Kristen Kent, MD

RFK Jr

RFK Jr's dismissal of expertise and the pursuit of ideology are causing more harm than genuine experts could, writes
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice.

It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Dollar sign

"Yes, the US has a particular problem with drug pricing, but prescription drug pricing is a global scandal. The pharmaceutical enterprise is geared towards growth in outsized profits."

@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on what Trump gets right and wrong about drug pricing
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Nina Kuscsik, First Woman to Win Boston Marathon, Dies at 86 Overcoming male resistance, she became the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston event.

Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston Marathon, has died at 86.

Make no mistake, removing the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for kids and pregnant women is going to kill people, and it will disproportionately affect people who cannot afford to pay for vaccines out of pocket.

Do not forget that this decision was made without a confirmed CDC Director.

In response to #vaccinehesitancy & re-emergence of diseases like #measles, #BMJBestPractice made a selection of related topics free to access in the US.
No catch—just a resource some will find useful. Feel free to share with others.
bpamericas.bmj.com/measles-rube...

A photo of Boston’s old North Church last night. Projection on the building says “Let the warning ride forth once more: tyranny is at our door.”

US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Suspended: FDA's program to improve bird flu testing in food,
affects tests for Cyclospora in spinach, glyphosate in barley...

Americans will die because the current administration feels money is more important than safe food to eat (and many other things)

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

To the Common. #Boston #HandsOff

This is a moral moment. #handsoff #jerseycity

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Good morning to Corey Booker and Corey Booker only.

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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Happy Doctors Day. What we do matters. #medsky

Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.

Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !

The war on equality Equality feels like oppression to those accustomed to privilege, the adage goes. To certain petty political leaders and their supporters, it must. There is no other explanation for the current erasure...

I'm proud to work for this company.

"The BMJ stands unequivocally for equality and integrity, and we will not acquiesce to political orders We
strongly reaffirm our EDI strategy which forms the foundation
of the journal’s mission for a healthier world for all."

doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link | CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong evide...

“It will plant seeds of fear, particularly for new parents who may not be aware of the history of research on this,” she said. “Parents will withhold vaccines, and children will die.”

www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...

I am not playing cards.

We stand with Ukraine.

American chaos: standing up for health and medicine Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function...

It should not fall on a British journal to speak out about threats to science in the United States. Leading US medical journals, such as JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, and others should issue a joint statement in defense of scientific independence.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Taking down crucial parts of the CDC's website, (specifically CDC guidelines for HIV, STIs, LGBTQ health, and contraception) is unacceptable!

We are hosting a 30 minute session to call your Members of Congress on Friday, Feb. 7th at 9pm ET.

All advocates welcome!

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I can't say I'm surprised, but I am still very much in awe...obviously in a very, very, very bad way.

Trump and the tech bros: demagogues of harm to human and planetary health A US medical society has written to tell us that some of its members will be unable to contribute to journal activities. This followed a government mandate that initially seemed to prohibit US federal...

This is a time for global solidarity... and, fundamentally, for an unequivocal commitment to objective truth and behaving decently.

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.

This is horrifying. If you want to run for office to stop book bans, @runforsomething.bsky.social will help you. runforwhat.net

ICE was in my hospital today…

i am so beyond angry—this is unacceptable

stay away from our patients and let us do our jobs

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960.

Until today.

@drtomfrieden.bsky.social