We may never truly realize the immense damage done to our scientific research communities. $4.5B in frozen or cancelled grants w/ nearly 150 impacted clinical trials: 138k pts enrolled/due to be enrolled 🤦🏽‍♂️ @rasushrestha.bsky.social @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Board of Directors has signed this joint statement by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, joining more than 20 national medical and health organizations.

In my weekly podcast, I had a fabulous conversation with a brilliant Obstetrician about how she advises pregnant women about the risks and benefits of taking a medicine Dr. Elizabeth Langen is really good This is worth your time

AMWA joins leading medical organizations—AAP, ACOG, AAFP, ACEP, SMFM, & NAM—in reaffirming the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Rigorous, long-term research—including a 2024 JAMA study—has found no credible link between it & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. vist.ly/472ra

We the people -have power!!

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

“Charlie Chaplin was willing to mock Hitler. Colbert and Kimmel were willing to mock an American president with his own authoritarian designs. What will the rest of us be willing to do in order to stand up to fascism?” Al Franken writes. Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

Encourage this listen to Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. Informative and inspiring amidst the chaos befalling us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...

Amidst all the destruction of the US democracy, I encourage you to explore this uplifting article. This is a beautiful exercise of world collaboration and joy.

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We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself. Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations. That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.

Today’s ACIP meeting promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines. AAP will continue stepping up and working with our local, state and federal partners to make sure every child in every community continues to have access to immunizations. bit.ly/4puP4uf

Let’s get prepared for the repercussions, fellow pediatricians and #PedsICU colleagues.

Hello Senate Committee on Vaccine Effectiveness: YES, COVID vax decreases hospitalizations for <18 yo. In fact many studies like this in peer reviewed medical journals. #PedsICU pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34673751/

Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”

This is what happens without vaccinations. The ducks are adorable. The hospitalized child with a respirator is tragic. And now preventable.

LOL. Guys. We don’t register to protest. We just show up.

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years. Speaks for itself.

#PedsICU 👇Our teens are asking for the adults to organize and provide meaningful change.

One of the saddest things is when children have cancer, immune deficiency or need bone marrow or organ transplants. And to add insult to injury, they’re unable to receive vaccines. But YOU can do your part to help protect them by immunizing yourself & your family. We are ALL in this together.

Public health agencies, including the CDC, have achieved extraordinary, quantifiable successes—millions of lives saved, trillions of dollars returned. I share some major examples in my new piece.

"Existing evidence also shows that azelastine is one of several drugs that can stop SARS-CoV-2 from replicating itself, halting the virus in its tracks. However it works, though, the drug is clearly effective at preventing COVID-19." www.sciencealert.com/over-the-cou...

Work hard, play hard at the #PALISI25 meeting in Montreal. #PICUAPP @palisinet.bsky.social #PedsICU

⚠️DEFYING RFK Jr’s CDC—The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reaffirmed its support for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant women, breaking from flawed advice in the most recent CDC immunization schedule set by RFK Jr. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Public health today is under attack, but nobody is rushing to save it Why? When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted Public health must communicate our successes We must be visible

Perfection.

The damage Bhattacharya, Prasad, Makary, and RFK Jr. are doing to public trust is insane.

AI decision-making software is trained on the decisions made by humans. If the humans are biased (and they are) then the AI will be biased. This was demonstrated years ago. #MedSky www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

#PedsICU 👇

"More than 180 current and former FEMA employees warned Congress in a “Katrina Declaration” letter that Trump’s overhaul of the agency is undoing two decades of reforms since Hurricane Katrina,..." open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

The announcement from the University of Michigan that they will no longer provide their transgender patients with all of the healthcare options available is shameful, dangerous, and potentially illegal. www.freep.com/story/news/h...

We asked researchers across the country how federal funding changes have affected them and their labs. Their responses indicate a sense of doom and an existential crisis for science in the US: “The ship is going down and we are powerless.” Importantly, there’s still time to fix this. 1/2

#PedsICU 👇watch out for this vape related “new” opioid like drug as kids/young adults go back to school/college!

You may feel powerless right now, but even a simple act, like signing this petition, sends a clear message to Congress and state legislators: We will not accept this. We demand transparency. We demand accountability. www.thepetitionsite.com/342/682/739/...

Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.

#Measles, a highly contagious viral disease, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. 📊 This JAMA Insights discusses transmission, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of measles. ja.ma/4ozL1wh

Check out the PALISI Subgroup E-Meet and Greet Sessions! Join one or both sessions to learn about our subgroups and their work. 🔸Wed Aug 20 3-4pm ET 🔸Wed Aug 27 3-4pm ET Scan below to find out more and register. #PedsICU #Research

Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day Remembering the classics: Single Lung Ventilation in Children Greg Hammer MD open.substack.com/pub/ronlitma... #PedsAnes #PedsPain #PedsCardsAnes #PedsICU #MedEd #PAAD

Here we are! #PedsICU @palisinet.bsky.social

This is horrifying. Sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. Please stay strong CDC colleagues. You all are protecting our science and human lives around the globe every day. RFK and the Trump regime actions spur events like this. We cannot normalize them. #standupforscience