DOCTORTOX
@doctortox.bsky.social
Academic scientist, toxicologist, biomedical researcher, extensive service as external science advisor to federal public health agencies
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Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Neither do random “toxic chemicals” that RFK Jr, David Geier, and others claim.
The biggest predictor of autism?
GENETICS.
We have millions of data points across decades that show this.
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Neither do random “toxic chemicals” that RFK Jr, David Geier, and others claim.
The biggest predictor of autism?
GENETICS.
We have millions of data points across decades that show this.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Neither do random “toxic chemicals” that RFK Jr, David Geier, and others claim.
The biggest predictor of autism?
GENETICS.
We have millions of data points across decades that show this.
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Neither do random “toxic chemicals” that RFK Jr, David Geier, and others claim.
The biggest predictor of autism?
GENETICS.
We have millions of data points across decades that show this.
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If this goes on for a few years, we lose a generation of scientists.
Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research
In response to Trump science policies, universities are accepting fewer graduate students than normal and freezing positions, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If this goes on for a few years, we lose a generation of scientists.
Anyone at all familiar with NIH grants knows a 15% indirect cost rate is unsustainable unless you plan to conduct your research at home in your garage. This is either a product of malice toward medical science or incredible stupidity.
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The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials — The Atlantic
Health NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly. February 19, 2025 On the afternoon of Friday, February 7, as staff members were getting re...
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February 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Anyone at all familiar with NIH grants knows a 15% indirect cost rate is unsustainable unless you plan to conduct your research at home in your garage. This is either a product of malice toward medical science or incredible stupidity.
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Well, the news dump for NIH this weekend was a Saturday evening news dump.
We are hearing about scores of talented scientists and staff being fired via email tonight.
We are hearing about scores of talented scientists and staff being fired via email tonight.
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Well, the news dump for NIH this weekend was a Saturday evening news dump.
We are hearing about scores of talented scientists and staff being fired via email tonight.
We are hearing about scores of talented scientists and staff being fired via email tonight.
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Doing great 👍
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Doing great 👍
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Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
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Hey, @doctortox.bsky.social, you and other leaders in research need to take a stand…especially you retired docs because you’ve got nothing to lose! WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
or there won’t be ANY and our systems will all be broken, gone.
Hey, @doctortox.bsky.social, you and other leaders in research need to take a stand…especially you retired docs because you’ve got nothing to lose! WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
or there won’t be ANY and our systems will all be broken, gone.
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Hey, @doctortox.bsky.social, you and other leaders in research need to take a stand…especially you retired docs because you’ve got nothing to lose! WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
or there won’t be ANY and our systems will all be broken, gone.
Hey, @doctortox.bsky.social, you and other leaders in research need to take a stand…especially you retired docs because you’ve got nothing to lose! WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
or there won’t be ANY and our systems will all be broken, gone.
So will federal research grants automatically be increased to cover the extra costs from tariffs or are investigators just expected to scale back their studies? Bet I know the answer.
February 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So will federal research grants automatically be increased to cover the extra costs from tariffs or are investigators just expected to scale back their studies? Bet I know the answer.
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RFK Jr claims fluoride in water is toxic, doesn’t improve dental health, and causing many health issues.
[We have 75+ years of data showing the opposite.]
Yet he sold bottled water with twice the level of fluoride our public water systems contain.
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[We have 75+ years of data showing the opposite.]
Yet he sold bottled water with twice the level of fluoride our public water systems contain.
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January 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
RFK Jr claims fluoride in water is toxic, doesn’t improve dental health, and causing many health issues.
[We have 75+ years of data showing the opposite.]
Yet he sold bottled water with twice the level of fluoride our public water systems contain.
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[We have 75+ years of data showing the opposite.]
Yet he sold bottled water with twice the level of fluoride our public water systems contain.
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Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
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The hearing yesterday did not fully convey how bonkers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can be. There can be more of that. See this piece.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The madness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The depth of his extremism has not been fully conveyed to the public.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The hearing yesterday did not fully convey how bonkers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can be. There can be more of that. See this piece.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Bernie Sanders was less than impressed with RFK Jr. responding "I don't know" when pressed on whether the COVID vaccine saved lives.
Bernie Corners RFK Jr.: Did COVID Vaccine Save Lives?
The senator also called out Kennedy’s “very troubling response” to a “simple question” about vaccines and autism.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Bernie Sanders was less than impressed with RFK Jr. responding "I don't know" when pressed on whether the COVID vaccine saved lives.
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Exactly one week ago.
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Exactly one week ago.