Ferric Fang, MD

True, and he also has other qualities that Trump values. For instance, he’s also belligerent and unrepentant.

Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania When it comes to reliable health information, Americans are more confident in federal health agencies' career scientists than their leaders.

Stark Divide: Americans More Confident in Career Scientists at U.S. Health Agencies Than Leaders

www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide...

🎁 link:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

A more complete set of voices in a companion piece.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/h...

AI could revolutionize antibiotics — but the market is standing in the way Economic reality and the persistent absence of funding stand in the way of using AI for antibiotic breakthroughs.

“Part of the problem is that the greatest efficiencies AI offers today are far upstream in the drug-development process, including identifying hits & leads, assessing toxicity, optimizing medicinal chemistry, & narrowing which candidates deserve…” www.statnews.com/2026/03/05/a...

An announcement that the Senate voted to reauthroize the SBIR/STTR program.

The Senate has (finally) voted to reauthorize the small business SBIR/STTR program.

Not reauthorized yet, but this was likely the biggest hurdle.

NIH Says It Will No Longer Recognize the Research Fellows’ Union NIH leadership said the union “should never have been certified,” in an email to the union’s leadership.

There is a pincer move here that runs right through the corrupt Supreme Court.

Fed Soc judges have allowed Trump to effectively tie up the agency that governs federal unions, the FLRA.

Now the Trump HHS is derecognizing federal unions with their recourse options limited.

RFK Jr has 'unreviewable' authority to reshape vaccine policy, DOJ lawyer tells judge A lawyer for the Trump administration told a judge on Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has such broad authority over vaccine policy that he could even ​scrap re...

Judge Murphy: “Is it your position that is totally ​unreviewable? If [RFK Jr.] said instead of getting a shot to prevent measles I think you should get a shot that gives you measles, is that unreviewable?”

Department of Justice: Yes

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

RFK Jr's Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products RFK Jr's pick for surgeon general promoted in her newsletter companies with allegations of selling unsafe products

RFK Jr's Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products

flip.it/IfpSX6

Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research Some money allocated for scientific research has been restored to the federal budget, but the White House OMB has been slow to release it.

This is why simply passing a budget that isn't a 37% cut is not sufficient. This is why "the extent to which funding was restored" cannot be the measure of success.

www.sciencefriday.com/segments/slo...

Hope everyone will read this brilliant piece from @katherineeban.bsky.social on Casey Means.

Surgeon generals usually represent the very best of the medical community. Means isn’t even a part of it, by her own choosing.

Link: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I just tried to register.

The March date is already listed as Full!

I did register for the April date. You have a chance to enter questions. I don't know if there will be another opportunity to do this.

FDA Drug Chief Aims to Hire Friend Pushing for Controversial SSRI Warning — Proposed labeling change has become a priority for Tracy Beth Hoeg by Associated Press

Tracy Høeg wants to hire her friend Adam Hurato!

Pretty sure hiring your besties is a clear conflict of interest!

Also: you know what’s really BAD for pregnant people & their kids? Untreated mental illness

Hurato is (surprise!) on RFK Jr’s kooky ACIP & is a “medical freedom” advocate

Yup, especially when it comes to RFK Jr’s most important ally, Jay Bhattacharya—the parallels with Lysenko are uncanny

This piece by virologist @angierasmussen.bsky.social, one of the Editors in Chief of the journal Vaccine is 🔥🔥🔥

geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/08/28/v...

Some lines cannot be crossed.

#Medsky #HHS #food #coffee #Dunkin #wickedbad

How does Trump nominee Casey Means compare to previous surgeons general? Healthbeat reviewed the credentials of the 10 surgeons general confirmed since 1976. Here's how Trump nominee Casey Means stacks up.

HealthBeat: Trump surgeon general pick Casey Means: How her medical experience compares to previous doctors in role

by Alison Young @alisonannyoung.bsky.social @healthbeat.org

bit.ly/46FaGMM

USPSTF Meeting Pushed Back for Third Time in a Row Meeting will be 'rescheduled in the coming months,' according to HHS

The meeting of the United States Preventative Services Task Force has been canceled again—another attack on public health by RFK Jr.

This is an independent group that reviews scientific research for things like cancer screenings. Their recommendations must be covered by insurance.

MAHA!

Science-Based Medicine: Latest Science on Origins of SARS-CoV-2

by Steven Novella

bit.ly/4aMa3n2

Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research Podcast Episode · Science Friday · March 4 · 13m

Thanks @scifri.bsky.social for having me on to talk about federal research budgets. TLDL: Congress voted to reject the president's big science cuts, but the White House is slow to release those approved funds. 🧪

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

"Under pressure from RFK Jr, American medical schools have agreed to rework their curriculums to teach more about nutrition."

As if patients eat what their doctors tell them to.

How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School

I honestly never thought our (well American) educational institutions would be so spineless and starstruck @joho.bsky.social . Yes, modernize the curriculum but not based on charlatans’ and influencers’ “feels”.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

New YouGov poll finds that for the first time, a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump *strongly.* His overall approval is down to 38%, a new second-term low.

When is the last time a majority has disapproved strongly of a president?

KFF-Peterson Health System Tracker chart shows the share of total health spending by percentile in 2023. The bar chart shows that most health spending comes from a small share of the population, including older adults and people reporting fair or poor health.

In any given year, a small portion of the population is responsible for a very large percentage of total health spending.

See how spending varies by health status, age, sex and more: https://on.kff.org/4u6zqYj

a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

David Attenborough [whispering]:

“As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”

Don’t be evil.. but if you’re going to be evil, be spectacularly evil.

a large screen shows a man 's face and says ingsoc ALT: a large screen shows a man 's face and says ingsoc

So... A friend was supposed to give a PURELY SCIENTIFIC talk at NIH within the next couple of weeks and it was cancelled because of a "new process" where all speakers/talks have to be CLEARED BY A POLITICAL APPOINTEE.

“The Trump administration has no plan in Iran. This illegal war is based on lies, and it was launched without any imminent threat to our nation. Donald Trump still hasn’t given a single clear reason for this war, and he seems to have no plan for how to end it.”

Bismarck apparently said it first: “Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.”

Casey Means still doesn’t have the votes. Keep the letters coming.

Bhattacharya urges measles vaccination as US activity increases

The genomic evidence is a technicality at this point, in my opinion. It's clear we do not meet the intent of holding measles elimination status. The PAHO meeting to decide on our status has been moved to November to allow for completed analysis. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/bhat...