Maaisha Osman
@maaisha.bsky.social
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Maaisha Osman
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· Apr 18
The Labyrinth of Memory in Chris Marker’s La Jetée
Journalist and film enthusiast Maaisha Osman shares an appreciation of Chris Marker’s experimental film La Jetée
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Hi, I’m Maaisha Osman. I cover federal health agencies, pharmaceutical tariffs and policies related to drug pricing.
My work: insidehealthpolicy.com/authors/Maai...
I also write about cinema. My latest essay is on Chris Marker’s La Jetée (1962): www.deepfocusreview.com/the-labyrint...
My work: insidehealthpolicy.com/authors/Maai...
I also write about cinema. My latest essay is on Chris Marker’s La Jetée (1962): www.deepfocusreview.com/the-labyrint...
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Robin Feldman on Pfizer obligations to SEC to disclose details of price deal with Trump.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robin Feldman on Pfizer obligations to SEC to disclose details of price deal with Trump.
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It seems like a good time to release my essay about CABARET (1972) from behind the paywall.
Enjoy: www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/...
#MovieSky #FilmSky
Enjoy: www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/...
#MovieSky #FilmSky
Cabaret (1972) | The Definitives | Deep Focus Review
Cabaret changed everything audiences knew to be true about musicals in 1972.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It seems like a good time to release my essay about CABARET (1972) from behind the paywall.
Enjoy: www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/...
#MovieSky #FilmSky
Enjoy: www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/...
#MovieSky #FilmSky
In the wake of a mass shooting in Minnesota that left two children dead and 17 others injured, RFK Jr. again suggested a link between psychiatric medications -- particularly antidepressants -- and violent behavior.
But what do scientists say about such claims? 👇
But what do scientists say about such claims? 👇
August 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In the wake of a mass shooting in Minnesota that left two children dead and 17 others injured, RFK Jr. again suggested a link between psychiatric medications -- particularly antidepressants -- and violent behavior.
But what do scientists say about such claims? 👇
But what do scientists say about such claims? 👇
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Another EO about grants, this one directing the attorney general to investigate "lobbying" in the form of "taxpayer funds ... being spent on grants with highly political overtones."
Expect we'll see more targeting of universities by the DOJ.
Expect we'll see more targeting of universities by the DOJ.
Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBJECT: Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees By
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August 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Another EO about grants, this one directing the attorney general to investigate "lobbying" in the form of "taxpayer funds ... being spent on grants with highly political overtones."
Expect we'll see more targeting of universities by the DOJ.
Expect we'll see more targeting of universities by the DOJ.
RFK Jr. said NIH will launch studies into whether antidepressant drugs and other psychiatric medications contribute to violent behavior, including mass shootings. He claimed NIH has authority to access the medical histories of shooters through IRB approval.
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RFK Jr.: NIH Will Study Psychiatric Drugs’ Potential Role In Mass Shootings | InsideHealthPolicy.com
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday (Aug. 28) the National Institutes of Health will launch studies into whether antidepressant drugs and other psychiatric medications contribute to...
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August 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
RFK Jr. said NIH will launch studies into whether antidepressant drugs and other psychiatric medications contribute to violent behavior, including mass shootings. He claimed NIH has authority to access the medical histories of shooters through IRB approval.
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1. NEW: The U.S. Commerce Department has launched an aggressive review of Harvard University’s management of patents tied to federally funded research, accusing the Ivy League institution of violating disclosure laws under the Bayh-Dole Act. 👇
August 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
1. NEW: The U.S. Commerce Department has launched an aggressive review of Harvard University’s management of patents tied to federally funded research, accusing the Ivy League institution of violating disclosure laws under the Bayh-Dole Act. 👇
NEW: European pharmaceutical imports will be hit with a 15% tariff under the U.S.-EU agreement when the Section 232 duties are implemented, a White House official said today, clarifying that the rate is the maximum that will apply to EU pharma products.
July 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
NEW: European pharmaceutical imports will be hit with a 15% tariff under the U.S.-EU agreement when the Section 232 duties are implemented, a White House official said today, clarifying that the rate is the maximum that will apply to EU pharma products.
NEW: NIH Director met privately with current and former agency employees on Monday where he affirmed support for dissent, academic freedom, and LGBTQ+ health research “as long as it’s not ideological.”
They spoke about grant terminations, forward funding model and more.
They spoke about grant terminations, forward funding model and more.
| InsideHealthPolicy.com
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July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: NIH Director met privately with current and former agency employees on Monday where he affirmed support for dissent, academic freedom, and LGBTQ+ health research “as long as it’s not ideological.”
They spoke about grant terminations, forward funding model and more.
They spoke about grant terminations, forward funding model and more.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has tapped George Tidmarsh -- former CEO of several biopharma companies -- to lead CDER, a pick that contradicts Makary’s repeated vows to purge industry influence from the health agency.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has tapped George Tidmarsh -- former CEO of several biopharma companies -- to lead CDER, a pick that contradicts Makary’s repeated vows to purge industry influence from the health agency.
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Can’t wait :)
Exclusive look at the new trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, ahead of its new 4K restoration to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary 🌹
The film will be back in cinemas from July 18 across the UK and internationally via Park Circus Films
The film will be back in cinemas from July 18 across the UK and internationally via Park Circus Films
July 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Can’t wait :)
Rather than pursuing an outright ban that could spark legal battles, HHS is weighing targeted measures to make DTC drug ads harder and costlier to produce. An industry insider says the pullback is unlikely without regulation & warned an outright ban could leave a vacuum for unregulated misinfo.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Rather than pursuing an outright ban that could spark legal battles, HHS is weighing targeted measures to make DTC drug ads harder and costlier to produce. An industry insider says the pullback is unlikely without regulation & warned an outright ban could leave a vacuum for unregulated misinfo.
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EXCLU: Sen. Bernie Sanders wants an investigation of Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s recent decision to fire all 17 members of the nation’s top vaccine advisory committee.
via @margaretmanto.bsky.social
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Wants an Investigation of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Firings
Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Health Committee, made the request of Sen. Bill Cassidy, the committee chair, in a letter obtained by NOTUS.
www.notus.org
June 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
EXCLU: Sen. Bernie Sanders wants an investigation of Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s recent decision to fire all 17 members of the nation’s top vaccine advisory committee.
via @margaretmanto.bsky.social
www.notus.org/health-scien...
via @margaretmanto.bsky.social
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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To be clear, Judge Young is ruling that the NIH terminations were neither "reasoned" nor "reasonable" based on the legal standard previously set forth by the Supreme Court for reviewing agency actions (e.g., terminations) under the APA.
This is very good for plaintiffs.
This is very good for plaintiffs.
June 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
To be clear, Judge Young is ruling that the NIH terminations were neither "reasoned" nor "reasonable" based on the legal standard previously set forth by the Supreme Court for reviewing agency actions (e.g., terminations) under the APA.
This is very good for plaintiffs.
This is very good for plaintiffs.
1. NEW: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. promised unbiased experts free of conflicts of interest would replace the members of ACIP he dismissed, but two of the newly tapped vaccine advisers have served as paid expert witnesses in lawsuits targeting major vaccine makers.
June 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
1. NEW: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. promised unbiased experts free of conflicts of interest would replace the members of ACIP he dismissed, but two of the newly tapped vaccine advisers have served as paid expert witnesses in lawsuits targeting major vaccine makers.
NEW: Trump admin's push to revive MFN policy alongside ongoing uncertainty around tariffs and Medicare drug price negotiations -- is creating deep uncertainty for the future of generic and biosimilar drug development in the U.S., says @AccessibleMeds president.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW: Trump admin's push to revive MFN policy alongside ongoing uncertainty around tariffs and Medicare drug price negotiations -- is creating deep uncertainty for the future of generic and biosimilar drug development in the U.S., says @AccessibleMeds president.
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NEW: NIH suspension of dozens of university research grants risk stalling innovation that private companies can’t replicate, industry leaders warn as NIH scientists recently protested a town hall over what the scientists describe as an inability to conduct research under the second Trump admin.
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May 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: NIH suspension of dozens of university research grants risk stalling innovation that private companies can’t replicate, industry leaders warn as NIH scientists recently protested a town hall over what the scientists describe as an inability to conduct research under the second Trump admin.
In the whirlwind that was Jeanne Moreau…
Jeanne Moreau singing Le Tourbillon in Jules et Jim, François Truffaut (1962)
May 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In the whirlwind that was Jeanne Moreau…
NEW: Top health policy experts argue that President Trump’s EO to lower drug prices using a most favored nation policy lacks a clear legal basis and say the administration is likely to pursue the policy through an experimental CMMI model.
More details here: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148526
More details here: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148526
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May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NEW: Top health policy experts argue that President Trump’s EO to lower drug prices using a most favored nation policy lacks a clear legal basis and say the administration is likely to pursue the policy through an experimental CMMI model.
More details here: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148526
More details here: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148526
Details on today’s drug pricing EO: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148374
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May 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Details on today’s drug pricing EO: insidehealthpolicy.com/share/148374
US and UK are laying the groundwork for a major shift in pharmaceutical trade to negotiate “significantly preferential” tariff treatment for medicines and ingredients as part of the trade deal.
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U.S.-UK Trade Deal Opens Door To Pharma Tariff Cuts, Pending Review | InsideHealthPolicy.com
The United States and the United Kingdom are laying the groundwork for a major shift in pharmaceutical trade, announcing plans Friday (May 9) to negotiate “significantly preferential” tariff treatment...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
US and UK are laying the groundwork for a major shift in pharmaceutical trade to negotiate “significantly preferential” tariff treatment for medicines and ingredients as part of the trade deal.
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As a first step toward an upcoming effort to tighten scrutiny over grants, NIH announced it will prohibit all subawards to foreign institutions, citing concerns over transparency and national security.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As a first step toward an upcoming effort to tighten scrutiny over grants, NIH announced it will prohibit all subawards to foreign institutions, citing concerns over transparency and national security.
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Health researchers are raising alarms about an HHS move to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled safety trials before approval, calling the move scientifically misguided and politically driven.
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HHS Criticized Over Move To Require Placebo Trials For New Vaccines | InsideHealthPolicy.com
Health researchers are raising alarms about an HHS move to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled safety trials before approval, calling the move scientifically misguided and political...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Health researchers are raising alarms about an HHS move to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled safety trials before approval, calling the move scientifically misguided and politically driven.
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One of the most beautiful essays on Tarkovsky’s Stalker I’ve read so far. Join DFR and explore it yourself…
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/127616...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
One of the most beautiful essays on Tarkovsky’s Stalker I’ve read so far. Join DFR and explore it yourself…
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/127616...
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/127616...