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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

BREAKING: OMB PROPOSED RULE IS PAUSED UNTIL DEC 11th. This is a direct result of OUR ACTIVISM! It's a critical step in the right direction AND the fight continues. NOW, it's time to revoke the rule. Email here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/rev... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The NIH is proposing not to release scores following merit reviews. This will decrease transparency, support further politicization of funding decisions, and obviate the hard work and expertise of the peer reviewers. Public comments are open at this RFI link until October 13. Please share widely.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A long 🧵 about my former Hopkins colleague... Jon Lorsch is the NIH's Deputy Director for Extramural Research (DDER). He is the individual most responsible for overseeing the NIH grants program. He was formerly the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. 1/21

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Please help with my research into perspectives on wealth. This survey takes only a few minutes and it's anonymous. Share widely! form.typeform.com/to/gOQ2PJIB

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Turn data collection into an experience with Typeform. Create beautiful online forms, surveys, quizzes, and so much more. Try it for FREE.

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JAMA @jama.com · 12/07/2026

RCT: Among patients with #cancer and suspected #PE, use of the YEARS algorithm safely reduced CT #pulmonary #angiography, with 22% avoiding imaging and similar 90-day VTE rates to CTPA-only care. #ISTH2026 ja.ma/4vYigMT

JAMA study on YEARS algorithm for PE in cancer. Conclusion: YEARS is as safe as CTPA for excluding acute PE, avoiding CTPA scans. Population: 422F, 276M, median 65. 698 randomized, 555 analyzed. Intervention: YEARS (352) vs CTPA (346). Findings: PE-related death YEARS 1.8%, CTPA 5.5%. YEARS not inferior.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

For folks asking why bother commenting because the OMB won't care: comments help build cases for the courts by explicitly laying out harms. That's why it's really important to have your comments be as specific as possible. Also, contact your senators and reps! They actually do care about this.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Monday is the deadline for public comment! The Heritage Foundation has been mobilizing its members to leave comments in favor of the rule change, so every unique comment matters (don’t use a form letter or copy/paste—similar comments are batched and treated as one).

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PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia @policylabchop.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

H.R. 1 could make an already fragile transition to adult care even harder for youth with special health care needs. New Medicaid work requirements + more frequent eligibility checks may increase coverage gaps and disrupt care. NEW on the blog ⤵️ policylab.chop.edu/blog/hr-1-co...

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H.R. 1 Complicates Coverage Transitions for Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 30/06/2026

In a cluster-randomized trial involving patients having major noncardiac surgery, tranexamic acid reduced the need for red-cell transfusion during hospitalization and was noninferior to placebo for venous thromboembolism within 90 days. Full TRACTION trial results: nej.md/4e8QKF4

This image is from a Research Summary published in the New England Journal of Medicine about a study on tranexamic acid in major noncardiac surgery. It includes a diagram of a blood bag labeled "Red-cell transfusion" and graphics of syringes labeled "Tranexamic Acid" and "Placebo" with participant numbers: N = 4156 and N = 4117 respectively. It also lists patient details: 8273 adults, median age 64 years, with 53% women and 47% men. There is a prompt at the bottom to read the full Research Summary at NEJM.org.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 30/06/2026

If you have not yet, please join us in taking action against the latest OMB proposal, here: fight2win.standupforscience.net

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Stand up for Science

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨If you haven't commented yet, here is a SUPER helpful resource with references that outlines specific impacts of these changes🚨 13 days left! Thanks once again, @standupforscience.net!

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🚨60-day comment period ends August 3rd🚨

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

IF YOU ARE AT THE #ADA MEETING: STAND UP AND WALK OUT.

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Helpful practical tips on how to talk about the proposed OMB changes to NIH funding 👇

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

THE OFFICIAL @standupforscience.net GUIDE FOR TALKING TO ANYONE ABOUT THE OMB RULE PROPOSAL!! www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

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How To Talk to Anyone About OMB-2026-0034 — Your Site Title

Written By: Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO

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Larisa Aitch @llarisah.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Gosh it’d be a shame if more ppl than ever read the editorial that the American Diabetes Association doesn’t want Americans, diabetics, or anyone else to read

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Chilling censorship - seemingly promoted/supported by an academic organization? - at a national meeting

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 03/06/2026

Three must-read studies that sparked major news coverage in May.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

AS PROMISED: Stop Vought. Save Science. The @standupforscience.net action center is live: fight2win.standupforscience.net REGISTER for our Emergency Science Meeting (6/2, 4pm et), Call and email Congress, and leave your public comment all in one place! #standupforscience #TakeActionNow

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026

⚫ This is fundamentally about redefining who gets to participate in federal awards. The proposal defines who the people who are supported get to collaborate with and how. ⚫ It’s a fundamental restriction on people’s right to associate and engage in 1A activities (see snip). 2/x

Additionally, OMB proposes a new provision that agencies may consider an applican't affiliations with organizations engaged in activities that violate Federal Law, undermine public safety or natl security, or advocate for the overthrow of the US govt.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026

🚨UPDATE: We will launch our action center on this issue tomorrow. 📣JOIN US: Emergency Science Meeting (Virtual) June 2nd at 4pm et. Details to come. Our Policy Team has read through the entire 400 page hot mess express from Russ Vought...here are the high level details. A Thread🧵 1/x

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Science is for everyone! You don't have to be an expert; don't worry about finding the right words. Just speak from the heart. And if you feel despair, remember why we fight. The trees, the birds, the axolotls, the musk ox, the air and the water; they don't get a say. So we have to speak for them.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Write an op ed urging your Congresspeople to stand up for public science and oppose the OMB's proposed rule changes. An effective letter might cite the ways publicly funded research has benefitted your community; your state university news page can tell you what they've been up to if you're stuck.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Because much of what the OMB is proposing is illegal, Congress needs to know about it. Yes, even the conservative ones you think don't care-- they know how much their states benefit from federal science funding, and I promise you, they do in fact care. Contact them!

5calls.org

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If you are a member of a scientific or educational society, please contact them and ask them what they are doing to fight this. They should be releasing statements, calls to action, explainers, talking points, or drafting letters for their members to sign.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Now, for the "good" news: these are still proposed changes! They have not yet gone into effect. The public comment period is now open, and will run through July 13. You can file a comment about this proposed rule changes here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

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Regulations.gov

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Alix Seif, MD @alixseif.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🚨🚨🚨important thread with action items at the end🚨🚨🚨

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day. Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 06/03/2026

If you don't want to give CBS News the clicks, here's the ABC News coverage of Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service (Homegoing in the Black church tradition). www.youtube.com/live/LZQ2CD6...

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LIVE: Funeral service for Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago

YouTube video by ABC News

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AAUP @aaup.org · 05/03/2026

Shame on the NIH for stripping fellows of collective bargaining rights! "The fellows at the NIH deserve the same voice, protections, and dignity on the job that academic workers across the country are fighting for every day." Read @proftwolf.bsky.social & @rweingarten.bsky.social's statement⬇️

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AAUP's Wolfson and AFT's Weingarten on the NIH’s Decision to Strip Fellows of their Right to Collective Bargaining

AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement in response to the decision by the National Institutes of Health to strip research fellows of their right ...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2026

With just 1 day to go, let's CHECK IN! * What rally are you attending? * What's your sign going to say? What t-shirt will you wear? * What is YOUR biggest issue? #Research, #healthcare, #education, #climatechange, all of the above... ▶️ We want to hear from you: Smash that "reply" button! ◀️

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/03/2026

WASHINGTON D.C.!! Visit this link:zurl.co/EWm6B? to learn more about your local SATURDAY MARCH 7TH RALLY to TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE! See map for location! Rally starts at 1pm and goes till 3pm! #March7DC #standupforscience #science #savescience

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PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia @policylabchop.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Applications are open for the 2026 Short Course on Multilingual Approaches to Research Studies! 📆 June 1-3 📍 Philadelphia 💰 Scholarships are available Learn more and apply ⤵️ redcap.link/apply_2026MARS

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT---IMPORTANT NIH is seeking input for the NIH-wide Strategic Plan. Open to everyone but Registration is Required! Your chance to listen and get your 2 or more cents in. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

NIH Office of Extramural Research announcements of feedback sessions for NIH-wide strategic plan for March 16 and April 8.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

March 4th. The only date that is also a command. It's been 19 years since my husband died of cancer & my life irreversibly changed. It took me years to feel like I wasn't drowning every minute of every day. Grief & financial toxicity gave me a mission. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

JAMA Oncology
Cancer Care Chronicles
My Unfortunate Introduction Into the Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care in America-
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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

In this @nejm.org Voices post, I take on one of the more annoying and pointless rituals of hospital work -- the annual N95 fit test. As one of the respected infection control specialists told me, it's not their fault. And I totally believe them. #idsky #medsky voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Requiring Annual N95 Mask Fit Testing Is a Waste of Time and Money

Is it time to replace annual N95 mask fit testing with a less expensive, evidence-based policy?

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

NEW: In @theatlantic.com, LDI Fellows Aaron Richterman (@draaron.bsky.social) and Harsha Thirumurthy (@hthirumurthy.bsky.social) share four ways to design cash transfer programs that can reduce poverty and improve health in the U.S. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

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Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives

The success of other countries shows these programs can work in the United States.

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 26/02/2026

I had to renegotiate my F99/K00 award twice in 6 months, and on both occasions I asked what specifically “DEI activities” means. I didn’t get clear answers, so I was hopeful the person that directive came from could specify (the NIH Director). I asked the on @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social podcast

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Access to CAR-T cell therapy remains unequal. In a new scoping review, LDI Fellows Carmen Guerra and Jalpa Doshi analyze multilevel barriers disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities. Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic…

sciencedirect.com

CAR-T for all? Barriers, facilitators, and interventions to commercial CAR T-cell therapy access

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of hematologic malignancies, especially in B-cell acute lympho…

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📢 A new study by LDI Fellows Paula Magee and Nadir Yehya found that residence in very high Social Vulnerability Index neighborhoods was associated with worse early organ dysfunction in critically ill children during acute illness. Read more: bit.ly/400dz74

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Redirecting

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Breaking: Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.

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Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson

Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship — Harvard’s highest...

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