Why do so many other countries have better health outcomes than the US? When we spend far more on medical care? Well maybe we should take a good look at the Czech Republic. Which I did in my latest podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links: stephanishelton.com/conversations

What has the UK’s Labor government got to show for its now one year old mission to “fix” the “broken” NHS? An analysis of the NHS a year after Labor’s big election win in my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links and show notes on stephanishelton.com/conversations

UPDATE: The Trump administration says Medicare will NOT pay for the popular GLP-1 drugs just for weight loss. It would have cost the government nearly $40 B over 10 years. More on obesity in #30 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on stephanishelton.com/conversations

Medicare spent $360 Billion on dementia patients’ total healthcare costs in 2024. But a Medicare partnership with a private company may cut those costs while also improving care. More in #33 of the podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links on 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

Texas is the first state to sue a New York doctor for prescribing medication abortion pills by telemedicine. Texas bans abortions. Who else uses telemedicine? Answers in #28 of my podcast Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links, show 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

Currently, the main source of women’s health information – the CDC website – says it’s “being modified to comply with President Trump’s Executive Orders”. Much missing. Menopause info’s still there; more in #29, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. stephanishelton.com/conversations

We’re just beginning to understand obesity’s effect on women’s health. In a nation where maternal mortality is more than twice as high as that in other high income nations. More on women’s health in Episode 29 of Conversations on Health: How We Get There. Links at stephanishelton.com/conversations

If you look closely at healthcare in the US, you’ll find growing but piecemeal use of AI. That’s not true in the Israeli health system. Just listen to physician and scientist Dr. Ran Balicer, #43, Conversations on Health: How We Get There. youtu.be/xIZ_yt4qiAE

#EnzoFernandez, #MarcCucurella and #JoaoPedro were clearly in #Spain for a reason. All are looking for moves to #RealMadrid, #Atletico and #Barcelona, they want to leave. You can't blame them, #Chelsea aren't acting like a big club #cfc #chelseafc #football #footballnews #fyp #bluesky #sports #sport

🤔Smells like success; feels like innocence wrapped in fine Corinthian leather. It's a handful too. Requires Cheerios at my advanced age. I will get into it shortly. 😀

Calling all Scrubs fans! Judy Reyes breaks down exactly why Carla + Turk worked: real chemistry, real friendship, and one extremely chaotic first on-screen kiss. Full episode of B*tch, Listen is live now. ✨

The Israeli occupation army targeted farmers in Mansouri, in the Tyre district, with phosphorus bombs while they were harvesting watermelons. Three incendiary munitions landed near the farmers, forcing them to flee as fires broke out across the fields.

Dahlias are worth the extra work. Thank you for supporting small businesses; your choices matter. Btw, Epstein. #flowers #garden #farmlife

Full episode in comments. In Episode 171: APD keeps busy. Students stage a walkout. City Council preview. Job and volunteer opportunities. Farewell to Ala. Weekend events. Yours truly joins the airwaves of KCSM on their HD2 channel

The confederate states never left Credits: @grodriguezlemus

Kyiv Oblast 🇺🇦 The media is publishing footage of the attack on Kyiv this morning. #Ukraine #Russia #KyivAttack #EU 🎥: Media 🇺🇦

Hot take: Spotify's War on AI Voices 💥 📺 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQq-U3dPVo 🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@kaffeeundcodetech #Tech #AI #YouTube #Shorts

Ruca versus Sky!

[ 🇺🇸 ÉTATS-UNIS ] 🔸 Autre vidéo d’une journaliste qui se trouvait sur place lorsque des coups de feu ont été tirés à proximité de la Maison Blanche.

BAFTA TV Records Set, Cardi B Event Updates, and Britney Spears Details Her Journey #celebrity #popculture #famous #trending #celebnews

The much-anticipated meeting between Donald Tusk and Péter Magyar in Warsaw today. There are few friendships in Europe as genuine, enduring, and deeply rooted in history as the one between Hungary and Poland — dating back nearly 1,000 years. Polak, Węgier — dwa bratanki! 🇵🇱 🇭🇺

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On this day in 2011 All My Children started to air their Finale week on ABC by saying goodbye to the Kane family #AMC

Just a mech casually wielding two weapons and slashing four tanks in less than 5 seconds #PhantomBrigade

This is wild lol. 😅

Just because you keep saying this bullshit... Doesn't magically make it true.

260522 Kyujin made another short vlog for day 2 of Heavy Serenade's 2nd week of promotion 😭

High performers = high performance. Protect your mindset. Choose your circle wisely. #HighPerformance #ProtectYourEnergy #WinningMindset #LevelUp

Watching- Xena Warrior Princess "Blind Faith"

How is China viewing the U.S. depletion of weapons stocks that could theoretically defend Taiwan? "China is definitely looking at that," said Vivian Salama. "A number of ... just diverted interests that China sees as a door opening, and its intense interest in securing its position in Taiwan."

Fatigue

IRGC targets US airbase in Kuwait over Bandar For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos

When will it stop? Where is there humanity? Why are we okay with this? #History #neverforget #chinga #lamigra #ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It is a privilege and honour to return to parliament for a second term. I am grateful to everyone who has put their trust in me and supported our vision for a fairer, greener Scotland. Every day I will be a strong voice for our planet, for equality and for an alternative to a broken status quo.

President’s Day is no longer just about presidents

Joe Scarborough reports on the affordability crisis:

Entracte! 🍿🍻🏒🫰🏻 Intermission! 🍿🍻🏒🫰🏻 #GoHabsGo 🔵⚪️🔴

#2026NewYear

Fly away, my pretties! I’m so content with the level of business coming my way these days! I appreciate those of you who value handmade stuff. 💞 🥰 Music by @olympiatroutpatrol.

Ice Cream Talking Cartoon Characters www.icecreamtalkingcartoonrecipes.com/ Ice cream rocky road Porky Fig cookie is on a Wegovy diet before he turns into bacon.

Grandpa Dementia Pedophile Trump lost to E. Jean Carroll in court. Twice. So now his DOJ is investigating her. His former personal lawyer runs the department. This is retaliation dressed up as justice and every survivor is watching. Keep standing with survivors & call out the evil Epstein class.

Working on a help screen. #screenshotsaturday #godot #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

Emma Jackson on BBC Scotland last night giving great advice on what people can do if they are struggling with energy costs

ḥabībī was shocked! 🤗 #Re5 #residentevil5 #gaming #residentevil #funnyvideo

PadMay Day 11! ✨

Tiffany Kimbro runs her own business giving at-home IV infusions. We'll talk about what that involves and hear her advice for nursing students on the newest episode of The Rounds. Look for it wherever you get your podcasts. buff.ly/001Wl5Q

me singing Right There this morning 🤭

Happy Pride month to my friends, family, and anyone who celebrates their community and themselves this June Never doubt that you do have allies out here.

In late October, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announced his support for Zohran Mamdani, nearly four months after he became the Democratic nominee for New York mayor. I pulled together a mashup of the 17 weeks that Jeffries and Schumer spent refusing to endorse him.

Film: A Christmas Story (1983) [PG] Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Character: Ralphie Parker Actor: Peter Billingsley Director: Bob Clark Screenwriters: Jean Shepherd & Leigh Brown & Bob Clark Timestamp: 0:40:47 cinematicfbombs.com/2023/04/30/1...

Draft this kid now.

Cambios vienen a Medi-Cal y queremos que estés preparado. Algunos cambios pueden afectar tu cobertura o tus beneficios. Conoce qué está cambiando y qué puedes hacer: 🔗 my.medi-cal.ca.gov

Remembering my time with Rio and playing through Lifeline.

Trump and Stephen Miller built up a paramilitary force at DHS that they essentially promised immunity, and set it loose on American communities. I'm not going to write a blank check for a federal agency that refuses to distinguish between American citizens and violent criminals.

Conservatives advocate bullying small children

Hezbollah publishes footage, dated 26 May, showing its fighters targeting an Israeli Iron Dome launcher at the Branit military barracks along Lebanon’s southern border with an Ababil attack drone.

Morning

Arménie 🇦🇲 Le 7 juin aura lieu le second tour des élections législatives en Arménie. Moscou s'ingère par la création de faux sites d'information et la production de fakes news. Selon le résultat, soit Erevan restera dans le giron Russe, soit elle se tournera vers l'U.E