For the second year in a row, our president is planning massive cuts to science that will only accelerate the #BrainDrain in American science unfolding right before us. This is a path that leads to economic stagnation and a dearth of innovation. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/05/a...

More webinars and conferences have been added to the Events list. skipscorner.substack.com/p/events-06e #nicotine #TobaccoHarmReduction is #HarmReduction

From awards, to jobs, to volunteer work, to speaking engagements, to submitting to journals. The latest mega list of opportunities in the nicotine space has been published. skipscorner.substack.com/p/see-opport...

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More webinars and conferences have been added to the Events list. skipscorner.substack.com/p/events-06e #nicotine #TobaccoHarmReduction is #HarmReduction

From awards, to jobs, to volunteer work, to speaking engagements, to submitting to journals. The latest mega list of opportunities in the nicotine space has been published. skipscorner.substack.com/p/see-opport...

In the spirit of “My Dog’s Better Than Your Dog,” @novonordisk.bsky.social pushed out PR about a “simulated treatment comparison” to claim its Wegovy tablets are better than Foundayo tablets from @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social. Pass the grain of salt, please.🙄 conscienhealth.org/2026/04/04/c...

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"Many researchers’ determination to prove a vaping-cancer link remains undimmed, but they often seem willing to cut corners and overclaim in their attempts to do so," reports @kiransidhu41.bsky.social. Experts discuss three examples, only one of which has been retracted:

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Headline: Billions of dollars in cost Study: Cost savings From @jama.com and @bloomberg.com we have a jolting case of headline vs. study in health economics. 👀 conscienhealth.org/2026/04/03/h...

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GLP-1s might be on the cusp of pulling off their biggest miracle yet. A new study in the Journal of Global Metabolic Systems says global utilization of GLP-1s has the potential to reverse climate change. conscienhealth.org/2026/04/01/n...

In a story readers might find familiar, a researcher was asked to pay when he demanded a journal retract an article he had never seen but supposedly wrote — and the journal ghosted him when he refused.

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#StayCurious fo shizzzle!

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Singapore ramps up vape-related punishments - including long prison sentences and caning - in reaction to adulterated e-liquids fostered by its existing prohibition. This "totalitarian" approach may be the world's harshest, reports @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:

Dr. Michael Siegel, a public health expert specializing in tobacco control, joined us this week on the pod to examine the complex landscape of e-cigarettes and harm reduction strategies. Listen to the full episode anywhere you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eyZoIY14KUY

The @bmj.com reviewed the issues raised and found “apparent recruitment outside of the inclusion criteria, including those over 65 years old; discrepancy in the number of participants enrolled; and data irregularities, such as unusual patterns in the data.”

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Study Claiming that Vaping Causes Lung Cancer Fails to Document that a Single Case Occurred After the Person Started Vaping tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/stud...

A New Generation of Youth are Getting Addicted to Nicotine Through Vaping? FAKE NEWS tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-ne...

A global crisis in food prices and insecurity is taking shape as a result of the war in Iran instigated by the U.S. and Israel. Fuel prices are hitting agriculture hard all over the world and fertilizer is putting a big pinch on production. conscienhealth.org/2026/03/31/g...

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"Oklahoma has just begun allowing prisoners to purchase safer nicotine products—vapes and pouches—at commissary," reports @helenredmond.bsky.social. "This change is of enormous importance ... It is about the right to health for prisoners who use nicotine."

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Who's up for a big, messy food fight? This administration figures it might be more popular than it was to burn down the CDC and rip up vaccine policies. Now, if only we can agree on the righteous way to eat, we might get somewhere. HT: @emilystewart.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/03/29/s...

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Goodnight! #BeKind Tonight at work, I'll be revamping the Events listing on my Skip's Corner 'stack. It is time to put people with lived experience at the top of the list. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs