Kathy Wheeler

KyPolicy (@kypolicy) on Threads The didn’t take long. #kentucky

Louisville…and so it begins…building of birthing center halted due to Medicaid cuts.

Kentucky hospital group warns of closures, reduced services, job losses due to Medicaid cuts Healthcare in Kentucky is facing a tough future with billions in Medicaid cuts on the horizon, according to the Kentucky Hospital Association.

“The Kentucky Hospital Association warns that without state and federal intervention, healthcare facilities across the state will be forced to reduce services, lay off medical staff, and in some cases, shut down completely…That's not fearmongering. It's simply a fact”.

1 out of 4 nursing homes say they will have to "close their doors" if the GOP passes these Medicaid cuts.

Breaking: HHS is canceling a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.

Mary Witt (@marywitttn) on Threads Over 6000 new incoming medical residents are being told that can't get their visas to start their residencies in July. Many of these positions are primary care.

Over 6000 incoming medical residents told they can’t start residencies because visas paused, many in primary care.

Measles Cases and Outbreaks Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

We are now experiencing 1000+ cases of measles. Let that number sink in. Be sure to check out the data table on number of cases per week 2023-2025 (down the page). We gotta do better.

A CASE STUDY- that no one wanted to experience

If you want to know what cutting Medicaid does to rural America—look at Mississippi.

Their Republican governor refused to expand Medicaid. Now over half their rural hospitals are at risk of shutting down and many already have.
#ProtectMedicaid
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Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

this is legitimately evil

This is what is happening in Canada. Our provincial leaders run healthcare, a lot are conservatives, many many well trained nurses are retiring or being replaced by personal support workers who can get there license in 16 weeks.

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...

RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.

They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.

www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.

Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.

HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.

99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.

Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

Thank goodness! This study saved many lives, and more money than it cost.

How can MD/PhD programs evolve to tackle health inequities? By integrating Social Sciences & #Humanities (SSH) into MD/PhD training, we can bridge the gap between clinical care and systemic change. #MedEd #HealthEquity

Read in #JGIM:

Nursing shortage worsened by retirements, as burnout persists

The nursing shortage shows no signs of abating. Nurses age 55 and older are retiring and burnout and stressful working conditions are prompting younger nurses to exit the field.

Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'

Now they’re trying to control what goes in medical journals.

They do not know the lengths medical journals go through to review what they publish. Again, their efforts are extremely dangerous and short sighted.

Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

Stem cells to treat Parkinson's? Two small studies hint at success Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

Dog finds and rescues toddler who spent night lost and alone in Arizona desert The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Map of economic impact of WH proposed cuts to research. Now searchable by House District. (eg, the impact on Rep Kat Cammack's district (R; Florida) is $85M)
--> scienceimpacts.org

"It's really catastrophic ... that we would not be leveraging all of the great work done on the innovation side to keep these children from the incredible harm that they are facing, and their families," NORD CEO Pamela Gavin

NC's Research Triangle is what pays the bills by providing abundant great jobs in this state. If you want to become South Carolina and survive on fireworks stands and Dollar Stores, cutting science funding is how you do it. But Tillis and Budd got theirs; they don't give a shit. #ncpol

This from @yarotrof.bsky.social is, as usual, very good and indeed worth keeping to figure out which sellout model of Ukraine the US and Russia will follow and agree to and then try to sell to the world and the Nobel Peace Prize committee in Oslo.

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Promising New Research Shows Potential to Cure Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections Promising new research shows potential to cure recurrent urinary tract infections through the use of a nanogel.

Researchers from #CUAnschutz studied a new method to deliver antibiotics directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs. The results demonstrate that this approach proved highly effective, eliminating over 90% of the bacteria from the bladder. 🗞️

7 observations showing how rural healthcare is overcoming the provider shortage - Intelliworx Rural healthcare facilities are increasingly turning to nurse practitioners (NPs), international medical graduates (IMGs) and “non-residency” physicians to fill the gaps  by Intelliworx They say…

Rural healthcare facilities are increasingly relying on NPs to fill provider gaps, offering quality care and expanding access. #RuralHealth #NursePractitioners #HealthTech