Molly Franke
@mollyfranke.bsky.social
Epidemiology. Global health equity. Views my own.
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With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
May 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
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Watching our field get torn apart in a matter of months makes me sick
With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
May 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watching our field get torn apart in a matter of months makes me sick
All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
May 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
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Who are the functionaries carrying out the destruction of the NIH? The Gang of Four: Memoli, McElroy, Schnabel, Bhattacharya. There are others, but these men play major day-to-day roles, they are the implementers, the enforcers, the true believers. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.
www.thenation.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Who are the functionaries carrying out the destruction of the NIH? The Gang of Four: Memoli, McElroy, Schnabel, Bhattacharya. There are others, but these men play major day-to-day roles, they are the implementers, the enforcers, the true believers. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Musk is rumored to spend $40M on Super Bowl ads with his wildly distorted claims attacking USAID. Don’t believe them.
The last round are debunked below. wapo.st/3ErHBZM
And I'll unpack the reality in this 🧵, too. 1/13
The last round are debunked below. wapo.st/3ErHBZM
And I'll unpack the reality in this 🧵, too. 1/13
Analysis | The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Musk is rumored to spend $40M on Super Bowl ads with his wildly distorted claims attacking USAID. Don’t believe them.
The last round are debunked below. wapo.st/3ErHBZM
And I'll unpack the reality in this 🧵, too. 1/13
The last round are debunked below. wapo.st/3ErHBZM
And I'll unpack the reality in this 🧵, too. 1/13
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Proud to see the endTB trial, work of a huge team, led by @partnersinhealth.bsky.social, @msf.org, IRD & supported by @unitaid.bsky.social, published in @nejm.org today. Safe, effective, shortened treatments for drug-resistant TB can be available to all. #TBSky #ForeignAid tinyurl.com/NEJM-endTB
Oral Regimens for Rifampin-Resistant, Fluoroquinolone-Susceptible Tuberculosis | NEJM
For decades, poor treatment options and low-quality evidence plagued care for patients
with rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. The advent of new drugs to treat tuberculosis
and enhanced funding now p...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Proud to see the endTB trial, work of a huge team, led by @partnersinhealth.bsky.social, @msf.org, IRD & supported by @unitaid.bsky.social, published in @nejm.org today. Safe, effective, shortened treatments for drug-resistant TB can be available to all. #TBSky #ForeignAid tinyurl.com/NEJM-endTB
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This is 67 cases--a tiny fraction of TB's global burden, which exceeds 10,000,000 active cases per year.
But the longer we allow a curable illness to infect and kill millions, the more TB we'll see in the U.S. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease, and TB anywhere is a threat to humans everywhere.
But the longer we allow a curable illness to infect and kill millions, the more TB we'll see in the U.S. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease, and TB anywhere is a threat to humans everywhere.
Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S. https://gizmodo.com/kansas-is-battling-the-largest-tuberculosis-outbreak-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s-2000555298
Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S.
Dozens of active and latent TB cases have been linked to the outbreak dating back to last year, local health officials say.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is 67 cases--a tiny fraction of TB's global burden, which exceeds 10,000,000 active cases per year.
But the longer we allow a curable illness to infect and kill millions, the more TB we'll see in the U.S. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease, and TB anywhere is a threat to humans everywhere.
But the longer we allow a curable illness to infect and kill millions, the more TB we'll see in the U.S. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease, and TB anywhere is a threat to humans everywhere.