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JAMA @jama.com · 10d

A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.

JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · 13d

Tony Harrison, the great Yorkshire poet, died a few days ago. Here’s one of my favourites.

Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Aug 18

Anyone else riding a vintage bike from Bell St Bikes? (located near London’s Paddington Station but out of business for years). I had my 1985 bike rebuilt recently by the great team at C and L cycles in Montreal, and it is riding like a dream. The BSB 400 logo is just about still visible.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · Jul 14

@who.int remains committed to end AIDS in our lifetime, and calls on leaders to:

Embrace meaningful partnerships — esp. with people living with #HIV;

Support HIV research;

Prioritize HIV prevention;

Protect human rights;

Reject the politicization of science and scientific institutions.

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Ruairidh Milne @ruairidhm.bsky.social · Jul 6

“The principle of a tax-funded single-payer model is the most efficient and effective way of running a healthcare system.”

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Jul 6

🚨INTERVIEW: Tomorrow new NHS England chair Penny Dash will publish her review into patient safety. She sat down with The Sunday Times to explain her views on the NHS and what needs to change:

READ: www.thetimes.com/article/f90d...

NHS England chief Penny Dash says wasting billions ‘makes me want to cry’

The new chairwoman of NHS England also says that poor care for the poorest communities is a ‘stain on our country’

www.thetimes.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jun 9

Canada, the UK, and Ukraine all at once — after a Canuk enlargement, the EU would be the global economic powerhouse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?

Donald Trump’s extraordinary threats have angered Canadians and Europeans, and the idea of a new kind of transatlantic alliance is gaining traction

www.theguardian.com

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Jun 9

www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · May 15

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Happy Birthday to the great Norwegian singer Karin Krog!

The End Of The Day Song

Karin Krog & Bengt Hallberg · Two Of A Kind · Song · 1982

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · May 2

www.ashg.org/publications...

ASHG Organizational Comment on FY 2026 President’s Budget Request

President’s Proposed Budget Insufficient to Support Biomedical Research “Today, the Trump Administration released a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 that cuts the National Institutes of Health (NI...

www.ashg.org

Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · May 1

What next? This is so out of control.

Nature @nature.com · May 1

Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.

https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

go.nature.com

Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Apr 25

Yes. It could be a completely rational decision but in the current climate there is justified paranoia.

Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Apr 25

Agree Paul. But what was the process that led to this decision? Rational review or ideologically driven decision making? How can we know?

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Apr 24

www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

www.science.org

Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Apr 18

Astral Weeks followed by Moondance seems a reasonable candidate!

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Daniel MacArthur @dgmacarthur.bsky.social · Apr 5

Reckon we still have a while before ChatGPT replaces genetic counselors

ChatGPT chat interface. The prompt is “draw a pedigree illustrating second cousins” and the response is a nonsensical pedigree including sibling consanguinity between a pair of brothers

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McGill Human Genetics @mcgill-hg.bsky.social · Mar 25

Unwavering support to our colleagues
We live in challenging times where support for science, research, and academic freedom is being questioned. As researchers, educators, and learners, we must stand together with our colleagues.
Full statement: www.mcgill.ca/sbms/

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McGill Human Genetics @mcgill-hg.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you’re a Canadian student or permanent resident facing academic uncertainty, you may find world-class opportunities closer to home. Explore McGill’s Department of Human Genetics MSc and PhD programs. We’re here to support your academic excellence.

Thesis Based Research Programs in Human Genetics

MSc / PhD in Human Genetics (Thesis) The Department of Human Genetics provides a unified curriculum of study in genetics. Areas of specialization include: biochemical genetics, genetics of development...

www.mcgill.ca

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openRxiv @openrxiv.bsky.social · Mar 11

openRxiv has arrived!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...

#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Mar 13

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡

Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Mar 14

🆕 ‘Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment’

Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/p8aedhkm

📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/bdfav9vz #MedSky

Cover of The Lancet, March 15, 2025 issue. Quote: “Although attention is understandably focused on issues of identity and sovereignty, Canada must not lose sight of the other issues at stake—not least, the integrity of its cherished universal health-care system.”

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Inherited Cancer Registry (ICARE) @inheritedcancer.bsky.social · Mar 1

Calling all healthcare providers and researchers! Join us at #BRCA 2025, the 10th International Symposium on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian #Cancer, from May 6-9th 2025
✅Inspiring speakers
✅In-depth sessions
✅Networking opportunities
Visit www.brcasymposium.ca for more info!

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Mar 1

From Tom Nichols in The Atlantic today—- Friday, February 28, 2025, will go into the history books as one of the grimmest days in American diplomacy, the beginning of a long-term disaster that every American, every U.S. ally, and anyone who cares about the future of democracy will have to endure.

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Feb 17

Musk is personally complicit in destroying scientific institutions and data and livelihoods. He is promoting dangerous disinformation and conspiracies. His comments have endangered at least one scientist personally.

"But look, we can't be political."

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Will Foulkes @willfoulkes.bsky.social · Feb 16

In 1755, the English writer Samuel Johnson wrote “the mind can only repose on the stability of truth”. How relevant that seems now. Whose mind can be in repose today?

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