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Abby Gross, MD
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“While the risks to civil servants and academics’ livelihoods are real and understandably frightening, bullies are only emboldened by acquiescence or indifference.”

The @thelancet.bsky.social comes out swinging against the thuggery from Washington DC

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The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science. On April 14, Edwin R Martin Jr, the Trump-appointed interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, sent a letter to at least one medical journal, CHEST, saying “that more and more journals and publications like CHEST Journal are conceding that they are partisans in various scientific debates”. The letter asked the journal to respond to five questions on topics such as how it handles misinformation and different viewpoints. This is an obvious ruse to strike fear into journals and impinge on their right to independent editorial oversight. The Lancet stands with CHEST and the other medical journals that are being intimidated by the Trump administration.
April 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Making mifepristone and misoprostol controlled substances not only limits access to these safe medications - it subjects patients to tracking via PDMPs and essentially skirts HIPAA protections. This can be used to criminalize patients AND prescribers.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Very sad but very powerful editorial in @nejm.org on importance in these difficult times to keep head down and keep doing good work for good intentions.
#MedSky #AcademicSky #research #IDSky

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Order out of Chaos | NEJM
Eric Rubin comments on the effects of the raft of executive orders from the current administration on scientific research and public health.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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US House and Senate majorities are working on a budget reconciliation that will likely include nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid.

This Special Communication details who Medicaid insures, how it is financed and delivered, and its evolution. https://ja.ma/4ihq5Gx
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February 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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The healthcare sector holds immense potential to lead the fight against climate change by taking decisive action at every level. The stakes have never been higher, but the opportunities for impactful action are equally profound.

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#MedSky #ClimateCrisis #HealthCareWithoutHarm
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February 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Health care sector has immense potential to lead the fight against climate change by taking decisive action at every level. This collective effort will safeguard health & inspire a more sustainable, equitable & healthier future
Stakes have never been higher @jama.com
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Defying Environmental Deregulation
This Viewpoint discusses recent executive orders that weaken or repeal US climate policies; calls for the health care sector to take a leading role in advocating for decarbonization and policies that ...
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February 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Viewpoint: To address rising firearm-related deaths in the US, public health principles and policies should be applied to regulate bullets.

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February 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Viewpoint: The recent executive orders weakening climate policies threaten to exacerbate the climate crisis, and the health care sector must lead in advocating and implementing sustainable practices.

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Figure. Climate-Related Executive Orders: Downstream Implications and Health Care Sector Actions to Mitigate Harm
February 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public

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Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public
In the first month of the new administration responsible for leading the US, the executive branch has issued a flurry of orders, including ones associated with the dismissal or resignation of tens of ...
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February 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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"Without research to point toward a healthier country, there will be poorer national health and less capacity to do what people do...on either end of the political spectrum."

Read the Editorial by JAMA Health Forum EIC Sandro Galea and JAMA EIC @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social.

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February 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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In a new Editorial, JAMA editors, JAMA Network Editors in Chief, and JAMA editorial leadership address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity.

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Image shows the JAMA brand logo with the quote, "The silencing of this scientific discourse directly threatens the professional oaths that many have taken." Below the quote, the text shows: "JAMA editors, JAMA Network Editors in Chief, and JAMA editorial leadership."
February 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Republicans want to slash Medicaid — a death sentence for thousands of Americans. Medicaid provides health care to more than 37 million kids, funding for 2/3 of seniors in nursing homes & is 40% of the revenue for community health centers. 

We must EXPAND Medicaid, not cut it.
February 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Condemns Finance Committee Approval of RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary

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Statement on Approval of RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary
STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Condemns Finance Committee Approval of RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary FDA -
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February 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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British Medical Journal on Trump's medical censorship: Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology
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Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology
The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unlawfully removed "numerous" longstanding websites without notice, including a page on behavioral health risks among youth and a page with information on prescribing drugs that prevent HIV infection.

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US health agencies sued over removal of health data websites
Medical advocacy group Doctors for America on Tuesday sued the main U.S. health agencies over the sudden removal of websites containing "a broad range of health-related data and other information" after President Donald Trump took office.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Time not just to call your senator, but call your medical professional society and ask them to take a stand for what we all know to be in the best interests of our patients.
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drsforamerica.bsky.social Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · Feb 4
A reminder that we strongly oppose the RFK Jr. - He dismisses scientific reasoning and credible experts in favor of his ideological agenda. This stubborn refusal to engage with evidence and alternative perspectives makes him an alarming choice to lead the nation’s health department. #NoToRFKJr
protectourcare.org Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · Feb 4
Experts agree: RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. From failing to answer basic health policy questions to spreading deadly misinformation, his nomination is a catastrophe waiting to happen. America deserves better.
February 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🙌🏾 #ACOG

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davidnhackney.bsky.social David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · Feb 4
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC

This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now

#MedSky

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ACOG Endorsed
The following documents have ACOG’s endorsement and are listed in order of endorsed date.
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February 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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🚨 Withdrawing from the WHO would be a catastrophic step backward. As physicians, we rely on WHO for disease surveillance, outbreak response & critical health initiatives. Cutting ties means risking lives.

Read more in @jama.com : 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedSky #WHO #PublicHealth
A World Without WHO
This Viewpoint explores concerns surrounding possible US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the effect this would have on US global health leadership and health security.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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As physicians, we have a duty to ensure that evidence-based practices prevail for the benefit of our patients and communities. Learn more about the challenges and the stakes in this insightful @jama.com article: 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Viewpoint: California's Assembly Bill 3218 closes loopholes on flavored tobacco and synthetic nicotine, setting a potential model for other states and the @fda.gov.

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January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"

This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.

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January 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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From 2000 to 2024, unionization efforts among attending physicians increased, driven primarily by concerns about working conditions, autonomy, and patient care quality.

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February 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ALSOBROOKS: You said 'we should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that is given to whites.' Can you please explain what you meant?

RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...

ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
January 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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DPH Confirms Measles Case in Metro Atlanta - MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles
The DPH has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM