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“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3LeRVbd
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3LeRVbd
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
go.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3LeRVbd
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3LeRVbd
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Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
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Note that legal experts say that there is a law that prohibits NIH from making such cuts without the approval of Congress. Since 2017, the annual spending bill for HHS — of which NIH is a part — has included language that prohibits changes to indirect cost rates.
February 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Note that legal experts say that there is a law that prohibits NIH from making such cuts without the approval of Congress. Since 2017, the annual spending bill for HHS — of which NIH is a part — has included language that prohibits changes to indirect cost rates.
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I can't emphasize enough how catastrophic this is. Beyond the direct impacts on scientific research, this guts jobs and infrastructure. Universities are frequently an area's largest employer.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I can't emphasize enough how catastrophic this is. Beyond the direct impacts on scientific research, this guts jobs and infrastructure. Universities are frequently an area's largest employer.
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Exclusive here from Bloomberg News, which asked 84 of the biggest listed US companies to share their demographics data with us. We found that Black workers are losing share, all but erasing the progress they made after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Corporate America Hired More Black Workers. Then It Stopped.
Black workers are losing share in corporate America as the conservative push for anti-DEI policies gathers steam ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
www.bloomberg.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Exclusive here from Bloomberg News, which asked 84 of the biggest listed US companies to share their demographics data with us. We found that Black workers are losing share, all but erasing the progress they made after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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And tomorrow (Dec 6th) is the final Bandcamp Friday of 2024, which is a day where the proceeds of any album you buy goes 100% to the artist, with Bandcamp waiving their cut.
I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever
December 6, 2024 at 3:08 AM
And tomorrow (Dec 6th) is the final Bandcamp Friday of 2024, which is a day where the proceeds of any album you buy goes 100% to the artist, with Bandcamp waiving their cut.
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Something to try if you find yourself on the receiving end of a health insurance denial...
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
December 6, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Something to try if you find yourself on the receiving end of a health insurance denial...
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Motaz is @hudgaza03.bsky.social’s husband and they are expecting their first child soon ❤️
December 5, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Motaz is @hudgaza03.bsky.social’s husband and they are expecting their first child soon ❤️
December 1, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Last week’s keynote for #ELIAbiennial2024 in Milano
November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Last week’s keynote for #ELIAbiennial2024 in Milano
I love it when you’re travelling and you stumble on public transportation that no google or guide book knows about. #localsolutions
November 25, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I love it when you’re travelling and you stumble on public transportation that no google or guide book knows about. #localsolutions
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"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News.
Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:24 AM
"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News.
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November 14, 2024 at 7:12 PM
The Future of Funding
artisticintelligence.com/ELIA
Come to hear about the experimentation that is happening within funding circles, and offer your perspective on how there could be more creativity, fulfilment, risk-taking, and meaningful progress.
artisticintelligence.com/ELIA
Come to hear about the experimentation that is happening within funding circles, and offer your perspective on how there could be more creativity, fulfilment, risk-taking, and meaningful progress.
November 14, 2024 at 2:14 PM
The Future of Funding
artisticintelligence.com/ELIA
Come to hear about the experimentation that is happening within funding circles, and offer your perspective on how there could be more creativity, fulfilment, risk-taking, and meaningful progress.
artisticintelligence.com/ELIA
Come to hear about the experimentation that is happening within funding circles, and offer your perspective on how there could be more creativity, fulfilment, risk-taking, and meaningful progress.
Exceptional show at 32 Lisgar @toronto biennial of art
November 14, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Exceptional show at 32 Lisgar @toronto biennial of art