On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
An utterly shameless plug to meet my incredible wife and ALSO to donate to an incredible cause! youtu.be/LeXq7jeaEhk
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Post a picture of when your pet was little
Cardiologists, patients and the entire CV community spoke—ABMS didn’t listen. We are profoundly disappointed by the decision to deny the creation of a new #CVBoard.
More: bit.ly/4ikCBoI
#CardioSky @americanheart.bsky.social @hfsa.bsky.social @scainews.bsky.social @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social
This will especially hurt rural folks
At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
Shocked! What say you cassidy.senate.gov? #coward
Wow — in their list of savings Elon’s DOGE guys claimed to have found $8 BILLION in savings by canceling a DHS contract…. It was actually $8 MILLION.
Then “tried to cover their asses”
NYT Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
The number of staff working for members of Congress has increased by 339.1% since 1977. Republicans apparently think that scientists can work without staff. Maybe they should show us how it’s done? After all, most of us already answer our own phones. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/....
How it started…how it’s going
Dumbest people alive
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Apologies for this long post I put together to explain to non-scientists the impact of NIH cuts: Last night, an “atomic bomb” was dropped on the biomedical science community. We were informed that effective immediately, indirect costs on NIH grants (both current and future) would be fixed at 15%.
Massive NIH cuts to research infrastructure threaten the foundation of U.S. research—putting our future at risk. We need innovation in funding, not dismantling our research engine. My take in @statnews: www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
this is a good time to note that the proposed candidate for NIH director has never run a lab, cared for patients, led a major research and healthcare institution, or been a principal investigator on an NIH grant
From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
Someone might consider reminding Texas senators and congresspersons how much money the MD Anderson Cancer Center got from the NIH last year, and that their overhead rate is 62%. @mdanderson.bsky.social
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
New: RFK Jr says he’ll amend his ethics form after questions about his financial stake in HPV vaccine litigation
RFK Jr had denied a possible conflict of interest when pressed by @warren.senate.gov at confirmation hearing this week
Warren now says it’s grounds to delay the nomination
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
The amazing story of a colleague, Dr. Billy Hudson, and how he overcame abuse and poverty as a child, ultimately leading to founding the Aspirnaut program, through which he has inspired thousands of students to dream and pursue careers in STEM t.e2ma.net/share/inboun...
One of our residents just made my day! #MedSky #CardioSky
This is important evidence to share with any patient or clinician concerned about cholesterol levels that might be “too low!” #MedSky #CardioSky
evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Cardiology has the the best procedure names!
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
Glipination associated with lower rates of DVT/PE
BMI independent association - interesting if pans out
From the #ASH24 meeting
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
