Facente Consulting https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home What in the Health?! MMWR is back in, and “women” are out. PEPFAR is not exempt. It’s debilitated. Appreciating the wins in this dystopian marathon. Where should I go for health information now? The “threats” of Lexapro, Ritalin, and Ozempic. Check in on your public health friends. RFK Jr. is wrong that a child dead from measles is “not unusual.” RFK Jr. thinks the MMR vaccine is crucial. (Or does he?) What does it mean to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid? (The Supreme Court edition.) What have we learned about protecting the public’s health in the last 5 years? (Not much, apparently.) Who needs money for HIV prevention, anyway? We do. It’s time to talk NIH. Our lives depend on it. It’s raining fire. We must resist. THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE. Spread the word of today’s dangerous actions! Updates from cruise ship inspections to Harvard. The war against research, equity, and data. The first 100 days…and beyond. Five things that will make you mad–and a list of things you can do about it. Medicaid cuts hurt all of us. It’s time to talk COVID vaccines. The evidence is clear: None of us can trust what RFK Jr. says. New ACIP members, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, and a huge legal victory restoring NIH grant funding. Part 1: The Big Ugly Bill Part 2: Vaccine Chaos Reigns. How many people will die without USAID? And what about Gavi? (And what can I do about it?) Exposing health information, destroying food, and altering data: Good times. Then they came for the unhoused people. The disarray of NIH, plus big updates on FDA and CDC. Let’s be clear: RFK Jr. is halting scientific progress in the U.S. Heartbreak. Something important you can do NOW to support HHS workers, plus a warning about vaccine access. What in the Health is happening at CDC?! 6 items to catch you up on where we are, and what you can do about it. Sandwiches, gratitude, and some good news. Catching up, Part 1: The Senate Hearings Catching up, Part 2: ACIP and Vaccines What they’re doing to federal workers is unnecessarily cruel. Update 1: Attacking Tylenol Update 2: Attacking women’s reproductive health Update 3: Attacking our access to medications. Update 4: Attacking our access to scientific data and information Update 5: Attacking our access to food Don’t let your neighbors go hungry. What public health has already gotten right. The fight over health premiums, explained. Surprising no one, the Democrats caved. It’s all about the (lack of) trust. Feel like doing something that can make a difference this holiday season?