Bich Nguyen

Migrated from @bicmay@med-mastodon.com | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with

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2026-05-28 21:55:02 UTC

"There’s a well-established playbook for planning how to protect the public’s health during mass gatherings like the World Cup, experts say. But broader circumstances surrounding this year’s tournament, which is expected to bring millions of visitors to North America, are poised to test that playbook."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/health/world-cup-public-health
#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #WorldCup #soccer #football #IDmastodon #heat #alcohol #prevention

2026-05-24 18:31:01 UTC

“I’ve been organizing for 15 years, and it’s always been the case that women are leading our fights,” said Danny Cendejas, a campaign specialist for MediaJustice, who works with grassroots movements across the country that are opposing data centers. “We are definitely seeing everyone join the fight, but we have to recognize the truth, and it’s women, trans, queer and nonbinary people leading the work.”
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/women-opposition-ai-data-centers/
#PublicHealth #environment #climate #water #DataCenters #AI #tech

2026-05-23 01:22:01 UTC

"A bill passed by the state legislature in March then signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis allows Colorado to further uncouple itself from federal guidance.
The law allows health officials to follow the recommendations of national medical groups when making decisions such as purchasing bulk vaccines for the Medicaid program."
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/colorado-vaccine-law-coalition-cdc-acip-infectious-disease-prevention-polio/
#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #medicaid #colorado #CDC #HHS #misinformation #WHO

2026-05-10 15:01:32 UTC

"That ability to illuminate the unseen is one of Attenborough’s greatest gifts as an educator, a storyteller, and a human being. It is a by-product of his ethos and his iconic half-hushed delivery—intimate enough to make you feel like you’re being told a secret of the natural world, quiet enough so as not to draw any undue attention away from the natural spectacle at hand."
https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/04/tv/david-attenborough-voice-nature-earth-100-years
#naturalists #nature #animals #science #documentaries #narration #accents #technology #AI #ethics

2026-05-09 18:31:01 UTC

"In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot. But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot."
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
#healthcare #PublicHealth #newborns #VitaminK #prevention #misinformation #vaccines #immunizations #antivax #pediatrics #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare

2026-05-06 18:31:01 UTC

"Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html
#PublicHealth #FDA #CDC #NIH #HHS #covid #shingles #vaccines #immunizations #biomedical #science #research #1A #FreeSpeech #USpol

2026-04-25 21:55:01 UTC

"The admiral reminded Matt that U.S. law required a formal request from the Japanese government, and approval by Congress, to legitimize the expenditure of government resources that Matt’s organization was engaging in. Of course, in the immediate post-tsunami chaos, these bureaucratic requirements had not been met."
https://hbr.org/2026/04/what-values-do-you-really-stand-for
#leadership #values #ethics #reflection

2026-04-22 18:31:02 UTC

"The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some of their Medicaid providers in a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts that have so far largely focused on specific states, Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, said Tuesday."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaid/120890
#healthcare #medicaid #medicare #CMS #fraud #waste #abuse #HealthPolicy

2026-04-11 18:31:01 UTC

“When I look at where Planned Parenthood is in this moment, we are navigating all of the chaos, but also looking for where the opportunities are inside that chaos,” McGill Johnson said. “Chaos is a strategy: throw everything at people so they don’t know where to look or how to fight.”
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/leading-planned-parenthood-alexis-mcgill-johnson/
#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #abortion #BlackMastodon #leadership

2026-04-05 21:55:01 UTC

Years ago, I rolled my eyes at my partner for holding on to CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays. I want to reduce my consumeristic tendencies. After seeing how streaming and media companies control the music and movies we can enjoy, even making older work inaccessible, I admit I was wrong.
https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/why-were-rooting-for-the-genz-influenced-physical-media-comeback.php
#music #movies #films #entertainment #business #streaming #mergers

2026-03-25 15:02:48 UTC

"The highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, which has been reported by at least 23 countries as of February 11, has been detected in nasal swabs collected from four US travelers, clinical samples from five patients, three airplane wastewater samples, and 132 wastewater surveillance samples from 25 states, per a study published last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-covid-variant-immune-escape-potential-confirmed-us-22-other-countries
#PublicHealth #covid #mutation #variant

2026-03-21 21:55:01 UTC

"Tooth decay can begin very early in a child’s life. If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could top $40 million within three years, a new analysis finds."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/fluoride-ban-kids-cavities-medicaid-costs-millions-study-rcna264070
#PublicHealth #OralHealth #dental #tooth #ToothDecay #fluoride #ChildrensHealth #medicaid #CDC

2026-03-12 00:27:09 UTC

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Hello again! I just learned the med-mastodon server is closing so I'm going to migrate here. Thank you for the guide! 💜