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· Mar 6
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This thread and article is really quite something.
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This thread and article is really quite something.
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
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$80 for 6 bags of potato chips. What’s this, MAHA or “HAHA”? Like laughing. I’m available to explain further if need be
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
$80 for 6 bags of potato chips. What’s this, MAHA or “HAHA”? Like laughing. I’m available to explain further if need be
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no collidial silver? how can i get the full RFK experience without the funni smurf serum
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
no collidial silver? how can i get the full RFK experience without the funni smurf serum
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Americans need to eat fewer ultra-processed foods and more dubious powders
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Americans need to eat fewer ultra-processed foods and more dubious powders
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This is achingly beautiful and almost too painful to read in places (but you still should). The cruelty of cancer, the longing to be with your children — and the twist of fate, being RFK Jr’s cousin as he unwinds U.S. health research.
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is achingly beautiful and almost too painful to read in places (but you still should). The cruelty of cancer, the longing to be with your children — and the twist of fate, being RFK Jr’s cousin as he unwinds U.S. health research.
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RFK Jr, Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, The Food Babe, Dana White, Russell Brand, Bryan Johnson, and a slew of influencers.
Oh, and attendees got a bag of chips made with beef tallow!
Oh, and attendees got a bag of chips made with beef tallow!
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
RFK Jr, Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, The Food Babe, Dana White, Russell Brand, Bryan Johnson, and a slew of influencers.
Oh, and attendees got a bag of chips made with beef tallow!
Oh, and attendees got a bag of chips made with beef tallow!
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This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is some stand-out, exclusive reporting about a MAHA conference held in DC that was nearly absent of scientists (and reporters.)
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
Worth your time to read.
Bravo, @maxkozlov.bsky.social 👏🏻
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Wow...this is really embarrassing. Reads like an @theonion.com article.
Read my full story here!
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wow...this is really embarrassing. Reads like an @theonion.com article.
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that's literally a MAHA starter pack
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
that's literally a MAHA starter pack
I mean, it's one bag of tallow chips, Michael. What could it cost? 13 dollars?
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I mean, it's one bag of tallow chips, Michael. What could it cost? 13 dollars?
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
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life IS lived forward
unless you die really prematurely and needlessly because of preventable diseases
unless you die really prematurely and needlessly because of preventable diseases
Anna also asked Cassidy directly: do you regret your vote for RFK Jr?
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
life IS lived forward
unless you die really prematurely and needlessly because of preventable diseases
unless you die really prematurely and needlessly because of preventable diseases
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
A note about this quote attributed to an anonymous HHS official.
I have not asked HHS for comment on Jenna's leave status, but I'd be willing to bet good money this came from their comms office.
They have a habit of telling reporters — without any mutual agreement — things on background
I have not asked HHS for comment on Jenna's leave status, but I'd be willing to bet good money this came from their comms office.
They have a habit of telling reporters — without any mutual agreement — things on background
An anonymous HHS official tells @sherylnyt.bsky.social why she was placed on leave:
Norton is "a radical leftist and said she was put on leave because she was criticizing the administration when she was supposed to be working."
(gift link)
Norton is "a radical leftist and said she was put on leave because she was criticizing the administration when she was supposed to be working."
(gift link)
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A note about this quote attributed to an anonymous HHS official.
I have not asked HHS for comment on Jenna's leave status, but I'd be willing to bet good money this came from their comms office.
They have a habit of telling reporters — without any mutual agreement — things on background
I have not asked HHS for comment on Jenna's leave status, but I'd be willing to bet good money this came from their comms office.
They have a habit of telling reporters — without any mutual agreement — things on background
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
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There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
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The baseless protein craze
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The baseless protein craze
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
"You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein”
“It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making"
Feature @nature.com
nature.com/articles/d41...
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the "FDA of the Future" panel will be moderated by a totally normal guy who keeps a cum journal
![Asprey has stated that he expects to live to one hundred eighty years of age.[8] As of 2021, he claims to have spent at least two million dollars on "hacking his own biology", including having his own stem cells injected into himself, taking one hundred daily supplements, following a strict diet, bathing in infrared light, using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and wearing special lenses when flying or using a computer.[8][44] Asprey believes biohacking has benefited his sexual health, having kept an ejaculation journal for a year.[44][45]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7std6z567c6fik72if2wtu7/bafkreiagags3cd5ndhvkjmuxfn2waeurchtddkooqu6l3zidn47acjc7qm@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
the "FDA of the Future" panel will be moderated by a totally normal guy who keeps a cum journal
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
Reposted by Max Kozlov
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Got a new story about a little-known HHS agency with a massive job: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Got a new story about a little-known HHS agency with a massive job: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...
Madison is a close friend and has a touching personal story about IVF:
"Just before my 25th birthday, I hooked my feet into stirrups on an icy exam table, ready for a doctor to retrieve my eggs. I’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and learned chemotherapy might make me infertile.
"Just before my 25th birthday, I hooked my feet into stirrups on an icy exam table, ready for a doctor to retrieve my eggs. I’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and learned chemotherapy might make me infertile.
Everyone should be able to build a family-affordably- if and how they choose. In a time of Medicaid restrictions and rising premiums, healthcare equity is critical. I discuss that in my new op-ed for TIME Magazine, out today.
time.com/7329085/trum...
#IVF #fertility #eggfreezing
time.com/7329085/trum...
#IVF #fertility #eggfreezing
Trump’s IVF Plan Won’t Deliver
The President’s proposal stops short of ensuring access to fertility care for millions, writes Madison Champan.
time.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Madison is a close friend and has a touching personal story about IVF:
"Just before my 25th birthday, I hooked my feet into stirrups on an icy exam table, ready for a doctor to retrieve my eggs. I’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and learned chemotherapy might make me infertile.
"Just before my 25th birthday, I hooked my feet into stirrups on an icy exam table, ready for a doctor to retrieve my eggs. I’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and learned chemotherapy might make me infertile.
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Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
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People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t
go.nature.com/4hkqZma
go.nature.com/4hkqZma
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
go.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t
go.nature.com/4hkqZma
go.nature.com/4hkqZma