In a heroic data journalism effort involving scores of records requests, The Washington Post made it possible to search MMR vaccination rates at individual schools in much of the country. Gift link to look up schools and learn about the post-pandemic plunge in vaccination rates: wapo.st/49zDc43

George Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016. He will be remembered for his incredible songwriting talent, his gorgeous vocals and for the greatest non-apology video of all time, following his arrest for cottaging.

Remembering GEORGE MICHAEL - who left us 9yrs ago today, aged just 53.

“Last Christmas” is a very good song. I will not be considering questions or replies to this.

I had so much fun revisiting the movie Waiting to Exhale and its impact, which might be even bigger than you remember, for NPR. 30 years later, 'Waiting to Exhale' endures www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...

#JoyScrolling: ASL Theathre (an initiative in Florida) Students performing "Wait for it" (@suzbrockmann.bsky.social watch it, it's lovely)

“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came within hours of publicly promoting Denmark’s childhood vaccine schedule as an option for American parents — before legal &political concerns got in the way…the HHS Office of the General Counsel said it would invite a lawsuit the administration could lose”

You start to get cynical & bitter & then you find out one of your state's snow plows this year is named Clearopathra & you remember there is no limit to human brilliance

BREAKING: The U.S. is preparing to stop recommending most childhood vaccines and defer to doctors instead. The plan, which is not finalized, marks a fundamental shift in the U.S. vaccine strategy, @lenasun.bsky.social & @rachelroubein.bsky.social report. Gift link: wapo.st/4aXfzn5

Greetings check this out: Amplifying voices is a new Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish. Apply!!! www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

The executive order from January already took away medications (hormone therapy, puberty blockers, oral contraceptives for gender affirming uses). The only things that our local pediatric gender care clinic can still do for minors is counseling. RFKj wants to get rid of counseling.

There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.

Baby this is my kind of hooting and hollering!!!

A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation

*wails in GenX latchkey kid* LUUUUUUUUUUKE!

the category is RANGE

Harry and Sally weren't going to end up together but Rob met Michele and changed the ending while filming. That's what I can't stop thinking about. www.youtube.com/shorts/Qy_vL...

"The Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally" were two of my favorite films. Have no idea how many times I watched them over the years. RIP Rob Reiner and wife Michele.

Rob Reiner was a freaking gem

Conservatives rebranded bigotry and every time the media uses “wokeness” as a euphemism they are helping a movement that it quite literally erasing the history marginalized people’s role in American life.

The kind .. you find … in a second hand store

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

Download our large database of postdoc fellowships in all fields of research. Database freely available to all; 281 fellowships. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Huge shoutout to all the NIH scientific review officers and external academics who stepped up after the government shutdown to help reschedule hundreds of study sections. Thanks to this great community, my fellowship review was rescheduled within two months of its original review date 🧪

The feminist sports podcast you need is back, at least for now (we’ll have more on that later). Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts so you catch this episode when it drops.

Grateful for the clear messages coming from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @apha.org

… and he SERVED ✨

“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵

Hey look, Notice on Implementation of Common Forms Biosketch and Other Support for Due Dates on/after Jan 25, 2026. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

BEIGNET BLANC

I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30. Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50. I’m 58 now. HIV treatment works. Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex. Ensure HIV treatment for all. End HIV stigma. #WorldAIDSDay

On World AIDS Day, we remember those lost, and recommit ourselves to never stopping until the epidemic is truly ended. The piece below examines the human and economic costs when there is failure to support HIV-related efforts known to save lives.

The FDA’s plans for a restrictive approach to vaccine approvals would affect: Annual flu shots Giving multiple vaccines together New vaccines for pregnant women Expanding eligibility for vaccines Gift link to read reporting from @ddiamond.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social: wapo.st/49GmNLP

I cannot even begin to express my rage at this lie reading this through me back into my pandemic EMT life, attempting to resuscitate a child experiencing a cardiac arrest secondary to COVID while a father says “we heard that the vaccine was riskier than COVID for kids” and a mother wails in agony

Folks with Diabetes! There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings. Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com

as always:

This is both fabolous and ludacris at the same damn time.

Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher. 111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. She never got the justice she deserved www.fox23.com/news/mother-...

Updated guidance on NIH grant application due dates (10/1/2025-12/5/2025), along with some other Info. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Didn't know that I needed a go-go version of "The Right Kind of Lover" until today. Patti went from heels to barefoot to flats in the span of two songs. Incredible stuff here. An entire living legend.

The National Academies statement says: “…based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism.” 2/2

NEW: The National Academies release statement saying the revised language on @CDCgov web page on links between vaccines and autism, which cited some of the academies work, did not provide the full context. 1/2 www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...

For those in the early stages of their careers—who have not yet served on an NIH study section or held an R01-equivalent PI role—register as an Early Career Reviewer. More information is available on the CSR website: public.csr.nih.gov/ForReviewers...

Methodology

From your friendly neighborhood SRO: thanks to everyone for their patience while we work to make these rescheduled meetings happen.

While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.

We argue that foreign aid is a vital national security tool, & that the U.S. must not step back from its leadership in global health. We call for America to act as a catalyst: spurring public-private partnerships, unlocking innovation, & strengthening global safety theglobepost.com/2025/11/12/u...