Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/

And now this. A clear violation of free speech. Jay Bhattacharya likes to talk about censorship, but he doesn’t actually care about censorship or free speech: he just wants to weaponize those principles to censor others. Like @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social

Today @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social was placed on administrative leave from her position at the NIDDK, NIH. We are extremely concerned and horrified at the actions of this adminstration and the NIH. Dr. Norton has been speaking out in her personal capacity about destruction occurring at the NIH. 🧵🧵🧵

Stand with science, stand up for democracy, stand with Jenna. This is not okay, and this cannot be the norm!

Courage is contagious, and she has been an inspiration to many! It’s time to stand up for @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social!

Jenna has been an inspiring colleague I’ve been honored to work alongside this year. It needs to be known after putting us through the longest shutdown (they say in official emails, “democrat-led” like how desperate), on Day 1 back to work they are putting people on admin leave again.

"Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us." www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/

I can further confirm that @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is experiencing retaliation by “Free speech” Jay and the Trump administration. @standupforscience.bsky.social stands with her and will continue to support public servants who speak out against the harms of this administration.

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is a hero. We owe her a debt of gratitude. bsky.app/profile/dday...

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov please demand that @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is reinstated! Bethesda Declaration signers were promised they'd not be targeted!

Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up. Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.

NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say. Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration. Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".

NEW: Jenna Norton, an NIH employee who is openly critical of Trump & RFK Jr, has been put on "non-disciplinary" administrative leave. She says the administration is trying to "scare and silence me." An HHS official, asked to comment, called her a radical leftist. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

What are the drivers of preventable hospitalizations in patients with kidney diseases? And how can clinicians best intervene? This review in #ASNCJASN evaluates the current state of the science: kidney.pub/CJASN0879#ASNCJASN @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social

Let’s build the Democratic Party we need. The party that will meet this moment and fight for the American people. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DbpLn8/

🔥 Simultaneous publication in multiple @jama.com journals by Prof @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social of her RCT and the patient experience analysis This is mic-drop science jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

It was the patient experience component of @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social CHW trial jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #KidneyWk

With an accompanying paper on patient experience lead by Katie Rizzolo jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... in @jamanetworkopen.com #KidneyWk

The NAVIGATE-KIDNEY trial: providing CHW support for Hispanic/Latino peeps in @jama.com IM jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... From @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social and team #KidneyWk

And paper 3 from @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social On adaptation of the Navigate Kidney intervention in @kireports.bsky.social www.kireports.org/article/S246... #KidneyWk

In the afternoon another late breaking oral session among other things at 4:30 pm @brendonneuen.bsky.social Lorundrostat A new oral GLP1 REMODEL to understand sema mechanism GBD kidney disease with @paddymark.bsky.social And @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social ! #KidneyWk

In an elevator full of implementation scientists, but where is Russell Glasgow? He’s in the middle ensuring we ‘Reach’ the top! @monica-p-jolles.bsky.social @russgl.bsky.social @borsikarabin.bsky.social @dramyhuebschmann.bsky.social @accordsresearch.bsky.social @tstudts.bsky.social

My quote of the day Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. Albert Camus

Trump reduced the share the federal government pays for emergency Medicaid, but states still have to pay. These cuts will “produce minimal overall cost savings and will disproportionately harm states with large undocumented populations” like Texas and Florida.

When Rs talk about ACA subsidies being for undocumented people, they refer to the Emergency Medicaid program, which costs <1% of the Medicaid budget and reimburses hospitals for costs of a Reagan-signed law signed requiring emergency rooms to treat everyone.

Great article on what healthcare coverage really looks like for undocumented people in the US, citing a research letter from @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social. apple.news/AuKaJgYAzTHa...

Highlighted in @washingtonpost.com, our research is fueling policy debates in D.C. Our @jama.com study shows Emergency Medicaid accounts for 0.4% of nationwide Medicaid spending. Led by @trishasantos.bsky.social @fumikochino.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Agree, great piece from @ianlmorgan.bsky.social Jayanta Bhattacharya accepted the power of his position, but not the responsibility. He is at the helm overseeing the destruction of American science - with devastating impacts on early career scientists. And ultimately everyone.

Proud of my colleagues for speaking out! There is so much power when people come together. Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us. But we see through that and are growing stronger together! www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

"As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening." youtu.be/jw93RKKreqY?...

Congress needs to stop these lawless firings. They are unlawful and more importantly they put Americans at risk! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8A5RrHm/

You can only really protect healthcare if you also rein in the lawless White House that is eviscerating our public health infrastructure. Getting the ACA extensions in the CR only means something if you also have provisions that prevent them from being removed again with a simple majority vote.

🚨 Two JAMA articles highlight key issues: First — Sharing CMS-sensitive data with DHS. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Second — Emergency Medicaid is less than 1% of total Medicaid spending, even in states w/ large undocumented populations. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #ImmigrantHealth

This would seem to imply that cutting funding to this important program is more symbolic than actually part of a rational fiscal strategy.

Emergency Medicaid funding, which may be used to cover undocumented immigrants with serious medical conditions, comprises <1% of overall Medicaid spending. #medicaid jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... “These results suggest that cuts to emergency Medicaid will produce minimal overall cost savings and will disproportionately harm states with large undocumented populations.”

So much for #GOP talking points.

Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations. ja.ma/4mZsZSf

💡New @jama.com study coauthored by Ben Sommers finds #EmergencyMedicaid to be a very small part of total spending, with state costs primarily driven by demographics—not policies. Cuts to Emergency Medicaid in new budget law will produce minimal savings and put immigrant-serving providers at risk.

On how Vought’s threats to withhold backpay from furloughed Feds is illegal: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ABh7EU/

My quote of the day If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started. John McCain

I was honored to speak up with my colleagues from across the government to demand Congress fight for the American people.

Got a chance to speak to @andreahsu.bsky.social on @npr.org about how NIH has been largely shutdown since January. www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

Agree; this absolutely disrupts our ability to keep people healthy and safe

Viewpoint: The CMS-DHS data-sharing agreement for immigration enforcement undermines patient trust, violates ethical principles, and compromises the separation between healthcare and law enforcement. ja.ma/42h3MLh

Thanks @murray.senate.gov and the Appropriations committee for the bipartisan bill that rejects the draconian cuts to NIH science and restricts the harmful multiyear funding scheme! www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minorit...

I sent a letter to Bhattacharya while listening to the mark-up. More to come from this interview... 1/4

Here are some of the highlights of the appropriations bill that the Senate appropriations committee just approved: $48.7 billion for NIH, an increase of $400 million Rejects the proposal to cap indirect cost rates at 15% Includes a provision to prevent MYF that would reduce the number of grants

Okay, serious whiplash. WaPo is reporting funds are back on. The Aug 15 pocket rescission date still stands. But hopefully we have a little more time. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...