@lantosh.bsky.social
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All of this and it's also worth noting that mortality rates from hypertensive disorders are far greater among non-pregnant people of repro age relative to pregnant people. This is a story that goes far beyond our healthcare systems and I'm tired of folks' reductionist takes on this complex problem.
If we intervened perfectly on obstetric racism and eliminated healthcare disparities in the perinatal and postpartum periods (we should!), we would still see racist disparities in pregnancy and birth outcomes. That's because we need to intervene upstream as well. Healthcare is one part of the whole.
February 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
All of this and it's also worth noting that mortality rates from hypertensive disorders are far greater among non-pregnant people of repro age relative to pregnant people. This is a story that goes far beyond our healthcare systems and I'm tired of folks' reductionist takes on this complex problem.
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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Under the banner of “government efficiency,” U.S.-grown food and lifesaving medicine meant to help the world’s most vulnerable is instead rotting on cargo ships and in warehouses across the globe.
@suzykhimm.bsky.social has the details: www.nbcnews.com/news/politic...
@suzykhimm.bsky.social has the details: www.nbcnews.com/news/politic...
USAID upheaval is paralyzing delivery of food and medicine around the globe
Though humanitarian aid was supposed to be exempt from the Trump-ordered disruption, shipments of lifesaving food and drugs are held up in ports and warehouses.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Under the banner of “government efficiency,” U.S.-grown food and lifesaving medicine meant to help the world’s most vulnerable is instead rotting on cargo ships and in warehouses across the globe.
@suzykhimm.bsky.social has the details: www.nbcnews.com/news/politic...
@suzykhimm.bsky.social has the details: www.nbcnews.com/news/politic...
No wonder this GOP doesn’t care that Trump is trampling on their power. They’d rather waste their committee’s time with useless investigations than stand up to him and advance science and health. Why would you investigate his anti vax statements rather than put In Someone Who Believes In Vaccines?!
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician who voted to confirm anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. today in committee, assures us that he’ll raise objections if the anti-vaxxer does anti-vaxxer things. Republican dishonesty is insulting and outrageous.
February 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
No wonder this GOP doesn’t care that Trump is trampling on their power. They’d rather waste their committee’s time with useless investigations than stand up to him and advance science and health. Why would you investigate his anti vax statements rather than put In Someone Who Believes In Vaccines?!
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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
The headline should not be underestimated. People will die.
NEW: Organizations that provide vital, lifesaving care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The headline should not be underestimated. People will die.
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All this good work and more, for the bargain price of ~1% of the US federal budget, gone in an instant, leaving people around the world in despair. The cruelty is breathtaking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
All this good work and more, for the bargain price of ~1% of the US federal budget, gone in an instant, leaving people around the world in despair. The cruelty is breathtaking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...
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Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!