I'm currently reading a comparison of health systems globally. There are about 4 sentences that really sum it up. 1/4: “The United States is the only developed country that lets insurance companies profit from basic health coverage”

Hidden Burden after Mild COVID-19: Impaired Autonomic Function and Increased Adiposity in Young Adults – A Cross-Sectional Observational Study 🔥Another study, although with a small Brazilian cohort(62 pat), but again demonstrating post MILD C-19 infection damage......BODY FAT

Masking and COVID safety are “unreasonable” to abled people. But for someone already disabled by COVID, the CDC’s advice is simply to practice perfect COVID safety- forever. Is masking unreasonable? Or is this situation unreasonable? My latest: thegauntlet.news/p/beyond-all-r…

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e Feature: rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested. airspothealth.com/a/blog/coronav…

Take action by Nov 1, tell OSHA to continue to require the reporting of Covid infections in healthcare settings. Instructions at: tinyurl.com/oshahealthcare.

COVID-19 can trigger rapid bone loss—up to 8.6% Bone Mineral Density in a month—via viral invasion, inflammation, and hormonal disruption. This imbalance accelerates osteoporosis risk, doubling diagnoses and raising long-term fracture vulnerability. gemini.google.com/share/44ba7845…

It’s Bring Your Infectious Disease To School Month

Tom Hanks explains to Stephen Colbert why he masks on the subway: "I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons." Thank you Tom! Masks are a key part of public health.

Rosalind Franklin University researchers analyzed over 2.8 million patients and found that unvaccinated people with long COVID had at least twice the risk of developing new uveitis. This risk disappeared in those who had been vaccinated. joii-journal.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

Kimberly-Clark, the personal care product giant, will buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $40 billion. Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.

Former CDC officials tell the audience at APG fall meeting that there are no longer any ethics, IRB, or HR officials at CDC (all were fired), thus making the administration’s goal of “radical transparency” laudable, but impossible to achieve.

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act plans are facing devastating health care costs after Republicans failed to renew pandemic-era extended insurance tax credits. Meanwhile, major insurers are raking in extravagant profits. jacobin.com/2025/11/health…

Chicago neighbors! Get important updates to SNAP benefits + where you can find food pantries near you: chicago.gov/snap #SNAP #FoodPantry

No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella systematic review The BMJ

😡😡😡😡😡, 👇"most effective" is a lie, outright dangerous, and an insult to science! The majority of winter bugs are #AIRBORNE, washing your hands, be it a healthy measure in general, won't help fight Flu, COVID-19, and RSV! #MaskUp

US: Walgreens Launches Enhanced Respiratory Index to Track Flu and COVID-19 "The index will be updated weekly and will allow users to search by state to see where their geographic area ranks for both flu and COVID-19 activity." Walgreens corporate.walgreens.com/newsroom/walgr…

She went without her mask once. Just once and now she is chronically ill. This is how easy it is to catch Covid and develop Long Covid.

Some HEPA-purified events for you through the end of November! (can you tell our graphic designer is out for the week? 😅)