Dan Vergano

Health Consequences of Immigration Enforcement in U.S. Communities | NEJM U.S. clinicians, health systems, and policymakers should recognize immigration enforcement as a social determinant of health currently implicated in a public health crisis and act accordingly.

NEJM: Health Consequences of Immigration Enforcement in U.S. Communities

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"Ultimately, immigration enforcement is not merely a legal or political issue; it is a public health issue with measurable consequences..."

Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched at 60 percent would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons. So why does nobody talk about it?

mixed. Biggest fear is loose material in hands of a terror group, similar to post-Soviet era worry. Would have to be delivered covertly, which is harder. Maybe a follow up story if concern raised higher

n.b. Plenty to worry about; even 60% HEU might lead to bomb - thebulletin.org/2025/07/iran...

Thanks for your help and patience. Be great if more people knew about Project Sapphire

Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...

I've been trying to tell people about this for months. Go on LinkedIn and search jobs for "AI". Dozens of ads for AI training in any profession. Salaries higher than you can make in the profession.

Can't make a living writing? Here's $40/hour to teach AI the craft you've spent a lifetime building.

"failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research"

America's status as the top destination for global talent is being shattered.

The Administration only just published (!) what happened last summer to international student visa issuances. It's grim.

From the indispensable @karinfischer.bsky.social @chronicle.com —> chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy

EXCLUSIVE: @standupforscience.bsky.social sent an investigator to Guinea-Bissau and shared their unpublished findings with members of Congress. I obtained a copy of that report, which details how deeply the researchers are enmeshed - and what that means for US:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This paper by @proftalmadge.bsky.social is extremely prescient, and highlights how many of the challenges we're bumbling into were already well understood by those paying close attention in 2008

Recent pandemic viruses, including #SAR-CoV-2, spread directly to people without adaptation, researchers say

The findings provide further evidence against the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

I've been thinking about whether to post this, but Adam Serwer's latest column convinced me.

Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes continues to push a story about "Havana Syndrome." I want to look away from the way he presents the story and suggest a different sort of evidence. 1/

"Internal emails show otherwise."

www.wired.com/story/cbp-pr...

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

He allegedly said "he needed help transferring data from a thumb drive “to his personal computer so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data before using it at [the company.] ... [and] that he expected to receive a presidential pardon ... ." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

YouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World’s Largest Media Company The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.

"Mainstream media" is increasingly a misnomer when applied to outlets that publish content created by people they employ.

That's now a niche in a media market dominated by online megaplatforms that aggregate and monetize content provided for free by others. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

🧵The debacle around the #GermanBookstorePrize / German Minister of Culture #Weimer ("culture tsar" acc. to The Guardian!) reminds me of #HannahArendt accepting the #Lessing prize in 1959. Some thoughts on coercive gift-giving & on solidarity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

RFK Jr. to Undergo Surgery HHS secretary out all week, plans to return next Monday, spokesperson tells MedPage Today

Kennedy is undergoing outpatient rotator cuff surgery today. www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orth...

We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record."
Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...

Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be ‘too high’ Even as the top official for Medicaid and Medicare claims millions may be falsely enrolled, the Trump administration is urging younger people to sign up for high-deductible ACA plans.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Antarctic Peninsula Faces Starkly Different Futures, Depending on Decisions Made Today - Eos A study reveals interconnected changes under three emissions pathways and describes the emerging challenges facing Antarctic fieldwork.

A new study shows how Antarctic Peninsula systems will be affected under different emissions scenarios. 🧪

Research led by @iceybethan.bsky.social from @ncl-geography.bsky.social with colleagues from @bas.ac.uk, @pml.ac.uk, and elsewhere. eos.org/articles/ant...

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Allies Call to Eliminate All Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Inside the MAHA movement’s Washington meetup.

www.notus.org/health-scien...

News: The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Is Moving to Europe (after 35 years in the USA)

After 35 years in the USA, the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony is moving to Europe. This coming September, the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland.

improbable.com/upcoming-eve...

Investigation: DHS increasingly targeting U.S. citizens A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds the department is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for filming or observing officers.

A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds DHS is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for simply filming or observing officers.

Belle Cushing is one of the reporters behind the investigation. She spoke with MPR News guest host Emily Reese about it.

Sen. Chris Coons: "I'm gravely concerned that the administration is preparing for a very risky special operation to try to send American and Israeli troops into some of Iran's heavily fortified and protected nuclear enrichment sites."

RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):

Lack of harmonisation in immunological data: challenges in synthesising data during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic drove the rapid development of assays to ascertain immune responses, and laboratories were required to adapt to difficult and qu…

I sincerely hope that there will not be another pandemic in my lifetime, but I suspect that's wishful thinking. When it hits we'll need some institutional memory of lessons learned getting serological assay up and running with limited materials and knowledge but a desperate need. 1/n

An interstellar comet packed with alcohol? What ALMA found in 3I/ATLAS Comet 3I/ATLAS continues to make astonishing headlines, thanks to new findings from astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This new research reveals that 3I/ATLAS i...

Alright who guessed "alien party bus" for 3I/ATLAS

phys.org/news/2026-03...

My interview with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social is now live!

We talked about instability in life as an early career scientist, the importance of policy in research, and more. Process is incredibly important for science, and the process is failing me.

I put a thread of some of my favorite clips below!

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Future of US science is right here- and the stakes are enormous. The US innovation economy…

Official word comes that the IACC meeting scheduled for March 19, 2026 has been postponed.

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