RARE DISEASES folks: medicaid work requirements were obviously the big news from last night release of the E&C reconciliation bill.
But there’s also a pretty big win for rare disease drug makers and groups like @nordrare.bsky.social

Had a peaceful, gorgeous morning viewing the cherry blossoms over sunrise

…then I checked my work inbox …

Now here’s how much NIH has been spending on obesity research, according to its website on categorical spending. Could it be more? Sure but that’s really up to Congress, which Sen. Collins pointed out yesterday

Dr. Bertagnolli (who ran NIH up until a week ago) also weighed in on the Trump freeze, according to this LinkedIn post with her name on it.

Do sanctions still count if you misspell the name of the country you’re sanctioning?

…or is Columbia, Mo., (or S.C) in for one heckuva surprise?

(To be fair, POTUS spelled it correctly in his post)