Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every Americanβs Health
βThese are not typical requests from a health secretary to a C.D.C. director. Not even close. None of us would have agreed to the secretaryβs demands, and we applaud Dr. Monarez for standing up for the agency and the health of our communities.β
Op-ed written by 9 former CDC directors!
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Public Health Didnβt Start with MAHA: What We Can Learn from Letβs Move!
Many MAHA supporters claim itβs the first movement to prioritize Americaβs health, but history tells a different story.
Whenever I discuss the MAHA movement or critique aspects of it, I inevitably receive comments like, βAt least weβre finally talking about ways to improve health and reduce chronic disease.β But public health didnβt start with MAHA.
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This is why everyone should get off Twitter
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
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NIH email: βIt is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to improve vaccine interest and commitment...Therefore, the award is terminated.β
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Welcome to EpiLifestyle25
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
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Since there has been a lot of misinformation circulating since last night, I find this AAMC infographic helpful in illustrating which types of expenses are and are not covered by NIH indirect cost reimbursements.
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Notably, many of the targets are Black employees working at health agencies. This disturbing attempt to intimidate and undermine public servants comes from AAF, a small right-wing nonprofit founded in 2020. Enough is enough.
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Eggs UP
Taxes UP
Gas UP
RX drugs UP
Dow Jones DOWN
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ACA, VA all on the chopping block.
Trump was never going to make anyone in America's life easier. In just 2 weeks he's made life harder for everyone except his billionaire friends.
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Marching orders from Timothy Snyderβs
On Tyranny.
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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The next one won't be until January 2037. Keep any eye out tonight!
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