Unicorn Jax

@UnicornJax
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Queer trans person and epidemiology & infectious disease nerd who likes #science, #scifi, #feminism, #BML, disability rights, #LGBTQIA media, #StarTrek, #DFTBA.

Eye drops recalled over safety concerns, FDA says

The eye drops, manufactured by K.C. Pharmaceuticals, are sold at major retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid.

According to the FDA notice, K.C. Pharmaceuticals, of Pomona, California, manufactures the products for a number of brands sold under names such as “Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops,” “Sterile Eye Drops” and “Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops.” The recall of 3,111,072 bottles began in early March.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/eye-drops-recalled-safety-fda-walgreens-cvs-rite-aid-rcna266595

Eye drops sold at Walgreens, CVS recalled over safety concerns, FDA says

A pharmaceutical company has issued a voluntary recall of over 3 million of its over-the-counter eye-drop products after the Food and Drug Administration cited a “lack of assurance of sterility.”According to the FDA notice, K.C.

NBC News

Malik Muhammad, who received the harshest sentence tied to the 2020 George Floyd uprisings, has effectively been disappeared by the state.

Prison officials continue to dodge calls, contradict each other, and refuse to say where Malik is or why.
This isn’t just neglect, it’s political repression, retaliation, and state violence.

Read the full story and demand accountability:

https://www.wewillfreeus.org/oregon-doc-appears-to-have-disappeared-portland-protester-malik-muhammad/

Oregon DOC Appears to Have Disappeared Malik Muhammad

Oregon DOC Appears to Have Disappeared Portland Protester Malik Muhammad

We Will Free Us
A lab on wheels is tracking #HIV spread in #war-torn #Ukraine
Lab uncovered #drugresistant HIV strain that sprung up after war started
HIV has been spreading in Ukraine since 1990s, mainly through IV drug use but also sexual activity. The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the expanded siege beginning in 2022 have exacerbated the problem by reducing access to testing, treatment and preventative measures, such as needle exchange programs.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mobile-lab-hiv-strain-ukraine-war
https://archive.ph/Ks2uH
A lab on wheels is tracking HIV spread in war-torn Ukraine

During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.

Science News
This is someting I wish I'd realized a lot sooner in life.

Your reminder that sex work is work. There are many reasons someone may do sex work, and all sex workers deserve safety and respect. Yes this account is pro sex work. No, there won't be any debate about it.

#sexwork #sexworkersrights #sexworkiswork #sexworkisrealwork

🌟 April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth — and acceptance means centering autistic voices.

Two essential orgs to follow and support:

🔹 Autism Self Advocacy Network — disability rights & policy, built on "Nothing About Us Without Us"
🔹 Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network — centering autistic women, girls, & gender-diverse folks often left out of the conversation

#ActuallyAutistic #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #DisabilityRights

Think about this. Having started a war with no planning, the US has discovered that it can't defend its own bases in the Middle East. So it is shifting troops to hotels and other residences where they are shielded by civilians. That's a war crime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/troops-iran-hotels.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.zMhU.V-_4ydMQKLwy&smid=url-share

#Iran

Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.

The New York Times
Another Federal Funding Fumble: Boston Loses $8.15 Million for Safety Project At Deadly Fenway Intersection - Streetsblog Massachusetts

A city official acknowledges that the area is "a high threat" to pedestrian safety, but after 6 years of design work, the city still doesn't have a shovel-ready plan.

"The second dark truth is how easy it is to simply go along. Most Berliners — and even Buruma's own father — did their jobs, took their pleasures and preferred not to think about the evils under their noses."

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763755/stay-alive-berlin-ian-buruma-review

Thick-horned nudibranch in a Cannon Beach tidepool.
One of the strange little wonders of the Oregon coast.