Just in case you thought we were finish with measles because you haven't heard about it in a while, I'm just here to remind you that measles case continuing to rise. There are 1514 confirmed cases for 2025 so far. This is about 5.5 times more than the cases in 2024, and 26 times more than 2023.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Shutdown dramas are dynamic and unpredictable. But here’s something to note. Most DC press is portraying the Dems as having their backs to the wall. But just this morning WaPo released a poll showing that a substantial but no means overwhelming percentage of Americans blame Trump and the GOP.

yep. You can't make a 'better case' that convinces tyranny of the value of science since knowledge is tyranny's kryptonite.

The Interior Department has told its staff to bring their government laptops and phones home so they can monitor updates about potential mass firings.

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

Welp, as of today, I'm furloughed from my job as an NIH scientist for the foreseeable future. If you have questions about the furlough or what's going on, AMA.

Medicare, as of today, will no longer cover telehealth visits. I can’t imagine a bigger slap in the face to our patients.

NEW: Per multiple sources, HHS employees received a message 20 minutes ago saying that Trump opposes a gov shutdown. "Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the US Senate due to unrelated policy demands." One source called it "the most overtly political message" yet.

My quote of the day Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we can and cannot achieve, while at the same recognizing that realism should never be confused with capitulation. Mitch McConnell

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Recently I learned that civil servants have the First Amendment-protected right to speak out on matters of public concern. Thurgood Marshall, in an 8-1 SCOTUS decision, noted that government employees know how the gov’t works, and the public has a special interest in hearing from them.

"No planning, no consideration, no nothing. It’s not anything that I’ve ever seen in my life before." It's been 7 mos since my coworkers and I were interrogated, insulted, and ultimately fired by DOGE. But I still can't quite believe how senseless it was. 300,000 people have left the government

Here is a plot in terms of PROJECTS rather than dollars. I am using projects rather than awards so that projects that received supplements do not get double-counted. While the FY25 curve is improving, it seems that the number of funded projects will drop by 3000-4000 compared with FY24.

Interesting episode of short wave about the origin of endometriosis. I really appreciate that they end with how uncertainty in NIH funding affects the future of their work. www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

More people should be talking about this.

The end of FY 2025 is coming, and #OMB appears perfectly content to use us as targets. We are not their chess pieces. We serve our PIs. We are here in our personal capacities. Follow the #NIH.

For those at NIH and HRSA finding out today their jobs will be terminated and getting official RIF correspondence this week, we are so sorry. We’re here for you. Your service mattered, your voice matters, and we need you to build the future of biomedical research. ❤️ @savehealthresearch.bsky.social

European Medicines Agency: “In the EU, paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) can be used for reducing pain or fever during pregnancy if clinically needed. There is currently no new evidence that would require changes to the current EU recommendations for use.”

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

I read 1984. And Fahrenheit 451. And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale. And The Giver. And The Road. And The Lottery. And The Parable of the Sower. And The Hunger Games. I know what I’m seeing.

ALSOBROOKS: Did you receive a call from the secretary upon reports an active shooter at CDC HQ had shot at employees? MONAREZ: I did not speak to the secretary on the 8th or any successive day A: So are you telling me the HHS secretary failed to even give you a courtesy call? M: He didnt call me

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

A deep dive into the destruction of US cancer research by @jonathanmahler.bsky.social “It’s an absolutely unmitigated disaster,” a former top official at NIH told him. “It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” Gift link: nyti.ms/48iH3Cr

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

They want us at each other's throats.

Have you heard the good news? California finished a project that will create tons of clean renewable energy & help prevent evaporation and algae formations while keeping solar panels cooler & more efficient. This article made my day! www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Association btw pesticides and Parkinson’s is not new, I think Kristof oversimplifies it (paraquat). Khurana and colleagues suggest that combined with genetic vulnerability and other pesticides, the pesticide trifluralin may be a trigger europepmc.org/article/MED/... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a dangerous pattern of violence threatening our democracy & the safety of our communities. Part of the democracy movement’s work is ensuring everyone can express their opinions & engage in civic debate in peace. We must all agree violence is always unacceptable.

I know this isn't the news right now. But I have some updated info on Covid vax availability. Several states where CVS/Walgreens weren't offering them or required Rx 1.5 wks ago now have them without Rx because of state officials' actions. But still 13 states where CVS and/or Walgreens require Rx.

This is me, one of those 211. My A1 R01 renewal would have been funded otherwise, and I was even initially told they planned to fund it. Now very unlikely. No more chances with this one. We had so many good things going-how do we keep moving forward? A question many of us will be asking.

Every blue state needs to immediately pass a law that says law enforcement officers, including ICE, cannot wear masks to hide their faces, and cannot interfere with anyone filming them.

The Supreme Court really said

It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.

Association btw pesticides and Parkinson’s is not new, I think Kristof oversimplifies it (paraquat). Khurana and colleagues suggest that combined with genetic vulnerability and other pesticides, the pesticide trifluralin may be a trigger europepmc.org/article/MED/... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

Today, I tried to get my COVID vaccine and was denied. Even after showing the pharmacist @govwesmoore.bsky.social 's statement that Maryland law says all Marylanders should have access to the COVID vaccine, I was still denied. They said they had to follow the box. This is RFK's fault. RFK must go.

Interesting shutdown politics thread by health policy expert and former OMB official Topher Spiro.

America's Research Hospital needs you to reach out to your US representatives and tell them that the work done there is a priority for you

over time I believe this will end up being one of the most unpopular things the administration ever does a death sentence for many hobbies and all the average consumer sees is that you’re taking away all their bargains one of the few policies that has a direct negative effect on almost everyone

My neighbor in Orlando mentioned this EXACT concern to me last night!

Co-discoverer of reverse transcriptase at 32, Nobel Prize at 37, played a key role at the 1975 Asilomar comference.

You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.

@who.int calls for protection of public health excellence in the US CDC

please enjoy watching a adorable little dog named Trip Hazard perform dance choreography that I, a human in my 30s, would absolutely be incapable of executing

Last night, Russia launched one of the largest drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, targeting government buildings and civilian homes alike. Once again, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately.

What the fuck does ICE need snipers for though?

The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.