Check out our newest research in Am J Addictions highlighting the disparities in substance use between LGB+ and non-LGB youth! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories. Vaccines are safe and effective. Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans. He must resign.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could for now cancel NIH grants that the government said were related to diversity.

🔥 CDC staff have something to say: "Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health." From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...

An estimated 93,000 will die a premature death due to the loss of SNAP between now and 2039.    The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.

Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES! Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No. Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES! Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES! Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES! Fund mRNA research!

Princeton Psychology & Neuroscience are looking to hire a joint assistant professor doing computational, clinical, and/or neuroimaging research, w/ PhD in Psych, Neuro, CS or related. 👇

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our ​Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A retort. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/federal-gr...

Winning!!! 🤡

Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.

About 100 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC). Is it a risk factor for shortened survival? A new analysis, adjusted for confounders, says no, except in younger people (age 20-54 years) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Jay Bhattacharya says that Program Officers made up banned words lists at NIH. This is a real email I got at NIH. (Granted, before Jay started.) But nothing has changed since he joined. I refused to censor the summary, so it remains unposted. And I have tried since Jay arrived.

Something very similar happened to the Lyme vaccine. (Did you know one has existed for years?) LYMErix was a really good vaccine that got shitcanned by GSK in 2002 because of uninformed public agita. A really good vaccine for a really shitty infection was killed by speculation and antivax panic.

New research co-authored by a Health and Kinesiology professor reveals an alarming rise in U.S. fatalities from misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social

Updating this chart to include the latest GDP report.

Our latest paper, led by @yockeyandrew.bsky.social, examines CDC mortality data and shows that nitrous oxide poisoning deaths, though relatively few, have risen dramatically in the US in recent years. We are at the bottom of a hill with a steep ascent, and now is the time to act.

Check out our newest article!

A good explainer for #NIH funded researchers on why the multiyear funding scheme is going to squeeze NIH scientists and NIH science. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...

Every summer and into early fall, hand, foot and mouth disease makes the rounds in schools, playgrounds and day cares. But this season, some parents and pediatricians have noticed an unusual rise in cases. Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.

Ultraprocessed food intake and increased risk of lung cancer thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...

📌 Hope this soul follows him everywhere . A true hero 🐥

Our latest paper presents the findings from a pilot study to understand why PWID access contactless harm reduction services. People who used a vending machine did not differ in their ability to engage in harm-reducing behaviors compared to those who used in-person services. doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Niall Maher. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign up for our humor newsletter to get the Daily Cartoon right in your inbox: nyer.cm/rcvcIek

A 23% reduction in staff at the EPA and closure of their research program will make it much easier for companies to pollute land, water, and air without being held accountable. This will hurt all of our children and grandchildren. This is very sad to watch. 🧪 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

WaPo visualizes Trump’s proposed 2026 budget: a 5% cut in federal jobs, over 114K in jobs lost. Big hits to Education, NASA, Agriculture, while Department of Homeland Security and Commerce expand. If you love charts and hate authoritarianism, this one’s for you. zurl.co/zXuAY

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

You'd think the NIH cuts might buck this pattern. Nope!

RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH. These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures. How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?

Dozens of studies in recent years have linked ultra-processed fare to health problems such as high blood pressure and heart attacks, and also to some problems that one might not expect: cancer, anxiety, dementia, and early death.

The official account of the popular children’s show character was targeted in a cyberattack, the Sesame Workshop said.

USAID prevented nearly 5 million deaths from TB in the last twenty years, according to analysis published in the Lancet. If these cuts remain, they estimate 14 million preventable deaths over the next five years: www.nbcnews.com/heal... Tell your senator to fight these cuts: act.pih.org/global-h...

In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.

As of July 6, the United States reported 1,281 measles cases in 2025, the highest total since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. 1/5

1. Trump's megabill will slash nutrition assistance for poor families, cause 17 million people to lose their health insurance, and add over $3 trillion to the deficit -- all to finance tax cuts for the rich. IN THIS THREAD, I WILL LIST THE COMPANIES THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED THIS BILL.

Excited for this opportunity!

This! “The U.S. may be doing more than simply failing to aid global vaccination efforts. The domestic stoking of anti-vaccine sentiment is itself infectious” www.newyorker.com/science/elem...

Robert F Kennedy Jr is not a vaccine skeptic. Reporters and editors who’ve decided it’s somehow more fair to call him one instead of the anti-vaccine activist and lawyer he is should stop mischaracterizing him so… in the pursuit of accuracy.

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

Un-American, Un-Christian, Inhumane. apnews.com/article/ice-...

Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.

OMFG, the HPV vaccine 😩 Having the nation's public health now led by the world's most dangerous, most extreme, & most notorious anti-vaxxer, one who has made a fortune peddling disgusting anti-vaccine lies, is going to get many people killed www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

New editorial about disingenuous science standards. Cites @standupforscience.bsky.social to take action to push back

E.P.A. Plans to Reconsider a Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, a department spokesperson told The Washington Post.

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.