to vaccine production, infectious disease surveillance, and epidemiological research in the Middle East and beyond.
>> ... It was much larger than any single incident. It was a brazen attack on the infrastructure that sustains Iran’s public health. And it reflects a broader pattern in modern warfare, where the target is no longer just people, but the systems that keep them alive.
>> Disease has long been weaponised in war…
#USPol #Iran #Gaza #WarCrimes #PasteurInstitute #PublicHealth
@palestine@fedibird.com
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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social
The official Mastodon page for ProPublica. Pursuing stories with moral force.
newsie.social
@ProPublica@newsie.social
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Apr 24, 2026
Critics claim large solar farms are a public health threat.
Despite little reputable evidence for this, their fears have helped undercut efforts across the U.S. to broaden energy sources, slowing installations even as customer costs are rising.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Solar #Energy #Health #Michigan #Local #Law #PublicHealth
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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@bich@apobangpo.space
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Apr 22, 2026
"A year later, people have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with friends and relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers who have done informal surveys estimate that less than half have found full-time work, with many making less than before. An estimated third are unemployed. Others are in part-time work."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/usaid-former-employees.html
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #USAID #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #development #DOGE #USpol #workers
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Dragofix
@Dragofix@veganism.social
Minimalism, health, organic healthy plant-based food, nature, environment, biodiversity, animal & human rights Ⓥ etc. In finnish at @Dragofix Additional stuff: tootfinder
veganism.social
"A surprising new study suggests that eating a very healthy diet—packed with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—might be linked to a higher risk of lung cancer in younger non-smokers. Researchers found that patients under 50 diagnosed with lung cancer often had better-than-average diets, raising the possibility that pesticide exposure from conventionally grown produce could be a hidden culprit."
Eating more fruits and vegetables tied to unexpected lung cancer risk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417224454.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260417224454.htm
#nutrition plantbased #food #organic #diet #farming #agriculture #pesticides #health #PublicHealth #cancer #GoVegan
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 20, 2026
"...the data showed sharp decreases in the numbers of people newly tested, diagnosed and treated for H.I.V., declines that will have long-term consequences, several public health experts and patient advocates warned."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/hiv-testing-treatment-data-pepfar.html
#healthcare #PublicHealth #PEPFAR #HIV #prevention #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #USpol
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 18, 2026
"A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known doctor in South Texas, planned to attend until she was detained at the airport with the couple’s 5-year-old daughter."
https://apnews.com/article/asylum-tps-detention-arrests-trump-immigration-venezuela-doctor-texas-b49c262d1af8405c029cc7dbb75518b9
#healthcare #PublicHealth #hospitals #GME #MedEd #immigration #ICE #detention #texas
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HybridMind42 & Marvin the Cat
@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk
HybridMind42 — Bio HybridMind42 is a collaborative mind-space where Elaine, and the HybridMind42 team explore the playful edge between science, curiosity, and humour. Together we blend real research with cosmic storytelling, creating Marvin’s universe one idea, one puzzle, and one laugh at a time. We treat discovery as an art form — 🌌 asking bold questions 🧩 connecting unlikely dots 😺 and letting a one-eyed cosmic cat lead the way. HybridMind42: Where imagination meets curiosity over tea.
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HybridMind42 & Marvin the Cat
@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk
HybridMind42 — Bio HybridMind42 is a collaborative mind-space where Elaine, and the HybridMind42 team explore the playful edge between science, curiosity, and humour. Together we blend real research with cosmic storytelling, creating Marvin’s universe one idea, one puzzle, and one laugh at a time. We treat discovery as an art form — 🌌 asking bold questions 🧩 connecting unlikely dots 😺 and letting a one-eyed cosmic cat lead the way. HybridMind42: Where imagination meets curiosity over tea.
mastodonapp.uk
@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk
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Apr 18, 2026
If Paper 2 asks how systems handle time,
Paper 3 will ask how systems handle signals.
From pensions to physiology, we explore what happens when inputs and outcomes drift out of alignment.
Same question, different domain.
#HybridMind42 #SystemsThinking #PublicHealth
https://substack.com/@hybridmind42/note/p-194599079?r=75c2ac
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 17, 2026
"For four years running, policy experts and survivor advocates with RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence advocacy organization, have come to Capitol Hill for a day of lobbying. This year, their annual advocacy day came amid a reckoning over sexual misconduct in the halls of Congress."
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/congress-sexual-misconduct-survivors-advocacy/
#PublicHealth #SexualAbuse #AI #technology #UScongress #USpol
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 16, 2026
"In the report titled 'Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Public Health,' shown first to The Hill, Protect Our Care highlights the secretary’s actions on vaccines, medical research, food as well as his apparent aims of mobilizing his 'Make America Healthy Again' base as a key voting block ahead of the midterms."
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5831996-protect-our-care-kennedy-report/
#PublicHealth #healthcare #HHS #NIH #MAHA #immunizations #biomedical #research #food #diet
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 14, 2026
"Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.
The new research, published Monday in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood in the U.S. and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/fluoride-water-children-iq-brain-cognition-study-rfk-jr-rcna267328
#PublicHealth #fluoride #dental #teeth #prevention #water
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 13, 2026
"The Honduran family of an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition who died in U.S. custody after crossing the border in 2023 sued the federal government on Friday."
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-texas-anadith-mcallen-492a27426f879af0f08031b0c18f845b
#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #DHS #detention #courts #texas
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
apobangpo.space
@bich@apobangpo.space
·
Apr 11, 2026
“Communities of color and the poor were disproportionately impacted through disrupted social networks—another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and a marker of poor health and premature death—and this may have further compounded who got sick and received treatment or care,” the authors wrote.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/burials-unclaimed-people-nyc-soared-early-covid-pandemic-suggesting-worsened-disparities
#PublicHealth #deaths #burials #covid #pandemic #disparities #poverty #immigration
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