New special issue of @cphjournal.bsky.social: Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc... Guest edited by @laurasochas.bsky.social, Kaveri Qureshi & Philip Kreager

"In times of crisis, the instinct to stay quiet can feel protective. But if we can’t speak freely or self-correct publicly, we lose the credibility we need most. And that ultimately harms the very communities we’re trying to serve moving forward." cphn.net/blog/ by @tamar-antin.bsky.social

"The repair of trust will not happen through simply denouncing populists... Repair will require honesty around uncertainty and ignorance, compassion for those whose views are different, and a willingness to speak about uncomfortable dilemmas..."

"Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis" by Katherine Beckett & Craig Reinarman in @contexts.org journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

New article in Social Theory & Health, co-authored with @judegreen.bsky.social, open access. In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters. Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F

1/ The phrase “ #Doyourownresearch” has become one of the most polarizing phrases in public health, exposing deep divides in how people approach health info and trust experts. YLE contributor @kmpanthagani.bsky.social breaks it down in her most recent health (mis)communication post 🧵

Today is OABT-LA World No Tobacco Day Virtual Event: Serving Tobacco Prevention Realness for LGBTQ+ Community and Allies via @calgbtqhealth.bsky.social

New on The BASIS: As part of our May Special Series, we review a study by researchers from @criticalpublichealth.org that explored how sexual and gender minority young adults perceive and engage in tobacco harm reduction strategies. basisonline.org/2025/05/27/i...

How are executive orders affecting federally funded scientific journals? Read more about the tensions between political mandates and research integrity.

"So, I’m focusing on three things: Fight for people, not institutions. Meet questions with empathy. Look for opportunity in the rubble—because it’s there, if we’re willing to see it. Even when it’s hard." - @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-meeting-...

It's out! 5th edition of #qual #methods for health research now published, and in a library near you soon!

Grateful to those resisting political interference in science, not to mention the reckless cutting of research funding without cause. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

When a journal seeks to remove accurate information related to gender and sexual orientation from a paper, that's "a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity." - @tamar-antin.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...

"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers... are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals and papers to remove scientifically accurate terms... that agencies are flagging as objectionable."

Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" - @britshmit.bsky.social

This kind of bias makes these no-longer-scientific journals until corrected. "It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."

"But, let’s be clear. These are not editorial requests aimed at improving our science or clarifying our main arguments. Instead, they seek to obscure from view entire populations of people, such as sexual minorities, who experience tremendous inequities in health." 👏👏👏

More 'editorial comments': "Per the Executive Order, we cannot include language surrounding gender" - with data on sexual orientation deleted from our table showing aggregated demographic characteristics of the study sample criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

'Editorial comments' from the official journal of the US Surgeon General & US Public Health Service: "Please use another word, in order to comply with the Executive Order." criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

@alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social We recently got a paper back from a journal published by the US Surgeon General + US Public Health Service, where they asked us to change language and remove data "to comply with the Executive Order."

Last week we officially withdrew a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders. criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

In "disheartening" conversations with fellow NIH-funded researchers, one said they "shelved a proposal on sexual and gender minority health because 'what was the point?' Another abandoned a manuscript out of fear of retaliation from a government funder." criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

One recent piece of evidence here: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Our latest editorial is now live! We were worried about rural health before, and now the evidence is rolling in—sadly, it seems that rural communities will, in fact, be left behind again... Read more ⬇️ and a link to the article published by @cphjournal.bsky.social

Critical Public Health Perspectives on Rural Outrage criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

"The Battle for Scientific Integrity: What is our fate as federally-funded researchers?" by @tamar-antin.bsky.social criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/02...

Life on the federal grant roller coaster amid executive attempts to suppress science criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/01...

"Public health data and communication [are] a vital resource, as valuable as gold, for protecting American lives... The longer this instability and information drip-feed continues, the greater the biosecurity risk." yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/data-and-c... by @kkjetelina.bsky.social

After the federal grant freeze, "I spent the day speaking with colleagues to be sure they understood that any freeze on our federal grants meant that our agency would be forced to lay off all staff and immediately close." criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/01...

Newest issue of @cphjournal.bsky.social out today - link below. If you think academic publishing needs to change & you work on public health, do consider publishing in, & otherwise supporting, this journal as they forge a new path, away from commercial publishers. It can't be easy but amazing to see