Amanda Nizam, MD
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Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. https://cnn.it/47s9lKt
September 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. https://cnn.it/47s9lKt
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Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
September 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
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"At no other time in modern history has a country so throughly turned its back on its core national strengths."— @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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August 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"At no other time in modern history has a country so throughly turned its back on its core national strengths."— @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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A natural experiment provides evidence for promoting moderate-vigorous physical activity: the importance of walkable cities
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Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
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August 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A natural experiment provides evidence for promoting moderate-vigorous physical activity: the importance of walkable cities
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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FDA’s cancer review team overseeing breast and gynecological products has lost about 1/3 of its medical review staff and the malignant heme group will lose about 2/3 of its medical review staff—all to voluntary resignations clustered among seasoned reviewers
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July 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
FDA’s cancer review team overseeing breast and gynecological products has lost about 1/3 of its medical review staff and the malignant heme group will lose about 2/3 of its medical review staff—all to voluntary resignations clustered among seasoned reviewers
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A new Journal of Clinical Oncology report calls for a paradigm shift in how cancer drug dosages are determined, concluding that the long-standing practice of using the "maximum tolerated dose" may be outdated, harmful to patients, & ill-suited for modern cancer therapies. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wUp7Q
July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A new Journal of Clinical Oncology report calls for a paradigm shift in how cancer drug dosages are determined, concluding that the long-standing practice of using the "maximum tolerated dose" may be outdated, harmful to patients, & ill-suited for modern cancer therapies. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wUp7Q
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Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the US to a troubling milestone: There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the US to a troubling milestone: There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago
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'The decline in vaccine coverage in the US can and will have global consequences'
'The decline in vaccine coverage in the US can and will have global consequences'
The US secretary of health has completely overhauled the national committee of vaccination experts, appointing individuals without relevant qualifications and, in some cases, with anti-vaccine views. In an op-ed for Le Monde, a group of French experts voices its concerns about the repercussions of the decision.
www.lemonde.fr
July 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
'The decline in vaccine coverage in the US can and will have global consequences'
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Nearly 12 million Americans will lose health care coverage under the current iteration of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill www.statnews.com/2025/06/29/1...
11.8 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican tax bill, CBO projects
Senate GOP version of the tax bill would strip 11.8 million people of health insurance over the next decade, CBO estimated.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nearly 12 million Americans will lose health care coverage under the current iteration of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill www.statnews.com/2025/06/29/1...
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Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy
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June 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
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Oncologists are “losing the battle” against #misinformation.
The UK Times on #ASCO25 research @ascocancer.bsky.social including our work showing survivors worry about finding high quality cancer info online & that trust in science is at risk.
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The UK Times on #ASCO25 research @ascocancer.bsky.social including our work showing survivors worry about finding high quality cancer info online & that trust in science is at risk.
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Cancer patients are dying after choosing fad social media ‘cures’
Oncologists report sufferers are delaying treatment to try unproven diets and essential oils
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June 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Oncologists are “losing the battle” against #misinformation.
The UK Times on #ASCO25 research @ascocancer.bsky.social including our work showing survivors worry about finding high quality cancer info online & that trust in science is at risk.
@thetimes.com
🙏✍️ @poppykoronka.bsky.social
The UK Times on #ASCO25 research @ascocancer.bsky.social including our work showing survivors worry about finding high quality cancer info online & that trust in science is at risk.
@thetimes.com
🙏✍️ @poppykoronka.bsky.social
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Kennedy unilaterally strikes healthy kids & healthy pregnant people from the list of people who should get Covid boosters per the #CDC's approved schedule. There's a process for doing this, but it was not followed. "He's overstepped his bounds," one expert told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/c...
RFK Jr. rolls back Covid vaccine recommendations for healthy children, pregnant people
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has unilaterally struck the recommendation that healthy children and healthy pregnant people get Covid booster shots.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Kennedy unilaterally strikes healthy kids & healthy pregnant people from the list of people who should get Covid boosters per the #CDC's approved schedule. There's a process for doing this, but it was not followed. "He's overstepped his bounds," one expert told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/c...
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My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for the Times Magazine: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/m...
My Father Prosecuted History’s Crimes. Then He Died in One.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for the Times Magazine: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/m...
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The nation’s air-safety system suffers from the same malady as much of the federal government: years of underfunding by politicians who somehow expect to get something for nothing, David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic Daily.
The Mess at Airports Is Part of a Larger Pattern
What’s behind the Newark airport fiasco
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May 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The nation’s air-safety system suffers from the same malady as much of the federal government: years of underfunding by politicians who somehow expect to get something for nothing, David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic Daily.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
Here are some of the essential things to know about PFAS chemicals and what the EPA decided to do:
Here are some of the essential things to know about PFAS chemicals and what the EPA decided to do:
What you need to know about 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll back limits on some harmful chemicals roughly a year after the Biden administration set national standards.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
Here are some of the essential things to know about PFAS chemicals and what the EPA decided to do:
Here are some of the essential things to know about PFAS chemicals and what the EPA decided to do:
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It appears Sec. Kennedy is getting ready to over-ride vaccine policy experts & scrub Covid shot recommendations for children, teens & pregnant people. Having a HHS secretary reset vaccine policy without hearings or expert advice is unprecedented, experts tell STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/c...
HHS to stop recommending routine Covid shots for children, pregnant people, RFK Jr. ally says
A change in recommending Covid vaccines for children and pregnant women would circumvent an expert panel but please many MAHA fans.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It appears Sec. Kennedy is getting ready to over-ride vaccine policy experts & scrub Covid shot recommendations for children, teens & pregnant people. Having a HHS secretary reset vaccine policy without hearings or expert advice is unprecedented, experts tell STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/c...
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Some US biotech companies are considering moving early-stage trials of new medicines outside the United States as worry grows that layoffs and policy changes at the drugs watchdog under the Trump administration may delay regulatory reviews reut.rs/3Fdnjny
Upheaval at FDA pushes some biotech firms to move early trials out of US
Worry is growing that layoffs and policy changes at the drugs watchdog may delay regulatory reviews.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Some US biotech companies are considering moving early-stage trials of new medicines outside the United States as worry grows that layoffs and policy changes at the drugs watchdog under the Trump administration may delay regulatory reviews reut.rs/3Fdnjny
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The Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind and reconsider limits on four different “forever chemicals” under a landmark drinking water standard implemented last year by President Joe Biden, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
EPA plans to weaken rule curbing forever chemicals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind and reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been linked to a range of illnesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind and reconsider limits on four different “forever chemicals” under a landmark drinking water standard implemented last year by President Joe Biden, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
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The Trump administration’s slowdown in science funding has left U.S.-based scientists and researchers scrambling to find homes for promising work that could lead to medical treatments and cures.
Now, many are looking abroad.
Now, many are looking abroad.
The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home
Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.
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May 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Trump administration’s slowdown in science funding has left U.S.-based scientists and researchers scrambling to find homes for promising work that could lead to medical treatments and cures.
Now, many are looking abroad.
Now, many are looking abroad.
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Infectious diseases and cancer respect no treaties, no boundaries, they have no sovereign.
You can not silo the human beings of the USA from the biology of the planet.
And to try and silo the knowledge and collaboration of the best minds across the globe is a madness that I will never understand.
You can not silo the human beings of the USA from the biology of the planet.
And to try and silo the knowledge and collaboration of the best minds across the globe is a madness that I will never understand.
NEW: An NIH policy coming in the next week will target — and at least temporarily stop — funding outside the US, threatening thousands of projects and collaborations on topics like infectious diseases and cancer.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Infectious diseases and cancer respect no treaties, no boundaries, they have no sovereign.
You can not silo the human beings of the USA from the biology of the planet.
And to try and silo the knowledge and collaboration of the best minds across the globe is a madness that I will never understand.
You can not silo the human beings of the USA from the biology of the planet.
And to try and silo the knowledge and collaboration of the best minds across the globe is a madness that I will never understand.
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NEW: An NIH policy coming in the next week will target — and at least temporarily stop — funding outside the US, threatening thousands of projects and collaborations on topics like infectious diseases and cancer.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
www.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
NEW: An NIH policy coming in the next week will target — and at least temporarily stop — funding outside the US, threatening thousands of projects and collaborations on topics like infectious diseases and cancer.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
Some NIH staff have already been told to hold all subaward funds for foreign labs.
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“Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession.
A 50% reduction would lower GDP 7.6%. A 75% cut would reduce it 11.3% — a larger decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
A 50% reduction would lower GDP 7.6%. A 75% cut would reduce it 11.3% — a larger decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.
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Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows (Gift Article)
Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession.
A 50% reduction would lower GDP 7.6%. A 75% cut would reduce it 11.3% — a larger decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
A 50% reduction would lower GDP 7.6%. A 75% cut would reduce it 11.3% — a larger decline than in any recession since the Great Depression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation.
RFK Jr. will require shift in how new vaccines are tested
The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo “placebo” testing, sparking concerns among medical experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation.