A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here "We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us” inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

A nasal spray prevented 80% of Covid infections; ~300,000 people in China have received it. [called SA55, a broad spectrum monoclonal antibody, developed by Yunlong Richard Cao and colleagues at Peking University] nature.com/articles/s4158… science.org/content/articl…

We keep each other safe 😷💛 one of our MBLA volunteers was able to drop off more N95’s at the Pasadena Convention Center for evacuees. If you’d like to plug in and support this work, you can donate masks, funds, or your time — please get in touch!

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more. I'm trying to save them. You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants Access to the Treasury’s Payment Systems (essentially the country’s checkbook, social security information, and you all talk about ‘privacy.’ This is an attempted HEIST by a private citizen from another country. Wake up.) #oligarchy rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

As I watch the horrors of that time fade, and governments rewrite history in favour of those who were cruel and selfish while dismantling the systems that kept innocents safe, I’m seeing less and less benefit of the doubt.

Truly Through the Looking Glass! As Missing and Altered CDC Webpages Threaten Patient Care, Efforts Grow to Fill Information Gaps | Sexual Health | JAMA | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

A deadly, unidentified illness is spreading rapidly in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since mid-January, it has infected hundreds, killing over 50. The outbreak was first identified in 3 children who ate a bat and died within 48 hours of hemorrhagic fever symptoms.

COVID heat map, using today's CDC data (Feb 28): 16 states + DC in the CDC 'High' range. 1 in 105 (1.0%) of the population estimated to be actively infectious, per PMC model. #MaskUp #VaxUp #CleanTheAir

One consequence of the resistance to established science is the way it forces scientists and journalists to re-prove and remind people of what is true. NPR has a story noting why measles are a big deal: It's one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. loom.ly/WMZO9pw

“A patient who came to a hospital emergency room in Montgomery County was diagnosed with Pennsylvania’s first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus, according to health officials.” inquirer.com/health/measles…

Drexel researchers have a tool to protect scientific data from Trump’s website scrubbing inquirer.com/health/drexel-… via @phillyinquirer

5 years later, Philadelphia doctor credited with saving lives reflects on pandemic 6abc.com/post/5-years-c…

“216,617 U.S. children had a parent or caregiver who died from COVID through approximately the first two years of the pandemic, according to a 2022 analysis. Half of them were between the ages of 5 and 13.” mindsitenews.org/2025/03/12/cov…

5 years after the start of the pandemic, Long COVID continues to affect many. In this documentary, 4 healthcare workers in Chile share their struggle with a disease that the system still doesn’t know how to handle. In this thread, we share their testimonies. (Engl. captions) 1)

5 years since hundreds of us in Philadelphia - and many more around the world - decided to try and do something to help each other in a fight against an invisible foe. We discovered many friendships and learned much along the way. Thank you for answering the call to help.

COVID-19 5 Years Later: Fmr. Mayor Kenney and Temple doctor reflect on outbreak's impact on Philly 6abc.com/post/covid-19-…

CDC Blackout on COVlD Wastewater Data Their dashboard "updated" today. The data did not. This is NOT normal. The data updated even when external communication was previously banned. Leveraging Biobot data, PMC estimates 1 in 171 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.

They’re advocating for people to call the USA National Child Abuse Hotline if they see parents affected by issues like ‘COVID Syndrome.’

If you’re wondering what happens if Kennedy Center employees don’t comply with the new no-mask policy, here’s their latest email: