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South Carolina's former governors Jim Hodges, a Democrat, and David Beasley, a Republican, shoot a joint 60-second ad endorsing Annie Andrews for Senate. You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZ5...

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

During Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we remember infants lost during their NICU stay and honor their families and care teams. VON members we encourage you to use your data to examine mortality and contributing factors, drive improvement, and reduce mortality year over year. #neosky

There’s no specific treatment for congenital measles which can lead to death other than supportive care, such as fluids, hydration and supplemental oxygen. The best way to prevent the newborn condition is for women to get vaccinated before getting pregnant. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Important allyship 👇🏾

For the win! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.

The funniest thing about Hegseth’s maniacal misguided focus on military fitness is how every time he works out with the troops, it demonstrates he’s actually bad at it.

Oh, spare me the bullshit redemption tour. Everyone knew what this was going to be. “Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his “biggest regret” and says Hegseth should resign.” apnews.com/article/thom...

Just so angry that part of my work right now is planning for what we do when we have more than one neonate exposed to measles. Counting the days until we kick the MAHA and MAGA proponents out of positions of power…😡

We need to take our country back from the fascists and make it a civilized place to live.

Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency

I want new investment and good-paying jobs right here in South Carolina — but not at your expense. Darline Graham says data centers are a must. I say South Carolinians should come first. That’s why I launched DataCenterDarline.com today. See for yourself and follow the money.

Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.

I am not a military expert but it seems like it would be smarter not to tell everyone where all your weapons are stored 🤔

‘It’s a huge concern’: Families of kids with complex medical needs worry about frequent measles outbreaks For children w/ complex medical conditions, infection w/ the highly contagious virus could lead to a hospital stay https://bit.ly/4hymjL4 📷: Courtesy of Courtney Schadtle

Thanks to @joanalker1.bsky.social & @edwincpark.bsky.social for rebutting the editorial. A conservative think tank said lots of people on Medicaid are not working. The Post just went with that without sourcing the claim or methods or noting it contradicts multiple credible nonpartisan studies. Awful

New on our blog: @edwincpark.bsky.social and I explain why a recent WaPo editorial in favor of stronger Medicaid work reporting requirements was unfortunately based on "data" that is fatally flawed. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/09/09/r...

In a sane country, it would be a huge embarrassment for the draft-dodger president to admit that he looked into giving himself the Medal of Honor and was disappointed to learn he couldn't.

Rural hospitals closing or shutting down key departments like obstetrics will be one of the biggest stories of 2027. Democrats need to make it one of the biggest stories of the next two months.

Florida man gets caught stealing from poor kids. Story: www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...

Hundreds of rural hospitals closed their obstetric units in recent years, raising concerns about maternity care access. Over 1 in 3 hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid patients (39%) are located in rural areas in 2023. More in our new brief: https://on.kff.org/4gvka0Z

I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com

Reminder: watch what they do, not what they say

Dolly Parton funded COVID vaccine research, pediatric cancer research, promoted COVID vaccination, and has a children’s hospital named after her. www.beckershospitalreview.com/digital-mark...

Studies RFK Jr canceled: -Training rural healthcare workers to better respond to maternal medical emergencies -Improving healthcare delivery systems for patients to access home dialysis -Improving autism screening, diagnosis, & services among Black children www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

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Just appalled by the assumption that this is an acceptable way to cover a woman candidate. and who the hell needs to hear from David Axelrod on this or anything? WTF is wrong with the leacy media? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

Get your vaccine advice from trained healthcare professionals not from politicians. Expertise still matters.

A year ago, RFK Jr & Jay Bhattacharya killed federal funding for mRNA vaccine R&D (& each wrote pathetic OpEds celebrating their actions) @jmcoller.bsky.social lays out how wrong they were—see data on the new mRNA flu vaccine, 5-yr data on melanoma vaxx, & more www.statnews.com/2026/08/06/m...

The measure of a society is how it invests in its children. For decades, I have advocated for Head Start because every child deserves a strong start in life. Today, I stand with the more than 100 civil rights and child advocacy organizations opposing efforts to dismantle the program from within.

President Trump disagrees as he pardoned convicted criminals cheating taxpayers of billions of dollars. #DrainTheSwamp www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.

I’ve been writing a counter narrative of shutdowns that has me revisiting media from that time. And let me tell you, the only other option was everybody die. So yeah.

I’m going to tell y’all’s kids that this is Charlie Brown & Friends.

If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works.

Dr. Fauci had us wear masks during a global pandemic. RFK Jr. collects raccoon penises. But okay.

This is immediate impeachment-and-removal behavior for any other president and all involved cabinet secretaries (who, in any other administration, would have already resigned in disgrace)

New work out today supporting the need for increased training and skills sessions for rural hospitals. Let’s keep OB and pediatric services open for families everywhere. doi.org/10.1542/hped...

He's quite possibly one of the worst people to have ever lived.

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

So now he wants to obscure the judgment of troops and turn them into hyped-up killers. And what of the women? When is it enough? Generals? Former and current. Will you speak? Military doctors? Former Secys of Defense? Former Commander-in-Chiefs? Mothers of active duty troops? Isn’t it ENOUGH??

SC pediatrician Annie Andrews watched measles rip through her state and rural hospitals shut down. Now she’s running for Senate with one target: get RFK Jr. out of HHS. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/article/2130... via @newrepublic.com

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

The AAMC urges the Office of Management and Budget to rescind its proposed overhaul of federal research grant regulations, emphasizing deep concerns about the potential impact on science, patients, and academic medicine. Learn more: