Laurie Gaydos
@lauriegaydos.bsky.social
Public Health Professor. Vice Chair Health Policy & Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory.|Mom, wife, daughter, sister. |Lover of all things real estate and dogs| Views are my own.
Not a surprise but this is horrifying and has real implications for what will be covered by insurance.
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Preventive care panel could be restructured ‘imminently’ as RFK Jr. vets new members
RFK Jr. is vetting new members for a key federal health panel, and one ally says he's likely to pick people who align more closely with his goals.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not a surprise but this is horrifying and has real implications for what will be covered by insurance.
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In what is clearly an attempt to sow doubt in vaccines, RFK removes all representatives from ACIP. To be clear, these are not political appointees. They are pediatricians and scientists.
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RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines
It's the latest move by Kennedy – a prominent vaccine skeptic – to change and potentially undermine vaccinations in the U.S. since he took the helm at HHS.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In what is clearly an attempt to sow doubt in vaccines, RFK removes all representatives from ACIP. To be clear, these are not political appointees. They are pediatricians and scientists.
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For anyone trying to understand the true impact and magnitude of the cuts to scientific research, this is a fantastic summary. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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May 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
For anyone trying to understand the true impact and magnitude of the cuts to scientific research, this is a fantastic summary. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
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Here's the NIH's proposed budget - from $48 billion to $27 billion. NIAID, current ~$7 billion cut to ~$4.2 billion.
The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
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The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
May 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Here's the NIH's proposed budget - from $48 billion to $27 billion. NIAID, current ~$7 billion cut to ~$4.2 billion.
The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
The proposed 15% cap on indirect costs remains.
Again, these budgets are passed, and our leadership in science, technology, and innovation is gone.
www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
Gender affirming care is life saving. This move now takes it away from adults on Medicaid. It’s shameful and many Americans will suffer.
1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid!
A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
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House Spending Bill Now Bans Medicaid For Transition Care For Adults
The provision was stricken late at night to appeal to hardline conservatives.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Gender affirming care is life saving. This move now takes it away from adults on Medicaid. It’s shameful and many Americans will suffer.
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Changes to #Medicaid continue to be proposed. What is Medicaid? What might these changes mean?
Check out this conversation with Health Policy and Management @emoryrollins.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Kathleen Adams.
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Check out this conversation with Health Policy and Management @emoryrollins.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Kathleen Adams.
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Ask an Expert: The Public Health Impact of Medicaid Policy with Kathleen Adams | Rollins School of Public Health | Emory University | Atlanta GA
Professor Kathleen Adams explains how Medicaid policy impacts access to health care and health outcomes, as well as the potential effects of proposed budget cuts.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Changes to #Medicaid continue to be proposed. What is Medicaid? What might these changes mean?
Check out this conversation with Health Policy and Management @emoryrollins.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Kathleen Adams.
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Check out this conversation with Health Policy and Management @emoryrollins.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Kathleen Adams.
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Last week the Department of Health Policy & Management at Emory University was ranked 8th in the nation. Proud to be a part of it!
April 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Last week the Department of Health Policy & Management at Emory University was ranked 8th in the nation. Proud to be a part of it!
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Thank you RFK jr. Ridiculous!
CDC denies help to schools in Milwaukee dealing w/ lead poisoning bc the gov cuts eliminated the CDC lead poisoning team!
How many more ridiculous things like this are going to pop up in the coming year?
The benefits of public health are invisible until they’re gone!
CDC denies help to schools in Milwaukee dealing w/ lead poisoning bc the gov cuts eliminated the CDC lead poisoning team!
How many more ridiculous things like this are going to pop up in the coming year?
The benefits of public health are invisible until they’re gone!
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thank you RFK jr. Ridiculous!
CDC denies help to schools in Milwaukee dealing w/ lead poisoning bc the gov cuts eliminated the CDC lead poisoning team!
How many more ridiculous things like this are going to pop up in the coming year?
The benefits of public health are invisible until they’re gone!
CDC denies help to schools in Milwaukee dealing w/ lead poisoning bc the gov cuts eliminated the CDC lead poisoning team!
How many more ridiculous things like this are going to pop up in the coming year?
The benefits of public health are invisible until they’re gone!
In a time where public health and higher education are under attack, I am still very proud to work at the now #2 school of public health!
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Rollins School of Public Health Ranked No. 2 by Peers in U.S. News and World Report | Rollins School of Public Health | Emory University | Atlanta GA
The Rollins School of Public Health has moved up to a No.2 ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate School rankings.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In a time where public health and higher education are under attack, I am still very proud to work at the now #2 school of public health!
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I wish this was shocking but it’s exactly what you expect when you decimate public health and science.
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A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
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April 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I wish this was shocking but it’s exactly what you expect when you decimate public health and science.
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🚨🚨🚨 Four NIH institute directors have been removed from their posts and some offered reassignments to the Indian Health Service, effective today.
These institutes include NIAID (Jeanne Marrazzo), NIMHD (Eliseo Pérez-Stable), NICHD (Diana Bianchi), and NINR (Shannon Zenk).
These institutes include NIAID (Jeanne Marrazzo), NIMHD (Eliseo Pérez-Stable), NICHD (Diana Bianchi), and NINR (Shannon Zenk).
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Four NIH institute directors have been removed from their posts and some offered reassignments to the Indian Health Service, effective today.
These institutes include NIAID (Jeanne Marrazzo), NIMHD (Eliseo Pérez-Stable), NICHD (Diana Bianchi), and NINR (Shannon Zenk).
These institutes include NIAID (Jeanne Marrazzo), NIMHD (Eliseo Pérez-Stable), NICHD (Diana Bianchi), and NINR (Shannon Zenk).
Don’t think NIH research funding matters to you. See below. What medication have you or your family taken in the past 15 years? I bet it was discovered with NIH funding.
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Don’t think NIH research funding matters to you. See below. What medication have you or your family taken in the past 15 years? I bet it was discovered with NIH funding.
Misinformation is a very powerful way of shifting narratives away from what is proven scientifically. The science is clear the vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. As scientists and public health professionals, we all need to help shine a light on nefarious attempts like this.
Children's Health Defense (CHD), founded by HHS Secretary RFK Jr, has created an imposter webpage that closely mimics a CDC webpage on Autism and Vaccines. It is nefariously seeding disinformation by presenting a seemingly balanced argument on the science supporting and refuting autism and vaccines.
March 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Misinformation is a very powerful way of shifting narratives away from what is proven scientifically. The science is clear the vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. As scientists and public health professionals, we all need to help shine a light on nefarious attempts like this.
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BREAKING: Weldon's nomination for CDC director has been withdrawn! Per AP he didn't have the votes. Excellent! In the mean time, this gives CDC the opportunity to continue to helplessly "misunderstand" orders, re-request written clarifications, etc. Ahem leadership. 👀
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Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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March 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
BREAKING: Weldon's nomination for CDC director has been withdrawn! Per AP he didn't have the votes. Excellent! In the mean time, this gives CDC the opportunity to continue to helplessly "misunderstand" orders, re-request written clarifications, etc. Ahem leadership. 👀
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Dave Weldon as nominee to lead CDC is incredibly dangerous for women’s and reproductive health.
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CDC Pick Dave Weldon’s Views On Reproduction And End-Of-Life Raise Alarm
Weldon will be overseeing some reproductive care. His strong beliefs on abstinence, abortion, and end-of life care raises issues that should be discussed.
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March 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Dave Weldon as nominee to lead CDC is incredibly dangerous for women’s and reproductive health.
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As a scientist and the parent of a teenager who wants to be a future scientist (not to mention a world citizen who knows the value of science), this is heartbreaking and shows how long term the damage to US scientific innovation is going to be.
BREAKING:
The NIH summer internship program (SIP) has been officially cancelled, across all institutes.
It’s a sad loss for the brightest science students in America, for American science, and for future cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. 🧪 1/
The NIH summer internship program (SIP) has been officially cancelled, across all institutes.
It’s a sad loss for the brightest science students in America, for American science, and for future cures for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. 🧪 1/
NIDA has announced it, but all the NIH summer internship programs are likely cancelled.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As a scientist and the parent of a teenager who wants to be a future scientist (not to mention a world citizen who knows the value of science), this is heartbreaking and shows how long term the damage to US scientific innovation is going to be.
Flu is dangerous- especially for the very young, older adults, and those who are immune suppressed or compromised. This does not bode well.
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Flu is dangerous- especially for the very young, older adults, and those who are immune suppressed or compromised. This does not bode well.
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For many years, PRAMS has been used by women’s health researchers to understand and help address issues related to pregnancy outcomes. While there no public announcement about shuttering PRAMS, those who work must closely with it report this has happened and access to existing data is blocked.
This is an incredible loss. PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) has been essential for understanding care access and outcomes in the perinatal and postpartum periods.
For example, intimate partner violence before or after childbirth www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38733...
For example, intimate partner violence before or after childbirth www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38733...
February 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
For many years, PRAMS has been used by women’s health researchers to understand and help address issues related to pregnancy outcomes. While there no public announcement about shuttering PRAMS, those who work must closely with it report this has happened and access to existing data is blocked.
The AMA now providing public health updates since we can’t rely on CDC. Consider following them.
The American Medical Asdociation has committed to providing public health updates in the absence of CDC.
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 17, 2025
In the news: Bird flu hospitalizations, growing measles outbreak, factors that impact aging, spread of bird flu from humans to cats and more.
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February 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The AMA now providing public health updates since we can’t rely on CDC. Consider following them.
EIS is critical to public health infrastructure. All Americans will suffer from this.
Make no mistake. This is an all-out attack on health in America.
Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
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Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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February 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
EIS is critical to public health infrastructure. All Americans will suffer from this.
For all of us who care about women’s health, a new non-federal funding source.
🚨Amidst all the uncertainty at NIH Welcome Leap just launched an important new $50M program in Women’s Health👩🏻🔬🧠
CARE focuses on the link between Alzheimer’s and perimenopausal hormonal changes wellcomeleap.org/care/
Note: full indirects!
Please share widely to support women’s health 🙏🏼
CARE focuses on the link between Alzheimer’s and perimenopausal hormonal changes wellcomeleap.org/care/
Note: full indirects!
Please share widely to support women’s health 🙏🏼
CARE Program Details | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale.
NEW $50M Program in Women's Health care Cutting Alzheimer's Risk through EndocrinologyWe are pleased to announce the selected performers.Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Central Institute of Mental Health ...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
For all of us who care about women’s health, a new non-federal funding source.