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NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated. The USAID programs were cut anyway. By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social

submitted 11 hours ago • 82 comments

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

submitted 1 day ago • 597 comments

These are just 5 (of the many) reasons we're standing up for science on March 7th. In Philly, at City Hall, 11a. Nationwide here: standupforscience2025.org. Thx to our volunteer @ceire-hay.bsky.social for this nifty GIF! @amandastherrien.bsky.social @brookedl.bsky.social @dramandar.bsky.social

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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

submitted 1 day ago • 682 comments

#pubmed is core to the scientific community. Weaponizing science. Making science go away that doesn’t fit the narrative is unethical and ultimately will hurt the people we have dedicated our lives to serving. #sciencematters #nih #cdc #medsky

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Without the flu vaccine next year, potentially millions of people without Medicaid and access to care, hospitals folding without Medicaid and DISH funds, the healthcare system will be beyond crisis mode. Buckle up. This season was bad. Wait till next year. Signed, Tired ER Doctor #medsky

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

submitted 4 days ago • 307 comments

In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.

submitted 3 days ago • 390 comments

#democracy

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

submitted 3 days ago • 1726 comments

The organization RFK Jr formerly led is actively putting information out stating that the measles vaccine is to blame for this outbreak, not declining vaccination rates. It’s a lie. The measles vaccine is both incredibly effective and very safe. His rhetoric is responsible for these realities.

submitted 5 days ago • 433 comments

Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know

submitted 5 days ago • 729 comments

There are things we can do, even when it feels like all hope is lost. I don't know about you but I'm furious, scared, anxious... and I want to channel those emotions into action. If you need ideas about how to get involved, message me! Thanks to @whenweallvote.bsky.social for this graphic.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Many have written about the House Bill that just passed, but so many outside the beltway are not aware 🧵 What’s "Budget Reconciliation"? It’s Congress’s turbo button for passing $$$ bills with just 51 Senate votes (no 60 needed!) Used for tax cuts, healthcare, climate ⚡ #BudgetReconciliation

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

submitted 6 days ago • 710 comments

The budget resolution that Republicans jammed through tonight—without a single Democratic vote—does 2 things: 1. It cuts Medicaid for half a million Arizonans 2. It adds trillions to the deficit

submitted 6 days ago • 16 comments

They’re cutting Medicaid

submitted 6 days ago • 2133 comments

Hospitals rely on. #medicaid funds to keep the doors open, pay for people with low incomes and to have a steady stream of income. If you don’t think your healthcare system is on the brink of disaster, ask anyone who works in an ER or hospital right now. This is game over for many hospitals.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Listen to the hospital CEO at HCA. Who cares about the employee, she’s probably going to die. I’m more worried about the Baker Act patient. Who never even should have been brought there. This shows how disposable healthcare workers are to their employers. #MedSky

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

submitted 8 days ago • 578 comments

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

submitted 11 days ago • 712 comments

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

submitted 12 days ago • 835 comments

Can AI advance lifesaving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular care? $12M is available to fund 3 investigators/teams proposing novel uses of artificial intelligence in health and health care delivery. Pre-proposals due Feb. 27.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, just 11 years old, “took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

submitted 12 days ago • 1413 comments

Withholding vaccines would be extremely unethical. You CANNOT withhold an intervention that clearly works.

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Thinking of our colleagues in #Chicago. It is not safe to be in the ED. As an ER doc for 20 yrs, I have seen too many colleagues who have been hit, punched, shot at, stabbed etc. The violence is worse as society questions medicine and science more and more. www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

ZELENSKYY: The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe? ZELENSKYY: Yes

submitted 15 days ago • 811 comments

Why does this matter? Once the bird flu spreads to dairy, this will threaten core parts of the U.S. food chain. Eggs, chicken, milk, beef. The next question is, what will be next? And how will this impact our human transmission numbers? #birdflu

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

IHS is traditionally understaffed and uses contractors to fill roles (especially physicians and nurses). Firing these clinical staff will gravely impact the ability to care for an already underserved group.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

I’m going to continue to work until my computer access is revoked,” Lennox said. “Then I’m going to volunteer. I’m going to keep working as best I can to support the veterans. That’s what I’m here for.” taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...

submitted 17 days ago • 492 comments

This is demented.

submitted 17 days ago • 2562 comments

Th EIS officers I know took major pay cuts to be able to work in this prestigious program & get jump started in their public health careers. These are some of the brightest, most talented minds in public health. What a loss for all of us. What a threat to containing infectious disease globally.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Rfk jr just passed through the senate 53-47. He will lead CMS, NIH, CDC, FDA. He didn’t know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. And has repeatedly spoken out against vaccines. This is a terrifying time to be a physician, researcher and Mom. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk...

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Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

submitted 20 days ago • 25 comments

In my 21 years as an ER doctor, I have seen <5 cases of measles. This is going to radically change and lives will be needlessly lost. #VaccinesSaveLives

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President JD Vance have some experts warning of a potential constitutional crisis.

submitted 19 days ago • 178 comments