We are at “the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding.” Scientific progress & human health will suffer.

Nature@nature.com · 7mo ago

With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins. go.nature.com/49fOOrP

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots

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Did we all take organic chemistry & the MCAT & miss the social part of our early 20’s and work 80 hours a week for 3+ years for the brain worm guy who doesn’t know what a p-value is to destroy our nation’s public health system? No. Time to lean into our expertise and speak up.

We should determine if downsizing the National Weather Service, off-loading emergency responses, & policy that ignores climate change contributed to deaths in Texas. If not, environmental disasters will become the new gun violence - deaths we shrug our shoulders about & accept.

ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

The Trump administration has chosen not just to trivialize the danger presented by climate change, but to revoke funding for the very data collection and research that would help the country better understand and prepare for this moment. By @abrahm.bsky.social

We have a moral obligation to speak out to help our patients.

Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD@prasad.bsky.social · last yr.

it’s shocking to me how quickly the decades-long bipartisan consensus in support of NIH & research into cancer and other diseases evaporated the evisceration of NIH makes state & private fundraising all the more urgent as a stopgap, till we come to our senses we are leaving patients in the lurch

Photos from Houston Chronicle journalists show Houston's "No Kings" protest where thousands gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown.

Photos: Thousands of No Kings protesters march through downtown Houston

Photos from Houston Chronicle journalists show Houston's "No Kings" protest where thousands gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown.

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Dr. Stuart Wong points out the control arm performed favorably compared to EORTC 22931 and RTOG 9501 studies. Several key questions remain unanswered. #ASCO25

I join Dr. Stuart Wong from @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social in thanking @ascocancer.bsky.social for advocating for cancer research funding - to help improve outcomes for our patients. #ASCO25

Let’s stop giving our $$ to billionaires who don’t care about our well being.

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @glaucomflecken.bsky.social for your insightful, inspiring, and funny convocation address at @mdanderson.bsky.social. Compassion and evidence-based care will prevail.

Vaccines cause adults.

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · last yr.

People who are immigrants deserve to be treated with compassion and humanity.

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We all benefit from federally funded science info, public health resources, & medical research. Although the scientific advances have been phenomenal, our communication about the funding impact has apparently been poor. @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social

NPR@npr.org · last yr.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Repealing the Medicaid expansion could cause nearly 15,000 excess deaths annually. Preventable deaths are particularly tragic.

The Lancet@thelancet.com · last yr.

The US Congress has proposed cuts to Medicaid, a programme with 72 million people enrolled, reversing the Affordable Care Act expansion. In a letter, authors estimate the potential effect of the cuts on mortality & catastrophic health-care spending: tinyurl.com/mwp53v8t

Cancer research saves lives! We all need to call our representatives TODAY and urge them to continue to support this amazing progress. As a physician, I am morally obliged to do so @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)@theaacr.bsky.social · last yr.

The cancer death rate is declining steadily in the US, and more people are living longer and fuller lives after a cancer diagnosis. Read about the research-driven progress during National Cancer Research Month—#NCRM25: cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/progress/cpr... #contents8 #UnitedByCancerResearch

Someone needs to teach RFK Jr that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.

Girls just want to have FUNding for cancer research.

Jimmy Kimmel@jimmykimmel.com · last yr.

I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social

Stay tuned. #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #ImpeachTrump

At yesterday's opening ceremony, we asked the cancer community to stand together to make their voices heard in support of innovative cancer science and medicine. #CancerResearchSavesLives® #AACR25

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

We (scientists, physicians) have done a great job advancing the understanding of cancer biology, preventing cancer, and treating cancer. We have done a poor job educating the public about why cancer research is vital. #AACR25 @theaacr.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)@theaacr.bsky.social · last yr.

"It is critically important that we raise our voices in support of innovative cancer science and medicine." AACR President Patricia M. LoRusso, DO, PhD (hc), FAACR, calls on the #AACR25 delegates to stand together and call on Congress to make cancer research a national priority.

Thank you @baldwin.senate.gov for your unwavering support of cancer research. Well deserved #AACR2025 award for your support. Cancer research saves lives.

These proposed changes in US federal funding for medical research will markedly slow down our progress toward curing and preventing cancer. @theaacr.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social

The Cancer Letter@cancerletter.com · last yr.

Trump administration seeks to slash NIH by roughly 40% as 27 institutes and centers are whittled down to eight, according to a confidential document obtained by The Cancer Letter. https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20250418_2/

We must all advocate with our own representatives to support funding for scientific research in the USA. @aaas.org @theaacr.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @tedcruz45.bsky.social @repfletcher.bsky.social

American Association for the Advancement of Science@aaas.org · last yr.

Congress recently passed FY25 funding at mostly flat levels for science, with language preventing capped indirect costs at NIH. Advocacy played a role. The coming months are critical to ensure funds are fully spent as attention turns to FY26. AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the President's Budget Request ⤵️

Today I am calling my reps to object to international students who are legally in the country having their visas revoked without committing a crime. This action is reprehensible and wastes resources that could be used to protect us from real criminals.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

Immigration arrests are taking place at universities across the U.S. The story of three Columbia students helps explain what’s happening, and why. Listen to "The Daily."

Consumer protections have evaporated. Call your reps today to oppose higher overdraft fees for banks.

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last yr.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

New tariffs threaten our cancer patients’ access to medicines and devices @ascocancer.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social

The Cancer Letter@cancerletter.com · last yr.

For over a month since Trump announced his intent to impose aggressive new tariffs, lobbyists for hospitals, medical societies, and makers of branded and generic drugs have been trying to convince him to rethink. https://cancerletter.com/news-analysis/20250321_1/

Please let your reps in Texas know that you oppose bills that limit access to birth control. @pwdp.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @ppfa.org

Wil Jeudy@wiljay.bsky.social · last yr.

The bills are SB619 and HB2816. Texans - Oppose both of these bullshit bills please.