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BREAKING: Donald Trump issued an executive order tonight aimed at ending several decades-old and highly successful government programs. Among the programs Trump says he's ending: The Federal Executive Boards and the Presidential Management Fellows Program. What do they do, you ask? Key things!

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Lots of accidental firing of people needed to project public health …

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Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

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Great story about the value of government workers on CBS Sunday Morning. In my career, I've had the privilege of knowing and working with so many excellent, mission-driven public servants. They deserve better than how they are being treated. As citizens, we do too. www.cbsnews.com/video/a-gove...

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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...

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Trump admin moved to terminate the CDC’s epidemic intelligence service officers — then revised the termination list and left them off, @lenasun.bsky.social + me report But clear takeaway from Trump’s overall approach: U.S. is pulling back on infectious-disease efforts even as new threats loom

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Firearms are the leading cause of death for US children.

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“Let them suffer the consequences of their actions.” I see this so much in my mentions, often from anonymous accounts who could be bots or ops for all I know, but whatever they are, they are trying to normalize a false bifurcation. If “they” are suffering, so are people you consider to be “us.”

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🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in 🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over 🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s 🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day

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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

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“It’s still far too hard to get opioid use disorder treatment when you’re pregnant. If we can just start with getting the medication to those who need it... things start to get better,” said @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social. “Taking care of mom is good for baby.” iqsolutions.com/our-impact/t...

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New lawsuit update and it's a big one... Major "R1" universities + Public & Land-Grants + American Council on Ed + others join together in suit that "challenges a flagrantly unlawful action" by NIH and HHS. www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s move to slash NIH funding www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Does anyone know of a resource of research economic impact by congressional district?

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This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”

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In Georgia- NIH FUNDING: $780 M JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

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MMWR is back up. That's great news. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

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Visiting friends at the American Academy of Pediatrics DC office, thinking about the first time I was here as a resident.

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" ... its employees have risked their lives in the best tradition of public service. The U.S.A.I.D. Memorial Wall honors 99 people killed while working for the agency in places such as Sudan, Haiti, Afghanistan and Ethiopia." Great piece by @nickkristof.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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MMWR has not published since Jan 16. CDC communication is critical to the nation’s health. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

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Check out our survey of American’s priorities for public heath in the Trump Administration.

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Well just received this email regarding a paper under review:

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Excited to release our Rollins-Gallup Public Health Priorities Survey tomorrow! What do Americans want the Trump Administration to focus on? Stay tuned! #publichealth @emoryrollins.bsky.social

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All eyes on BILL CASSIDY GOP senator (and physician) has been focus of major lobbying campaign over his RFK Jr vote, which could prove decisive Doctors are urging him to say no Kennedy allies are optimistic he’s a yes We’ll know soon: Senate panel votes on Tuesday w @rachelroubein.bsky.social

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The shut down of USAID and its activities that reach hundreds of millions is already harming humanity and America. www.foxnews.com/video/636820...

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"USAID’s projects included providing assistance to famine-stricken regions in Sudan, providing textbooks for displaced schoolchildren in Ukraine and training health workers in Rwanda, according to an archived version of its website." USAID does critical work.

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@USAID is enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling. It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks. Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

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Sold my Tesla yesterday. Reinforcement in the news today. USAID is a critical organization for the US and the world.

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“I hope senators will protect American kids from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...

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“Agency staff were also sent an email Friday directing them to contact scientific journals to pull back manuscripts that had been accepted, but not yet published, that did not comply with the executive order on gender ideology” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Remember how I keep telling y'all to stay updated on ALL of your vaccines? Well the ACIP specific guidance on individual vaccines has been taken down. Pediatricians and primary care providers use these guidelines EVERYDAY! www.cdc.gov/acip/

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On the left, CDC’s page of vaccine-specific recommendations from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) On the right, that page tonight

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We at KFF downloaded a lot of government data that has now been removed. I know other organizations have as well.

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The states with the largest % of children covered by Medicaid by number of rural counties are: New Mexico 23 Louisiana 19 Mississippi 13 Arkansas 9 Kentucky 8 #LearnAboutMedicaid

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Recorded Health Wanted with @laurelbristow.bsky.social today! Always fun. Lots of fancy awards when you walk into @wabe.org. Show will be out next Friday. If you aren’t listening to this show you should be! open.spotify.com/show/3xUnxkV...

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On the eve of RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing. A reminder why vaccines are so important. www.ajc.com/news/health-...

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Medicaid covers 72 million people, more than one out of every five people in the U.S.

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Important finding in @jama.com Pediatrics today - sleep-related deaths increased substantially. We need attention to this issue. A reminder that there are ~3x as many infant sleep-related deaths as maternal deaths. Both deserve far more attention. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/w...

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“The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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40% of counties have no opioid treatment centers. When facilities exist, only 29% offer specific programs for pregnant/postpartum women. “It’s still far too hard to get opioid use disorder treatment when you’re pregnant,” said @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social. My latest. iqsolutions.com/our-impact/t...

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Let’s do this! #GoBills

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