Angela Spencer
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Medical librarian
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Jenna Norton
12 days ago
Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3
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Matthew Noe 🔜 TCAF
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"All 22 members of the board that oversees the US National Science Foundation have been dismissed without explanation. Plus, the going rate for a fake authorship and how the funding system can adapt to a surge in AI-written grant proposals." Jesus Fucking Christ
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Daily briefing: Trump fires entire NSF advisory board
All 22 members of the board that oversees the US National Science Foundation have been dismissed without explanation. Plus, the going rate for a fake authorship and how the funding system can adapt to...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01384-0
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Looking for gray literature places besides FDA or OSHA that might talk about secondary exposure to opioids
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Matthew Noe 🔜 TCAF
18 days ago
So academic freedom is well and truly dead at Texas Tech. Also, how exactly are health sciences programs (and
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www.texastech.edu/downloads/26...
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New Report Exposes How Medical Residency Hiring Monopoly Harms Patients and Doctors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled "Medical Mis-Match: How a Residency Hiring Monopoly Harms Patients, Doctors, and the American Public." T...
http://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-report-exposes-how-medical-residency-hiring-monopoly-harms-patients-and
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Ed Sperr
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#MedEd
and
#MedLibs
folks, our colleague Mary C. Young is trying to survey health professions students and recent grads about their
#MedImprov
experiences. If you know someone 18-28 who has had improv as part of their healthcare training, please send them to:
forms.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...
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Microsoft Forms
https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v2lEtTIxikmVAUNHQjhqUOy2432rOGlOiuElx7dWA_9UODc4UjQyN0wyV1NDNlI0UE1OTDFQNkxEVi4u
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#medlibs
or
#meded
if you have Clinical Key - have you noticed a drop in usage in past 2-3 years?
about 2 months ago
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@openevidence.bsky.social
do you have a way for libraries to integrate a link to their full text?
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Just curious does your library have any control of your website?
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Alice Cann
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Exciting news - I have actually updated the Library Conferences on BlueSky page, and it now has current and previous 2026 sections! Lots to do to add in events I have noted in screenshots and saved emails, but good progress.
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Library conferences on BlueSky
A list of library and information science conferences, with links to their hashtags on the social media platform BlueSky.
https://researcherlibrarian.wordpress.com/library-conferences-on-bluesky/
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Aidy
2 months ago
Umm, I know cases for learning can be fictional, but published case reports in a society medical journal, for the last 25 years 😧??
#medlibs
retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...
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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction
A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/
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Jenna Norton
2 months ago
7/ In reality, my colleagues still inside NIH tell me that their assessments are largely ignored. Once a grant or application is picked up by the tool, they are almost never able to move the grant forward as is - regardless of the scientific justification.
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JBI
2 months ago
🔥 Hot tip! Before starting a systematic review, make sure an information scientist/research librarian is part of the review team. They have specialised skills to develop & implement a comprehensive search strategy 🔎 Learn more:
bit.ly/4spgp1z
#JBIMethodology
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Catherine Voutier
3 months ago
So, the HR Manager at
#SLV
used to work for TAB, a large Australian gambling company (responsible for destroying many lives). The
#SLV
is being dismantled before our very eyes.
#medlibs
#ALIA
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@openevidence.bsky.social
are you now requiring NPI? I work with PhDs and medical students who would like access to this resource.
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Kate Saylor
3 months ago
Calling MLA
#medlibs
! Unleash your search superpowers & inspire your colleagues! MLA's UX and Systematic Review Caucuses welcome proposals from expert searchers to present at the March 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions event! More info and link to submit:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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CFP: Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round!
Favorite Features & Sneaky SolutionsDatabase Tips Lightning Round! A UX & SR Caucus joint event onThursday, March 5, 1pm-2:30pm Central(2pm Eastern, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific) The User Experience...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dBJQyV9h7sFjhaXx_tTQ4EXbjODwJAVJOxlmdl5eQcY/edit?usp=sharing
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Please don’t use librarian this way -https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037841/.
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1/"...at the start of 2025, the CDC maintained 82 databases that were updated at least monthly. But by the end of October, the study found, 38 had gone stale, with 34 showing no new entries at all in the previous six months."
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Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-databases-not-updated-vaccines-study-rcna255467
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Richard Sever
4 months ago
"misuse of children’s data has validated longstanding concerns that hundreds of thousands of Americans’ genetic information held by the NIH. could fall into the wrong hands" Of course if it were open data, that would be a given from the outset...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html
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www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD...
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Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews
An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will evaluate the current standards for high-quality systematic reviews for comparative effectiveness research and ...
https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD-HCS-24-06
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Overview of evidence synthesis types and modes
Evidence syntheses systematically compile and analyze information from multiple sources to support health-care decision-making. As many different types of questions need to be answered in health care,...
https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(25)00303-8/fulltext
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Does anyone know why the following are not in PubMed?
shea-online.org/new-u-s-publ...
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New U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines on Occupational HIV Exposure and Postexposure Prophylaxis Published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology – SHEA
https://shea-online.org/new-u-s-public-health-service-guidelines-on-occupational-hiv-exposure-and-postexposure-prophylaxis-published-in-infection-control-hospital-epidemiology/
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JAMA
4 months ago
"Principles of Scientific Writing and Biomedical Publication offers expert guidance from JAMA editors on writing, peer review, ethics, and successful publication." 🔗 Learn more:
ja.ma/4aYESW9
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Principles of Scientific Writing and Biomedical Publication: A JAMA Editors Guide for Authors
Abstract. Principles of Biomedical Writing and Publication is a practical, comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide designed to enhance understanding of the p
https://ja.ma/4aYESW9
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Carly Schanock
4 months ago
Does anyone have a Library 101/Library Tools for clinicians/healthcare providers class that they are willing to share the materials for?
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Medical Library Association
4 months ago
We're pleased to announce the appointment of Katrina Holland as the new executive director for the Medical Library Association (MLA). Holland will take the helm from Kevin Baliozian, retiring in February 2026. Read the full press release for more information:
https://ow.ly/vcIQ50XX8uA
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Medical Library Association Announces Katrina Holland as New Executive Director
Chicago, IL (January 15, 2026) – The Medical Library Association (MLA) is proud to announce the appointment of Katrina Holland, as its new executive director. Holland…
https://ow.ly/vCpn50XX8qF
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Advancing Claude in healthcare and the life sciences
Introducing Claude for Healthcare with HIPAA-ready infrastructure, plus expanded Life Sciences tools for clinical trials and regulatory submissions. New connectors to CMS, Medidata, and ClinicalTrials...
https://www.anthropic.com/news/healthcare-life-sciences
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Technically Accurate, Medically Fatal
The AI Error We Caught in Real-Time
https://nodesian.medium.com/technically-accurate-medically-fatal-a3bbbc7c27cc
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Nikki Dettmar
4 months ago
Hey
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& library folks - check your catalog for the Journal of the Academy of Public Health. You may want to reconsider that & refine teaching language for clarity about evidence-based health information this year.
eagledawg.blogspot.com/2026/01/publ...
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Public health -- Periodicals: Question Authority Records
Hanging in there for a new year A quick question for library folks: Do you have the Journal of the Academy of Public Health * in your cata...
https://eagledawg.blogspot.com/2026/01/public-health-periodicals-question.html
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Suggestions for grey literature resources on contaminates in water and how they affect pregnancy. I looked at EPA but other suggestions?
5 months ago
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Whitney Townsend
5 months ago
New FREE webinar from the U-M Taubman Library! December 15 - "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets" More info:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
#medlibs
#SystematicReviews
#ExpertSearching
#SystematicSearching
#SystematicReview
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Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025)
The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library
https://guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks/Peer2PeerSearch
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Kate Saylor
5 months ago
#SystematicReviews
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Kat Steiner🔸
5 months ago
Think you're good at spotting suspicious papers? Retraction Watch have a challenging advent calendar inviting you to spot what's wrong each day:
papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025
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Advent2025 4
https://papermills.tilda.ws/2025advent4
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Ed Sperr
5 months ago
#MedLibs
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#medlibs
#publichealth
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
Not surprising, but disappointing and frustrating nonetheless.
#medlibs
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Under RFK Jr., CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/cdc-vaccine-safety-website-promotes-debunked-autism-link/
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Carrie Price
6 months ago
Are there any
#toxicology
#librarians
out there I can be friends with?
#toxlibs
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7 months ago
It's very concerning that the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee was terminated and there's little awareness of it. This has me concerned that more predatory/crap science will become part of PubMed.
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Kate Saylor
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#medlibs
#ExpertSearching
#SystematicReviews
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Systematic reviews on the same topic are common but often fail to meet key methodological standards: a research-on-research study - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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Systematic reviews on the same topic are common but often fail to meet key methodological standards: a research-on-research study
To assess 1)the frequency of overlapping systematic reviews (SRs) on the same topic including overlap in outcomes, 2)whether SRs meet key methodological characteristics and 3)to describe discrepancies...
https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356%2825%2900351-8/fulltext
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Over 1000 terms have been used to describe evidence synthesis: a scoping review
Objective To inform the development of an evidence synthesis taxonomy, we aimed to identify and examine all classification systems, typologies or taxonomies that have been proposed for evidence synthe...
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/16/bmjebm-2024-113391
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Public health librarian
7 months ago
CDC Library staff and the larger Office of Science Quality and Library Services have yet to be re-hired at the CDC!!! Please contact your elected reps to advocate for the reinstatement of the CDC Library. Every little bit helps!
#medlibs
#firedbutfighting
#publichealthsaveslives
#CDC
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Matthew Noe 🔜 TCAF
7 months ago
When will we say no to this slop?
#medlibs
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We searched according to PRISMA
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Nikki Dettmar
7 months ago
Blogged to signal boost for
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eagledawg.blogspot.com/2025/10/cdc-...
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Heather B
7 months ago
Does anyone have a recommended estimate or range for writing APCs into NIH grants? How’d you determine that? Of course if/when APC caps happen, there’s your answer.
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#scholcomm
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Luka
7 months ago
So is PubMed/MEDLINE is still getting updated. Based on yesterday's update files things are still happening...
ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/updat...
Not really sure what long-term implications are (if the shutdown continues). Any ideas
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Index of /pubmed/updatefiles
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