Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases. This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions. arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122

A great review of a must read timely publication of “Science under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World” by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“If government support weakens, medical and health research may become more dependent on commercial markets and philanthropic donors. That can narrow the kinds of problems studied…” theconversation.com/proposed-cut...

We're going to see a lot of bullshit in the coming days and weeks about "causes of autism", and most will be based on flawed, over-interpreted observational studies (1/n)

Drowning is the leading cause of death in children between 1 and 4 years of age but apparently the CDC Drowning Prevention program is no longer needed. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

“In total, more than 20,500 workers, or about 18% of the Department of Health and Human Services’ workforce, have left or been pushed out, according to ProPublica’s analysis” And we are all looking for jobs - essentially the same jobs- at the same time. This is evil, devastating, & life altering.

What they are doing to NIH defies all logic and reason. This admin is needlessly, irreversibly destroying one of the greatest resources our country has ever built. A few quotes from yours' truly are in the video below. Thanks to @nytopinion.nytimes.com for covering www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave the answer America keeps failing to learn.

Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Govt Accountability Office (GAO) determines Trump admin broke the law by withholding billions in new NIH awards. Full GAO report: www.gao.gov/assets/890/8... NYT article (no paywall): archive.is/202508051916...

Scoop: EPA is preparing to cancel $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...

The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact

The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs. What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses. www.propublica.org/article/vene...

New Science story about multi-year funding and it potential catastrophic consequences www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n

Touching story about NIH staff damaged or lost by "efficiency" efforts (Fact check: TRUE) drweinerinsights.com/2025/07/27/t...

We’re hiring for a major role in the US, an investigative journalist to cover what’s happening with science in the US and beyond. This is extremely important territory for us. 🧪 workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795 The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter

The grief counselor said, “You are the most important person in your life. You need to save yourself first.” I understand it intellectually but it’s very hard to put into practice because we make each other whole. Sometimes you need others to save you.

Recently, federal judge scrapped a Biden-era rule that would remove medical debt from credit reports for millions of Americans. Financial toxicity affects ~137 mil adults. It was coined 10 yrs ago highlighting the costs of cancer treatment. 🧪 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

This is what accountability journalism looks like. The reporter challenges official claims with evidence, centers the stakes for citizens, and serves democracy by making policy consequences visible. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/w...

Clinical trials stopped midway, fellowships, grants and studentships cancelled, grants cut are causing irreparable harms to progress of US science 🧪

“Don’t rush the tears. Let go of the stages. Make the offer specific.” A psychologist and grief therapist shares what really helps someone who’s grieving.

The people in power who are obliterating science are working out of McCarthy’s playbook: -Don’t attack vaccines or research directly -Attack the scientists doing the work indirectly -Imply they are untrustworthy or conflicted -Accuse them of perpetrating what they are actually the targets of

Often academia & industry are presented as opposing forces, but this just isn’t true. Both are part of a synergistic ecosystem that has led US to the forefront of innovation & improved global health. Grateful to my industry colleagues for speaking out for our entire scientific community.

You don’t have to earn rest. You need it because you’re human. Rest helps you be your best self. I like your best self.

Medicaid keeps 1 in 5 people in our country alive—including veterans, kids, and disabled elders. Call lawmakers and urge them to not to support the budget bill. People will die. 202-978-5357 prismreports.org/2025/06/18/m...

Say it with me. RFK Jr. is killing children.

🫤 #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

How proposed cuts to Medicaid could affect rural hospitals | PBS News www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Bipartisan letters from over 200 legislators urging "strong and sustained funding" for the NIH make me cautiously optimistic. www.aamc.org/advocacy-pol...

Senate Republicans' one-finger salute to rural America: "Hospital networks said they may reduce pediatric, maternity or behavioral health services; end telehealth programs; close rural facilities; or enact layoffs if the Medicaid cuts become law..." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Are you looking to start your #lab in a fantastic scientific 🧪environment, with great colleagues, and in a spectacular place to live? Then check out our open #junior #faculty position at the Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: www.unil.ch/dof/en/home/... ⏰ Deadline 27 June

All that said, my absolute joy around all this discovery is tempered by the destruction of science that's currently happening in the US. I've been able to chase my awe via a win-win that benefits society too. We MUST ensure this is also true for the next generation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I’ve been in academic medicine for 45 years. This is the first time I’m seeing a perfect storm, as proposed federal funding cuts threaten our ability to provide patient care, train the next generation of doctors, and conduct life-saving research. More from my conversation with @cnn.com last week.

#Delirium Clinical Care Standard (Australia): Quality statements. ➡️ Fundamentals of good care.

Artificial intelligence already helps clinicians to make diagnoses, triage critical cases and transcribe clinical notes in hospitals across the USA. But regulation of medical AI products has not kept up with the rapid pace of their adoption https://go.nature.com/4jKzaIf

"Inside FND" - a new short film about FND A film that draws on evidence from patients, clinicians and research to counter common misconceptions about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAv...

Making America poorer again: each US $1 million invested by the NIH in health research generates about $2.5 million in economic activity. NIH funding produced $94 billion in new economic activity and supported more than 400,000 jobs in 2024 alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

under-dosing medications in status epilepticus is insanely common this study of INSTITUTIONAL PROTOCOLS at ACCREDITED EPILEPSY CENTERS found: 🫣 benzos were under-dosed in 4% of protocols 🫣 2nd-line drugs were under-dosed in 14% of protocols the problem is far worse in the wild... 🧵 #1/4 #EMIMCC

There is an old saying that "when public health works, it's invisible." This has a lot of truth, but I think there is more going on than just a lack of appreciation for what public health does. apnews.com/article/publ...

The full FY 2026 budget request for the National Science Foundation was released this afternoon. Proposed cuts to NSF research directorates range from -75% to -43%. NSF education -75% [pdf] full request here: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)

"If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger” an $18 Billion cut Only 3 NIH Institutes will remain in place, and even they will have their funds markedly reduced www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

The Trump administration’s billion-dollar cuts to the National Institutes of Health include a $2.7 billion blow to the National Cancer Institute slashing more than a third of its funding. “For the past 50 years, every significant medical breakthrough, especially in the treatment of cancer,

"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Major with this MAHA report with >500 purported references Numerous publications cited appear to not exist at all; others are blatantly mis-quoted/represented Is it possible someone used LLM AI write the report and it includes hallucinated papers that did not exist? www.notus.org/health-scien...

I came to the US as a J1 visa holder to do biomedical research. My colleagues, other research fellows from all over the world, were also J1 visa holders. Because this is the visa you get to do research.