Anna Jacobsen
@alj7.bsky.social
Librarian collaborating with medicine, innovators and more. Specialize in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis, leadership and psychology. Love k-dramas and my happy, silly rescue dog.
USAID funding cuts + agency dissolution is projected to cause “over 14 million deaths by 2030, including 4·5 million deaths among children younger than 5”
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
USAID funding cuts + agency dissolution is projected to cause “over 14 million deaths by 2030, including 4·5 million deaths among children younger than 5”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Blocking international public health efforts he pretends to help:
RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases : Goats and Soda
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RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases : Goats and Soda
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RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases
Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.
www.npr.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Blocking international public health efforts he pretends to help:
RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases : Goats and Soda
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases : Goats and Soda
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
“American fascism looks like the president using armed military units from governors loyal to his regime to seize cities run by opposition political figures and it looks like the president using federal law enforcement to target regime opponents” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“American fascism looks like the president using armed military units from governors loyal to his regime to seize cities run by opposition political figures and it looks like the president using federal law enforcement to target regime opponents” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
MAHA and RFK are developing “a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt and unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, and portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
RFK Jr and MAHA: dangerous, emboldened, and escalating
The week beginning Aug 4, 2025 was the most dangerous and tragic week of Robert F
Kennedy Jr's tenure yet: a fatal CDC shooting by a gunman distrustful of COVID-19
vaccines, the cancellation of US$500...
www.thelancet.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
MAHA and RFK are developing “a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt and unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, and portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
MAHA destroying Americans health - “Without AHRQ, we lose critical insights that help hospitals and clinics provide better, safer care for patients across the country”
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academyhealth.org/blog/2025-08...
AHRQ’s Grant Function is Collapsing Because of Impoundments, Impeding Efforts to Make America Healthy | AcademyHealth
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August 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
MAHA destroying Americans health - “Without AHRQ, we lose critical insights that help hospitals and clinics provide better, safer care for patients across the country”
academyhealth.org/blog/2025-08...
academyhealth.org/blog/2025-08...
Watch the January 6 hearings before they’re censored. They’re long, but incredibly illuminating
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops 'Nazis' gets DOJ job
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Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops 'Nazis' gets DOJ job
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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Watch the January 6 hearings before they’re censored. They’re long, but incredibly illuminating
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops 'Nazis' gets DOJ job
www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops 'Nazis' gets DOJ job
www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
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Researchers can forecast what this will mean for patient care. As a direct result of losing coverage: 2.5 million people will no longer have a personal doctor. 1.6 million patients will take on medical debt. The lack of care will cause nearly 22,000 deaths annually.
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apnews.com/article/medi...
Researchers forecast what Trump’s bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care
Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits and skipped prescriptions: Researchers say all will increase because of the tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this summ...
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Researchers can forecast what this will mean for patient care. As a direct result of losing coverage: 2.5 million people will no longer have a personal doctor. 1.6 million patients will take on medical debt. The lack of care will cause nearly 22,000 deaths annually.
apnews.com/article/medi...
apnews.com/article/medi...
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This sucks
“Authors have until the end of August to opt out of the licensing agreement. If they do not, their work will be used to help train AI models.”
Johns Hopkins Press will license its books to train AI models
Authors at the Johns Hopkins University Press will be able to opt out of the AI licensing agreement until the end of August; if they do not, their work will be used to train AI models.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This sucks
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Conservatives who claimed Obama was using FEMA to build concentration camps really quiet now that it’s real
FEMA is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants.
FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers
FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Conservatives who claimed Obama was using FEMA to build concentration camps really quiet now that it’s real
Protect science and innovation in USA. www.protectscienceandinnovation.org
Protect Science and Innovation
www.protectscienceandinnovation.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Protect science and innovation in USA. www.protectscienceandinnovation.org
Stand up for science Bethesda declaration www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
July 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Stand up for science Bethesda declaration www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
LLM logic is a statistical algorithm of how likely 1 word follows the last based on learning data. LLMs suffer from catastrophic forgetting. The inaccuracy of these tools requires much human oversight. They are not ready to use for patient care or research
July 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
LLM logic is a statistical algorithm of how likely 1 word follows the last based on learning data. LLMs suffer from catastrophic forgetting. The inaccuracy of these tools requires much human oversight. They are not ready to use for patient care or research
A Win for postsecondary education www.ihep.org/press/ihep-r...
IHEP Responds to U.S. Department of Education’s Reinstatement of Key Student Aid Study
On Monday, education researchers learned that the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) would move forward with plans to terminate remote access to important education-relate...
www.ihep.org
July 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A Win for postsecondary education www.ihep.org/press/ihep-r...
Homepage - AAMC Action
aamcaction.org
July 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Protect access to free, accurate news and learning at PBS - protectmypublicmedia.org
Protect My Public Media
Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
protectmypublicmedia.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Protect access to free, accurate news and learning at PBS - protectmypublicmedia.org
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to stand with leading public health organizations by taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODV...
Protecting Kids: Why Pediatricians Are Suing the Government | AAP
YouTube video by American Academy of Pediatrics
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July 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to stand with leading public health organizations by taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODV...
