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Larissa Thomas MD @larissathomas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Everyone has lots of thoughts and feelings about jeopardy coverage systems and @lekshmimd.bsky.social and I had our share of jeopardy calls while working on this! Check out our thoughts with Dr. Berman on a way to move forward: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Moving from “Me” to “We”: Adopting a Collectivist Approach to Address the Wicked Problem of Trainee and Faculty Back-up/Jeopardy Systems - Journal of General Internal Medicine

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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 18/12/2025

In this study of GME trainees, 14% of resident and fellow physicians reported food insecurity; those with food insecurity were more likely to experience burnout and social isolation. ja.ma/48Lbrp2

Bar graph comparing residents/fellows experiencing vs. not experiencing food insecurity, measuring "Overall burnout" & "Intent to stay." "Yes" to food insecurity shows higher burnout (p<.001) & lower intent to stay (p=.02).

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/07/2025

As a doctor in a hospital that serves the urban poor, Lindsay Ryan's patients already face such a gantlet of obstacles that modest barriers to accessing government programs can effectively screen them out.

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The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Sorry fellas. Not fringe theories. False information and pseudoscience call it what it is.

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Dr Laura Waters @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"We condemn the censoring of science!". Powerful opening words from Diane Havlir for #croi2025 "Young researchers, we have your back. Community, we are with you" Hell yes!!!

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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

As Paul Farmer used to say, “We do not have the luxury of being pessimistic on other people’s behalf.” It is time to stand up for science, for global HIV and for everything we have fought so hard over decades. #CROI2025

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/03/2025

Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship: Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies

Despite significant progress in the study of the epidemiology and genetics of autism, the etiology and patho-physiology of this condition is far from being elucidated and no curative treatment current...

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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

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California Department of Public Health @capublichealth.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📣Measles is an extremely contagious virus. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccine to stay protected. 📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx. #Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All

A white and gray background with blue circles. A family of four sits together. "Protect the youngest among us! Stay up to date on your measles vaccine."

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The abrupt terminations of more than 1,000 employees, including new Epidemic Intelligence Officers, across CDC are deeply disturbing. For more than 70 years, EIS officers have served on America’s front line as its disease detectives, ready at a moment’s notice to respond to emerging outbreaks.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🚨 Urgent CDC analyses on seasonal flu, bird flu in cats & in wastewater have been stalled. And CDC has stopped contributing flu data to global platforms, says WHO. “Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.” My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate - KFF Health News

Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It's incredibly disheartening to hear about dedicated public health professionals getting mass-laid off from CDC. Including first year epidemic intelligence service officers. This program has been the backbone of outbreak investigations in US since 1951. Decimating this workforce makes us less safe.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda. Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying. Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Alexander Tin @alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

What happened to CDC's bird flu studies and why did they publish about wildfires instead? Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal "The MMWR has lost its autonomy" www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

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Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal

"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

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WIRED @wired.com · 01/02/2025

NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A

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US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time

A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more. I'm trying to save them. You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

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Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13

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Eric Boodman @ericboodman.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house." Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded. www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...

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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills

An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

A USAID HR director sent out this email today to staff letting them know he was placed on administrative leave. “Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”

Farewell and Thanks (Again) - Illegal Activity in the USAID Front Office
Inbox
Nicholas Gottlieb
to amsofficercouncil, ALL, HCTM.ELR, Alpana, Danielle, Sheila, Sepideh, William, Anya, Stephanie, Lindsey -
All:
4:19 PM (4 minutes ago) #
Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees without due process. I refused and have provided Acting Administrator Gray with written notification of my refusal. I have recommended in that written notification that his office cease ar desist from further illegal activity.
It is and has always been my office's commitment to the workforce that we ensure all employees receive their due process in any of our actions. I will not be party to a violation of that commitment.
I was notified moments ago that I will be placed on administrative leave, effective immediately. It has been an honor working with all of you at this Agency, which i treasure.
Please be kind and considerate of my staff at hctm.eir@usaid.gov. who will be very short-staffed and pressed over the coming months. Until you hear otherwise, Kirsten Gunsolus will be acting in my absence.
If you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached a
wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Gottlieb
Director, Employee and Labor Relations
US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HCTM, Rm. 4.07A RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523
USAID gov | @USAID

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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/01/2025

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh

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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders

Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is a public health nightmare in the works. Nobody voted for this. "The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics."

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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries

PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.

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