Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.

If only the U.S. had access to safe and effective vaccines used all around the world for decades to prevent measles! #publichealth #vaccines #meases

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...

Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.

Oh, his bailiwick ALSO includes strokes, which have become MUCH more frequent for those under 50 since 2020, & the usual "blood thinner" drugs are less effective than they were before. Well, maybe accelerating the end of humanity will help preserve OTHER life on Earth! bsky.app/profile/jere...

A @statnews.com exclusive from me: Walter Koroshetz, director of NIH's neurological disorders institute, has been ousted. Yet another example of NIH leadership churn. His departure means that 13 of the agency's 27 divisions will have interim leaders. www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...

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The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS

Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on a two-month expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J

Drake Lindsey hits Jalen Smith who makes a great catch in then end zone, Minnesota wins the Rate Bowl

This Is Why ‘Hamnet’ Made Me Cry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...

For Alzheimer's disease, it's no longer a debate of amyloid (Aβ) versus tau. They are interactive drivers and this new, optimistic review maps out a path towards disease-halting therapies @cellcellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell/fulltex...

In Norway, Skiing Through a Winter Wonderland www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t... Skiing is life,” he said.

Nothing to see here Just the NIH Director trashing, um, one of the world’s best respected journals, Science It makes sense really—power-hungry, power-consolidating autocrats love to criticize the media, it’s one of their favorite tactics

Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u... Cutting the NIH mRNA research budget of 500 million dollars is short-sighted: A Phase 2 Study of an mRNA Vaccine plus Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone for People with Operable Pancreatic Cancer

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led a path of gutting and destruction of public, global health, and medical research resources, among others. How much did it save in federal spending? Nothing...it led to an increase www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer’s disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in human brain: Cell Reports Medicine www.cell.com/cell-reports...

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

New research explores immune & metabolic signatures that characterise constipation-driven endophenotypes in #Parkinsons; 2 PD endophenotypes identified by gastro symptoms & T cell phenotypes associated with gut- & brain-tropism www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Are Trump’s Actions Unprecedented? We Asked Historians (Again). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support. Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

#mountains surrounding Hidden #Lake at #glaciernationalpark #nature #photography

Every year before Christmas, when we were kids, my dad would go to the library and carefully pick out books for each of us. He wrapped them up as presents and in the days leading up to Christmas, he would let us open a book a day. We loved having special books picked out just for us. NYT —

Damn this dude rocks

“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…” TLDR: It was never about drugs

MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...

How to Save A Life "Supporting full federal funding for medical research is one of the most certain ways to ensure a healthy future for these children. It’s also one of the best ways to save a life." @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence

#ORCHESTRA trial didn’t show efficacy- rationale based on effects on alpha-synuclein

“It’s now undeniable that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies are in charge of the country’s vaccine policy,” Tom Bartlett argues. He reports on the chaos at the CDC’s vaccine advisory board meeting—and its potential consequences:

DFA applauds the 12 former FDA commissioners who came together to jointly publish this powerful NEJM article reaffirming the core principles of vaccine oversight. We commend and are encouraged by their strong statement defending scientific integrity. www.nejm.org/doi/ful...

How do the metabolic waste products get cleared from our brain? And how does this process intersect with the brain's immune system? An exceptional review by @jonykipnis.bsky.social and colleagues cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake? TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.

So very proud of everyone who joined #KidVengers - thank you 🙏 🥰

Thank you to all the #HCWvsHunger team captains!! @fumikochino.bsky.social @kemimdrad.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @slcpedsblooddoc.bsky.social @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social @jabarocas.bsky.social @aem204.bsky.social @dr-martinemdphd.bsky.social And the whole @hcwvshunger.bsky.social team!

🍎 Overjoyed to have worked with beloved friends, colleagues, & multidisciplinary team members on #HCWvsHunger 2025. Collectively we raised >$1M and fed JUST SO MANY PEOPLE. The competition was fierce; I am incredibly grateful to be part of this community doing good in the world.

The current FDA is indistinguishable from wellness influencer Instagram because that’s exactly what they want to be

The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...

The hepatitis B birth dose is safe, effective, and a critical shield against lifelong infection. Delaying it puts infants at risk for preventable, chronic HBV. Universal newborn vaccination saves lives and remains essential public health practice. #HepatitisB #VaccinesWork #IDSky

I think it’s past time for Congress to investigate why the Trump administration has modified a disinformation operation against an opponent to use against its own people.