Amy Guzik MD

Brain health for all ages: a global call to action The World Federation of Neurology represents 125 member societies globally and aims to foster brain health and quality neurology worldwide. The term brain health has become an acknowledged term of cru...

"43% of the global burden of disease is neurological, a concerningly high number."

On #WorldBrainDay, a new letter—Brain health for all ages: a global call to action ➡️ tinyurl.com/yjvtunj3

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Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”

In the US alone.

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Cover of The Lancet's April 26, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science."

🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'

Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8

📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7

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But… Do we call it myocardial accident? 🧠🤷‍♀️#stroke

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Dr Sarah Song speaking at Neurology on the Hill

Dr. Sarah Song speaking on some of the important, timely, and actionable issues facing Neurology patients and critical Neuroscience research NOW 🧠

#NOH25 #AANadvocacy
@aanmember.bsky.social

#NeuroSky #MedSky #NeuroSKYence 🧪🩺 💊

24.02.2025 15:01 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

✔️childhood vaccines save lives ✔️efforts to expand health insurance coverage improve outcomes
✔️restricting access to reproductive health services worsens outcomes
✔️”science on climate change could not be clearer, and evidence of its adverse health consequences increases daily”

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“sexual& gender identity are distinct from biological sex, neither are matters of personal choice,& discrimination vs LGBTQ pop harms phys & mental health. Policies [opposing] gender-affirming care& efforts to protect LGBTQ population[…] should be opposed as vigorously as threats to any population”

02.02.2025 16:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

“racial and ethnic health disparities are real [and] are perpetuated by structures and institutions in society that systematically disadvantage […] minoritized populations.” “Policies that deny the existence [and] ban efforts […] to reduce disparities […] should be opposed by the profession.”

02.02.2025 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration? This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.

“Many institutions will stay silent, feeling a responsibility to remain nonpartisan. […]Some programs plan to fly under the radar by not attracting attention […] We must draw the line when the science is clear that a policy will increase the risk of disease, complications, or premature death.“

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Just sitting here … waiting (im)patiently for the Neurology nerds to show up 🧠♥️

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