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How much expertise did a key vaccine panel lose this week when RFK Jr. fired its 17 members and appointed 8 new ones? @meredithwadman.bsky.social and I looked at their publication records to find out. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Scoop from @sarareardon.bsky.social about the erratic process behind NIH's grant cancellations. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Have advocates of more rigor in science been "useful idiots" who unwittingly helped Trump's attacks on U.S. research? @cathleenogrady.bsky.social sheds light on a fascinating discussion. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Selling journal subscriptions is how scholarly societies have long made money. But that revenue stream is declining, putting the other work societies do at risk. www.science.org/content/arti... by @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social

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Yesterday, Senators asked NIH director Jay Bhattacharya how Trump can justify a 40% cut to NIH's budget. He declined to say. www.science.org/content/arti... by @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social

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In the early 2010s, critics started pointing out that much of the psychology literature was unreliable. Now, a statistical analysis suggests the field is improving, @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

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“We dissent to Administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.” www.science.org/content/arti...

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“It is a difficult time:” Mpox continues to spread in Africa but vaccination efforts are falling far short. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @cohenjon.bsky.social)

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Tiny Sierra Leone has seen more than 3000 mpox cases since January; the past few weeks, it accounted for more than half of all new cases in Africa. www.science.org/content/arti...

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HIV control efforts are falling apart in Lesotho en Eswatini, which have the highest infection rates in the world. This story by @cohenjon.bsky.social is the first in a series about Trump cuts' effects on global health, funded by the @pulitzercenter.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Rubber hitting road: The elimination of US funding for programs that help countries fight neglected tropical diseases like lymphatic filariasis & river blindness is having & will have an enormous negative impact, @martinenserink.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Scientists used to think diseases that jump from animals to people really took off when people started domesticating cattle, sheep and goats 11,000 years ago. A new look at ancient bacterial DNA in @science.org by @poojaswali.bsky.social and colleagues suggests the pivotal moment came much later.

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

The Trump cuts to USAID undercut hard-won progress against 5 neglected tropical diseases that don't kill large numbers of people but that can be debilitating and stigmatizing--and that trap people in poverty. My story at www.science.org/content/arti...

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Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...

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ICYMI, @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short Q&A with NIH head Jay Bhattacharya was a wild ride: www.science.org/content/arti...

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Trump will tighten the rules on research that could make infectious agents more dangerous. What it means in practice is quite unclear. www.science.org/content/arti...

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A 400-page Trump administration report—authors unknown—on treatments for gender dysphoria “misrepresents the current medical consensus and fails to reflect the realities of pediatric care." www.science.org/content/arti... (By @phiejacobs.bsky.social)

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Be sure not to miss the last bit of @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's short, strange interview with NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya: www.science.org/content/arti...

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"The encounter was brief, sometimes confrontational, and even personal:" @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social's 20 minute-interview with new NIH director Jay Bhattacharya. www.science.org/content/arti...

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"It’s like I have to choose between my life and my career." The personal stories of 5 scientists affected by Trump's assault on science. www.science.org/content/arti...

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NIH ends so-called foreign subawards. "I’m struggling to convey the enormous consequences of what this would mean, including the inability to work meaningfully on some of the world’s biggest killers." www.science.org/content/arti...

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The devastating blows to American science during Trump's first 100 days, in numbers. And the end is nowhere in sight. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Great account about 100 stunning days at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. As one scientist told @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social: "I want to cry." www.science.org/content/arti...

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Thrilled to see @cohenjon.bsky.social and @sciwriabdul.bsky.social win an award for their stories about tracking infectious diseases in Nigeria. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/04...

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Misinformation research is a key target of the Trump administration, right up there with DEI. The field has been gutted. www.science.org/content/arti...

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In the swampy forests of New Guinea, the Indonesian government plans to create 1 million hectares of new rice farms. In the past, similar agricultural mega-projects have turned into disasters. www.science.org/content/arti...

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“It’s an opportunity that I’ve been waiting for, similar to an epidemiologist waiting for an outbreak." For economists, Trump's tariff chaos provides a rare research opportunity. www.science.org/content/arti...

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RFK Jr doubles down, says “environmental” toxins have sent autism rates soaring in the United States, @meredithwadman.bsky.social reports. A new NIH research initiative is supposed to provide answers by September. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Multilateralism isn't dead yet. The world—minus the US—just finished an agreement to prevent and fight future pandemics. www.science.org/content/arti...

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The chaos continues. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @sarareardon.bsky.social)

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To keep humanity safe, the Biological Weapons Convention need stronger teeth—which in the current political climate is unlikely to happen. www.science.org/content/arti...

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“There are ways that an NIH grant can be terminated... These terminations did not follow those rules.” www.science.org/content/arti... by @sarareardon.bsky.social

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A National Institutes of Health policy designed to shield federal scientists from political interference—gone. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @phiejacobs.bsky.social)

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One high level HHS official shown the door told Science, “I couldn’t have worked with these asshats anyway.” www.science.org/content/arti...

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Today's massacre at U.S. health agencies: “It’s chaos—absolute chaos." www.science.org/content/arti... by @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social

submitted 82 days ago • 2 comments

DOGE claims to save billions in taxpayer money. But ending research grants early—without getting data—wastes lots of money as well. Interesting analysis by @sarareardon.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...

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This hasn't gotten much attention—but new National Science Foundation grants have dropped by almost half since Trump took office, an analysis by @davidimiller.bsky.social shows. www.science.org/content/arti... (Story by @policyhound.bsky.social)

submitted 82 days ago • 6 comments

To go or not to go? Scientists reassess plans to travel to meetings in the U.S. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Today, RFK Jr. released the widely anticipated—and feared—plan to downsize his massive health department. www.science.org/content/arti...

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A "chilling" new level of political interference: NIH's solicitations for grant proposals will from now on be reviewed to check if they align with Trump's priorities. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @sarareardon.bsky.social)

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Even in 2025, some things still shock. Like the apparent selection of a long-time vaccine opponent who was disciplined & fined for practicing medicine without a license to conduct a new HHS study into whether there's a link between vaccines and autism. www.statnews.com/2025/03/26/r...

submitted 88 days ago • 28 comments

Exclusive from me and Jon Cohen @science.org: NIH is terminating nearly 1000 grants in a series of batches. One, which conducts HIV and TB clinical trials in South Africa, was labelled as a "DEI" study that "harms the health of Americans." www.science.org/content/arti...

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Could Trump trigger a brain drain from the United States? Many institutes overseas say they would welcome researchers who want to leave the country. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @cofford.bsky.social)

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Another bit of hopeful news, from @kakape.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti...

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Some good news amid all the bad news: An antibody treatment helps some people keep HIV in check without antiretroviral drugs. www.science.org/content/arti... by @cohenjon.bsky.social

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