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10/29/2025

10/28/2025

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10/23/2025

10/18/2025

In a discovery that could change the future of medicine, scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine for finding how our immune system knows when to fight... and when to stop. Their research revealed regulatory T cells (or “T-regs”)... special cells that act like the body’s peacekeepers, stopping our immune system from attacking healthy organs.

This breakthrough also unlocked the key gene FOXP3, which controls these cells. When this gene fails, the immune system turns on itself... leading to autoimmune diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 diabetes. Now, new treatments could teach the immune system to calm down and protect rather than destroy.

Isn’t it amazing that the secret to healing so many diseases was inside us all along?

Source: NobelPrizeorg – Official announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering how regulatory T cells (T-regs) maintain immune balance and prevent autoimmune diseases.

Source: Reuters – Immune System Breakthrough Wins Nobel Medicine Prize for US, Japan Scientists... details how this discovery could help stop the immune system from attacking the body, offering new hope for autoimmune disease treatments.

Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus... How Does Your Immune System Stay Balanced? A Nobel Prize-Winning Answer... explains the role of the FOXP3 gene in controlling immune cells and its link to diseases like lupus and Type 1 diabetes.

10/18/2025

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10/17/2025

This week Trump gave $20 billion to Argentina, but can’t seem to come up with a fraction of that to fund Medicare and Medicaid for people in desperate need of medical assistance like this woman in her family. Do you really think that’s OK?

10/06/2025

10/04/2025

Do the math. Can your family handle a price increase like this? My Medicare is going up 30%. I know for sure. I can handle it. If you’re an average American family with three or four or five kids how do you think you’re gonna pay for this? 

10/03/2025

Blue Cross Blue Shield to drop Medicare Advantage plans by year's end - https://www.wcax.com/news/2025/10/01/blue-cross-blue-shield-drop-medicare-advantage-plans-by-end-year/

09/29/2025

I really don’t understand how this action is supposed to support the administrations claim to make America healthy again

Research facilities that study how to protect people from pollution are being shuttered by the Trump administration as it moves to weaken environmental protections.

09/23/2025

Link to medical analysis of Trump’s claim that Tylenol causes autism showing that it’s total nonsense

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BFRXCPByX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

09/23/2025

Long COVID is real — and scientists may have just found the proof.
A groundbreaking study has identified viral fragments lingering in the blood of patients months after their initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. These “ghost proteins,” tucked inside microscopic packages called extracellular vesicles (EVs), were discovered in individuals experiencing persistent symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, and shortness of breath.
Researchers detected 65 unique viral fragments—all tied to a replication protein called Pp1ab, which is absent in healthy human cells. This makes it the first potential measurable biomarker for long COVID.
The findings strengthen the idea that long COVID may be driven by hidden viral reservoirs or leftover debris disrupting normal body function long after acute infection. Interestingly, the viral proteins did not show up in every blood sample, suggesting their presence may be intermittent and influenced by factors like physical exertion.
If confirmed by larger trials, this discovery could lead to the world’s first reliable blood test for long COVID—a breakthrough that would not only help in diagnosis but also guide the development of more targeted treatments for millions still struggling with the condition.
📖 Source: Abbasi, Asghar et al. Possible long COVID biomarker: identification of SARS-CoV-2 related protein(s) in Serum Extracellular Vesicles. Infection, July 21, 2025.