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Glass Half Full Professor of EM VC Clinical Research @dukeemergency πŸš‘, β™₯️, 🧬 research; from yinz to y'all, posts=like, just my opinion, man.

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Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About Affordability. Democrats Say That’s a Gift.

Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About Affordability. Democrats Say That’s a Gift. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

11.12.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Emergency Modifications to NIH Peer Review | Grants & Funding

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05.12.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Welcome to Worry: Afghans in the U.S. Face Uncertainty and Backlash

From Welcome to Worry: Afghans in the U.S. Face Uncertainty and Backlash www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

04.12.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Engineering Heart Tissue | Why Do You Study That?
YouTube video by Duke University Engineering Heart Tissue | Why Do You Study That?

youtu.be/1C2_RnitCJM?...

04.12.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Calls Somalis β€˜Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country

Trump Calls Somalis β€˜Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

03.12.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The MAGA Crackup Might Finally Be Here

The MAGA Crackup Might Finally Be Here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

03.12.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

02.12.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes

The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...

30.11.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command

Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

25.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.

I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...

25.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

22.11.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15118    πŸ” 5419    πŸ’¬ 375    πŸ“Œ 229
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23.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13354    πŸ” 4926    πŸ’¬ 522    πŸ“Œ 231

These are the images that define a generation.

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The Editor Got a Letter From β€˜Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.

The Editor Got a Letter From β€˜Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

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Food and Nutrition in the MAHA Strategy This Viewpoint discusses both the shortcomings and strengths of the Make Our Children Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy and how it could represent a shift toward food and nutrition as foundations of US he...

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20.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

@wsj.com

08.11.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8922    πŸ” 2775    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 106
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Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86

Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...

08.11.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s disappointing that such a legendary scientist also leaves a legacy of racist and sexist public comments. But each person contains multitudes.

07.11.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

07.11.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Have We Chosen Not to Fix Primary Care? The Vicious Cycle of Medical Hierarchy | NEJM Luring trainees to primary care requires making its work more tenable and increasing its financial resources. But this recognition won’t lead to change without a transformation of underlying values.

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

06.11.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump’s β€˜Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP

Trump’s β€˜Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

05.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No. 6 Field Hockey Defeated 3-1 in NEWMAC First Round by No. 3 MIT - Wellesley College No. 6 seed Wellesley College field hockey fell 3-1 to No. 3 MIT in the NEWMAC Field Hockey Championship Opening Round on Tuesday evening. MIT now plays at No. 2

wellesleyblue.com/news/2025/11...

05.11.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Effectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania In an adaptive clinical trial in Tanzania, Catherine A. Staton and her colleagues investigate whether a culturally adapted brief intervention with text-based boosters, called Punguza Pombe Kwa Afya Ya...

Congratulations Catherine Staton et al. on Effectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania @plos.org PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

03.11.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe β€˜serious concerns’ about his conduct The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct. A federal spokesperson said Dr.

FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe β€˜serious concerns’ about his conduct

apnews.com/article/geor...

03.11.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hemodynamic Resuscitation Targeting Capillary Refill Time in Early Septic Shock This randomized clinical trial examines whether a personalized hemodynamic resuscitation protocol targeting capillary refill time was more effective than usual care in patients with early septic shock...

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02.11.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Babson Clinches Top Seed in 2025 NEWMAC Field Hockey Championship Field Hockey Championship Page

newmacsports.com/news/2025/11...

02.11.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New BMJ Research: Intracoronary infusion of stem cells within 3-7 days after acute myocardial infarction reduced the incidence of heart failure and its related hospital admission, finds clinical trial.

Includes a visual abstract summarising the study
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

30.10.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Future of chronic disease journal in limbo after cuts at CDC Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff

Exclusive: Most of the government editorial staff at Preventing Chronic Disease, an academic journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more than 2 decades, have been told they’re being terminated, leaving the publication’s future uncertain. https://scim.ag/3LAtvJ6

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Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

29.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
Victor Shi posts: β€œThis was published one year ago. Everything is right.”
The image shows a New York Times Sunday Opinion page with bold black text reading:
β€œDONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES, ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS, USE SOLDIERS AGAINST CITIZENS, ABANDON ALLIES, PLAY POLITICS WITH DISASTERS. BELIEVE HIM.”

Victor Shi posts: β€œThis was published one year ago. Everything is right.” The image shows a New York Times Sunday Opinion page with bold black text reading: β€œDONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES, ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS, USE SOLDIERS AGAINST CITIZENS, ABANDON ALLIES, PLAY POLITICS WITH DISASTERS. BELIEVE HIM.”

It was never β€œTrump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.

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