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Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete. The government has long ignored recommendations for it to track such cases, even as the U.S. has a history of detaining and even deporting citizens.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete. The government has long ignored recommendations for it to track such cases, even as the U.S. has a history of detaining and even deporting citizens.
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Yay some good news. 💜
BREAKING: U.S. regulators have approved the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.
FDA approves the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV. In two groundbreaking studies, Gilead Sciences’ shot nearly eliminated new infections in people at high risk of HIV.
bit.ly
June 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yay some good news. 💜
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Yes, as my colleague said yesterday, basically FDA held a flu vax advisory committee meeting without the advisors and without the public.
The @fda.gov has made its recommendations for next season's #fluvaccine strains after a closed-door meeting. Usually, the meetings of its VRBPAC committee are livestreamed for anyone to watch and to see the discussion. You can see just the slides and agenda here www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...
Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season
Today, the FDA made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in the trivalent (three strain) flu vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu season following a thorough and co...
www.fda.gov
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yes, as my colleague said yesterday, basically FDA held a flu vax advisory committee meeting without the advisors and without the public.
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It's funny ... but not funny hah-hah ... to see Republican AGs suddenly claim not to have realized that their lawsuit claimed Section 504 was unconstitutional. This is count 3.
February 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's funny ... but not funny hah-hah ... to see Republican AGs suddenly claim not to have realized that their lawsuit claimed Section 504 was unconstitutional. This is count 3.
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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
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2. For most of history, passports didn’t include sex markers. Then, in 1977, the government added them—not for security, but because officials panicked over unisex fashion.
Yes, really. (NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...)
Yes, really. (NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...)
Transgender Americans Challenge Trump’s Passport Policy in Court
The A.C.L.U. filed a lawsuit after the president’s administration stopped issuing passports that reflect the gender identity of transgender and nonbinary people.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
2. For most of history, passports didn’t include sex markers. Then, in 1977, the government added them—not for security, but because officials panicked over unisex fashion.
Yes, really. (NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...)
Yes, really. (NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...)
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The 17 states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. 😣
"A coalition of 17 states has sued the U.S. government, arguing that Section 504 is unconstitutional and should be eliminated. If successful, the lawsuit could dismantle essential protections that prevent discrimination against people with disabilities." #EduSky
theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-law...
theeducatorsroom.com/in-a-new-law...
In a new lawsuit, 17 states sue to do away with 504 protections - The Educators Room
A high-stakes lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, is currently making its way through the courts, threatening crucial protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Seven...
theeducatorsroom.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The 17 states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. 😣