Consider a donation to your local food bank if you are US-based SNAP benefits are in jeopardy cc @londyloo.bsky.social #ACR25

Alison Bays, MD (she/her)@alisonbays.bsky.social · 10mo ago

There is already information on social determinants of health all over our patients charts. Closing quote: “At the end of the day, we got into medicine to help people. In one week, millions of Americans will lose access to food benefits if our government continues to be shut down.”

Traveling to the annual nerd convention. In Chicago #ACR2025 #Rheum so excited

a poster that says science does n't lie on a blue background

ALT: a poster that says science does n't lie on a blue background

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How do our brains learn when choices affect both ourselves and others? New work by @shawnrhoadsphd.com, @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @thepsychologist.bsky.social, @drjocutler.bsky.social, et al. in @natcomms.nature.com reveals shared neural computations for prosocial & antisocial learning rdcu.be/eL8mZ

They just killed NHANES. Every US public health student learns about this study. It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH@rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 10mo ago

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Friendly reminder if you are on MEDICARE or MEDICAID to please call your clinic if you have any upcoming VIRTUAL or telephone appointments and reschedule them in person or speak to clinic about if they will still see you virtually.

I work with Veterans. If I told them that they "killed people and broke things for a living" they would (rightfully) tell me to go to hell. Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo ago

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

….don’t worry there’s only 1207 days left 🫣 (sarcasm)

Breakthroughs come from past failures. Huntington disease affects 30,000 Americans. This treatment targets the HTT gene, responsible for neuronal health. It is also based on a similar drug that failed clinical trials. And guess what- this harnesses microRNAs. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease

Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder

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Endorsed by Sam the rural health advoCATe. We need better. @codymullens.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Rural Hospitals Deserve More Than Patchwork Policies

This Viewpoint discusses reworking the funding and organization of rural hospitals to enhance their sustainability.

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Hi. So ummm…are they gonna extend the Medicare telehealth policy past 10/1/25???

Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient." No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.

Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I have reached out to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to ask how they will apply these recommendations to people seeking vaccines at their pharmacies. I cannot provide any info on how this will affect your ability to get a vaccine right now, because I don't know yet.

These ACIP members literally don't even know what the current ACIP recommendations for the vaccines they are voting on are

"With 2 weeks left before the end of this fiscal year, USDA’s [NIFA] had awarded just 558 competitive grants ... 68% fewer than during the prior fiscal year—and $741 million less in competitively awarded research funds" Don't forget #PlantSci and ag research, folks. www.science.org/content/arti...

USDA funding delays under Trump compromise agricultural research

Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated

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Most of the world recommends a universal birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, because that's when it's most effective. Babies need to be vaccinated within hours of birth to avoid being infected during delivery. #ACIP

Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?” By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push

Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...

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Society has normalized school shootings in the U.S. The shooting at a Catholic School near my sister's house in Minneapolis is just another example of how little care is given to the children in our country. You don't really know the evil of the world until you are trying to protect kids from it.

Lots of options but I'm going to go for a category not listed: a MENTEE who inspires me. It's @londyloo.bsky.social, whose use of social media to shed light on rural inequities in healthcare access made me realize that this is something we can ALL do, in our areas of focus Stories = impactful

Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)@cctsi.bsky.social · last yr.

Who inspires you? Tag a colleague, mentor, collaborator, or researcher who inspires you, and tell us why in the comments!

💫 REPEAT lab hiring a research coordinator💫 The Research on Excessive Persistent and Emotion-based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University is recruiting to fill a Clinical Research Coordinator position. Posting will close in 1 week!! 1/7🧵

People who think there is going to inevitably be a big pro-Dem backlash against Medicaid cuts should read this article. You have to remember there is an entire proganda apparatus that will blame the Dems for the effects of these Republican cuts. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Politics of Rural Hospital Closures - Political Behavior

Who do citizens hold responsible for outcomes and experiences? Hundreds of rural hospitals have closed or significantly reduced their capacity since just 2010, leaving much of the rural U.S. without a...

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In case anyone is still wondering if air traffic controller staffing is a problem and has downstream impact… 1. The pilot just told us that they have to fly around NYC because they are short staffed for air traffic control 2. They had to calculate whether or not we had enough gas to do it

As someone who literally became a physician to study and improve rural health for rheumatic patients & whose entire family lives rural, I don’t have words.

Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

"Those cuts not only threaten health care coverage for millions of vulnerable Americans but also would endanger many rural hospitals, which are more likely than urban hospitals to rely on government health care spending to stay in business." newrepublic.com/article/1955...

The Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts Could Cause a Rural Unemployment Crisis

The spending cuts could force many rural hospitals to close. That wouldn’t just be a crisis for rural health care but for rural employment too.

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Every infectious disease doc I know read the 1st paper (from now-discredited Didier Raoult group) about hydroxychloroquine for COVID, realized it was poorly done, and stopped (or never started) using it. Subsequent well-done RCT’s showed it was useless. And this guy is now in position of trust…🤦🏻‍♂️🤡

Dorit Reiss@doritreiss.bsky.social · last yr.

Scientist who was part of covid treatment controversy, recommending HCQ, returns to HHS wapo.st/4iUyuPV

Countering constant, widespread, anti-vaccine misinformation takes money, and the federal government under the Trump administration — a reliable partner to local health officials in the past — has taken a step back. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

An Insider's View of the Texas Measles Outbreak

Katherine Wells, the public health director in Lubbock, Texas, describes her fight to stop the largest measles outbreak since 2000, despite a chaotic reorganization of federal health agencies.

npr.org

"There is nothing wasteful or elitist about public investment in science. On the contrary, it is one of the most reliable drivers of shared prosperity—benefiting not just institutions or industries, but society as a whole. Now is the time to expand that commitment, not withdraw from it."

The National Science Foundation Is Being Dismantled. What The Economy Needs Is More Investment In Research, Not Less

The economic consequences of restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.

forbes.com

Growing up without cable enabled me to watch PBS Kids channel. Zoom show on PBS had special on the day after 9/11. Catered to helping kids process it. These shows enabled passion for STEM in this rural kid. Magic School Bus Sesame Street Zoom Bill Nye Science Guy PBS is public education.

Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.

Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...