Many NIH staff object to what’s happening at NIH but don’t speak up because of fear. @27unihted.bsky.social 27unihted.substack.com/p/a-culture-...

A culture of fear and low morale at NIH is eroding scientific integrity

Concern 9 of the Bethesda Declaration: One Year Later

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A STAT analysis of NIH spending shows that in the 2026 fiscal year, which ended Wednesday, the agency continued reducing grant awards involving health disparities, race, and ethnicity but made little progress toward other Trump administration priorities. https://bit.ly/3Vu0JPq

Sharing a new publication on INTEGRATIVE HEALTH EQUITY IN PRIMARY CARE, written with 2 community physician colleagues + lawyer @keeganwarren.bsky.social. This article is based on a case study about 1 family & provides practical ways to offer whole person care authors.elsevier.com/a/1npVSLj2nC...

I'm excited to share a new article on how people with chronic pain experience social support in group medical visits. We know social support helps chronic pain--this article describes in detail what it can look like for health care to include social support! www.annfammed.org/content/24/5...

Social Support in Group Medical Visits for Chronic Pain in Primary Care

PURPOSE Social support is associated with improved outcomes for people with chronic pain and is an important but understudied component of biopsychosocial pain care. We sought to explore how group med...

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Please join me in thanking the named plaintiffs in this lawsuit, including @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @michaeldgreen.phd & @jddaw.bsky.social These brave scientists are taking on risk to protect science, scientists & beneficiaries of science (all of us). www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties Union

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

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Breaking: Federal judge hits pause on Trump admin's plan to limit visa length for grad students & postdocs on the day before the policy was supposed to go into effect this quote, from the temporary ruling, is quite something (from a George W. Bush appointee, I will add)

Couple of pieces that we've published today, in addition to America's Compact for Higher Education. The first is from @jeremymberg.bsky.social, with an analysis of words removed from NIH grants. Spoiler: looks like the NIH testimony about there not being a banned words list doesn't hold up.

Characterizing Coerced Word Removal from NIH Grants in Fiscal Year 2026 — Stand Up for Science Foundation

NIH staff are now charged with reviewing both new and existing grant applications for “misalignment” with “agency priorities” and enforcing changes when this is the case. This process has been called ...

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Proud of this feature in @nativenewsonline.bsky.social about our recently (as of yesterday!) released Guidelines for the Publishing of Indigenous Data. Check it out!

Indigenous Scholars Establish Guidelines for Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing

Overview: Indigenous scholars led by Lydia Jennings have developed new guidelines to help ensure Indigenous peoples’ rights, knowledge and data sovereignty are respected in scientific research and sch...

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Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Community midwives in CA want to take care of people insured through Medicaid, but face many administrative barriers that could be changed. Wrote about this w/ midwife colleagues & @jessicamharrison.bsky.social @jenjames.design & many more onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Barriers to Medicaid Participation for Community Midwives in California

Introduction The United States faces persistent perinatal health care inequities, and there is growing recognition that midwifery care, including community-based care offered outside of hospital set...

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Wildfire smoke is now a national health issue — and for pregnant people, the risks run deeper than most realize. PRHE Acting Director Dr. Amy Padula shares what the science says and how to protect yourself. Read our latest blog here: https://wp.me/p96JEP-2dm

AHRQ exists to find ways to deliver better, lower cost healthcare. Trump’s gutting it. Earlier today, we posted what we believe is a complete list of AHRQ terminations from last week. ⤵️ If you have more info, please submit it here: grant-witness.us/submit-nih-a...

Noam Ross@noamross.net · 3mo ago

Last week's terminations at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) total at least 150 grants worth $230M. That is over half of the agency's portfolio. It's the latest assault on healthcare, health equity, and the rule of law. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #AHRQ 🧪

I want to stress that people who have drugs should not be shot dead either.

Houston Chronicle@houstonchronicle.com · 3mo ago

A lawyer says white crystals that prompted an FBI warrant to search Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van after he was shot by ICE were salt for hydration, not drugs. bit.ly/4wOeNRf

Reminder: Today(7/13) is the deadline (at 11:59pm ET) for comments on OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034). This guide by Elizabeth Ginexi is probably the most helpful thing I've seen for commenting! elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034)

What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice

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💫HIP is proud to launch our new Policy Platform for Public Health Action: Building the Conditions for Collective Health. It offers a clear set of policy priorities for advancing health, justice, and multiracial democracy together. Explore the platform: www.healthinpartnership.org/resources/hi...

Now in print: Our new article on postpartum care from US community midwives. Across >20,000 births, we show that community midwives provide average of 4 postpartum visits to parent-infant dyads (vs typically 1 postpartum visit from hospital-based clinicians). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Community Midwifery Postpartum Care: National Data From Community Practice

Introduction The United States is a global anomaly in its lack of postpartum care. Community midwives’ scope of practice generally includes maternal and infant care until 6 weeks after birth, althou...

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We are all touched by federal grants (libraries, local arts non-profits, health care services, and much more), and will be negatively affected by these changes. Thankfully it is easy to write public comments opposing them! Comments can be anonymous & just a few sentences, or much longer

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4mo ago

Our official guide to help you write a public comment on the OMB-2026-0034 is here: zurl.co/XgyzA Submit your comment and take additional actions here: zurl.co/RiDuv #StandUpForScience #OMB #Vought #SaveScience #FundScience

We can and must fight back! Join us on June 24 for a Virtual Action Hour to learn what’s at stake and draft your own public comment opposing this proposal before the July 13 comment deadline. ➡️ Register here: healthinpartnership-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HIP Action Hour to Oppose Proposed OMB Rule. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is continuing its pernicious quest to eviscerate the heart of public health and scientific practice. It just published a Proposed Federal Financial As...

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Well done editorial from the Diabetes Care Editorial team on how Vought's proposed rule will disrupt science in the U.S. Please read and share! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Please Tell Me It Is Only a Nightmare—The Proposed Dismantling of the United States Federal Research Infrastructure

Steven E. Kahn, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, John B. Buse, Elizabeth Selvin, Vanita R. Aroda, Seth A. Berkowitz, Matthew J. Crowley, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Meg

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Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal here 👉 zurl.co/8lTLx #StandUpForScience #Science #SaveScience #Vought #OMB

Are you a scientist or have you benefited from the fruits of research, from new treatments to new technologies? Then you have a job to do. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. Register for this meeting--then take action. @standupforscience.net

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 5mo ago

What does the new OMB proposal mean for science? How can we STOP VOUGHT and SAVE SCIENCE together? All of these questions and more to be discussed at the Emergency Science Meeting on June 2nd, 4PM ET, hosted by Stand Up for Science! Register at the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/g3vTZ

Best time to start Standing Up for Science was years ago. Second best time is NOW. 📣Leave public comment ☎️Contact Congress 🚨Register for the @standupforscience.net Emergency Science Meeting tomorrow at 4pm et ONE STOP SHOP: fight2win.standupforscience.net

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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule

Russell Vought is going destroy American Science

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Physicians face the same challenges that other new mothers do in accessing comprehensive, skilled, coordinated care after childbirth [missing from this excellent & upsetting article is the important role midwives can play in providing needed postpartum care]

Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A terrible story of the struggles facing new mothers in America. Thanks to Sejal Hathi for writing it. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/o...

Highly recommend this & the whole series of analyses by longtime (former) NIH staff person Elizabeth Ginexi. She is doing the deep dive these changes deserve, and explaining them clearly: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/scientific...

Scientific Censorship at the NIH

On September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

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Every year we know more about how our cycle impacts many aspects of our life. And yes, it can also impact your work as a scientist! Read more for tips on optimizing your time and energy. 🙌🏼 buff.ly/8tvyxEC #AcademicSky #ECRchat #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI

How to plan your scientific writing around your hormones

Some days the theory of productivity works and you focus and write your papers. Other days it doesn't work. If you are a menstruating woman

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As an ob-gyn, you’re a force for health in your community. When you speak up to defend access to abortion care and mifepristone, you make a difference. Start with our guidance on medication abortion and the evidence affirming mifepristone’s safety: https://bit.ly/4eBLMm4 #ActionWithACOG

Competition for NIH grants is stiffer than it has ever been. Researchers we surveyed are scrambling for alternatives — but even pivoting is hard, because of a lack of NIH solicitations for awards To some, things feel bleaker than they did a year ago www.statnews.com/2026/04/30/n...

Securing NIH awards is getting more competitive — and confusing

The likelihood of snagging NIH grants has plunged to historic lows, forcing academic researchers to resort to a variety of tactics to try to obtain funding

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Recently, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools quietly published updated standards that no longer explicitly require med schools to teach about health equity. In my piece, I argue that this rollback harms us all & that medical schools have an obligation to keep teaching this content.

Why rolling back health equity training in medical schools is a dangerous failure that puts all patients at risk.

Medical Schools Have an Obligation to Push Back Against Federal Pressure

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Very good (if tragic) story from the Washington Post [GIft Link] wapo.st/3OONwh6 1/8

For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality

The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

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