Britton Trabert
@btrabert.bsky.social
Gynecologic cancer epidemiologist | Associate professor | Labrador mom | Reproductive rights supporter | Ally
She/ella
She/ella
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I've commented on this before. There's been a lot of interest in the rising incidence of colo-rectal cancer in young adults in many countries. This figure is a plot of incidence and mortality rates in England over time relative to a baseline rate in 1974. I last showed it with data to 2021. 1/n
April 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I've commented on this before. There's been a lot of interest in the rising incidence of colo-rectal cancer in young adults in many countries. This figure is a plot of incidence and mortality rates in England over time relative to a baseline rate in 1974. I last showed it with data to 2021. 1/n
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"It can’t be said enough: both in the short and long term, they are trying to kill us."
National Cancer Institute Apparently Shouldn't Bother With All That Pesky Science
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"It can’t be said enough: both in the short and long term, they are trying to kill us."
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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
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Everyone is freaking out about Hegseth for legitimate reasons & he must resign.
But as a physician I can promise you, RFK Jr is an equal or greater threat than Hegseth.
He can’t separate fact from fiction.
He will kill millions.
Exhibit A:
www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
But as a physician I can promise you, RFK Jr is an equal or greater threat than Hegseth.
He can’t separate fact from fiction.
He will kill millions.
Exhibit A:
www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
www.usnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Everyone is freaking out about Hegseth for legitimate reasons & he must resign.
But as a physician I can promise you, RFK Jr is an equal or greater threat than Hegseth.
He can’t separate fact from fiction.
He will kill millions.
Exhibit A:
www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
But as a physician I can promise you, RFK Jr is an equal or greater threat than Hegseth.
He can’t separate fact from fiction.
He will kill millions.
Exhibit A:
www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
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A recent group statement showed that U.S. academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose President Trump’s moves to control higher education, are beginning to unite.
Emerging From a Collective Silence, Universities Organize to Fight Trump
A recent group statement showed that the nation’s academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose the president’s moves, are beginning to unite.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A recent group statement showed that U.S. academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose President Trump’s moves to control higher education, are beginning to unite.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY), Sen Cory Booker, (D-NJ), hosted hundreds of supporters at the Capitol on Sunday, sitting on the steps in protest of maga’s push to pass a budget reconciliation bill they hope will cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY), Sen Cory Booker, (D-NJ), hosted hundreds of supporters at the Capitol on Sunday, sitting on the steps in protest of maga’s push to pass a budget reconciliation bill they hope will cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Cory Booker host a sit-in on Capitol steps over the GOP budget plan
Booker and Jeffries have hosted a number of Democratic lawmakers on the steps of the Capitol throughout the protest.
www.nbcnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY), Sen Cory Booker, (D-NJ), hosted hundreds of supporters at the Capitol on Sunday, sitting on the steps in protest of maga’s push to pass a budget reconciliation bill they hope will cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY), Sen Cory Booker, (D-NJ), hosted hundreds of supporters at the Capitol on Sunday, sitting on the steps in protest of maga’s push to pass a budget reconciliation bill they hope will cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending...
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Once more before Sunday ends, please share today’s thread & all this great public scholarship widely! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
In a few days it’s gonna be May, but right now it’s gonna be my 222nd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
#ScholarSunday Thread 222
Published on April 27, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Once more before Sunday ends, please share today’s thread & all this great public scholarship widely! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
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Now available online; definitely a worthwhile view and covers many of the high points of the past several months
www.cbsnews.com/video/nih-cu...
www.cbsnews.com/video/nih-cu...
Federal cuts to National Institutes of Health could threaten medical progress
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans’ health.
www.cbsnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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This is important for scientists to understand. It may feel difficult now, but we can push on public opinion and we CAN win.
Keep pushing, get out the word about Trump attacks on NIH and medical cures. And one day the dam will crack and Trump will be finished.
Keep pushing, get out the word about Trump attacks on NIH and medical cures. And one day the dam will crack and Trump will be finished.
April 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is important for scientists to understand. It may feel difficult now, but we can push on public opinion and we CAN win.
Keep pushing, get out the word about Trump attacks on NIH and medical cures. And one day the dam will crack and Trump will be finished.
Keep pushing, get out the word about Trump attacks on NIH and medical cures. And one day the dam will crack and Trump will be finished.
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You must watch the John Oliver show from last night about NIH.
Oliver rarely breaks his comedy routine but he did about NIH, RFK, and HHS.
Oliver stared the camera down after 30 minutes and just said with a grimace:
“RFK needs to go, now. By impeachment if necessary.” 1/
Oliver rarely breaks his comedy routine but he did about NIH, RFK, and HHS.
Oliver stared the camera down after 30 minutes and just said with a grimace:
“RFK needs to go, now. By impeachment if necessary.” 1/
April 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
You must watch the John Oliver show from last night about NIH.
Oliver rarely breaks his comedy routine but he did about NIH, RFK, and HHS.
Oliver stared the camera down after 30 minutes and just said with a grimace:
“RFK needs to go, now. By impeachment if necessary.” 1/
Oliver rarely breaks his comedy routine but he did about NIH, RFK, and HHS.
Oliver stared the camera down after 30 minutes and just said with a grimace:
“RFK needs to go, now. By impeachment if necessary.” 1/
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69M married women could lose their voting rights if the SAVE Act is passed. Transgender individuals too.
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
April 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
69M married women could lose their voting rights if the SAVE Act is passed. Transgender individuals too.
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
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🧪 More research into women's health is badly needed, #NIH had been moving more in this direction, and the Trump/Musk cuts have harmed this effort.
I’m so glad USA Today covered adenomyosis. I struggled with this “silent disease” for decades. It caused my infertility and because I had go on hormonal birth control (which contributed to my DVTs) it nearly killed me. We need better treatments, even as Trump/DOGE is killing uterine health research.
Adenomyosis, the 'silent illness' plaguing their lives, goes undiagnosed for decades
This 'silent disease' plagued these women's lives for decades. One woman lost her dream job. For another, the diagnosis came after her hysterectomy.
www.usatoday.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🧪 More research into women's health is badly needed, #NIH had been moving more in this direction, and the Trump/Musk cuts have harmed this effort.
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Jay Bhattacharya spent the pandemic railing against the medical establishment and making impossible demands of them.
He is now the medical establishment.
Everything that happens now is his responsibility. We are allowed to make demands of him and call him a failure if he doesn’t do them.
He is now the medical establishment.
Everything that happens now is his responsibility. We are allowed to make demands of him and call him a failure if he doesn’t do them.
“Bhattacharya has been a vocal critic of the NIH. He gained attention as a co-author and signer of The Great Barrington Declaration”… a wildly incorrect document that would have killed tens of thousands if followed, and NIH scientists correctly told him so.
Senate confirms Bhattacharya to lead NIH - Roll Call
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, a vocal critic of the National Institutes of Health, to be its next director.
rollcall.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Jay Bhattacharya spent the pandemic railing against the medical establishment and making impossible demands of them.
He is now the medical establishment.
Everything that happens now is his responsibility. We are allowed to make demands of him and call him a failure if he doesn’t do them.
He is now the medical establishment.
Everything that happens now is his responsibility. We are allowed to make demands of him and call him a failure if he doesn’t do them.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Marina Hyde as ascerbic as ever. Too many good lines to pick one out.
Marina Hyde as ascerbic as ever. Too many good lines to pick one out.
It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde
We absolutely won’t tolerate leaks, they said before looping in a journalist to top secret war plans. Feel safe? Me neither, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Marina Hyde as ascerbic as ever. Too many good lines to pick one out.
Marina Hyde as ascerbic as ever. Too many good lines to pick one out.
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More Trump HHS junk science.
KIDS TREATED WITH BOBBY'S PROTOCOL ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIVER DAMAGE.
High doses of Vitamin A and cod liver oil being given over an extended period of time is causing toxicity in some Texas children with measles.
In most cases it was given to avoid vaccination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
High doses of Vitamin A and cod liver oil being given over an extended period of time is causing toxicity in some Texas children with measles.
In most cases it was given to avoid vaccination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
More Trump HHS junk science.
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Real science can’t happen when politicians make the decisions about what to study instead of relying on expert opinions. (Right @radiofreetom.bsky.social ?)
Here’s your Trump NIH:
Here’s your Trump NIH:
Michael Lin (Stanford) reports his grant on anti-COVID meds was terminated.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
Pandemics become endemic.
Endemic diseases require treatments.
Treatments require research.
Research requires continuity of support.
Continuity of support requires federal funding.
But the WH just doesn't get it.
March 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Real science can’t happen when politicians make the decisions about what to study instead of relying on expert opinions. (Right @radiofreetom.bsky.social ?)
Here’s your Trump NIH:
Here’s your Trump NIH:
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Webinar this Friday, March 28:
Responding to US federal grant terminations
#NIH #EpiSky
#ReproSky
@aaas.org
Responding to US federal grant terminations
#NIH #EpiSky
#ReproSky
@aaas.org
🚨 Attention NIH & NSF grantees!
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations.
NIH and NSF will be case examples.
Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Trump is turning NIH into a rightwing thinktank, just as we all have been predicting.
Journalists and scientists: This vaccine analysis will come from the junk Trump NIH. Let’s say that.
Perhaps someday we’ll have a real NIH again. Until then we must be clear.
Journalists and scientists: This vaccine analysis will come from the junk Trump NIH. Let’s say that.
Perhaps someday we’ll have a real NIH again. Until then we must be clear.
March 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Trump is turning NIH into a rightwing thinktank, just as we all have been predicting.
Journalists and scientists: This vaccine analysis will come from the junk Trump NIH. Let’s say that.
Perhaps someday we’ll have a real NIH again. Until then we must be clear.
Journalists and scientists: This vaccine analysis will come from the junk Trump NIH. Let’s say that.
Perhaps someday we’ll have a real NIH again. Until then we must be clear.
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This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
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They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
March 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
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They collapsed a building full of civilians to kill one guy. Then high-fived and prayed about it. Total psychopaths.
Bombed the guy’s girlfriend’s home and fucking bragged about it. Send them to The Hague.
March 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
They collapsed a building full of civilians to kill one guy. Then high-fived and prayed about it. Total psychopaths.
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Ahead of this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility, @angiejaime.bsky.social spoke with Angelica Christina, Board Director of the official nonprofit of The Stonewall Inn, Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative to get a sense of the current atmosphere in turmoil for transgender Americans. ⤵️
We're In the Fight of Our Lives: What's at Stake This Transgender Day of Visibility
Teen Vogue spoke with advocate Angelica Christina about how trans people are feeling this TDOV.
www.teenvogue.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ahead of this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility, @angiejaime.bsky.social spoke with Angelica Christina, Board Director of the official nonprofit of The Stonewall Inn, Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative to get a sense of the current atmosphere in turmoil for transgender Americans. ⤵️
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The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been a global health success story, credited with saving more than 26 million lives.
As of March 25, however, PEPFAR's congressional reauthorization has expired, raising key questions about its future. ✍️: @jirairratevosian.bsky.social
As of March 25, however, PEPFAR's congressional reauthorization has expired, raising key questions about its future. ✍️: @jirairratevosian.bsky.social
PEPFAR Misses Reauthorization Deadline: What's Next for Global HIV Fight? | Think Global Health
The expiration of PEPFAR's authorization could mark a pivotal shift in the HIV/AIDS response
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been a global health success story, credited with saving more than 26 million lives.
As of March 25, however, PEPFAR's congressional reauthorization has expired, raising key questions about its future. ✍️: @jirairratevosian.bsky.social
As of March 25, however, PEPFAR's congressional reauthorization has expired, raising key questions about its future. ✍️: @jirairratevosian.bsky.social
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Major update over the weekend to our spreadsheet tracking terminated NIH grants. 👇
Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility
1/
Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility
1/
Rescinded NIH Grants
docs.google.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Major update over the weekend to our spreadsheet tracking terminated NIH grants. 👇
Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility
1/
Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility
1/