MaryAnne Sterling, MPH
@maryannesterling.bsky.social
Alzheimer's Advocate. Defender of Science and Public Health.
This is NOT "making America healthy again." Apparently, Americans will wake up when they have to chew their air and water. www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/w...
Trump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites | CNN
The Trump administration will remove ocean and air pollution monitoring instruments from the upcoming fleet of weather satellites, and cut the number of satellites, as well.
www.cnn.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is NOT "making America healthy again." Apparently, Americans will wake up when they have to chew their air and water. www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/w...
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
This is what they don't want the public to know: www.wired.com/story/how-tr... #cancer #medicalresearch
How Trump Killed Cancer Research
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.
www.wired.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is what they don't want the public to know: www.wired.com/story/how-tr... #cancer #medicalresearch
Wake up America! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h...
Health Cuts Would Result in Fewer Drugs for Americans, Budget Office Reports
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wake up America! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h...
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"As an emergency health care worker, FEMA responder and proud woman of faith, I know this tragedy stems from years of climate denialism and reckless cuts to science, preparedness and infrastructure."
--Powerful words from Dr. Nathalie Beasnael, writing in HuffPost.
--Powerful words from Dr. Nathalie Beasnael, writing in HuffPost.
I’m A FEMA Responder. Here's What No One Is Telling You About The Tragic Texas Floods.
"In church, I’ve heard people say 'God is in control' to dismiss the crisis – but my faith calls me to speak up, gently but firmly."
www.huffpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"As an emergency health care worker, FEMA responder and proud woman of faith, I know this tragedy stems from years of climate denialism and reckless cuts to science, preparedness and infrastructure."
--Powerful words from Dr. Nathalie Beasnael, writing in HuffPost.
--Powerful words from Dr. Nathalie Beasnael, writing in HuffPost.
Let's put UnitedHealthcare on notice: patients and doctors will NOT be silenced! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/b...
UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Let's put UnitedHealthcare on notice: patients and doctors will NOT be silenced! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/b...
Now, it's grandmothers. Nobody is safe. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
July 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Now, it's grandmothers. Nobody is safe. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This is a gut-punch for families dealing with Alzheimers disease. No research = no cure. And a Fitbit is NOT going to fix it. www.axios.com/2025/07/03/w...
Wearables take center stage in RFK Jr.'s personal health push
It's a buzzy component of a health care agenda that emphasizes self-empowerment over relying on clinicians.
www.axios.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a gut-punch for families dealing with Alzheimers disease. No research = no cure. And a Fitbit is NOT going to fix it. www.axios.com/2025/07/03/w...
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#Misogyny is not just a cultural or emotional problem. Instead, it increasingly functions as an ideological gateway, connecting personal grievance with broader calls for violent extremism.
I wrote about what the @uwaterloo.ca attack tells us:
🔗 tinyurl.com/3wknnt6a
I wrote about what the @uwaterloo.ca attack tells us:
🔗 tinyurl.com/3wknnt6a
I analyzed more than 100 extremist manifestos: Misogyny was the common thread
Gender identity–driven violence is the most common ideological theme across ‘lone-actor’ extremist manifestos in a recent study.
tinyurl.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#Misogyny is not just a cultural or emotional problem. Instead, it increasingly functions as an ideological gateway, connecting personal grievance with broader calls for violent extremism.
I wrote about what the @uwaterloo.ca attack tells us:
🔗 tinyurl.com/3wknnt6a
I wrote about what the @uwaterloo.ca attack tells us:
🔗 tinyurl.com/3wknnt6a
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The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
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"Insulating people from the financial burden of medical care is an important goal—some would say the most important goal—of health insurance." That is absolutely not the goal of this bill. It will cost money, and it will cost lives. New from @citizencohn.bsky.social:
One Big Deadly Bill
A groundbreaking study shows how many American lives the Republican megabill is likely to cost.
www.thebulwark.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Insulating people from the financial burden of medical care is an important goal—some would say the most important goal—of health insurance." That is absolutely not the goal of this bill. It will cost money, and it will cost lives. New from @citizencohn.bsky.social:
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There is an epidemic of silent firings that's gutting our public health expertise.
The fact that this situation is actively ongoing- and has been for months- directly contradicts RFK's "no scientists fired" narrative. #SaveNIOSH
@altcdc.altgov.info
The fact that this situation is actively ongoing- and has been for months- directly contradicts RFK's "no scientists fired" narrative. #SaveNIOSH
@altcdc.altgov.info
Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the nation’s...
www.pbs.org
July 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There is an epidemic of silent firings that's gutting our public health expertise.
The fact that this situation is actively ongoing- and has been for months- directly contradicts RFK's "no scientists fired" narrative. #SaveNIOSH
@altcdc.altgov.info
The fact that this situation is actively ongoing- and has been for months- directly contradicts RFK's "no scientists fired" narrative. #SaveNIOSH
@altcdc.altgov.info
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“This is not a luxury. I do not have my daughter enrolled on Medicaid so we can have fancy things,” Leader said. “I have my daughter enrolled in Medicaid so we can keep her alive."
Courtney’s story is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake.
We must defeat this bill.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
Courtney’s story is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake.
We must defeat this bill.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
A Missouri mother’s plea: ‘Without Medicaid, we would lose everything’ | CNN Politics
Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes the proposed Medicaid cuts are a matte...
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“This is not a luxury. I do not have my daughter enrolled on Medicaid so we can have fancy things,” Leader said. “I have my daughter enrolled in Medicaid so we can keep her alive."
Courtney’s story is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake.
We must defeat this bill.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
Courtney’s story is a sobering reminder of what’s at stake.
We must defeat this bill.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
So... right-to-life apparently doesn't include anyone who has left the womb. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So... right-to-life apparently doesn't include anyone who has left the womb. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Sen. Mike Lee is back—again—with a proposal to sell off 1.2M acres of public land near Western communities.
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
June 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sen. Mike Lee is back—again—with a proposal to sell off 1.2M acres of public land near Western communities.
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
Disguised as a housing plan. Rushed in hours before today's debate. No safeguards. No public input. Still a land grab.
Call your Senators now and tell them NO land sell-off (202) 224-3121
The voice of the patient. Silenced. www.wbaltv.com/article/pati...
PATIENTS Program layoffs announced amid NIH grant cuts
Empty offices and desks within the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy serve as visible evidence of the impact of cuts to federal research grants.
www.wbaltv.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The voice of the patient. Silenced. www.wbaltv.com/article/pati...
And RFKJr believes them. How quaint. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Kennedy says health insurers promise to change prior authorization process
A number of large health insurance providers said they had committed to change prior authorization, a practice that can delay or deny patients' access to care.
www.nbcnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
And RFKJr believes them. How quaint. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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I stand strong with the civil servants at NIH who are not only doing science but defending science by demanding that the administration not abandon lifesaving research mandated by law. Putting NIH research on hold puts people’s lives at risk.
N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I stand strong with the civil servants at NIH who are not only doing science but defending science by demanding that the administration not abandon lifesaving research mandated by law. Putting NIH research on hold puts people’s lives at risk.