Lisa Kearns
@lisakearns.bsky.social
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With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
In 2 weeks! CUPACon 2026 on current topics in expanded access, presented by NYU Working Group on Compassionate Use & Preapproval Access. Feat Richard Pazdur, Andrew Lo, @hollylynchez.bsky.social @profcrobertson.bsky.social, Alison Bateman-House, and others. Fantastic agenda, workshops, networking.
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In 2 weeks! CUPACon 2026 on current topics in expanded access, presented by NYU Working Group on Compassionate Use & Preapproval Access. Feat Richard Pazdur, Andrew Lo, @hollylynchez.bsky.social @profcrobertson.bsky.social, Alison Bateman-House, and others. Fantastic agenda, workshops, networking.
"When patients reject vaccines today, they are rejecting one of the most powerful tools we have to keep them safe, not because the science has changed, but because the information ecosystem has." www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a... via @statnews.com
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"When patients reject vaccines today, they are rejecting one of the most powerful tools we have to keep them safe, not because the science has changed, but because the information ecosystem has." www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a... via @statnews.com
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Border patrol agents are clearly recording raids with Meta glasses www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Border patrol agents are clearly recording raids with Meta glasses www.404media.co/border-patro...
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🚨 BIG BIG DEAL 🚨
The spokesperson's claim this delay is not political but bc "comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right" is absurd. They claim to have figured out leucovorin + COVID vax deaths already. But they need more time on a drug as well studied as mife?
The spokesperson's claim this delay is not political but bc "comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right" is absurd. They claim to have figured out leucovorin + COVID vax deaths already. But they need more time on a drug as well studied as mife?
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨 BIG BIG DEAL 🚨
The spokesperson's claim this delay is not political but bc "comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right" is absurd. They claim to have figured out leucovorin + COVID vax deaths already. But they need more time on a drug as well studied as mife?
The spokesperson's claim this delay is not political but bc "comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right" is absurd. They claim to have figured out leucovorin + COVID vax deaths already. But they need more time on a drug as well studied as mife?
Reposted by Lisa Kearns
Story now updated w/ the answer:
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
Was it Prasad's Friday vaccine email? Was it the politicized review process established for the national priority voucher products? Or some other bridge too far that hasn't yet come to light? A huge loss for the American public, which was set to benefit from a quarter century of Pazdur's experience.
BREAKING scoop: Top drug regulator Rick Pazdur filed papers to retire from the FDA at the end of this month, according to agency sources. He alerted leaders at the drug center this morning. He could still withdraw the papers. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r...
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Story now updated w/ the answer:
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
"Three sources close to Pazdur told STAT that concerns about the legality of a new drug review program, Makary and Prasad inserting themselves into drug review decisions, and Makary’s efforts to handpick hires for CDER contributed to Pazdur’s decision to leave."
Reposted by Lisa Kearns
Was it Prasad's Friday vaccine email? Was it the politicized review process established for the national priority voucher products? Or some other bridge too far that hasn't yet come to light? A huge loss for the American public, which was set to benefit from a quarter century of Pazdur's experience.
BREAKING scoop: Top drug regulator Rick Pazdur filed papers to retire from the FDA at the end of this month, according to agency sources. He alerted leaders at the drug center this morning. He could still withdraw the papers. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r...
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave FDA
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, but could withdraw them.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Was it Prasad's Friday vaccine email? Was it the politicized review process established for the national priority voucher products? Or some other bridge too far that hasn't yet come to light? A huge loss for the American public, which was set to benefit from a quarter century of Pazdur's experience.
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Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI. Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI. Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Wow.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wow.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
"Public health experts warned that the CDC is no longer a trustworthy source of vaccine information. 'It comes not as a shock…that on the CDC website we have disinformation,' said Kathryn Edwards, a Vanderbilt professor emerita of pediatrics."
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c... via @statnews.com
Under RFK Jr., CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
www.statnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Public health experts warned that the CDC is no longer a trustworthy source of vaccine information. 'It comes not as a shock…that on the CDC website we have disinformation,' said Kathryn Edwards, a Vanderbilt professor emerita of pediatrics."
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c... via @statnews.com
Reposted by Lisa Kearns
This week was terrible: RFK Jr. put autism/vaccines at center of CDC website; ACIP is about to tank the birth dose of HBV vaccine; loans for public health/nursing degrees just got cut. I cannot express the white hot hatred I have for these people. Get on the phone. Call your representatives.
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This week was terrible: RFK Jr. put autism/vaccines at center of CDC website; ACIP is about to tank the birth dose of HBV vaccine; loans for public health/nursing degrees just got cut. I cannot express the white hot hatred I have for these people. Get on the phone. Call your representatives.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
Reposted by Lisa Kearns
Many experimental drugs are tested in low-income countries as their manufacturers seek evidence to bring them through licensure. But many of those countries don't benefit when the drugs are approved, @pharmalot.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Many poor countries where experimental drugs are tested fail to benefit after approval, analysis finds
A new analysis finds medicines often are not accessible countries where they were tested before approval by the FDA, raising concerns about ethical standards by industry.
www.statnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Many experimental drugs are tested in low-income countries as their manufacturers seek evidence to bring them through licensure. But many of those countries don't benefit when the drugs are approved, @pharmalot.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
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Good job Camden, NJ police and community orgs! healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
What Camden’s homicide-free summer reveals about community safety and health outcomes
Camden, N.J., recorded no homicides this summer. The milestone is a good starting point for reporters covering gun violence solutions.
healthjournalism.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Good job Camden, NJ police and community orgs! healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
Next week! NYU Working Group on Pediatric Gene Therapy & Med Ethics (PGTME) hosts its 6th Annual Lunchtime Lecture Series Nov 17-21, 12-1:15pm ET daily. FREE, reg for one, some, all. Agenda, speakers, reg here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/pgtmes-6t...
PGTME's 6th Annual Lunchtime Lecture Series
Please join us for a week of virtual sessions on pressing topics in the gene therapy space featuring expert speakers and audience Q&A! The full schedule and list of speakers will be announced in the c...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Next week! NYU Working Group on Pediatric Gene Therapy & Med Ethics (PGTME) hosts its 6th Annual Lunchtime Lecture Series Nov 17-21, 12-1:15pm ET daily. FREE, reg for one, some, all. Agenda, speakers, reg here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/pgtmes-6t...
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Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
"As we learn to co-exist and co-evolve with AI, science fiction like M3GAN 2.0 can be a useful way to portray complex ethical, legal, and social issues for AI ethicists and the public to ponder." by Ambria Williams, @kellieowens.bsky.social, and me. blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...
M3GAN 2.0: A Case Study in AI Ethics and Policy - Journal of Medical Ethics blog
By Ambria Williams, Lisa Kearns, and Kellie Owens This piece contains spoilers for the films “M3GAN” and “M3GAN 2.0”. Imagine a science fiction horror movie with an ethicist as the protagonist. As imp...
blogs.bmj.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"As we learn to co-exist and co-evolve with AI, science fiction like M3GAN 2.0 can be a useful way to portray complex ethical, legal, and social issues for AI ethicists and the public to ponder." by Ambria Williams, @kellieowens.bsky.social, and me. blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death
A look at the outcome of Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development
www.medpagetoday.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Henry J Farrell: "It wanted to signal strength. Instead, it’s revealing its weakness. The administration’s need to break the academy is forcing it to make a desperately risky gamble."
Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Henry J Farrell: "It wanted to signal strength. Instead, it’s revealing its weakness. The administration’s need to break the academy is forcing it to make a desperately risky gamble."