Category Archives: Healthcare

Open Thread | To All Those Who Talk About ‘Not Voting in 2024’

Posted on November 13, 2023 by rikyrah

For those of you who are Black and are threatening not to vote in 2024. Oh well. Nobody is going to beg you. I don’t have the time. Anyone serious about 2024 doesn’t have the time. I have never been … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Now Republicans Are Trying to Redefine Abortion Itself

Posted on October 9, 2023 by rikyrah

A NYT Guest Essay Now Republicans Are Trying to Redefine Abortion Itself Oct. 2, 2023 By Jessica Valenti Ms. Valenti publishes the newsletter Abortion, Everyday. In the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Republican Party has tested out … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Those Whose Work Laid the Foundation for the COVID Vaccines

Posted on October 5, 2023 by rikyrah

From The Guardian: Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share £823,000 prize announced by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm Linda Geddes Science correspondent Mon 2 Oct 2023 08.17 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Difficulty in Getting Abortions Now in the United States

Posted on October 2, 2023 by rikyrah

As today is the opening day for the Supreme Court, let’s look at the ramifications of the Dobbs decision. ‘Feels horrible to say no’: abortion funds run out of money as US demand surges A lifeline for many in states … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abortion Rights, activism, Body Autonomy, Healthcare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Open Thread | WHY is Joe Biden Running?

Posted on September 25, 2023 by rikyrah

Sometimes, our President can speak for himself, and speaks it plain. I will continue to repeat: 2024: DEMOCRACY VS. FASCISM Plain and simple. We don’t have two functioning political parties. We have one political party who is interested in governing. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Elections, Abortion, Abortion Rights, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Body Autonomy, Book Banning, Breaking News, Corruption, Current Events, Democratic Party, Economics, Economy, Education, Elections, GOP, Healthcare, Justice, Labor, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Open Thread | Happy Birthday, Obamacare!

Posted on September 8, 2023 by rikyrah

Ok..the ACA. But, it will forever be Obamacare to me. There are those who criticize President Obama for spending so much political capital in getting the ACA passed. But, they want to pretend that things weren’t as bad as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Breaking News, Chief Justice John Roberts, Current Events, Democratic Party, Economics, Elections, Health, Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health, ObamaCare, Open Thread, Politics, President Obama | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Open Thread | Latest COVID Updates

Posted on September 1, 2023 by rikyrah

Latest vaccine news: New vaccines this fall could curb covid variant, respiratory viruses By Fenit Nirappil and Lena H. Sun August 17, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Health officials are unveiling a new arsenal of vaccines to protect vulnerable Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Health, Healthcare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 17 Comments

Open Thread | They Were Never Going to Stop With Dobbs…How the Right is Going Further After Abortion

Posted on August 28, 2023 by rikyrah

Using and scapegoating our fellow trans citizens is not their only angle. Someone that I follow about abortion rights, points out that the right knows that Abortion BANS are unpopular. So, they are trying to erase the word ‘ ban’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023 Elections, 2024 Elections, Abortion, Abortion Rights, activism, Breaking News, Current Events, Democracy, Democratic Party, Economics, Empowerment, GOP, Health, Healthcare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Open Thread | Fighting the Fight for Body Autonomy

Posted on July 26, 2023 by rikyrah

Ever since the Dobbs decision, there are those in the medical field in Blue States doing what they can to help those in Red States. Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans A new procedure adopted in … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Everything Bad In This Country Can Be Traced Back To Ronald Reagan

Posted on July 12, 2023 by rikyrah

Found this great thread. But, truth is truth…anything bad in this country, especially the financial state of this country…can be traced back to Ronald Reagan. How Ronald Reagan Ruined America (a thread) pic.twitter.com/0eZqGF7r5S — Donovan Reynolds (@donovanreyno1ds) July 10, 2023 … Continue reading →

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