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Federal loan use among US medical students increased from 2008 to 2020 as tuition rose 38%.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act now caps federal loans and eliminates Graduate PLUS Loans, with greatest impact on low-income and out-of-state students. #MedEd

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JAMA research letter titled "Federal Loans Among US Medical Students" shows graphs: medical school costs rise from 2008-2020; percentage of students borrowing federal loans also increases, especially Graduate PLUS Loans.
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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As the US past its peak of a summer Covid wave, the new CDC genomic surveillance today shows it's nearly all XFG as the variant involved with the cases
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/va...
September 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Watch out for lead in supplements
from erictopol.substack.com/p/is-chronic...
August 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Covid accelerates vascular aging
An 18-country, 38-center study of ~2,000 participants
—Effect predominantly in women, adding 5 years of aging
—Seen with non-hospitalized and mild-moderate Covid
—Reversible in some at 1-year; vaccination link to protection
apps.crossref.org/pendingpub/p...
August 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study
An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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A major student published in the @annalsofim.bsky.social proving #vaccinesafety YET AGAIN

www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
a sticker that says vaccines save lives on it
ALT: a sticker that says vaccines save lives on it
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July 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Excited to share our paper -Culmination of our work on developing a curriculum on #indigenoushealth thanks to @ABIMFoundation for funding this work
July 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The health of U.S. kids has declined significantly since 2007, a new study finds
A new study in the journal JAMA finds the health of America's children has worsened across several key indicators over the last two decades. That includes the number of children with chronic diseases.
www.npr.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over #Vaccine Advice www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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NEW RURAL BRIEF @kff.org : Senate reconciliation bill would cut federal Medicaid funding in rural areas by $155B—$36B more than the House bill. www.kff.org/policy-watch...
How Might Federal Medicaid Cuts in the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Affect Rural Areas? | KFF
Under the Senate-passed reconciliation bill, federal Medicaid spending in rural areas is estimated to decline by $155 billion, more than in the House-passed bill, and far more than the $50 billion app...
www.kff.org
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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A big day for medical A.I. publications!
—Oncology agent for decision making
nature.com/articles/s43...
—Forecasting infectious diseases
nature.com/articles/s43...
—Dermatology
nature.com/articles/s41...
—Predicting stroke
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Development and validation of an autonomous artificial intelligence agent for clinical decision-making in oncology - Nature Cancer
Ferber et al. present an autonomous artificial intelligence agent system for deployment of specialized medical oncology computational tools, validating their system across various clinical scenarios r...
nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reposted by Priya Radhakrishnan
washingtonpost.com
The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Just a poignant narrative of the impact of the #opioidcrisis www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/m...
My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister’s Kids.
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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nytimes.com
It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
Newark Airport's Crisis Puts Spotlight on U.S. Air Traffic Controller Shortage
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Now the discovery of the 4th gene variant which promotes short sleep (4-6 hours) with full restfulness, potentially a path to a drug for sleep efficiency someday
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The SIK3-N783Y mutation is associated with the human natural short sleep trait | PNAS
Sleep is an essential component of our daily life. A mutation in human salt induced kinase 3 (hSIK3), which is critical for regulating sleep durati...
www.pnas.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/unde...
Under Trump, National Science Foundation Cuts Off All Funding to Scientists
National Science Foundation staff were told to freeze outgoing funding days after NSF leadership introduced a new policy that requires that grants be screened for “alignment with agency priorities”
www.scientificamerican.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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jama.com
JAMA Insights: Testing for factor V Leiden in patients with venous thromboembolism should only be performed when the results may affect management decisions about anticoagulation.

#MedSky
Factor V Leiden
This JAMA Insights explores factor V Leiden, an inherited thrombophilia, and its association with venous and arterial thrombosis, how it affects pregnancy outcomes, and testing.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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www.statnews.com/2025/04/29/n...
Despite Kennedy’s stated support, funding for Women's Health Initiative remains in limbo
Funding for a landmark health study, the Women's Health Initiative, was cut then reportedly restored, but researchers are still waiting for confirmation.
www.statnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.

Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Earth Day Everyday
Our planet has two lungs one is green the other is blue
April 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
A screenshot of a Reuters article stating that the US FDA suspended milk quality test workforce cuts.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The tiniest ever, bioresorbable pacemaker, activated wirelessly by light, and its potential as a platform for electrotherapy
nature.com/articles/s41...
from work supported by NIH
April 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
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April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Beautiful or meh? #beauty is in the eye of the beholder
March 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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A huge loss at FDA.
Peter Marks originated rhe Operation Warp Speed Covid vaccine idea and has overseen so many essential biotech programs such as genome editing cures www.wsj.com/politics/top...
Exclusive | Top Vaccine Official Out at FDA
In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited ‘misinformation and lies’ from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM