If you care about #healthcare, read this then call your senator to support #AHRQ. Learn more @academyhealth.bsky.social rollcall.com/2026/04/07/n...

My Saturday morning reading

So from what I understand, *ALL* #AHRQ NOFOS are now terminated. None active, none forecasted. The administration effectively “quiet” shutdown the entire Agency… #AHRQ #HHS #HSR #Healthcare

Many of the leading healthcare safety and quality researchers in the world are based in the US... which is why it pains me to see so many cancelled funding opportunities from the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( #AHRQ).

Open Access from Human Organization: Hack the Anthropologist: Translating Source Code, Adapting Research Ethics by Timothy Gitzen doi.org/10.1080/0018... @timgitzen.bsky.social #SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #HumanOrganization

What’s happening in #ELP? F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Join us on Feb. 16 for a free webinar, Imagining Anthropological Futures with AI: Opportunities and Pressures on the Field Hosted by Matt Artz with presenters Kate Sieck, Sean Bruna, & Kiran Jayaram Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #SfAA #AppliedAnthropology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

#Charleston stands with #Minneapolis.

My heart is broken, and I’m outraged by the murder of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and VA worker, at the hands of federal agents. I love our country; I served our country, and I know we are better than this. It’s time for Congress to step up and hold our leaders accountable.

After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause. I still have more to give, more to fight for, more work to do — and I am not done serving. Join my team at nancylacore.com

Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

The new directive asks USDA workers in the agency’s research arm to use Google to check the backgrounds of all foreign nationals collaborating with its scientists. The names of flagged scientists are being sent to national security experts at the agency, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.

Confirmed case of Measles at Clemson University Over 500 cases of Measles in South Carolina SCGOP finding out the hard way what happens when you let anti-science anti-intellectual conspiracy theorists determine your public health policy.

The Senate passing the science minibus is a good thing.

Academia is such a strange institution. Do good for society, they say, when you leave to work for a President of the United States. Followed by come back or resign, so we can open your line.

Really interesting survey about science. More than eight-in-ten Americans (84%), including Dem/Rep, say government investments in scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge are worthwhile, while only 15% say they are not worth the investments.

What are we watching in healthcare in 2026? The destruction of our U.S. research infrastructure...

Name corrected; the numbers are still horrific. I don’t think people understand that #AHRQ #HHS agency that funds hands on research to make healthcare cheaper and safer - like enhancing the process to sterilize surgical instruments or fighting hospital acquired infections - is getting gutted.

Women's History Internships @ Smithsonian in museum admin; advancement; comms; or digital. $1200/wk stipend+ travel to/from DC. 6/8 - 8/7/26. Apply NOW (deadline = 2/12 OR first 200 applications) Open to U.S. college students/recent college grads, 18 yrs of age or older & have 3.0 or higher GPA.

Research or collections internships @ Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology, Smithsonian's Natil Mus of Natural Apply by 3/1/26 Open to grad students @ US based institutions or US citizens studying abroad. Room/board/tuition/small stipend provided.

Hey @nytimes.com you misspelled Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Spent much of today finding grant opportunities that are a perfect match for my research but no longer exist (ie #AHRQ grants), then tried to make fresh pasta with powdered sugar. Hashtag winning.

A excellent analysis of a horrific act.

We need the arc of justice to swing a little faster.

A self driving electric wheelchair at SEATAC stranded its passenger when it got stuck behind… a napkin. #Disability On the way back to the base, it got stuck behind a bucket.

Haven’t posted in a while. Happy Sunday Beaches.

I am honored to serve on the inaugural Board of Directors of the Organization for Latino Health Advocacy (OLHA), a national nonprofit dedicated to elevating the voices of Latino communities in research and public health policy development. LatinoHealthAdvocacy.org #PublicHealth

The health research community is facing a critical moment. We can’t stay on the sidelines. I’m sharing how @AcademyHealth.bsky.social is responding—and how you can help defend essential research.

AHRQ is more than a funder—it’s a catalyst for smarter, safer, more responsive health system transformation. With possible changes to federal agencies ahead, AHRQ’s important work is at risk. Learn how you can take action here: buff.ly/szp9ezP

New article: Building a public-private partnership to confront the emergency department boarding crisis #EmergencyMedicine #AHRQ #HHS academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

This is a long line of Health and Human Services employees in Rockville, Maryland (just outside of DC), waiting in line to get into the building where they work. They find out they’ve been fired because their ID does not work, so they can’t enter the building. #HHS

AHRQ director Robert Otto Valdez, who left the agency in January after three years, shares about the agency’s role in the federal government and what its reduction means for technological advancement. #AHRQ www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Hot off the press! Technical Report AHRQ Summit to Address Emergency Department Boarding www.ahrq.gov/sites/defaul...

I'm looking forward to the Society for Applied Anthropology conference this week. I ended up in 5 sessions. 😅 ... so I'm glad this conference is in the land of good coffee! Details below... #SfAA25 #HealthPolicy #EDBoarding #HSR #MedicalAnthropology

HHS agency responsible for health care quality research threatened with mass layoffs “[AHRQ ], part of the [HHS], has about 300 employees and a budget of $369 million, which is about 0.02% of what the government spends on health care. But … DOGE…” #AHRQ #HHS www.statnews.com/2025/03/20/h...

“AHRQ’s contribution to “government efficiency” is hard to measure, but it certainly improves efficiency within the health care system, and probably saves both the government and consumers money by reducing waste and malpractice.” #AHRQ #HHS www.offmessage.net/p/the-trump-...

“The rumors of a sweeping reorganization at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which studies ways of improving health services, has had a chilling effect on the health research industry.” #AHRQ #HSR #Healthcare www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects

“…the Richardson Waiver is rescinded …“matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts,” are exempt from the notice and comment procedures of 5 U.S.C. 553, except as otherwise required by law.” www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Serving Those Who Serve Us www.thejusticeconnection.org

I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night. Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar. I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below. What an immense loss

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

The NSTC: Federal Evidence Agenda on Disabilityprovides a roadmap for how the federal government can build additional evidence to make data-informed decisions that improve outcomes for people with disabilities. www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up... #DisabilityResearch

Our report addresses the use of race & ethnicity in #BiomedicalResearch & makes recommendations for responsible use, transparent reporting, best practices for analysis, and community engagement. Access the report & supporting materials:

A quick reminder about AHRQ’s interest in receiving health services research grant applications that address the intersection of climate change and healthcare. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality #AHRQ is seeking info from the public to understand the impacts of #ageism on #healthcarequality, including aspects related to safety, timeliness, patient-centeredness, equitable distribution, and care outcomes. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

New special emphasis notice from AHRQ addressing Emergency Department boarding and hospital crowding. www.ahrq.gov/news/noi-hsr...

Our new study in HSR (led by @tgiannouchos.bsky.social) finds that contrary to the idea that people are frequent ED users b/c they can't access care elsewhere, frequent ED users have higher rates of health care use across the board vs. non-frequent ED users. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Almost time to close the books on 2024… a year where I found myself collaborating with amazing colleagues and people across the US. Cheers to you all!