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There is currently no oral birth control option available to men to prevent pregnancy in their sexual partners. A study in Communications Medicine lays the groundwork for human trials of YCT-529, a non-hormonal male contraceptive. 🧪

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

This is why I keep mentioning that all of us need to monitor what our state legislatures are up to regarding vaccines, and get organized. Anti-vaccine groups are organized, and that’s how bullshit like this happens. H/t @kycolonel5.bsky.social for the heads-up.

submitted 58 days ago • 7 comments

A study in Nature Cardiovascular Research identifies molecular alterations and immune response changes in endomyocardial biopsies from patients with myocarditis after COVID-19 infection, after COVID-19 vaccination or from non-COVID-related causes. 🧪

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Cardiac arrest in young adults may stem from serious underlying issues, yet only a small fraction survive to hospital discharge. by Tseng ZH and Nakasuka K in JAMA #MedSky 📖 read the article:

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Zelensky didn't provoke Trump to take Russia's side. He was planning this all along. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

submitted 62 days ago • 40 comments

Gutting Alzheimer's research. First reported more than a week ago -- and as yet, this has not been undone. Republicans appear to have not said a word about it. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru... See also... newrepublic.com/article/1917... See also... www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 63 days ago • 457 comments

Park rangers want YOU to help us protect our parks! This Saturday, 3/1, in solidarity with the 50:50:1 movement, plan a protest in support of your closest national park. Do it at 12 noon your time, or whatever best fits your secret plan 👀🤠😏 #ProtectOurParks #SaveOurParks #RehireRangers

submitted 64 days ago • 39 comments

AI-guided ablation targeting spatio-temporal dispersion significantly improved atrial fibrillation elimination compared to conventional PVI alone. by Deisenhofer I, Albenque JP (...) Hummel JD et 21 al. in Nat Med #MedSky 📖 read the article:

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

ADHD medication slightly improved Norwegian children's test scores, but the long-term effects were not clinically significant. by Varnet Pérez T, Øvergaard KR, Frigessi A and Biele G in Int J Epidemiol #MedSky 📖 read the article:

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

submitted 75 days ago • 2007 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

submitted 77 days ago • 608 comments

Dems MUST hold daily press briefings just after WH briefings. Fact check, fight back, fill the news void. Press banned from WH briefings will show up -- I promise! (I know what I'm talking about, so lets do this!)

submitted 80 days ago • 74 comments

Understand this: by trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elon Musk and Russ Vought are trying to make it easier for big banks to cheat you. It’s another way the Trump administration wants to reward the rich and powerful while hurting working people.

submitted 80 days ago • 83 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c... Another prime example of the Trump administration halting green energy projects that would have helped large portions of the population in favor of continuing to send oil/coal/gas profits to a small number of Americans (that donated to his campaign).

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia. Looks like Jeff Bezos's investment in Trump is paying off.

submitted 82 days ago • 408 comments

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... Best journal article I have read all week!

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Andrew Natsios, who ran USAID under President George W. Bush and is a lifelong conservative Republican, calls such moves “illegal” and “outrageous.” What Musk and Rubio are doing “is criminal. They can’t abolish the aid program without a vote of Congress.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

submitted 86 days ago • 33 comments

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... I have really been in need of hope this week; Ezra Klein delivers.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

A study published in BMC Public Health finds that increased concentration of particulate matter and ozone is associated with an increased global burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

A muscle patch developed using stem cells can help to repair failing hearts without adverse effects, according to a paper in Nature. #Medsky 🧪

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment