Elaine Schattner
@eschattner.bsky.social
Author. Physician. Speaker. Former Oncologist. Cancer Survivor. Patient Advocate. Feminist. Swimmer. New Yorker. #RESIST
He said the quiet part out loud. You work for us, not him, Blanche.
With the ACA's enhanced subsidies now expired, Trump officials are very motivated to make ACA coverage appear more affordable. So they are pouring gasoline on "catastrophic" plans and other skimpy options. More with @tarabannow.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/2...
Trump officials push for skimpier coverage in ACA marketplaces
The Trump administration wants the 2027 ACA marketplace to offer plans with lower premiums — but the tradeoff is high deductibles and risk for those needing care.
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From education to pandemic preparedness and public health, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science go.nature.com/4qF9gtK
‘Every aspect of my work life has changed’ — scientists reflect on a year of Trump
From education to pandemic preparedness and public-health cuts, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science.
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Trump is piloting a program to let AI review seniors’ medical information and decide what Medicare covers for them — while giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. We must call on every Member of Congress to block this. 👇
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
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Medicaid cuts don’t just hurt the low-income. As @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and I write, cutting Medicaid drives up hospitals’ uncompensated care, putting them at risk of closure & increasing by 20-40 mi the distance to rural hospitals. Hurts privately insured too. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most
Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.
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"Giving patients an extra seven months before their cancers progressed and nearly two years without harm to quality of life could be a big deal," Dr. Sharpless said www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/h... #BreastCancer #ASCO25
Drug-Defying Breast Cancers Spotted Early in Blood Test Study
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“Liquid biopsies” alert people with advanced breast cancer when new treatments stop working, allowing patients to switch to more effective therapies before their tumors grow larger. #asco25 #asco2025 #bcsm www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
'Liquid biopsies' alert advanced breast cancer patients when new drugs are needed
Blood tests can reveal when breast cancer treatments stop working, allowing women to switch to more effective therapies before their tumors grow larger.
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A radical transformation of our way of life is underway. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this administration is normal.
It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here. Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country. Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Of course, exercise is no guarantee for preventing cancer or its recurrence. But wow, it's hard to ignore these results, @andrewgregory.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #ASCO25
Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
theguardian.com
An encouraging analysis re: oncologists' treatment recommendations and motivation. I hope these findings pan out in community and non-Medicare settings! #ASCO25
Aaron Mitchell@thewonkologist.bsky.social · last yr.Presenting at #ASCO25 today! I was expecting to find evidence that oncologists prefer more-lucrative treatments, and was surprised by our results! Clinical benefit matters, drug profit did not. Cc @dusetzinas.bsky.social
“AI isn’t going to replace oncologists, but oncologists who use AI are going to replace those who don’t,” said @jrgralow.bsky.social https://cancerletter.com/clinical/20250523_4/
A new AI tool enables speedy use of ASCO guidelines, eliminating typical errors - The Cancer Letter
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Google Cloud have developed a tool called the ASCO Guidelines Assistant to help oncologists parse through and interpret clinical practice guidelines. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all […]
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It's a "War on Science," says Bernie Sanders. He's right. www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain sci...
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"Operation Housewife"--Trump's admin has cut key offices at Head Start, which provides child care programs for low-income families, and is considering doing away with federal tax credits for day care. @jessicavalenti.bsky.social jessica.substack.com/p/trump-has-...?
Trump Has a Stay-At-Home Plan for Women
5.12.25
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"The problem is not that the price of prescription drugs is too low in Europe and Canada. The problem is that the extraordinarily greedy pharmaceutical industry made over $100 billion in profits last year by ripping off the American people.” @sanders.senate.gov www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump revives drug-pricing plan—but it’s mostly smoke and mirrors
President Donald Trump is trying to revive a familiar campaign trick: cutting prescription drug prices. On Sunday, he announced plans to reintroduce a “most favored nation” policy aimed at ...
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Rural #cancer care at risk, among other fallout of Trump and RFKJr's #NIH cuts, www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/nih...
NIH funding battle threatens rural cancer care, lifesaving drug trials, and economic stability | Milwaukee Independent
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Many of the Medicaid proposals from House Republicans are technical and wonky, and will be difficult for the public to absorb. What won’t be difficult to absorb: CBO’s estimate that the changes will increase the number of people without health insurance by at least 8.6 million.
Trump wants to lower prescription drug prices. Sounds great! but only if it happens: "Any such plan will most likely be subject to challenges in court, and it is not clear whether it will pass legal muster," www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
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www.reuters.com/business/hea... Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be undertaken at a doctor's office.
US FDA approves first at-home test for cervical cancer screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be undertaken at a doctor's office.
reuters.com
mRNA-based vaccines are lifesaving scientific achievements. Efforts by the Trump administration to cancel or pause grants that fund the development of mRNA vaccines jeopardize our health and safety.
Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.
nytimes.com
Join us on June 14 for nationwide protests to deny Trump’s fascist birthday wish and send him one message: NO KINGS! Trump wants the world to see a glorious and powerful ruler, but what we’ll show them is a weak and unpopular president: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Overall cancer incidence in the U.S. among people under age 50 years was relatively flat, 2010 - 2019, while overall deaths from early-onset cancer declined, @theaacr.bsky.social #CancerDiscovery aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
