Kristina Rudd, MD MPH

The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.

Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".

Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.

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Sepsis is a massive health burden worldwide - time to focus on stopping it earlier.

I think Paul Farmer’s key contribution was to consistently highlight that poverty is the most important comorbidity

And that preferential option for the poor is how we tackle this deadly comorbidity

Hearing on "The Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget" The Subcommittee on Health has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “T...

If you are interested in support for #NIH funding, the Subcomm hearing on the HHS budget is happening TUESDAY 👇👇

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.

Green-card-holding army vet with a Purple Heart forced to leave US after 50 years due to long-ago drug violation, related to his PTSD.
Stories like this do not make me feel safer. Do you?
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Friends & Family Support Systems for LGBTQ+ Youth Discover ways to support LGBTQ+ young people through FAQs and educational resources for friends and family members.

The news really sucks today.

Instead of boosting a harmful Supreme Court decision, here’s something better:
a practical guide on how to support the LGBTQ+ youth in your life.

Because they deserve our attention, our protection, and our love. 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.

Just donated to the North Texas TRANSportation Network. Please consider how you will help make life a bit better for trans youth in our country. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

At #CCR25, we saw some trials use a #CompositeOutcome (an endpoint that combines more than one outcome into a single measure) & also saw some of the problems these can throw up. I have discussed these before but thought it would be useful to revisit 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #120

Now THIS is following Jesus.

There are thousands of residents who are supposed to start in less than a month in hospitals across the US who cannot enter the country. There is going to be a major staffing crisis across the country but especially in rural and urban hospitals than rely on international medical graduates. #MedSky

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

Shadyside. Caller said that her neighbor knocked down a no parking sign with the apparent intention of being able to park in front of her own house. Caller doesn't like this.

“Pregnant women who have #COVID-19 & show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 & symptoms to need care in an ICU, to need a ventilator…, or to die from the illness…. more likely to have a cesarean birth, preeclampsia or eclampsia, & blood clots.”
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Justice Department accuses N.C. of failing to keep accurate election records The litigation follows similar efforts by the Republican Party and a state GOP candidate to address the registration records for the 2024 election.

The Trump administration on Tuesday accused NC's election board of violating federal law by failing to ensure some voter registration records contained ID numbers. @abreezeclayton.bsky.social @ncdemocrats.bsky.social
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HHS to stop recommending routine Covid shots for children, pregnant people, RFK Jr. ally says A change in recommending Covid vaccines for children and pregnant women would circumvent an expert panel but please many MAHA fans.

Pregnant people are not included in many vaccine trials to protect safety

During Covid this came into question. Pregnant people were at increased risk, & many died due to delays in vaccinating

Excluding pregnant people from vaccine eligibility due to exclusion from RCTs would further the harms

This is atrocious. Unscientific, evil, and will kill people. Anyone want to plan a new vaccine tourism company? I’d be your first client.

United States Appears Set To Skip World Health Assembly While China Sends Over 180 Delegates To Geneva - Health Policy Watch The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic

American exceptionalism.

"United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva"

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Nearly final CBO score of the GOP reconciliation plan is out.

Their bill would cut program spending by $1.5 trillion but spend $312 billion more on defense, ICE, etc., for a total of $1.2 trillion in spending cuts.

Plus $3.6 trillion in tax cuts.

For a total of $2.4 trillion in higher deficits.

"Project 2025 calls to end telemedicine prescriptions of abortion pills as an “interim step” to revoking mifepristone’s approval altogether.

"More than 100 scientific studies have found the medications cited in the paper are safe and effective for ending a pregnancy."

Via @susanrinkunas.com

No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.

NEW — I’ve obtained audio of new acting FEMA head David Richardson threatening staff in an all hands meeting this morning.

As first reported by Reuters, he told those who resisted change in the agency, “Don’t get in my way…I will run right over you.”

Listen to the clip here:

‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

THIS IS NOT NORMAL

Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

#immigration

This is atrocious.

WELKER: Would you rule out military force to take Canada?

TRUMP: I think we're not gonna ever get to that point. Something could happen with Greenland. I'll be honest. With need that for national and international security.

‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage Agency will make researchers outside United States seek grants of their own rather than “subawards” from U.S. scientists

I can no longer do my job as a global health researcher, which requires close collaboration with colleagues outside the US 💔
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Indoctrination.

Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate

The rollercoaster continues...

John Fetterman’s Struggle The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.

‘Fetterman went on to make statements that shocked people. In opposing a cease-fire, he said, “Let’s get back to killing.” A person who heard the conversation told me, “He said, ‘Kill them all.’”’

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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