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One way to reduce drug spend is to have the FDA do an analysis of how long medicine retains it's potency. It can do it one drug at a time.
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
One way to reduce drug spend is to have the FDA do an analysis of how long medicine retains it's potency. It can do it one drug at a time.
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
No one should throw away medicine they shouldn't have to. Whether pharmacy or patient.
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
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The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
January 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
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My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My NIH study section that was to meet tomorrow was one of those canceled. This represents many months of work by the applicants and by the NIH staff and reviewers. Devastating is the correct word.
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
January 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
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New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
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We kinda do know, tho
We don't know what Elon Musk meant with that hand gesture but we do know he's reinstated Hitler apologists on X, praised an extreme far-right German political party and endorsed the claim that Jews push "hatred against whites" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it.
Antisemitism has long festered on the internet, but the Israel-Gaza war and the loosening of content moderation on X have propelled it to unprecedented levels.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We kinda do know, tho
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
It is time to look to the future.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
January 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
It’s all meant to distract from real issues. “Racism is a distraction.” Toni Morrison, paraphrased.
1-3 ultimately meaningless micro-scandals a day for the next 4 years, reported breathlessly by the media and social media aggregators, chomping up focus and mental bandwidth, wiggling their way into your spare time, conversations, and passive thoughts. A black hole.
January 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s all meant to distract from real issues. “Racism is a distraction.” Toni Morrison, paraphrased.
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Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
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ACT UP, 1990
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ACT UP, 1990
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Every question from the senators should have been job specific like this. This demonstrates lack of preparedness. This could have convinced 3 republicans he isn’t the right one for the job
YIKES! Duckworth asks Hegseth to name a country that's in ASEAN. He names three -- none of which are in ASEAN.
"I suggest you do a little homework," she says.
"I suggest you do a little homework," she says.
January 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Every question from the senators should have been job specific like this. This demonstrates lack of preparedness. This could have convinced 3 republicans he isn’t the right one for the job
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A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia contributed to the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.
USDA report finds Boar's Head listeria outbreak was due to poor sanitation practices
A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia contributed to the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.
www.npr.org
January 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia contributed to the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.
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January is a time for fresh starts. Embracing the spirit of opportunity and change, January 2025 will mark SAMHSA’s first annual Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Month. This month AMERSA will be sharing some of SAMHSA's materials recognizing SUD Treatment Month.
January 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
January is a time for fresh starts. Embracing the spirit of opportunity and change, January 2025 will mark SAMHSA’s first annual Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Month. This month AMERSA will be sharing some of SAMHSA's materials recognizing SUD Treatment Month.
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PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
November 8, 2024 at 8:50 PM
PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
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Viewpoint by @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's Robert Jackler & Pamela Ling explores tobacco industry–funded CME and concerns regarding the precedents this funding sets in relation to commercial bias and influence and conflicts of interest.
ja.ma/4iLHZCa
ja.ma/4iLHZCa
December 28, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Viewpoint by @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's Robert Jackler & Pamela Ling explores tobacco industry–funded CME and concerns regarding the precedents this funding sets in relation to commercial bias and influence and conflicts of interest.
ja.ma/4iLHZCa
ja.ma/4iLHZCa
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He’s a racist far right disgrace
Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD party
Billionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justified his wading into German politics
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:55 PM
He’s a racist far right disgrace
Found a typo in The Economist on Christmas Day.
December 26, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Found a typo in The Economist on Christmas Day.
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100% agree with @maiasz.bsky.social here - our country should follow the data re: outcomes over various tx models & & Kennedy's personal experience isn't the guide; science & data should be. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
Opinion | What Kennedy’s Approach to Addiction Gets Wrong (Gift Article)
America can’t go backward on drug policy.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:37 PM
100% agree with @maiasz.bsky.social here - our country should follow the data re: outcomes over various tx models & & Kennedy's personal experience isn't the guide; science & data should be. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...
“Hypothetical Bama” is too good, going straight into the lexicon
"Alabama would've won" can't be silenced by Ohio State splattering one of several teams that beat Actual Alabama, because Hypothetical Alabama always would've won
December 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM
“Hypothetical Bama” is too good, going straight into the lexicon
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Hospices owned by private equity firms or publicly traded companies had significantly lower caregiver-reported quality scores compared to both non-profit and other for-profit hospices.
https://ja.ma/401SCcK
https://ja.ma/401SCcK
December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hospices owned by private equity firms or publicly traded companies had significantly lower caregiver-reported quality scores compared to both non-profit and other for-profit hospices.
https://ja.ma/401SCcK
https://ja.ma/401SCcK
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A one-size-fits-all approach for scheduling COVID-19 booster shots may not be the most effective, according to a new study by Prof. @jeffreytownsend.bsky.social & colleagues.
Getting the timing right could improve your protection against infection up to 4x.
🧵1/4
Getting the timing right could improve your protection against infection up to 4x.
🧵1/4
December 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A one-size-fits-all approach for scheduling COVID-19 booster shots may not be the most effective, according to a new study by Prof. @jeffreytownsend.bsky.social & colleagues.
Getting the timing right could improve your protection against infection up to 4x.
🧵1/4
Getting the timing right could improve your protection against infection up to 4x.
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It really is bizarre how fixated people, and journalists in particular, are on trans kids and their healthcare.
December 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It really is bizarre how fixated people, and journalists in particular, are on trans kids and their healthcare.