NIH indirects case update & summary of Trump admin’s args: - Trump admin not backing down - Oral argument this Friday, 2/14 - Hearing is to decide whether to extend the block - 1 hearing for all 3 cases Trump admin filed its arguments on Friday. Here’s some of what it’s arguing: 🧵

Preventing NIH funding has a devastating effect on research productivity - Monica Bertagnolli oncodaily.com/blog/monica-... #AdministrationPriorities #BiomedicalResearch #Cancer #CongressionallyMandatedAdvisoryCommittee #LeadershipChanges #NIH #Oncology #OncoDaily #ResearchDevelopment #Research

Monica Bertagnolli: Preventing NIH funding has a devastating effect on research productivity - OncoDaily

Monica Bertagnolli: Preventing NIH funding has a devastating effect on research productivity / administration priorities, biomedical research, cancer,

oncodaily.com

"Society is convinced weight is under an individual’s control and so the sense that I had brought this on myself—and the developing baby—was overwhelming." Sue Fletcher-Watson describes the pressures of constant monitoring in a pregnancy deemed high risk www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform. Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ? Their greed is our opportunity.

Aaron Black@aaronblack.bsky.social · 2y ago

It is not free speech when Trump aligned oligarchs have their thumbs on the algorithms of all the social media apps.

Just did a lecture on COVID-19/surveillance systems in my infectious disease epidemiology course. Withdrawing would be a major blow to global #PublicHealth... From @sherylnyt.bsky.social in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

nytimes.com

The GLP-1 family of drugs have anti-inflammatory effects independent of weight loss. 2 new studies shed light on the mechanisms —brain-gut-GLP axis blocks inflammation induced by TLRs (toll-like receptor) www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks.

Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary

The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks.

npr.org

Cancer is a common cause of line-of-duty death for firefighters. We worked across the aisle to reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry so we can improve research into health and safety standards for these heroes who put their lives on the line for us every day.

Yeah.

A thread dedicated to the enduring peculiarity of French painter Frédéric Bazille, born today in 1841. Although he was close to many Impressionists you probably haven't heard much about him, largely because he died in the Franco-Prussian War at age 28, a few years before Impressionism hit its stride

If you live in Utah and hate the inversion, here are the sources. And you probably guessed it right: cars are the biggest source of pollution, followed by buildings. Transit and heat pumps are the most sensible solutions. If you care, please consider contacting your state legislators.

Given the buzz around Bluesky lately- if you'd like to read more on blue skies, I recently wrote for MoMA on perhaps the most beloved work in its collection - the Starry Night - and Van Gogh's fascination with the theme of artificial illumination www.moma.org/magazine/art...

Star Man: Vincent van Gogh’s Illuminated Nights | Magazine | MoMA

The author explores Van Gogh’s fascination with different kinds of illumination, from stars to newly invented gaslight.

moma.org

Discovery of a biomass foam for potentially 98%+ removal of microplastics from water @ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Revivable self-assembled supramolecular biomass fibrous framework for efficient microplastic removal

Chitin-cellulose fibrous foam constructed by hydrogen bonding–induced self-assembly achieved efficient removal of microplastics.

science.org

Hello #EpiSky! 👋 We wanted to give everyone a chance to introduce themselves - if you're a fan of #epidemiology, please respond to this thread telling us a little about yourself! Who are you? What are you working on? What is something you're looking forward to?

Are you thinking of applying for an F or K award? Check out the helpful tips from @mariaglymour.bsky.social, Michael Harhay, Traci Bethea, and Stephanie Leonard in this 3-part series about grant writing for trainees:

SERexperts – Society for Epidemiologic Research

The SER Mentoring Committee is hosting a panel discussion on the promotion and tenure process. Our panel includes several individuals who have participated in the promotion and tenure process at…

buff.ly

"Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Linda McMahon, a political ally with no substantial background in education, is yet another deeply concerning move in his ongoing effort to undermine public education."

LGBTQ+ youth group sounds alarm over Linda McMahon nomination, foresees education rollbacks under Trump

“They’ve purged the ‘immune system’ within the government that held back their worst impulses,” GLSEN executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.

advocate.com

Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination. ja.ma/4i9ghPC

Writing holiday cards for our cancer patients who participate in research! @leonidasplatan1.bsky.social