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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · Aug 13

“‘It’s like they erased the problem,’ Dr. Slaughter-Acey said.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/h...

With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters

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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · Jul 25

CPC Fellow Jaime Slaughter-Acey says health science research cuts put medical breakthroughs at risk. "What we're doing matters for every mom and baby in this country."
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DEI Health Research Cuts Put US Medical Breakthroughs at Risk

The Trump administration’s decision to cut roughly $2 billion in NIH grants have jeopardized future research, forcing scientists to think about how they’ll operate without the US government as a relia...

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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · Aug 6

CPC Fellow Jamie Slaughter-Acey says cuts to federal research funding are part of a larger pattern of political interference in science that puts the health of all people at risk.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected

Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Jul 27

On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Jul 17

As former faculty @umnsph.bsky.social and associated with both (@umnlifecourse.bsky.social & ‪ @minnpop.bsky.social) housed within the Institute for Social & Data Innovation, I highly recommend this #populationhealth #postdoc training opportunity! #episky

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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · Jun 20

The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Federal grant for study of Detroit moms, babies pulled at halfway point

The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · May 19

The fact that we have to prove a human therapist provides better text-based CBT than ChatGPT is mind blowing. #AI should not be thought of as a replacement for people. #Humanity needs humans and humans need humanity‼️

Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · May 19

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Human therapists surpass ChatGPT in delivering cognitive behavioral therapy

New research presented May 17 at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting compared an AI therapist and a human therapist based on their delivery of text-based cognitive behavioral therapy...

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 27

Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. https://cbsn.ws/3YkDndI

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thank you Usha for telling my story so beautifully in @statnews.com ❤️
#EpiSky #MedSky #BlackSky #publichealth #healthequity #StillIRise

Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · Apr 25

I'm so proud of the work we've done at STAT these past months, and of this 100 days project we released today. I want to talk about two of the profiles I wrote.🧵 I'll start with an amazing researcher @drslaughter99.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/04/25/t...

Trump’s first 100 days, seen through 5 lives: Grants terminated. Dreams crushed. Futures in the balance

STAT spoke with people living through the historic disruptions threatening the future of biomedical research in the U.S. These are their stories

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 25

Burden in Grace ( #contedrawing on toned paper)
After #Rodin’s #FallenCaryatid
Rodin’s sculpture speaks to physical & symbolic weight;
My drawing explores the quiet, almost meditative #strength in the act of bearing.

#artoftheday
#sketchbook

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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · Apr 24

I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...

Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health

STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.

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Nicholas Denton, PhD @nickdenton.bsky.social · Apr 19

American #history may be fraught with injustices, but also with far more brave Americans willing to stand up for #justice each and every time. Preserving our investment in #education is vital for continuing this legacy.
🇺🇸✊🏻

#academicsky
#edusky
#theresistance

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Apr 19

A photo of Boston’s old North Church last night.

Projection on the building says “Let the warning ride forth once more: tyranny is at our door.”

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 17

@lisamjarvis.bsky.social you are spot on!

Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · Apr 17

Read the full piece here (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

NIH Grant Cuts Aren't Saving Money. They're Wasting It.

The Trump administration says the canceled funding is about cost efficiency, but data shows that the opposite is happening.

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · Apr 17

In terminating hundreds of NIH grants, the Trump administration dumped years of investment down the drain. In my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com column, we analyzed the cancelled projects & talked to scientists to understand just how much the public loses out. It's a lot: tinyurl.com/bdey86su

A beeswarm chart of canceled NIH grants showing the years into each project when the funding was pulled. Each dot represents a terminated grant and is colored by the number of publications associated with the project: none, one to four or five or more. The grants are separated into thee rows based on the award type (R01, U01, U54). RO1 research projects had the most terminations, which occurred at all stages of research, from the project onset to 7+ years in. Most grants were canceled short of the 4-5 year lifespan of a typical grant, and 40% of R01s had no publications at the time of termination. Projects that had been active for longer had more publications, suggesting that more findings are disseminated in the later stages of these grants.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵🪡 Share our story 📣
📘 @LinkedIn: bit.ly/42AVrSg
📗 @bsky.app bsky.app/profile/drsl...
📕 @NewYorker: bit.ly/4jGzQyJ

🗳️ #Advocate -Let your elected leaders know you support publicly funded science matters—and that you’re paying attention.

#LIFE2Study #PublicHealth #Science

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵🪡 Help us continue this critical work championing Black #MaternalHealth.

➡️ Links to the #UNC Epidemiology Fund unc.live/4cEpHQE
✍️ “Support for Dr Slaughter-Acey” or “LIFE2” in the Why I Give Section.

Gifts support data collection, training, & community-centered science.

#Crowdfunding #Science

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵🪡 Your messages of encouragement & outrage have reminded me that we’re not alone.
We’re still here 👋, still doing the work—and still building something BIGGER than a single grant because #BlackMammasMatter.
#StandUpForScience
#HealthEquity

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵🪡 #LIFE2Study was never just about data.
It is a critical effort to understand how lifelong social environment—eg, stress, support, and lived experiences—can shape biological processes & health across generations. 💜
#BMHW

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵🪡 Black moms have faced higher #maternalmortality rates than white moms for over a century in the U.S.
Our research was about moms and babies & building a future where every mom and baby has the right to thrive—regardless of race, zip code, or income. #LIFE2Study #BlackMaternalHealth #PublicHealth

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek -a time to center Black moms & a need for action.
I’m reflecting on what this means in a year when our #NIH grant “Looking Back to Look Forward: Social Environment Across the Lifecourse, Epigenetics, & Birth Outcomes in Black Families” was terminated.
#MedSky #EpiSky

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 31

Fixed

Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 31

That would be great! DM me.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 26

Yes, the title had “Black families” in it.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 26

Will do!

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