Who in the world is William Thompson, the only CDC official RFK Jr. could think of when asked by the Senate who he was getting briefed by. Several key topic experts at the agency, who resigned in protest, said Kennedy never gave them a chance. lnkd.in/g2x9vW8D @medpagetoday.com

Trump now wants to invalidate U.S. medical teaching/training accreditation organizations, LCME + ACGME, to accredit these teaching programs. Cuz they mention DEI in criteria. He wants other companies to get the jobs. Here's today's story. www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

Leaked Trump admin. HHS budget would gut SHIP/HICAP Medicare counseling programs, often the only source of unbiased plan info and advice about Medicare Advantage, Part D and Medigap. Officials said this would be devastating, leaving seniors to sort brokers' truth from hype. tinyurl.com/49trxy6h

Tariff my healthcare? Yup. It's going to have major effects months/years from now. As for the FDA, their inspectors must certify manufacturing sites for safety. But how many remain from the 3,500 people downsized from that agency to inspect plants, especially those overseas? tinyurl.com/2wdt2xfu

How are public health departments, especially small ones which is most of the 3,300 agencies in the country, supposed to track measles and other illnesses to warn doctors when they've been clobbered with funding cuts for epi and lab. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

President Trump and HHS have waged a war against HIV research and care, cutting billions. Patients, clinical trial participants and thousands of researchers are being hurt. And some will die who did not need to. My story today. tinyurl.com/2p54f88r

www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... This was a nightmare story to write. Hospital sent dozens of patients to an off-site morgue without notifying next of kin, who wondered, sometimes for a year, why their loved one seemed to just disappear. @medpagetoday.bsky.social

Big time SNUB! The independent sci advisory committee that recommends influenza vaccine strains got ghosted when, on the day they were supposed to meet March 13, which they were told was cancelled, FDA convened a panel of administration reps to make the decision on strains. tinyurl.com/bzvefe44

No more public commenting as part of the pre-policy process in HHS despite promised transparency. Done deal as of today. "Secretary is rescinding the policy on Public Participation in Rule Making" As a source in this story told me, it is a big deal. @medpagetoday.bsky.social

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Federal Register going dark is like pouring cement in the pipes of the fed's funding infrastructure. No scheduled review meetings=no money for grantees. Researchers ask if the Trump admin is using the FR to evade the judge's order to release federal funds? www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

DEI is not just being cancelled, it's under attack. The Cleveland Clinic is the target of a billboard and YouTube campaign for being "too woke." @medpagetoday.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Bariatric surgeons a bit verklempt over GLP1s. Some losing cases, jobs, despite their claims surgery works better faster longer, not to mention less $$. Thanks to NIHCM for the j. grant to MPT to do these stories tinyurl.com/2ky68x94 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... @medpagetoday.bsky.social