Reposted by SylvieLarry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025If House Republican Medicaid and ACA cuts pass, and enhanced ACA premium tax credits aren't extended, the state with the biggest increase in the number of people uninsured: Florida. www.kff.org/affordable-c... 1512973
Reposted by SylvieAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The consolidation of review at NIH is really driven by the Trump/Republican desire to control NIH grantmaking from the top. Here’s an example of the chaos that’s happening now. It will get worse unless CSR and review are walled off from political interference. 88925
Reposted by SylvieDr. Brian Mustanski @mustanski.bsky.social · 07/05/2025The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging local and state laws banning so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth. Our new study in @JAMANetworkOpen is first to show these discredited practices increase risk for later heart disease. Free article: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comConversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease RiskThis cohort study assesses whether exposure to sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts is associated with cardiovascular disease risk in sexual and gender minority young adults assigned ... 154
Sylvie @bohemiantornado.bsky.social · 04/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/h...nytimes.comTrump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health (Gift Article)Nearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found. 021
Sylvie @bohemiantornado.bsky.social · 27/04/2025mobilize.us/s/wAg68lmobilize.usTallahassee May Day Strong · May Day StrongAcross the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou... 020
Reposted by SylvieThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/04/2025Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.nytimes.com‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical JournalThe New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter. 20632711524
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 15/04/2025How do you grieve this depth of loss? Read more from Rebecca about her work in #HIVresearch and the impact of life-saving developments born out of the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network: bit.ly/RGsubstack #terminatedscience #standupforscience #HIV #research #publichealth #HIVprevention #womenshealth 012
Reposted by SylvieCTBScience @ctbscience.bsky.social · 10/04/2025We had the pleasure of having our newest postdoc scholar, Dr. Amy Hall, visit CTBS and attend FSU College of Medicine Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine BSSM Post Doc Research Day. 😊 Thank you Dr. Ennis and Michelle Childs, for organizing a successful program for our Postdocs!! 👏 011
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 09/04/2025You can't make America healthy again if you leave youth behind. Share this post - together, we can make sure the ATN’s life-saving work continues. #restoretheATN #NIH #MAHA #makeamericahealthyagain 001
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 07/04/2025The ATN was the only national #research network focused exclusively on adolescents & young adults living with or at risk for #HIV in the US, until it was terminated by NIH on 3/21. Hear Dr. Sylvie Naar's crucial insights about the ATN's breakthroughs beyond HIV prevention & care. #terminatedscience 112
Reposted by SylvieSherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 02/04/2025To protect our mental health, we all need a break from doomscrolling, but what should we do instead? In my new Psychology Today piece I share the science behind how creative pursuits quiet the noise of stress and can even help with depression. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shri...psychologytoday.comHow Creative Pursuits Can Quiet the Noise of StressCreative hobbies reduce stress by giving you a sense of mastery and pleasure while silencing mind noise, but a broader look at your life may be needed to achieve total well-being. 1256
Reposted by SylvieImpact Institute at Northwestern University @impactinstitute.bsky.social · 03/04/2025In the past month, the NIH terminated many ISGMH grants focused on HIV prevention, LGBTQ health, and training early career scholars. The effect on our institute has been devastating. Director @mustanski.bsky.social spoke to @nbcnews.com about the impact. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...nbcnews.comTrump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research fieldThe administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century. 057
Reposted by SylvieACLU @aclu.org · 02/04/2025BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants. This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk. 126139992995
Reposted by SylvieDr. Brian Mustanski @mustanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025120 scientist working together to study how to effectively implement programs to end the HIV epidemic! That’s epic! 043
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025“We’ve built the ATN over 25 years,” says Lisa Hightow-Weidman at Florida State University’s College of Nursing, one of the network’s main investigators. “And it was destroyed with an e-mail in a day.” www.nature.com/articles/d41... #HIVresearch #terminatedscience #standupforscience #HIVnature.comBig cuts to US AIDS prevention feared as NIH axes HIV research grantsMore than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS have been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks. 011
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025On 3/21, the HAPPY study, along with all other studies in the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions was suddenly and mistakenly terminated by NIH. #terminatedscience #standupforscience #HIVresearch #research #HIVprevention #reproductivehealth #pregnancy #womenshealth #NIH 102
Sylvie @bohemiantornado.bsky.social · 28/03/2025www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...theatlantic.comThe NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts YetEnding clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk. 010
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 26/03/2025We are standing for a generation of American youth who deserve care, support, and the promise of a healthier future. While we appeal the termination decision, help us spread the message that ATN #research is vital. #HIV #HIVresearch #HIVprevention #HIVcare #adolescenthealth #NIH #grants 102
Reposted by SylvieCTBScience @ctbscience.bsky.social · 27/03/2025CTBScience at #SBM2025 Society of Behavioral Medicine Exhibit Hall Sessions. Brenda Echeverri and Sara Shaw Green, MSW, are promoting CTBS initiatives, including the ORBIT Institute and the FSU College of Medicine Postdoctoral opportunity. More info: ctbs.fsu.edu 001
Reposted by SylvieInstitute on Digital Health and Innovation | Florida State Univ. @idhifsu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025"A study funded by #NIH that would test if an #antibiotic, #DoxyPEP, can prevent sexually transmitted infections in #women was been terminated by the Trump administration as part of its ongoing attempt to halt what it considers 'diversity, equity and inclusion' in scientific #research." 101
Sylvie @bohemiantornado.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I am horrified though not shocked to say that our NIH r01 grant to improve the HIV testing of young people across florida has been terminated. This further marginalization of stigmatized populations is a human rights violation. 150
Reposted by Sylviedrhightow-weidman.bsky.social @drhightow-weidman.bsky.social · 24/03/2025insidehealthpolicy.com/share/147528insidehealthpolicy.com| InsideHealthPolicy.com 011
Reposted by SylvieGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 22/03/2025And @mcuban.bsky.social, NIH research has also given us amazing advances in human health: childhood leukemia (survival rates are now >90%); dramatically reduced birth defects and infant mortality; dropped heart attack and stroke rates. Now it's all in danger of collapsing. Please help us. 221863
Reposted by SylvieChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/03/2025Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵 11874440914463
Reposted by SylvieBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress. 48587272312613
Reposted by Sylviedrhightow-weidman.bsky.social @drhightow-weidman.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Please take a second to read my statement on the termination of the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions. This is devastating to science but even more so to the youth impacted. Thank you 02414
Reposted by SylvieGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The Trump administration is planning to completely eliminate the CDC Division of HIV Prevention, cutting $700 million that should be used to prevent HIV infections and control HIV the HIV epidemic. Such cuts would have horrific consequences for the health of Americans. aidsunited.org/action/polic...aidsunited.orgACTION ALERT: CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back - AIDS UnitedCDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back We have heard very unfortunate news that there is an effort un... 10288198
Reposted by SylvieHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 14/03/2025If you celebrate our community in your art, you must speak up and defend our community as Lady Gaga always has. Mother Monster is our Perfect Celebrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/m... 122435
Reposted by SylvieStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA." 142104232368
Reposted by SylvieHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 13/03/2025h/t to our friends at @fairnesscampaign.bsky.social! 091
Reposted by SylvieIndivisible One New Jersey ❌👑 @njindivisible.bsky.social · 13/03/2025"Never again for anyone. Never again means now." - Jewish Voices for Peace 1147
Reposted by SylvieSherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 14/03/2025 The editor of AIDS and Behavior has a message: In a World Gone Mad -- Nothing is Changing at AIDS and Behavior. "We will persist, with elevated scrutiny, filtering, and yes censoring, pseudoscience and denialism." link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comIn a World Gone Mad -- Nothing is Changing at AIDS and Behavior - AIDS and BehaviorAIDS and Behavior - 0154
Reposted by SylvieSherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...forbes.comNIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New ReportNational Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research. 2320221138
Reposted by SylvieJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/03/2025This breaks my heart. We fought so hard to get EPA to look at environmental justice issues in an area of Birmingham called Collegeville hit, faced, massive health challenges. I’m sure there are similar areas all across the country. archive.epa.gov/epa/north-bi...archive.epa.govNorth Birmingham Project | US EPAEPA is moving forward with a coordinated approach to evaluate the environmental condition in neighborhoods in and around North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1271987713
Reposted by Sylviemjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Strength in numbers for the scientific enterprise! Very happy to have joined the Philadelphia #StandUpForScience rally today, and to have seen so many other people there. These are hard times to be in science and science policy in a lot of ways, but inspiring ones as well! 112714
Reposted by SylvieDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.restoredcdc.orgCenters for Disease Control and Prevention 437326988274
Reposted by SylvieJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 07/03/2025As a professor & a Jew I’m sick to my heart about the attack on Columbia—which is a) escalation of the war on all of higher ed; b) Jew-washing fascism, with the intention of inciting more antisemitism, which in turn will be used as cover for more fascism. 241247295