Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
@margivh.bsky.social
Equity | Public Health | 🚫Police | Community Safety+EMS | Biotech | Informatics | Humanity
🗣️Thoughts are my own | Clinical analyst @FDA | Faculty at FAES@NIH
🗣️Thoughts are my own | Clinical analyst @FDA | Faculty at FAES@NIH
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Hi!👋🏻
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
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when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
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The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
We’ve talked about Operation Whirlwind before, but the mission keeps expanding, now it’s targeting scientific journals. This week, Ed Martin, the U.S. attorney for D.C., sent an unprecedented letter to CHEST, a medical journal focused on respiratory science, questioning their editorial policies
April 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We’ve talked about Operation Whirlwind before, but the mission keeps expanding, now it’s targeting scientific journals. This week, Ed Martin, the U.S. attorney for D.C., sent an unprecedented letter to CHEST, a medical journal focused on respiratory science, questioning their editorial policies
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🚨Nationwide protests-April 5!⬇️
Coalition Of Fire CDC Employees, And Allies!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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🚨Nationwide protests-April 5!⬇️
Coalition Of Fire CDC Employees, And Allies!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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April 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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🚨Nationwide protests-April 5!⬇️
Coalition Of Fire CDC Employees, And Allies!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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🚨Nationwide protests-April 5!⬇️
Coalition Of Fire CDC Employees, And Allies!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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This bitch right here never fucking left his office during the RIF’s yesterday. What he did fucking do is get sworn in as commissioner in a fucking private meeting away from those being forced out. If you want to protest this piece of shit, here is your time and place.
April 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This bitch right here never fucking left his office during the RIF’s yesterday. What he did fucking do is get sworn in as commissioner in a fucking private meeting away from those being forced out. If you want to protest this piece of shit, here is your time and place.
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We second this
Federal employees are OK with a shutdown, if it gives needed leverage to stop the cuts. A short shutdown (<a week) can have benefits, if the DEMs could actually be assertive.
two elderly women are standing in a living room talking
ALT: two elderly women are standing in a living room talking
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We second this
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
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Not just this, but health disparities should be a consideration of all clinical research, no matter the condition being studied
"Health disparities research" is a field of study where researchers look at how things like race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status can influence health outcomes. Now any gov't website about this says "page not found".
This is a dystopia that I did not imagine that we'd be living through.
This is a dystopia that I did not imagine that we'd be living through.
January 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Not just this, but health disparities should be a consideration of all clinical research, no matter the condition being studied
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Trump may have ordered the .gov site taken down, but Wayback has some recent crawls archived.
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
ReproductiveRights.gov - Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law.
web.archive.org
January 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Trump may have ordered the .gov site taken down, but Wayback has some recent crawls archived.
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
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Assuming the below representation is how it plays out, that's smarmy as hell.
This would add up to another reason why trust in public health is falling: deeply dishonest data manipulation to obfuscate community spread of illness.
View year over year, don't normalize to last year...
This would add up to another reason why trust in public health is falling: deeply dishonest data manipulation to obfuscate community spread of illness.
View year over year, don't normalize to last year...
IMPORTANT
The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline
"Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year
@evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social
The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline
"Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year
@evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Assuming the below representation is how it plays out, that's smarmy as hell.
This would add up to another reason why trust in public health is falling: deeply dishonest data manipulation to obfuscate community spread of illness.
View year over year, don't normalize to last year...
This would add up to another reason why trust in public health is falling: deeply dishonest data manipulation to obfuscate community spread of illness.
View year over year, don't normalize to last year...
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
Study finds claims of declines in maternal deaths after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health appear to be driven by elevated levels of maternal death during the 2021 spike in COVID-19–related deaths--not because of changes after Dobbs.
health policy policysky episky 🛟sociology demography medsky
health policy policysky episky 🛟sociology demography medsky
A Cautionary Note on Trends in Maternal Death Post-Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health
This cross-sectional study examines monthly maternal deaths after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health decision.
jamanetwork.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Study finds claims of declines in maternal deaths after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health appear to be driven by elevated levels of maternal death during the 2021 spike in COVID-19–related deaths--not because of changes after Dobbs.
health policy policysky episky 🛟sociology demography medsky
health policy policysky episky 🛟sociology demography medsky
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
Author Robert Califf, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, joins JAMA+ AI Editor in Chief Roy Perlis to discuss AI regulation.
Listen to the episode: edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
Listen to the episode: edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
November 23, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Author Robert Califf, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, joins JAMA+ AI Editor in Chief Roy Perlis to discuss AI regulation.
Listen to the episode: edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
Listen to the episode: edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
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Bluesky,
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
November 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Bluesky,
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
How formal does my apology to my friends have to be? How much context do I need to give?
#💩syk
#💩syk
🧪 Social interactions shape microbiomes: a Nature study finds shared gut strains among friends, not just household members.
This could impact conditions like obesity, hypertension, and depression. 🩺 🧬🖥️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This could impact conditions like obesity, hypertension, and depression. 🩺 🧬🖥️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Your friends shape your microbiome — and so do their friends
Analysis of nearly 2,000 people living in remote villages in Honduras reveals who’s spreading gut microorganisms to whom.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
How formal does my apology to my friends have to be? How much context do I need to give?
#💩syk
#💩syk
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I think in the near future, it will be especially important to have effective science communicators. As someone who has been doing this for a while, I thought it might be useful to explain my major principles for science communication that I use in my own work 🧵:
November 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I think in the near future, it will be especially important to have effective science communicators. As someone who has been doing this for a while, I thought it might be useful to explain my major principles for science communication that I use in my own work 🧵:
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
Starter Pack on Colonialism, Decolonisation & Race 👇. Interdisciplinary and not limited to academics. Set it up last week so I may have missed people who joined recently - pls let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). ..Overlapping starter packs v.welcome!
go.bsky.app/NypyY8Q
go.bsky.app/NypyY8Q
November 15, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Starter Pack on Colonialism, Decolonisation & Race 👇. Interdisciplinary and not limited to academics. Set it up last week so I may have missed people who joined recently - pls let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). ..Overlapping starter packs v.welcome!
go.bsky.app/NypyY8Q
go.bsky.app/NypyY8Q
Hi!👋🏻
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
November 16, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Hi!👋🏻
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
I know about:
- Biomarkers
- Clinical outcome assessments
- Drug safety signals/MedDRA
- 505(b)(2) drug approvals
- Advisory Committees
- Conflict of interest
- Pharma regulation
To stay sane:
⛷backcountry 🏃🏼♀️ 🧗🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️🚵🏼♀️🚣🏼♀️🥾🏕🥃🍄foraging🐶
#WomeninSTEM #QueerinSTEM #PublicHealthsky #Medsky
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
Lemme see if I can group a bunch of the #MedSky starter packs and put them together here, starting off with my favorites, #WomenInMedicine, put together by @drsarahem.bsky.social!
Here are three starter packs to help you connect with #womeninmedicine!
I’ll continue to update so let me know if you want to be added. 🤗 #MedSky
Pack 1: go.bsky.app/J1wqwu5
Pack 2: go.bsky.app/QWPZiaj
Pack 3: go.bsky.app/5iN8fLP
I’ll continue to update so let me know if you want to be added. 🤗 #MedSky
Pack 1: go.bsky.app/J1wqwu5
Pack 2: go.bsky.app/QWPZiaj
Pack 3: go.bsky.app/5iN8fLP
November 15, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Lemme see if I can group a bunch of the #MedSky starter packs and put them together here, starting off with my favorites, #WomenInMedicine, put together by @drsarahem.bsky.social!
More industries are switching to subscription based services because they have discovered what pharma has known for decades… it is more profitable to treat someone for life than to cure their disease.
November 15, 2024 at 11:23 PM
More industries are switching to subscription based services because they have discovered what pharma has known for decades… it is more profitable to treat someone for life than to cure their disease.
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
We’re excited to share our newest series of safety graphics designed to center and promote safety in indigenous communities. Over the past few years, CPSC has worked to improve our outreach efforts to tribal areas across the US.
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Mul...
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Mul...
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
We’re excited to share our newest series of safety graphics designed to center and promote safety in indigenous communities. Over the past few years, CPSC has worked to improve our outreach efforts to tribal areas across the US.
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Mul...
cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Mul...
My love languages are data standardization and reproducible results
November 15, 2024 at 4:18 AM
My love languages are data standardization and reproducible results
Reposted by Margaret VanHeusen 🏳️🌈
I made a Black women in tech starter pack because I couldn’t find one and it annoyed me.
go.bsky.app/5upv7SQ
go.bsky.app/5upv7SQ
November 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I made a Black women in tech starter pack because I couldn’t find one and it annoyed me.
go.bsky.app/5upv7SQ
go.bsky.app/5upv7SQ
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Here's a starter pack of Black Microbiologists. A work in progress as people are migrating over from other platforms. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/EcYiqNV
November 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Here's a starter pack of Black Microbiologists. A work in progress as people are migrating over from other platforms. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/EcYiqNV