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fromPoynter
1 day ago

Trump's surgeon general pick has a podcast. Here's what she says about science, vaccines and trust - Poynter

Dr. Nicole Saphier is nominated as surgeon general nominee and is praised for communicating health issues clearly while emphasizing data-driven policy decisions.
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender

Over the past year, I've noticed a pattern among some of my colleagues in public health, biomedical research, and the university settings in which I work. It's a strange, reflexive tic: Faced with bad-faith criticism from malign actors, we shrink back, saying, "Oh, it's not you. It's me," and walk onto their terrain with accommodation in our hearts. Some may think that, faced with the full fury of the far right, some kind of retreat is the only option.
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