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7/ In reality, my colleagues still inside NIH tell me that their assessments are largely ignored.

Once a grant or application is picked up by the tool, they are almost never able to move the grant forward as is - regardless of the scientific justification.

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So, the HR Manager at #SLV used to work for TAB, a large Australian gambling company (responsible for destroying many lives). The #SLV is being dismantled before our very eyes. #medlibs #ALIA

Oh so many thoughts

@openevidence.bsky.social are you now requiring NPI? I work with PhDs and medical students who would like access to this resource.

Thank you!

CFP: Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round! Favorite Features & Sneaky SolutionsDatabase Tips Lightning Round! A UX & SR Caucus joint event onThursday, March 5, 1pm-2:30pm Central(2pm Eastern, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific) The User Experience...

Calling MLA #medlibs! Unleash your search superpowers & inspire your colleagues! MLA's UX and Systematic Review Caucuses welcome proposals from expert searchers to present at the March 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions event! More info and link to submit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Please don’t use librarian this way -https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40037841/.

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Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

1/"...at the start of 2025, the CDC maintained 82 databases that were updated at least monthly. But by the end of October, the study found, 38 had gone stale, with 34 showing no new entries at all in the previous six months." #medlibs

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

"misuse of children’s data has validated longstanding concerns that hundreds of thousands of Americans’ genetic information held by the NIH. could fall into the wrong hands"

Of course if it were open data, that would be a given from the outset... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will evaluate the current standards for high-quality systematic reviews for comparative effectiveness research and ...

www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD...

Agree

Overview of evidence synthesis types and modes Evidence syntheses systematically compile and analyze information from multiple sources to support health-care decision-making. As many different types of questions need to be answered in health care,...

www.jclinepi.com/article/S089.... #medlibs

Thanks as always! Thoughts on some of these

Does anyone know why the following are not in PubMed? shea-online.org/new-u-s-publ...

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Are you looking for point of care or searching or ? I might have something that I can edit

Does anyone have a Library 101/Library Tools for clinicians/healthcare providers class that they are willing to share the materials for? #medlibs

Medical Library Association Announces Katrina Holland as New Executive Director Chicago, IL (January 15, 2026) – The Medical Library Association (MLA) is proud to announce the appointment of Katrina Holland, as its new executive director. Holland…

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Katrina Holland as the new executive director for the Medical Library Association (MLA). Holland will take the helm from Kevin Baliozian, retiring in February 2026.

Read the full press release for more information: https://ow.ly/vcIQ50XX8uA

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Advancing Claude in healthcare and the life sciences Introducing Claude for Healthcare with HIPAA-ready infrastructure, plus expanded Life Sciences tools for clinical trials and regulatory submissions. New connectors to CMS, Medidata, and ClinicalTrials...

www.anthropic.com/news/healthc.... #medlibs #ai

Technically Accurate, Medically Fatal The AI Error We Caught in Real-Time

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Public health -- Periodicals: Question Authority Records Hanging in there for a new year A quick question for library folks: Do you have the Journal of the Academy of Public Health * in your cata...

Hey #medlibs & library folks - check your catalog for the Journal of the Academy of Public Health. You may want to reconsider that & refine teaching language for clarity about evidence-based health information this year. eagledawg.blogspot.com/2026/01/publ...

Thank you!

#medlibs Suggestions for grey literature resources on contaminates in water and how they affect pregnancy. I looked at EPA but other suggestions?

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Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025) The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library

New FREE webinar from the U-M Taubman Library! December 15 - "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets"

More info: guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...

#medlibs #SystematicReviews #ExpertSearching #SystematicSearching #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis

#SystematicReviews #EvidenceSynthesis #medlibs

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Think you're good at spotting suspicious papers? Retraction Watch have a challenging advent calendar inviting you to spot what's wrong each day: papermills.tilda.ws/advent2025 #medlibs

This is a great find