Dr. Phill Worts

With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts

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Welcome back! My favorite #concussion podcast

PDA: this is not to be used in isolation when examining a mild traumatic brain injury #Concussion #TBI

#Trump and #GOP #Republicans need to own that.

There was a decision to remove #ATs from the program (www.armytimes.com/.../army-to-...), but that decision was reversed yesterday! (www.instagram.com/p/DLnU_XEshOB/).

Our soldiers and warfighters are better for it now.

If you want to learn more about #H2F, check it out here: h2f.army.mil

#H2F focuses on a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses physical fitness, mental wellness, nutrition, sleep, and spiritual readiness. #AthleticTrainers (ATs) play a pivotal role in the program.

Our brave men and women, who risk their lives so that we can remain free, got a win today. For those of you who aren't aware, the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program is a comprehensive initiative by the U.S. Army aimed at improving the overall health, fitness, and readiness of soldiers.

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An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines

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#NoKings

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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

#ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI has a habit of hallucinating and producing false information. It appears that the #Trump administration via #HHS Secretary #RFKJr and team used #AI in part or fully to develop the #MAHA Report without checking the work product.

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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Exclusive: #NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | #Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

It feels like #Trump and #DOGE are trying to completely collapse America’s #research and #innovation infrastructure.

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HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.

Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

Just did a text search of the report. No mentions of #ocular or #oculomotor or #vestibular. Certainly, that can't be right... #TBI #concussion

CDC firings gut research on traumatic brain injuries Last week’s mass layoffs removed small team studying concussions

#CDC firings by #Trump administration and #DOGE gut research on traumatic brain injuries and new injury surveillance efforts #braininjury #concussion #tbi #mtbi www.science.org/content/arti...

NSF slashes graduate fellowship program The “life-changing” fellowship will go to 1000 fewer students this year

The #Trump administration is defunding #science significantly reducing #research grant spending and cutting fellowship/training opportunities to develop the next generation. This is how America falls behind in education and innovation www.science.org/content/arti...

#TBI #mTBI #concussion #brainjury

The CDC Has Been Gutted Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.

A lot of the seminal epidemiological research and education (including HEADS UP) on #braininjury and #concussion was done by or in partnership with the National Center for Injury Prevention #NCIP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #CDC. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu...

Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities

Trump officials will screen #NIH funding opportunities

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This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.

U.S. judge blocks NIH’s plan to slash overhead cost payments Injunction allows universities to keep receiving billions to recover costs of supporting federal research on campus

Enjoy the wins no matter how small and transient they might be.

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Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies

Good news.. at least temporarily.

Judge John McConnnell “initially issued a temporary restraining order…….. Secondly, and this is the crucial language, including clearing any administrative, operational or technical hurdles to implementation.”

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Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling Background Older persons comprise most traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related hospitalizations and deaths and are particularly susceptible to fall-induced TBIs. The combination of increased frailty and ...

#TBI or Traumatic brain injury gets a lot of attention when it involves sport-related #concussion in youth and #blast-injuries in warfighters. An area often overlooked is older adults and fall-related morbidity and mortality of moderate-to-severe TBI. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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