John McPherson MD
@drjohnmcp.bsky.social
Cardiologist and Vanderbilt IM Residency Director (the best job). Possibly obsessed with pet videos and #MedEd #CardioSky
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All posts are my own.
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Hey everyone! First post here. Looking forward to engaging with #MedSky particularly in cardiology, MedEd, and public health! And here is a pic of my assistant Poppy who is currently on break!
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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
An utterly shameless plug to meet my incredible wife and ALSO to donate to an incredible cause! youtu.be/LeXq7jeaEhk
www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/Open...
www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/Open...
Swim Across America: Nashville
YouTube video by WKRN News 2
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April 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
An utterly shameless plug to meet my incredible wife and ALSO to donate to an incredible cause! youtu.be/LeXq7jeaEhk
www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/Open...
www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/Open...
Post a picture of when your pet was little
March 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Post a picture of when your pet was little
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Cardiologists, patients and the entire CV community spoke—ABMS didn’t listen. We are profoundly disappointed by the decision to deny the creation of a new #CVBoard.
More: bit.ly/4ikCBoI
#CardioSky @americanheart.bsky.social @hfsa.bsky.social @scainews.bsky.social @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social
More: bit.ly/4ikCBoI
#CardioSky @americanheart.bsky.social @hfsa.bsky.social @scainews.bsky.social @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Cardiologists, patients and the entire CV community spoke—ABMS didn’t listen. We are profoundly disappointed by the decision to deny the creation of a new #CVBoard.
More: bit.ly/4ikCBoI
#CardioSky @americanheart.bsky.social @hfsa.bsky.social @scainews.bsky.social @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social
More: bit.ly/4ikCBoI
#CardioSky @americanheart.bsky.social @hfsa.bsky.social @scainews.bsky.social @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social
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This will especially hurt rural folks
February 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This will especially hurt rural folks
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At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
February 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At @science.org today, an important new way we can make major headway into immunologic and infectious diseases. Sequencing the lymphocyte B and T cell receptors and A.I. to accurately make the diagnosis!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2407
A seminal study by @anshulkundaje.bsky.social et al
Shocked! What say you cassidy.senate.gov? #coward
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Shocked! What say you cassidy.senate.gov? #coward
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Wow — in their list of savings Elon’s DOGE guys claimed to have found $8 BILLION in savings by canceling a DHS contract…. It was actually $8 MILLION.
Then “tried to cover their asses”
NYT Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Then “tried to cover their asses”
NYT Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
February 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Wow — in their list of savings Elon’s DOGE guys claimed to have found $8 BILLION in savings by canceling a DHS contract…. It was actually $8 MILLION.
Then “tried to cover their asses”
NYT Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Then “tried to cover their asses”
NYT Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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The number of staff working for members of Congress has increased by 339.1% since 1977. Republicans apparently think that scientists can work without staff. Maybe they should show us how it’s done? After all, most of us already answer our own phones. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/....
crsreports.congress.gov
February 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The number of staff working for members of Congress has increased by 339.1% since 1977. Republicans apparently think that scientists can work without staff. Maybe they should show us how it’s done? After all, most of us already answer our own phones. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/....
How it started…how it’s going
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How it started…how it’s going
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Apologies for this long post I put together to explain to non-scientists the impact of NIH cuts: Last night, an “atomic bomb” was dropped on the biomedical science community. We were informed that effective immediately, indirect costs on NIH grants (both current and future) would be fixed at 15%.
February 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Apologies for this long post I put together to explain to non-scientists the impact of NIH cuts: Last night, an “atomic bomb” was dropped on the biomedical science community. We were informed that effective immediately, indirect costs on NIH grants (both current and future) would be fixed at 15%.
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Massive NIH cuts to research infrastructure threaten the foundation of U.S. research—putting our future at risk. We need innovation in funding, not dismantling our research engine. My take in @statnews: www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...
The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Massive NIH cuts to research infrastructure threaten the foundation of U.S. research—putting our future at risk. We need innovation in funding, not dismantling our research engine. My take in @statnews: www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...
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The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
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this is a good time to note that the proposed candidate for NIH director has never run a lab, cared for patients, led a major research and healthcare institution, or been a principal investigator on an NIH grant
February 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
this is a good time to note that the proposed candidate for NIH director has never run a lab, cared for patients, led a major research and healthcare institution, or been a principal investigator on an NIH grant
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From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
APLU Statement on Cuts to Reimbursement of NIH Facilities & Administrative Costs - APLU
Washington, DC – APLU President Mark Becker released the following statement on the National Institutes of Health’s announcement it will cut reimbursement of research facilities and administrative cos...
www.aplu.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
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Someone might consider reminding Texas senators and congresspersons how much money the MD Anderson Cancer Center got from the NIH last year, and that their overhead rate is 62%. @mdanderson.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Someone might consider reminding Texas senators and congresspersons how much money the MD Anderson Cancer Center got from the NIH last year, and that their overhead rate is 62%. @mdanderson.bsky.social
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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
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New: RFK Jr says he’ll amend his ethics form after questions about his financial stake in HPV vaccine litigation
RFK Jr had denied a possible conflict of interest when pressed by @warren.senate.gov at confirmation hearing this week
Warren now says it’s grounds to delay the nomination
RFK Jr had denied a possible conflict of interest when pressed by @warren.senate.gov at confirmation hearing this week
Warren now says it’s grounds to delay the nomination
January 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New: RFK Jr says he’ll amend his ethics form after questions about his financial stake in HPV vaccine litigation
RFK Jr had denied a possible conflict of interest when pressed by @warren.senate.gov at confirmation hearing this week
Warren now says it’s grounds to delay the nomination
RFK Jr had denied a possible conflict of interest when pressed by @warren.senate.gov at confirmation hearing this week
Warren now says it’s grounds to delay the nomination
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Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t...
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The amazing story of a colleague, Dr. Billy Hudson, and how he overcame abuse and poverty as a child, ultimately leading to founding the Aspirnaut program, through which he has inspired thousands of students to dream and pursue careers in STEM t.e2ma.net/share/inboun...
Dr. Billy Hudson's story about Aspirnaut in @People
Aspirnaut™ and Billy Hudson, Ph.D. in People On January 18th, Dr. Billy Hudson and Aspirnaut™ were featured in an exclusive online article in @People. The article After Escaping 'Torture' and Poverty ...
t.e2ma.net
January 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The amazing story of a colleague, Dr. Billy Hudson, and how he overcame abuse and poverty as a child, ultimately leading to founding the Aspirnaut program, through which he has inspired thousands of students to dream and pursue careers in STEM t.e2ma.net/share/inboun...
One of our residents just made my day! #MedSky #CardioSky
January 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One of our residents just made my day! #MedSky #CardioSky