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A majority of Trump supporters back extending Obamacare subsidies, poll finds Without the tax credits, people will lose coverage, putting their health and finances at risk, experts say.

“More than 22 million people receive the subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress extends them. Losing the subsidies could mean that average out-of-pocket premium payments could double in 2026, from $888 a year to $1,904” #shutdown
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The ATS and CAPC are proud to introduce a new collaborative series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social

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Why are the cuts to the NIH budget so devastating? Mary Rice, MD, MPH, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explains to host Erika Moseson, MD, MA, the NIH funds a lot of important scientific and medical ventures and trainings.

Watch now: youtu.be/49g5RBSqMkE

Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call  Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.

Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. 🔺 Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth, and recognize telehealth as a critical element of our nation’s ability to care for those in rural and underserved communities. #Medsky

Kim Schrier, the 1st Pediatrician in Congress, Shares Important Vaccine Message for Parents Schrier tells TODAY.com what's at stake when vaccine misinformation takes hold.

As a pediatrician, I have treated kids with measles, bacterial meningitis, and whooping cough, and let me tell you, these kids are miserable.

Vaccines can help prevent and save lives from these diseases.

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When people start rationing their healthcare bad things happen. Ask anyone who has to pay for insulin. Hell, people already literally die in this country because asthma inhalers still cost $50 with insurance because of corporate price manipulation.

AMWA joins leading medical organizations—AAP, ACOG, AAFP, ACEP, SMFM, & NAM—in reaffirming the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Rigorous, long-term research—including a 2024 JAMA study—has found no credible link between it & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. vist.ly/472ra

Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA) Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

There is truth to the idea that media outlets are drawn to negative, sensational news. Everyone writes about Florida eliminating vaccine mandates. Yet we have a letter signed by over 1,000 Florida physicians opposing this decision, and no outlet would published it. They don't even respond at all.

https://www.business-standard.com/immigration/trump-us-h1b-visa-policy-fee-hike-healthcare-sector-doctors-immigration-125092000495_1.html

Even if ‘only’ for new applicants, impact on medical training is massive, and int’l grads frequently work in underserved communities

“Currently, over 30 per cent of medical residents in the US are international graduates, and around 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.”

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.

Speaks for itself.

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Very easy 1 click action to submit formal comment to advocate for preserving access to life saving vaccines from @idsainfo.bsky.social 🙏🏾https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/139983/ Please fill out!

Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

"We will never know what diseases might have been cured or what advances in technology might have been invented had the lights not gone out in the labs."
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MAHA gold-standard science.

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Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

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If you're looking to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina has two recommendations: call your doctor, and call your insurance company.

Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can't get COVID shots amid spiking cases Seniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike in cases, leading to rising frustration over new Trump administration policies.

Denying seniors vaccines is medical malpractice

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The @idsainfo.bsky.social and multiple other orgs have a joint statement calling for the removal of the HHS secretary

Would love to see @accpchest.bsky.social or @atscommunity.bsky.social sign this

We need our collective voices now more than ever

#PCCMSky

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JOINT STATEMENT CALLING FOR SECRETARY KENNEDY RESIGNATION Infectious Diseases Society of America  American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology American Academy of HIV Medicine  American Association of Immunologists American Public Health Association American Society for Microbiology American Society for Virology Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)  AVAC   Camenzind Solutions LLC  Fast-Track Cities Institute  ID Care International Association of Providers of AIDS Care  NTM Info & Research  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society   Peggy Lillis Foundation Seattle Children’s Research Institute Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) Stop TB USA  Treatment Action Group 

New statement: IDSA, APHA and partners call for RFK Jr. to resign: "Our country needs leadership that will promote open, honest dialogue — not disregard decades of lifesaving science, spread misinformation, reverse medical progress and decimate programs that keep us safe." bit.ly/3JOgDya

AMA statement on Florida ending all vaccine mandates AMA strongly opposes Florida’s plan to end all vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance, and urges Florida to reconsider.

The AMA strongly opposes Florida’s plan to end all vaccine mandates, and urges Florida to reconsider. This unprecedented rollback would undermine decades of public health progress and place children and communities at increased risk. spr.ly/63328ABvBq

Grateful to @apoorvanyt.bsky.social and @carlzimmer.com for compiling the evidence on Covid-19 vaccines in this article

Bottom Line: Covid-19 vaccines have prevented millions of deaths

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regulations.gov NONRULEMAKING DOCKET Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - September 2025 Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Open for Comments Docket Details • Docket Documents 1 • All Comments on Docket 3 Go here to say what you think ACIP should do with pediatric vaccines. You don’t have to be a clinician or scientist - anyone can comment, and you can do so anonymously! ⤵️ https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2025-0454/document?withinCommentPeriod=true 🙂❤️

🚨 HELLO folks who care about science, health, and kids 🚨

👋 Can I borrow you for a sec? Public comment for ACIP meeting opened today and there are only THREE entries 😳

Can you add your input? Ok to do anon. Brief comments fine - deadline Sept 13. Please share! ❤️⤵️
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Dr. Dmitri Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC says that RFKJr said he believes that Avian flu should be allowed to "burn through" the chickens and then children and others, so we can propagate a "stronger species". RFKJr believes in eugenics.

RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.

Pictures of DOM cohort faculty, speakers from today, figure on finding your ikigai, and handouts and welcome slide

🎉 DOM #Mentorship Incubator Cohort of 25 new DOM inspiring clinician-educators & physician-scientists starting their careers @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @zsfgcare.bsky.social. Wisdom on Finding Your Academic Niche frm Dr Fang @ucsfdhm & StressFree Productivity from Dr Rogers @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social

Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in 1651 as “nasty, brutish, and short.” He was undeniably correct, with estimates of average life expectancy in the UK at the time ranging from 37...

Pleased to have this piece in Science today on the importance of maintaining vaccine progress and the threat that it is under right now. The actions of the last few days at CDC only re-highlight the threat. This is not what the American population wants or deserves. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The loss of highly experienced CDC leadership is the latest devastating result of the Administration’s sustained attacks on public health, and it absolutely must be the last.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/41XOkU7