https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3moefnyibqs27Epic Research now monitors health conditions across the U.S. at the county level and publishes Health Alerts when elevated rates are detected. #epic #healthalerts https://www.epic.com/epic/post/epic-introduces-health-alerts/15 Jun 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moefnyibqs27https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3m5r3orjurk2uSystemic hormone replacement therapy remains contraindicated for people who previously had breast cancer, particularly those with hormone receptor-positive disease, or other estrogen responsive cancers...Low dose vaginal estrogen remains a good option for some BC survivors #medsky #mht #hrt [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5r3orjurk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3m5r2ja7qdk2pWe need to update the language for hereditary bc reconstruction and Level 2 codes (s-codes). All reconstruction types should be covered. #medsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5r2ja7qdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3m5qzpijqbs2pCase in point: The study reported that women who had used hormonal birth control had about a 24% higher rate of breast cancer than women who hadn't. #medsky https://www.cbsnews.com/news/breast-cancer-birth-control-study-science/16 Nov 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qzpijqbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3m5eq34dmek2s“The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pesticide ingredient, a move that is drawing criticism from public health advocates who say the nation’s food and water supply is being put at more risk from the dangerous compound https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/11/trump-pfas-forever-chemical-pesticide? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/11/trump-pfas-forever-chemical-pesticide?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_us&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAOATJ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyEHchbITghQk4E4eImCqfi4WruTneklNLvkjk89aXqgZPBcqLQdJR0oirQU_aem_jxuDA2LTDqHkrJ5QZbgszg#Echobox=176277977811 Nov 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eq34dmek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3luagjbyl222jMillions of low-income Americans already face the prospect of losing their health insurance, and now they're looking at another worry: lower credit scores. https://www.axios.com/2025/07/17/health-care-debt-credit-scores #healthcare #medsky18 Jul 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3luagjbyl222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lt7rfnwqds25Does the administration really think they are saving any money by cutting support for medical care and science? I doubt that. #medsky https://henryabrahammd.substack.com/p/four-horsemen-of-the-pediatric-apocalypse?utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true05 Jul 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7rfnwqds25https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lsrir7wc522nTotal Medicaid spending in Florida is $34.6 billion each year. About two-thirds of that is from the Washington, D.C., making it the largest source of federal funds for Florida. https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2025-06-12/how-trump-big-beautiful-bill-act-could-impact-medicaid-for-floridians #medicaid #medsky #florida29 Jun 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsrir7wc522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lpjyx2pwfk23Eli Lilly Says Trial Patients Lost More Weight on Zepbound Than Rival’s Wegovy Zepbound achieved average weight reduction of 20.2% compared to 13.7% with Wegovy, according to a study funded by Lilly #medsky #lilly #weighloss https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/eli-lilly-says-trial-patients-lost-more-weight-on-zepbound-than-rivals-wegovy-d81ded8b19 May 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjyx2pwfk23https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lpjytr6wwc23Republicans are rallying around work requirements and stricter eligibility screenings for Medicaid. Doctors and critics warn they could strip away coverage for rightful enrollees. #medsky #medicaid https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/proposed-medicaid-cuts-republicans-leave-patients-doctors-fearing-wors-rcna20659719 May 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjytr6wwc23https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lnxy7davjk23MD Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a hiring pause for some positions and cut back “non-essential” spending after seeing a budget shortfall through the first half of the fiscal year, according to an internal email from the cancer center’s president. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/md-anderson-hiring-pause-tariffs-anxiety-20294972.php? https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/md-anderson-hiring-pause-tariffs-anxiety-20294972.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR61zshHaxqFEWAGo0cUptHkHCvQ5m4MJ6USoWH6GySIE0t0p-CVg_k-JD_DWw_aem_tAVKwyIBNGmMceZhuc2Bwg29 Apr 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxy7davjk23https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lnv7gjwjrc2qThe Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat. #medsky https://www.news4jax.com/business/2025/04/24/usda-withdraws-a-plan-to-limit-salmonella-levels-in-raw-poultry/? https://www.news4jax.com/business/2025/04/24/usda-withdraws-a-plan-to-limit-salmonella-levels-in-raw-poultry/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wjxt4&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5RsAAkvqPTMlY2Iek5XP3FZmMsExbaXaBESWST4ikREwUYsYBhmKwf2Ayu5Q_aem_VH_HVpjEK2Unq4MLHwT5vw28 Apr 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv7gjwjrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lnl3i2j5s227https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women More than 160,000 women participated in its initial clinical trials or were later tracked in its observational study. This was really meant as a makeup project for women, because women have been excluded from research for so many years. #medsky #nih #womenshealth24 Apr 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl3i2j5s227https://bsky.app/profile/aleksandrasarasota.bsky.social/post/3lmrwm3p4ac25A jury found Blue Cross liable for fraud and awarded the hospital $421 million. The insurance company denied wrongdoing and has appealed. #healthcare #insurance #medsky #breastcancer https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-blue-shield-louisiana-insurance-lawsuit-breast-cancer-doctors14 Apr 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:fgemepspjpetrh3pji4dobw6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrwm3p4ac25