Jeffrey Jones

“Performative resistance“

Watch for their archive sales occasionally you can get a (relative) bargain

Can always chicken out and wear as separates

Marcus Edsall-Parr is pictured in the hospital as he gets dialysis treatments. He is using his iPad and wearing headphones. Text reads: "Organ Transplant System 'In Chaos' as Waiting Lists Are Ignored" Photo by Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

For decades, fairness has been the guiding principle of the American organ transplant system. But today, nearly 20% of the time, officials ignore strict rules meant to ensure that donated organs are offered to the patients who need them most, a New York Times investigation found. nyti.ms/3XlqVK1

Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?

Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

This is, by far, the best and most complete description of what is currently happening to biomedical research in the United States. Derek Lowe normally writes an incredibly level-headed column on drug discovery in academia and the private sector. www.science.org/content/blog...

Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵

Love that it’s normal to analyze our president like he’s a raccoon

YouTube video by Nicholas Wilson RZA unironically creates a terrible beat for a Guitar Center promo

Had never seen this before I'm crying. How does it just keep getting worse. Bro cooking nothing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NV...

Over 17,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary Thousands of doctors are calling on the Senate to reject Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying he is "actively dangerous."

Call the Capitol Switchboard. Tell your friends to do the same. Speak to your Senator. VOTE NO. (202) 224-3121 www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors...

Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why. Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.

Nice story about a great camp near Duluth founded for kids with HIV is for sale. Because there aren't enough kids who need it anymore.

www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...

Infectious diseases is not only about the latest trials and big cohort studies.

So, here is a list of my favourite pieces that you might missed from The Lancet Infectious Diseases in 2024 that reflect on the field at large, in no specific order.

#IDSky

A bill to break up UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna and more has been introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives.

The legislation would force insurers to sell their pharmacy businesses.

It aims to combat PBMs, pharma middlemen who drive up costs.

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/