How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in. Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

First the Trump regime fired 1,300 CDC workers. Then it rehired about half of them. Those who remain fired include key officials working on injury and violence prevention and crucial health statistics. This hurts federal workers and puts us all at risk in a public health emergency.

1. do not send read receipt 2. forward to personal email 3. wait for union language before responding 4. download docs (eOPF etc) quickly; expect to lose network access 5. ensure a non-gov email way to access mypay and other benefits 6. book Dr appointments and Rx filled

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

1/ Fall 2025 #vaccines are here: flu, RSV, and Covid-19. Keeping track of them isn’t always easy—especially with Covid-19 guidance in flux—but clarity is the antidote to confusion. But you know what? Clarity is the antidote to confusion and that’s what I’m providing today. 👇

Heath Equity Funding! 👇

All together now: DUMP RFK Jr.

Well, this is a huge Executive Order power grab... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/3

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Some sweet people have been sending physical cards and letters to the Bethesda Declaration signers. This is so kind and meaningful. It would be GREAT if they received more. Cards can be sent to Ian Morgan NIGMS 45 Center Dr, MSC 6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 Ian will share them with the signers.

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

It’s not a surprise that Trump lied. But this may be his biggest lie yet — and we must not let him forget it. op: @fightforprogress.org

Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s not too late to take action. Call your representative at 202-224-3121 to tell them to vote no.

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Powerful story from Carolyn Johnson at the Washington Post... wapo.st/44ntbo4 [Should be a gift link; let me know if there are problems]

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL” As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.

Was great to see @lamhine.bsky.social present his research on the prevalence of subjective cognitive decline in multiracial older US adults at #SER2025 Proud to play a small part in supporting Tracy’s important work with @michelleodden.bsky.social

Seems bad

This is the roster of ACIP committee fired yesterday. Bios included - highly qualified and vetted scientists and physicians. Worth saving this before it gets taken down for comparison with those who will be selected to replace them. We are going backwards at speed. www.cdc.gov/acip/members...

A community friendly summary is also available at pridestudy.org/research/#to...

The Trump and Elon breakup would be pretty funny to watch if I didn't know how much is on the line here: 10 million people could lose Medicaid and 2 million kids could lose food assistance. Don't let this drama distract you from what matters.

CNN story updated with specifics: "the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems. A White House official said Friday afternoon that no final decision had been made on the cuts."

DOGE is now reviewing every NIH grant that goes out, I reported last week. That review is AI-driven and is screening for DEI, trans health, China, vaccine hesitancy, and the institutions to whom Trump has blocked funding, @hannahnatanson.bsky.social reports. Gift link: wapo.st/3HhnPSt

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Follow @altthenia.bsky.social for the real scoop on what’s going down at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). We must support our NIH institutional officers now more than ever as they work from the inside to make sure science still progresses despite the current political crackdown

Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health. But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."

$9.5 billion of biomedical research support, 2,100 grants, have already been terminated at NIH www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/n...

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

In a lawsuit filed yesterday, a group of physicians and researchers argue that the termination of more than $800 million in LGBTQ+ research funding endangers lives: www.statnews.com/2025/05/21/l...

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

A high school freshman takes transphobic Maine politicians to task for bullying the trans girl who beat her in a race. Kudos to you, Anelise Feldman.

This little devil is the cause of MSWord suddenly moving comments outside the margins into outer space where you can't see them. It somehow just started happening against my will a few months ago. Just uncheck 'enable modern comments' under preferences general, and you will regain humanity.

Terrific🙌🏻Now do it for RURAL www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/r...

Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.

Glad to see this tragedy finally getting some attention 💔🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/h...

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10

Science article with perspectives from NIH insiders www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n

🚨URGENT: Call Congress and ask them to vote against the White House’s proposed rescissions to #foreignaid. Republican Senators in #Alabama, #Alaska, #Arkansas, #Kansas, #Kentucky, #Louisiana, and #Maine, especially need to hear from you! Visit www.oneaidcommunity.org for a call or email script.

Wonderful dinner welcoming @michelleodden.bsky.social from Stanford to Vermont as our Nancy Jenny Lecture recipient! @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social

Now it’s RURAL. This important study focused on health of rural people in the southeast —-> CANCELED! Please stop. I thought they wanted to Make America Healthy Again and combat chronic disease, which this study is doing. www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/r...

Exited to be visiting beautiful Vermont this week, seeing friends and colleagues, and remembering the joy in science 🧬

The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy. These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households. If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?

Here is a link to 60 Minutes NIH segment... www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...