Some science cuts in Trump's proposed FY27 budget ❌ NIH: -$5B, including all of NIEHS, NIMHD, FIC & NCCIH. ❌ EPA: -4.6B ❌ NSF: -3.8B ❌ NASA Science: -3.4 Billion ❌ NOAA: -1.8B, including the entire Oceanic and Atmospheric Research budget ($605M) ❌ AHRQ: All of it. -$296M, 100% And there's more.

This podcast has everything I want in a story: Georgia, small town politics, conspiracy theorists, a mystery, and a group of intrepid journalists determined to crack the case. Listen to “WHO BLEW UP THE GUIDESTONES?” !!!

Read below why Bhattacharya’s invocation of FDR’s science advisor spurred accusations that he’s “hijacking” Bush’s legacy in a way that @nataliebaviles.bsky.social said have him rolling in his grave www.statnews.com/2026/04/01/j...

Excellent new update at Grant Witness that helps break down how science funding is being slowed down.

Today, MSF is going public with something we've been fighting behind closed doors for months: Gilead will not sell us their new HIV drug, lenacapavir. The sticking point isn't even price, they just refuse to sell. Open letter linked + explainer 🧵1/ www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/gilea...

“You must persevere,” said Bill Bien, a lymphoma survivor. “It means so much to so many people you’ll never meet. It will save their lives.” My report on No Kings: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#NoKings in Austin, TX

AUSTIN thousands marching from City Hall to Lady Bird Lake #NoKings

Rally and vigil in front of NIH.

i know i posted this yesterday, but i need to post it again. jay bhattacharya's immediate reaction to the CDC shooting was to repeat more anti-vaccine lies in the media — the very same lies that led to the attack.

For those in the DMV, join the NIH Vigil + No Kings rally at the Medical Center Metro at the doorstep of NIH this Saturday 3/28 from 10am-noon, featuring speakers including Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of @idsainfo.bsky.social + NIH/FEMA scientists + patient-advocates. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

My NIH update Let me start by saying again how glad I am that NIH is now posting these curves on the Reporter front page. It is satisfying that leading by example from outside has led to this change and (I hope) reflects a commitment for NIH_leadership™ to hold itself accountable for this. 1/6

📆Saturday March 28th, 10am, 📍Medical Center Metro / NIH Visitor’s Entrance 💌RSVP below! Speaker announcement: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH former NIAID Director and CEO of @idsainfo.bsky.social Bill Bien, patient advocate and lymphoma survivor actionnetwork.org/events/no-sh...

I am once again asking... www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Happy Erev CDC Director Nomination Deadline to those who celebrate 😬

Not to brag, but I was so good at getting a thyroidectomy that my post-op visit began with an interview with the clinic's marketing team 💁‍♀️

“Robert Malone, an ideological ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is stepping away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee following a court ruling that effectively nullified the panel.” ✍️ Ariel Cohen / Roll Call

South Carolina health officials said a week has gone by with no new measles cases in the state. There are currently two people in quarantine and none in isolation. More on the outbreak: ow.ly/4WB550YynYy

RFK Jr.’s ACIP planned to present data last week on how dangerous they believe COVID19 vaccines are. Since the judge ruled that the members RFK Jr. installed are not legitimate, several have appeared in the media. Not a single one has mentioned any fears about continued COVID19 vaccinations.

This plot from @drugmonkey.bsky.social shows how the number of *new* NIH fellowships to Black investigators plummeted last year. And it's only half the story. The other half is that *existing* fellowship grants to POC investigators were also *terminated* at disproportionate rates.

Brutal evaluation of NIH political leadership here. 3.9% of NIH employees polled say political leaders maintain high standards of integrity, 1.6% trust political leaders, and just .8% say political leaders generate high levels of motivation. All well below numbers for full federal workforce.

My latest @insideclimatenews.org: Extreme precipitation from 2023’s devastating cyclone in Peru accounted for 60% of #dengue in an unprecedented outbreak, a new study from @malar0ne.bsky.social et al. shows. Climate change made those conditions more likely. insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...

Very excited to share our latest article in Trends in Microbiology, with @ninan-abraham.bsky.social, @chilbe.bsky.social, @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social, and Arne Traulsen! We highlight the importance of disentangling these interactions and suggest potential paths forwards

There are many problems with this statement from Director Bhattacharya. (1) As @michaeldgreen.phd notes, applicants have no option to requests multi-year funding. An applicant may request a front-loaded budget with more funding in early years with justification (may or may not be approved). 1/6

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Climate change is already here and it is already reshaping disease burden. Our paper just out in One Earth connects climate change that has already happened to extreme precipitation to a dengue epidemic in Peru in 2023. www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

I know that ideologues will frame the decision by Judge Murphy regarding ACIP as pure partisanism, but people should be aware of this particular part of his opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Current ACIP members are not qualified by any reasonable standard to serve on ACIP.

BREAKING: A judge just blocked Kennedy's handpicked vaccine advisers, and all votes they've taken in the past year. They will not meet this week. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled in favor of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and issued a preliminary injunction against the CDC. The ruling pauses the Jan 2026 childhood immunization schedule revisions, blocks RFK Jr's 13 recent ACIP member appointments, and pauses all votes taken by the committee.

Robert Malone, co-chair of ACIP, is crashing out over the (unspecified) fallout from the leak of a document detailing how ACIP plans to focus on purported long-term side effects from Covid vaccination

Newly uncovered memos show the basis for RFK Jr's decision to end the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant people and children. They're light on evidence and heavy on ideology, sources told me in my latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Watching my mom die of ALS was one of the most awful things I’ve gone through… As a genetic carrier, I’ve often felt like time is running out to find a cure for ALS and FTD in my lifetime. But until recently, I’ve always held out hope that a cure would be found for my children”

Made a short video as a response. 3 questions remain for me. 1) What is the definition of a "DEl activity," and how is it being communicated to NIH staff so they can determine whether a grant qualifies? (Continued below)

@michaeldgreen.phd is doing a wonderful job making clear how early career researchers are facing censorship because this administration is prioritizing their political ideology over scientific merit

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

I have never seen him challenged this directly and this extensively. Bravo to the @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social team for their efforts to make this a thoughtful, evidence-based conversation. I am disappointed with the NIH Director/Acting CDC Director's responses.

The outcome is baked in: people will trust public health less. Means' audience is already distrustful, and people who believe in science will follow. More than half who heard about RFK vax policies say it reduces their trust in the health agencies. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-trust-...

Breaking: Aiming to reverse recent changes to federal vaccine recommendations, 15 states led by Democrats announced on Tuesday that they were suing the Trump administration. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/h...

Also, as a reminder, while Bhattacharya spent years claiming that "the woke left Biden admin" censored him on social media, the guy who ran his website has said publicly that Facebook pulled it because *anti-vaxxers* were mad about it. www.techdirt.com/2024/12/10/f...

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This piece by @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social is one for the ages. The damage Donald Trump (under the guidance of Russell Vought) has done to biomedical research is profound and will be long-lasting. It is a national tragedy to be measured in the sick and the dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

"COVID revisionists within HHS leadership are disinterested in good-faith dialogue and improvements to our infrastructure. They are united by a grievance and intend to steer administration policy away from evidence and down a path of retribution." 🎯

New from @katherineeban.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: CDC appointees bypassed the agency’s scientists to rush-fund a study questioning the hep B birth dose. The ethics committee president says his name was used on the approval without his knowledge. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

In 2021, Jay Bhattacharya resigned from the scientific board of an org after I pointed out it made false claims abt Covid vaccines. Since then, he's increasingly embraced anti-vaccine falsehoods. Vaccines are not safe w/ CDC Director Bhattacharya. www.importantcontext.news/p/new-cdc-di...

As always, extremely insightful reporting here from @aniloza.bsky.social

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I spoke with @melodyschreiber.com about the deep irony of Bhattacharya serving as Acting Director of CDC & Director of NIH simultaneously. For years, he has advocated for separation between these role, framing this type of arrangement as a conflict of interest that would have chilling effects.

On a recent podcast appearance, Bhattacharya said the funniest experience he's had with Trump was standing next him while the President gave misleading medical advice to pregnant people.

He's now NIH Director & Acting Director of CDC

Trump's pick for NIH director, Jay Bhattacharya, sometimes says positive things about certain childhood vaccines. Can we count on him as a counterweight to RFK Jr's anti-vaccine agenda? He campaigned for RFK and has a tendency to get really quiet/confused when faced with vaccine lies directly. 🧵