The CDC has drastically cut back on vaccine research & childhood vaccine recommendations. What now? Episode 40 drops Tuesday 1/20 with some answers from Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH - a former top official at the CDC. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

President Trump’s 2027 budget for RFK Jr’s National Institutes of Health wants another 5B dollars in research & program cuts. More state programs like home health care may be cut. More from Dr. Karen Hacker in #42 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

For many of us – no matter how we get our health insurance – monthly premiums will be a lot higher in 2026. Deductibles are likely to be higher too. The probable results in Episode 39 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Millions of women still suffer the miseries of menopause.But now there are new drugs & hormone therapies to help. GYN & epidemiologist Dr. Michelle P. Warren is back to update- #44 Conversations on Health: How We Get There. youtu.be/fF6tVLJVuIQ stephanishelton.com/conversations

A new tracking poll by KFF finds just 1/3 of US adults trust HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for reliable vaccine information. This includes the discredited theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism. See what we know on #37 Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

It appears unlikely Congress will agree to a new health care deal before ObamaCare premiums soar Jan.1st. Leaving many who have health insurance now without it. Making Canada’s system look even better. #39-Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

Just a few days left to get an Obamacare plan. A new Gallup Poll finds only 19% of Americans are satisfied with the cost of healthcare. Info in #27 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations.

Some parents fear their kIds get so many vaccines now they’ll develop autism or other conditions. But experts generally agree autism is genetic. & certainly isn’t caused by the most common vaccines. More in my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links stephanishelton.com/conversations

It appears HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s promise to tell Americans exactly what causes autism is unlikely to happen in September. But there’s still that potential Tylenol study reported in the WSJ. More in Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversationsp

One of the best ways to cut health care expenses is to not get sick in the first place. But that requires regular visits to a medical professional. Like the Czechs do. More in my latest episode of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

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AI doesn’t make people smarter. That’s not how Neuroplasticity works. Real cognitive growth comes from repetition, effort, and active learning. AI can support the process, but it can’t do the rewiring for you.

Rep. Seth Magaziner really just pulled out cardboard signs with Trump quotes and turned the whole thing into an "explain it to me like I'm five" moment... Brilliant.

May, a good time to visit York City. York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, renowned for its Roman roots, Viking heritage and medieval architecture. Located halfway between London and Edinburgh, it serves as a major cultural and tourist hub, easily accessible by train. #travels

Marco Rubio is going to say whatever pleases Donald Trump. But the American people heard it for themselves: Trump does not care about your financial situation.

This is my Eurovision entry for 2026 - The Loo Boo-ga-loo 🏳️‍⚧️

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FISA Section 702 is supposed to be for gathering intelligence on foreigners located abroad. But it has been used and abused for spying on Americans right here at home—including protesters, journalists, and even women on dating apps and rental tenants. Reform 702 now.

BC Greens Leader @emilylowan.bsky.social says more transparency from gov’t is key to combatting misinformation and fear-mongering on Indigenous relations: “What we’ve seen over the past six months is a complete failure on government education, public communication, and that truth telling.”

Location: Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Date: April 17 At a protest organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad–Bajrang Dal, a Durga Vahini leader spread the conspiracies of “corporate jihad” and “love jihad” and claimed that “jihadis” would soon be exposed and “shown their place.”

The algorithm needed a fresh try with this one now I have more than a couple hundred followers or whatever it was. Pop up piano in Katoomba library.

7 years ago today, Mox made his AEW debut at the inaugural DoN instantly targeting Chris Jericho and kicking off his epic feud with Kenny Omega 🔥 #AEW

⭕Le moment où cinq #Palestiniens sont arrivés à l'hôpital des Martyrs #d'Al-Aqsa, dans le centre de la bande de #Gaza, juste après leur libération des camps de torture #Israéliens. #PALESTINE-ONLINE

No forests = no caribou. Southern mountain #caribou are being pushed toward extinction as logging continues in their core #habitat — and the chainsaws are already running. #oldgrowth Tell B.C. to stop logging caribou habitat now 👉 WildernessCommittee.org/Caribou

⚽🏆 Thanks to Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, #Arsenal have won their 14th #PremierLeague title, breaking a 22 year-long dry spell. Outside Emirates Stadium in #London, fans turned up in droves to celebrate ⤵️

Pink Tulip field , Roozengaarde , Skagit Valley , Washington , PNW - #tulips #flowers #pnw old clip

I knew I did. Just by what you were saying. Bc if you knew, you wouldn't be saying what you are about Reese.

🇨🇩 “All stakeholders need to come together.” University of Kinshasa's Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko tells #F24Debate what the #DRC needs on the ground to combat the surging #Ebola outbreak ➡️ https://go.france24.com/HEn8

Let Me Blunt: Health Care in America is Unaffordable. That's why @wyden.senate.gov and I are introducing a bill to make care more affordable and accessible in this country.

An Encounter at the Well: Condemnation to Acceptance Join us on a profound spiritual journey as we explore an ancient biblical story of division and reconciliation. See the whole 5 minute clip here: https://youtu.be/I9IdzXQMeFY 🙏 #FaithJourney #SpiritualGrowth #BibleStudy

If the only thing Marc Dos Santos said in his interview for the LAFC manager job is that he was going to start David Martinez every game, he deserved the gig. Martinez has been amazing this year 🇻🇪 ✨ Looks like the perfect complement to Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga.

Perfect group accommodation near Lausanne #Pully #privatestudio #studioPully #GrapePlace https://www.grape-place.com/grape-place-prieure/?utm_source=BlueSky&utm_medium=BlueSky&utm_campaign=BlueSky&utm_id=BlueSky&utm_content=BlueSky

❌ #GeoffreyHinton, who is widely known as the godfather of #AI, used his 2024 #NobelPrize acceptance speech not to celebrate his creation, but to warn humanity of its risks‼️

2022年のビリーのツアー💚 日本のLIVEでもスマホで撮影OKやってんで！去年はどうだったんかな？ビリーの事を見た目や発言で苦手な人もいるだろうけど、こんなにファンに寄り添うアーティストって世界にそんなにいないと思う！本当にかっこいい女性です🫶🏻ビリーのお兄ちゃんもね！ ※ちょっとメンヘラなところも可愛いねん！😍 youtu.be/ThOnwS2yvFQ

FINAL: Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Seattle Mariners 7. ▪️ Randy Arozarena walks it off in the 10th! 📺: #MLB on Mariners TV

The Israeli government has been committing these atrocities since the Nakba and have escalated since October 2023. This is performance politics. @reprosadelauro is brought and paid for by @aipac and the military industrial complex and will never do anything of substance. #endgenocide #freepalesti̇ne

The Detroit Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades Job Expo provides job seekers with direct access to employers hiring workers for careers in skilled trades and technical fields. Register today at https://apprenticeshipjobfair.org or call 248-237-3600 to learn more. #DETROIT #MICHIGAN

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“The chief of the Forest Service is a logging executive” Listen to those words. Also? I don’t think I live long enough to see us recover from any of this and that makes me crazy.

"The FOI Act is fundamental to our investigations," explains @jennacorderoy.bsky.social of Democracy For Sale, also making the case that these rights should be less denigrated & more celebrated. Listen to this panel from FOI Fest in full at www.mysociety.org/podcast/foi-... #FOI

I’m so proud to represent a community that has such a strong spirit of volunteerism. “Farmer Dave” was excited to join Second Harvest Food Bank’s Harvest Solutions Farm last week to help plant bell peppers.

“Cosa possiamo fare per fermare la violenza di genere sulle donne?”. Non con il complesso dell’eroe, non dicendo “io non toccherei le donne neanche con un fiore”, ma, per esempio, parlando con i propri amici uomini, invece di guardare dall’altra parte. Lo dice bene Daniel Sloss.

Weekend reading recommendations that will absolutely ruin your sleep schedule (worth it). Fast-paced, binge-worthy, and very BookTok-coded. What’s your latest just one more chapter book?

(4/4) We played the demo from start to finish, over and over. "Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!" Playing it now, it’s just as clever and satisfying. Verdict: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic. Still fun. Practically formative. #RetroGaming #MacintoshGames #Factory

Our weekly Friday honk-n-wave focused today on the upcoming No Kings III event, Saturday, March 28, from 2-4pm centered at 4th & Ellsworth in Albany, Oregon.

The Iberville Parish president said he is confident a lawsuit claiming the parish and other officials are responsible for the Nottoway Plantation fire will be dismissed.

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This is Homerun ⚾️ Meet Maria Malmström - Rental Manager With a background in marketing and now leading the rental department, she works closely with property owners and clients to ensure every home is presented at its best and every rental experience runs seamlessly.

The Clermont County Sheriff's Office has new technology in its crime lab, which they say is already helping investigators solve cases faster. Here's how it works: https://bit.ly/4wW46Ni borek

Trump told Kevin Hassett to tell Americans that they are (on average) $3000 richer since he took office. Umm, a pound of ground beef costs more than one hour worked at minimum wage right now, so they can shove that fake fact up their phoney fascist asses.

Rep. Julie Fedorchak has been “too timid” in reigning in a “lawless president,” says Democratic-NPL U.S. House candidate Vern Thompson. If elected to replace her, he says he’d work to have Congress put limits on President Donald Trump. #northdakota #politics #donaldtrump

Do you know what would happen with an egg if you left it in Cola for 24 hours? Let's debunk this science experiment! Spoiler alert: viral videos showing that Cola turns an egg into a ball are just examples of Fake Science. However, you could get a similar result but with vinegar...

The scariest thing about belly fat? It's inflaming you from the inside out.

"🚨: It's after midnight in Gaza as Israel is blowing up civilian homes on an unprecedented scale in Gaza City." Reports on the ground and eyewitnesses talk of charred bodies and massive destruction, coupled with a vast number of casualties." (1/4)

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