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First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.

A person hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died, the first in an outbreak that's infected more than 120 people.

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Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, which could result in millions losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.

A protester flying an upside-down American flag outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times.

Thousands of protesters opposing President Trump’s agenda took to the streets on Monday across the U.S., derisively calling him a “king” on Presidents’ Day for his efforts to terminate thousands of federal workers and to fire prosecutors and independent watchdogs. nyti.ms/3CQA2LX

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.

What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.

Judge orders restoration of federal health websites The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

This will devastate US biomedical research, which until now has been the world’s leader.

This is another harbinger of the steady downfall of our country, and will cause enormous harm to patients, families & communities.
#MedSky #research #science #healthcare

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Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵

Ontario rips up $100M Starlink contract ahead of U.S. tariffs Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing that the province will rip up its $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s incoming 25 per cent tariffs.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing that the province will rip up its $100M contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink ahead of Trump’s incoming tariffs

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills

“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."

Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.

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Madame Tussauds London unveils Lady Gaga wax figure.

Important news for San Antonio retirees:

Last year, I helped pass the Social Security Fairness Act to close unfair loopholes that stopped teachers, first responders, and other public servants from getting the full Social Security benefits they earned. 1/

I’m seeing people who supported Trump no longer supporting him, which is great. But he showed his true colors before the election and they still supported him?? They didn’t think he would do it?? I’m so confused

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Bishop Mariann Budde, who is wearing red, white and black vestments, speaks from a lectern within an ornate pulpit adorned with red and white flowers. Headline reads: "The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: 'Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?'" Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times.

“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2

bro: you let your dog sleep in your bed?

me: bro, i’d let my dog borrow my car if he needed it

Great news: the USA’s best scientists and researchers have teamed up, and are, this very moment, toiling away in a lab in order to discover what the fuck our problem is.