1/8 Cell and gene therapies (CGT) offer cures, but they are incredibly resource-intensive 🌍 As we consider how to expand access to these therapies to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), how do we do so ethically and sustainably? 🧵👇 @thelancethaem.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A communitarian approach to cell therapy and gene therapy access in low-income and middle-income countries

In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), access to both existing and emerging therapies can be limited. Novel cell and gene therapies (CGT)—such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies...

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Health care decisions belong with patients and their physicians, not in politics. Grateful for the AMA & @ameracadpeds.bsky.social strong statement affirming evidence-based, gender-affirming care and rejecting harmful misinformation. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

The urgency is real—but the “Most Favored Nation” drug pricing policy is unlikely to deliver lasting reform. In @jama.com, @eddiecliff.bsky.social and I propose accelerating and strengthening Medicare drug price negotiation to align prices with value. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Reducing Drug Prices—The Most Favored Nation Policy vs Price Negotiation

This Viewpoint discusses the most favored nation policy vs price negotiation for reducing drug prices.

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Viewpoint: The reintroduction of the most favored nation pricing policy aims to curb high US drug prices but faces legal and operational challenges. ja.ma/4lXJcYs

New in @jama.com: The 2025 “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) drug pricing policy rightly captures the necessary urgency in lowering US drug costs—but is likely to face fierce opposition. We propose accelerating & improving on Medicare drug price negotiation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Reducing Drug Prices—The Most Favored Nation Policy vs Price Negotiation

This Viewpoint discusses the most favored nation policy vs price negotiation for reducing drug prices.

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New in @jama.com: The 2025 “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) drug pricing policy rightly captures the necessary urgency in lowering US drug costs—but is likely to face fierce opposition. We propose accelerating & improving on Medicare drug price negotiation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Reducing Drug Prices—The Most Favored Nation Policy vs Price Negotiation

This Viewpoint discusses the most favored nation policy vs price negotiation for reducing drug prices.

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The House of Representatives is voting into the night on a massive House Resolution (HR) 1 that will result in 16 million losing healthcare coverage (~11 million on Medicaid, and ~5 million from ACA marketplaces). Call your Congressperson's office tonight and tell them to vote NO!

The American Medical Association President Dr. Bobby Mukkamala. @ama-assn.org 💥Medicaid patients will lose access to care if the OBBBA is adopted.💥

We are facing a serious threat to democracy, law, and liberty. The abuse of prosecutorial power to intimidate, investigate, and detain political opponents is upon us. It is a constitutional crisis. I will keep speaking out until public outrage overflows. I just hope it’s not too little, too late.

A coalition of all 50 state medical associations, representing hundreds of thousands of physicians and their 80 million Medicaid patients, joined to demand that Congress protect #Medicaid from the devastating $880 billion proposed cuts. (link to letter below) www.cmadocs.org/Portals/CMA/...

Nice to see the AMA finally off the sidelines fighting for #Medicaid! Proposed changes (work reqs, cuts, red tape) threaten coverage for millions—esp in rural & underserved areas. Lawmakers must hear us: these cuts would be devastating! #MedicaidIsHealthCare searchlf.ama-assn.org/letter/docum...

Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH: ❌15% reduction in new therapies ❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T ❌loss of $51B in economic output annually All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.' jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

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In a new @bloodadvances.bsky.social study, @danafarber.bsky.social researchers led by @amarkelkar.bsky.social outline an ethical framework to allocate scarce gene therapies in blood cancers—aiming to balance fairness, need and outcomes. bit.ly/3YBdpTr

Amar Kelkar, MD, MPH

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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📢 My new @nejm.org article: "U.S. Research Leadership at a Crossroads" examines the proposed 15% cap on #NIH indirect cost rates (ICRs). This threatens the foundation of US medical research leadership. #NIHfunding 1/6 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

U.S. Research Leadership at a Crossroads — The Impact of Reducing NIH Indirect-Cost Coverage | NEJM

The Trump administration’s proposed 15% cap on indirect-cost rates for National Institutes of Health grants risks upending the paradigm that underpins American leadership in medical research.

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The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

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1/ The medical community is fighting back! In the Doctors for America lawsuit in DC, a judge has just ordered that at least for now, HHS, CDC, & FDA must restore public health webpages taken down. by midnight tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

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You can also search for your specialty using the Medsky Labeler catalog. Click on "Link to Post" next to your specialty of choice to navigate to the appropriate labeling post.

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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on ALL purchasing — including supplies for their ongoing research to treat cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease and many infectious diseases.

Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...

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Dictatorial political regimes always weaponize medical care against the people they target. Doctors have ethical obligations to their patients, but dictators do not care about these obligations. They care only about doctors' loyalty to the political regime. No paywall archive.ph/un1Lu

Opinion | Doctors and Nurses Should Get Ready for Mass Deportations

Doctors have a responsibility to reassure their patients, regardless of immigration status, that they are welcome and protected.

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To put Trump's new crypto business into context, here is an illustrated guide we published on Friday that details the full range of apparent conflicts of interest as Trump enters the White House again. A good reference work. www.nytimes.com/interactive/....

An Illustrated Guide to Trump’s Conflict of Interest Risks (Gift Article)

President-elect Donald J. Trump has a range of new business ventures that could expose him to even greater potential conflicts of interest than during his first term.

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Hello, #MedSky community! We’re excited to begin our Bluesky journey. Here is a sampling of the trusted, influential, and essential information you can expect when you follow us:

Thank you to everyone who shared their #ASH24 #ASHaiku 🙏🎉 Who else enjoys this tradition? Here's a thread of some of our favorites! 🧵 #HemeSky #Hematology

Part 2 on allogeneic stem cell transplantation for AML with The Fellow On Call pod dropped today! Hope y'all find it helpful! #BMTsm #AMLsm #MedSky #HemeSky open.spotify.com/episode/1CQM...

Episode 124: AML Series, Pt 10 - Allogeneic transplant for AML

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Glad to join The Fellow On Call crew to talk #BMTsm for AML on this week’s episode! The whole AML series has been excellent review! @ronakmistrydo.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6BAs...

I swear we didn’t pose this 😆 but now all I can think of is the Spiderman pointing meme …

Glad to join The Fellow On Call crew to talk #BMTsm for AML on this week’s episode! The whole AML series has been excellent review! @ronakmistrydo.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6BAs...

Episode 123: AML Series, Pt 9 - Introduction to Allogeneic Transplant

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8 days ago, ASH decided to join Bluesky. 🌤️ So far, we're enjoying fewer distractions & more meaningful connections. 💬 Engaging with our amazing #hematology and #hemeonc communities has never been easier. We created an #ASH24 feed for you & we have more feeds coming soon: bit.ly/ASH24feed #Hemesky

📹 Make the most of the ASH Annual Meeting — here's what you need to know before you go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGDX... Learn about registration hours and locations, download the #ASH24 app, & preview the virtual platform and the new food guide! 😋🍔Check your email. #HemeSky #Hematology

Know Before You Go: 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Happy Fellowship Match Day to all those who were applying this cycle! It’s always a nerve wracking time of year and I hope everyone got some clarity regardless of outcomes. For any inbound hematologists and oncologists, welcome!! #medsky #hemesky

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