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The questions I get as a librarian for a medical school are much different this year. Things like, "What will happen if PubMed goes away?", and "Should I set up a VPN so can I safely search the literature for research on 'taboo' topics?". I feel for these students- it's going to be rough

Ohh "America First" was a hit list

RFK Jr is promoting a new study claiming "vaccines cause autism" but it doesn't add up. Literally. This paper is so badly done. Let's read it together!

RFK Jr is promoting a new study claiming "vaccines cause autism" but it doesn't add up. Literally.

epiellie.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-... #MedSky

Aww- Vizlas! They are such great dogs

Mmmmm, maple bacon! Top tier flavor combo

Cutting billions from state public health programs is definitely the right way to make america healthy again 🙄

It was a great list! Thanks for sharing

Journals No Longer Being Indexed by ERIC Journals No Longer Being Indexed By ERIC -To suggest a journal title for inclusion on this list, please use this google form -Please feel free to share this widely. Journal Titles -At this point tit...

Librarians are trying to plan for the 45% reduction of ERIC. While the Department of Education has not (yet) released a title list of journals that are being de-selected, we're trying to create a list via a grassroots effort. View and contribute journal titles here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Well, this is terrifying and confirms my worst fears about what is about to happen to us in the US

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025 DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

By being “in lockstep” with the Admin, the IMLS will not support the range of projects & initiatives it has been since its inception. Instead, it will support projects, ideas, & institutions which align with values & beliefs aligned with the oligarchical ruling class.

bookriot.com/imls-propaga...

In this proposal, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) & NHGRI would become part of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).

Bias word

A new tool helps to assess the risk of bias in network meta-analysis of healthcare interventions.

Read the guidance article
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

🤔🤬

Wow!

How One State’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law Has Changed Professors’ Teaching Public colleges in Indiana are now required to make rules for disciplining faculty who don’t promote free expression. Instructors across the state say they’ve gotten the message.

Remember when "conservatives" warned us "PC" would limit "free inquiry" in college? Remember when they told us "DEI" would warp curricula and make people afraid of honest discussions? Remember when they bitched about "chilled intellectual climates?" Every accusation was fucking projection.

AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.

Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.

Gross

Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social

This is my first JoCo Cruise and I have yet to make it to any of the activities that start after 10pm. I need a morning person version of this cruise 😆🥱

Can we have one fucking day without the worst news coming out

Opinion | Will They Come for PubMed Next? Here's what we lose if the administration takes away this invaluable resource

"The evidence keeps building that we have reason to be worried... the continued chopping of money and departments from the federal government; and the censoring of government websites, datasets, and other health resources. PubMed could be next." www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... #medlibs

OK #HoosierSky so this is happening

Share amongst your peeps

Those who are in science
Those who like science
Those who have been helped by science
Those who value truth and facts

Come hang with the cool kids and say hi to some rad scientists

The only reason I keep my Audible subscription is because that's the only place I can get your audiobooks. I'd love to not give Bezos any more money. Is there any plan for a change in your audiobook distributor? Thanks!

YouTube video by Cochrane Training Part 2: What can AI help with in relation to literature search?

[Watched] Part 2: What can AI help with in relation to literature search? Concludes with the very reasonable & obvious idea that most of these new AI tools, lack transparency & likely have poor sensitivity so can only be used for exploring/scoping. (1) youtu.be/9DI1lO_U9lE?...

I literally got a little teary eyed seeing this ridiculous image. I love this account and was worried this was another valuable gov agency that had been impacted by all the [waves hands]. Safety first!

an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

YAAAAAY. Finally something good in my news feed

Health workers face a stark choice: become collaborators or resisters “Authoritarian regimes often rely on doctors and other health workers to provide a facade of legitimacy and willing hands armed with scalpels, syringes, pens, or simply locks on doors,” writes Eric Re...

www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/a...

What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…

Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...

#medlibs