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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

This is such an incredibly important study countering claims that cutting research funds is no big deal.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Self-care is overrated—helping others has the biggest benefits for everyone involved A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

(Sidebar: New local movements typically arise out of existing bonds of social trust. Work with who you have, join with organizers who are already at work.)

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/06/2025

Hi. Hello. If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025. We said what we said. Send skeet. #StandUpforScience

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12/06/2025

Better save a copy of this now

CDC Table: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2025

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∙ ᴘᴀᴜʟɪɴᴀ ∙ @iamthepaulina.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Here we go again. We looked at the health effects of the "Muslim ban" in Trump's first term: it increased missed primary care & ER visits in people from the targeted countries. This latest round of bans from Trump may turn out to have implications for health as well. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Health Care Utilization Before and After the US Muslim Ban Executive Order

This cohort study investigates the association between health care utilization and the so-called Muslim ban executive order for people born in Muslim-majority countries and living in Minneapolis-St. P...

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, summer camps, and more for virtual Q&As about science! Tell the organizers in your life! We match once a week, all summer long 🧪 Sign up here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Stop treating international students like a burden!! Treat them as a valuable resource! 1.1 million international students at U.S. universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...

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By the numbers: A look at international students at Harvard and across the U.S.

The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Depending on how things evolve, this could be the next chapter in the life of evidence-based decision making movement: how 'best evidence' and 'uncertainty' were transformed from being totally ignored into a weapon of anti science.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My morning routine of checking the daily news and scrolling through the nightmares that are unfolding around me is ruining my QOL!

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This is especially important: “We call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students, including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes.”

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Transforming Evidence @transformevidence.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

An Atlas of Connections (and Omissions!) Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world. #visualisations #maps #evidence #policy transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I particularly resonate with the "knowledge translation" component. We need a guide/template for researchers to summarize their research in plain language, indicate the role of public funds, and highlight the consequences of the (direct and indirect) funding cuts.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/05/2025

The FDA will permit Covid vaccines only for adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, according to new regulatory standards.

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F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

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Unbreaking @unbreaking.org · 19/05/2025

👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This is an amazing resource. I hope their inventory expands. But this is a great start. A short plain language summary for each topic would also be very helpful. Check it out!

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

"Even when explicitly prompted for accuracy, most LLMs produced broader generalizations of scientific results than those in the original texts."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

It puts everything in context when you know that this guy carries a personal McDonald's truck with him, and that guy cut a whale's head and swims in the sewage!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

You can't eat health insurance. The "fraud" patients are engaged in is trying to get health care.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 16/05/2025

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/05/2025

RFKJ again talks about how poor people eat too many sweets and drink too much soda. Look, we are all for taking on Big Soda. But improving health is not about dictating the lives of poor people. When POTUS has a Diet Coke button, you are full of shit.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Still open!🙂 ⚠️A postdoc position is available at the ACT (Activate, Connect, Transform) Center at University of Rochester, on social and collaborative interventions for implementation and action. More info: www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibrari...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11/05/2025

Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development. Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system. Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This is a nice move. I wish they further highlighted the inseparable role of equity lens and meaningful community engagement in implementation research.

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Jan Fuhse @fuhsejan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This is what happens when the number of confidants elicited in the General Social Survey gets mistaken for the actual number of friends in our lives. One could say, it's a rookie mistake by MZ. But really, we need to be clearer about what our findings actually mean (with the measurements we use).

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Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades - Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith-Lovin, Matthew E. Brashears, 2006

Have the core discussion networks of Americans changed in the past two decades? In 1985, the General Social Survey (GSS) collected the first nationally represen...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/05/2025

They finally got Elmo. Defunding PBS means millions of young minds lose a vital source of education.

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elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wooden wall

ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wooden wall

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AliciaDWright @aliciadwright.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

👇🏻🚨 A Must Read‼️ “Martin’s letter is a declaration that scientific inquiry is no longer safe unless it aligns with state ideology. If we let that stand, we don’t just lose our journals. We lose the right to ask questions that matter—and the ability to care for those most in need.”

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Does anyone know of a guide/resource for clinicians to engage in conversation with their patients about the role of publicly funded research in the development of life-saving interventions that matter to them?

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

As 100 days in office comes up, let’s focus on the next few months: Trump is trying to stop spending at NIH to justify cutting the NIH budget. Every US scientist should be in contact with their Congressional reps about this. Get grants and money out the door soon or the money goes away.

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Just a friendly reminder that if you know any amazing candidate who likes to work in #impsci, action research, and intervention development, send them my way!!

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Reza Yousefi Nooraie @rynooraie.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This is a very interesting article. I also found the role of Farsi typos on the generation of a peculiar artifact in scientific literature, particularly amusing. I would not feel very concerned, though! See below...

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The canceled grands are shock and awe, but the real damage will come from the long-term (massive) reductions in funding to the entire US research ecosystem and the defunding of entire fields and initiatives for training, growing, and diversifying the research workforce.

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