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NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The CDC sent federal disease experts to assist in the response to the intensifying measles outbreak in Texas. At least 159 measles cases have been confirmed, with 22 of the patients been hospitalized. state officials said Tuesday.

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There's literaly an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer in the works. It's shown promising results in a Phase 1 trial. Most people with pancreatic cancer are dead within 5 years. It's what killed Patrick Swayze.

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The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

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I spent last week in Taipei with hundreds of human rights organizations, many of which had been impacted by the US aid freeze. While we were there, news came down that even more grants had been canceled, some of which were then reinstated. "Total chaos." @wired.com www.wired.com/story/rights...

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ATLAS's February profile of the inspiring Priya Gopalan is now out! Read more about her first steps in international law, the challenges she faced, what she considers the most impactful/ meaningful experiences, and her advice for others. www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...

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Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say Texas' abortion ban is the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. ⤵️ ✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana, @andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou 📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social

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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

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The making of a photobook: after three intense days of editing, No Woman’s Land will soon exist on paper. More info + Kickstarter + website coming on 8 March! We’re very keen to make the project accessible and educational, for schools to use, so a cheap version will come too (and the free website)

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A Trump administration freeze on foreign aid has left nonprofits and volunteers scrambling to fill gaps in funding that have forced layoffs, suspended services and closed doors.

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Terrific column by Canadian hockey legend / politician / writer Ken Dryden on meaning of Canada-US hockey showdown this weekend. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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My American friends sigh and tell me “it’s gonna be a long 4 years” and all I can think of is “thinking it’s going to be just 4 years is the wrong mindset when your country descends into competitive authoritarianism”. New stream: youtu.be/dCec7URk2CY?...

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In the UN vote today on Russian aggression, Trump's America sided with Russia, North Korea and Belarus in defending Putin's war. The U.S. was not even as independent-minded as Cuba and Iran, both of which abstained. In the world's fight for liberty, I fear the U.S. has just switched sides.

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#Ukraine has suffered relentless attacks by Russia, especially targeting the country’s healthcare system. I’m proud to work with colleagues at Physicians for Human Rights who bravely document the crimes and help us demand justice. phr.org/our-work/res...

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Undergraduate research opportunities are incredibly valuable, both for the students and for the progress of the work. And having undergraduate research experience is a massive help for grad school admission. REU cancellations harm students’ preparedness & career prospects, and slow research progress

submitted 10 days ago • 14 comments

Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88

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ICYMI 🎯 Our latest episode dives into justice in the #DRC—#war crimes, #accountability & the latest U.S. #sanctions on figures tied to M23 and FDLR. What does this mean for justice efforts? Tune in now! 🎧 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

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Dallas Morning News - The ongoing Texas measles outbreak has rapidly grown to the largest the state has seen in decades, spreading through mostly unvaccinated residents and creeping across both county and state lines.

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A tracker estimating deaths caused by the partial PEPFAR funding suspension: pepfar.impactcounter.com. Methodology here: pepfar.impactcounter.com/methodology.

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Spreading like...measles. As Texas cases mount, New Mexico is now reporting cases of a once rare diseases. VACCINES WORK. RFK, JR. LIES arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

submitted 11 days ago • 37 comments

Btw this hasn't stopped yet, keeps getting worse in fact

submitted 12 days ago • 17 comments

1/ "The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money."

submitted 12 days ago • 21 comments

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

submitted 13 days ago • 181 comments

WOOHOO! A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered….I’m sure everything will be perfectly fine 😬 www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

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Fellow book lovers! There is a better way to buy our books than Amazon. Instead of putting $ in Bezos' pocket, every purchase on @bookshop-org.bsky.social financially supports independent bookstores. You can even select the bookstore you'd like to support.

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Geneva Academy & ATLAS 'Women in International Law' podcasts are back! Listen to Caroline Abu Sa'da, DG, SOS MEDITERRANEE Switzerland Suisse with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco Huge thanks to Natalie and Paige Morrow, as well as the rest of the team at the Academy! soundcloud.com/geneva-acade...

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#DRCongo: Doctors Without Borders staff member critically injured in Masisi town after shots hit MSF base. A child who had sought refuge in the MSF compound was also wounded. We strongly condemns the shootings. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/democratic-r...

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NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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You Are Unvaccinated and Got Sick. These Are Your Odds. Comparing the dangerous effects of three diseases with the minimal side effects of their corresponding vaccines. www.nytimes.com/2020... 1/5

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IGPP (Institute for Global Pandemic Planning) Warwick is now advertising for fully-funded PhD students. Happy to chat to anyone that is interested. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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"For the sake of victims" EU can't let US decide who should be investigated, when justice can be provided Must-read call by @mounirsatouri.bsky.social, Josep Borrell @denismukwege.bsky.social to EU leaders to protect #ICC & trigger EU's 'Blocking stature' 👇 www.politico.eu/article/inte... @hrw.org

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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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Great idea here ⬇️

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This is a screenshot of the CDC’s Mpox page. The government of the United States is now producing anti-science propaganda and putting it up on official webpages. This is scary as hell, friends. www.cdc.gov/mpox/hcp/vac...

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Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

submitted 20 days ago • 32 comments

Native Americans have treaty rights to health (unlike ordinary US citizens). These rights are now being eroded even further with the slashing of their health services.

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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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15 February 1913 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Esther Zwaap-Philipse, was born in Rotterdam. She was incarcerated in Theresientadt ghetto in September 1944 and from there, on 6 October 1944, deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

submitted 19 days ago • 16 comments

How Trump’s medical research cuts would hit colleges and hospitals in every state: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... My colleagues and I crunched the numbers.

submitted 20 days ago • 13 comments

With RFK Jr saying he wants to stop NIH doing infectious disease research “for 8 years” and Trump now slashing the NIH and CDC workforce, what exactly is the plan for tackling the H5N1 bird flu outbreak?

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CDC source: “We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff. They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”

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New: If enhanced federal payments for the ACA Medicaid expansion are eliminated, states have two choices: 1. Make up for the cut, at a cost of $626 billion over a decade. 2. Rollback the expansion, leading to 20 million people losing Medicaid. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

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Unicef has accused armed men in eastern Congo of raping hundreds of women and children during a single week of fighting as Rwandan-backed rebels cemented control over the city of Goma, a vital humanitarian hub they seized from government forces last month.

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Trump administration sued for access to immigrants transferred from the US to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under the president's recent order. www.aclu.org/documents/gi...

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How the sudden and severe cuts to NIH funding will devastate the US biomedical industry — especially red state institutions. Also Elon Musk’s claims about “overhead” numbers were off by about a factor of two. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/o...

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

head of un aids agency: number of new hiv infections could increase more than 6x by 2029 if usa ends support (and nothing replaces)

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The American Bar Association condemns recent remarks of high-ranking officials of the administration that appear to question the legitimacy of judicial review and demand impeachment of a judge merely because the court did not agree with the government’s position. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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