Dr. Phill Worts
@pworts.bsky.social
PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CES. #FSUHealth Research Admin: #Concussion #TBI #AthleticTraining #Orthopedics #ChronicPain #SportsMedicine #EyeTracking #ExerciseIsMedicine. 🍊🧑🚀 & 🍢 alum. Views are my own. RT or like ≠ endorsement
www.science.org/content/arti... With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency | Science | AAAS
#MedSky #AcademicSky #NIH #CDC #Research #ClinicalResearch #MedicalResearch #HealthResesrch #Trump
#MedSky #AcademicSky #NIH #CDC #Research #ClinicalResearch #MedicalResearch #HealthResesrch #Trump
With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency
Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts
www.science.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
www.science.org/content/arti... With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency | Science | AAAS
#MedSky #AcademicSky #NIH #CDC #Research #ClinicalResearch #MedicalResearch #HealthResesrch #Trump
#MedSky #AcademicSky #NIH #CDC #Research #ClinicalResearch #MedicalResearch #HealthResesrch #Trump
Straight talk from Dr. Francis Collins on the devastating - and politically motivated - cuts to science and public health in the United States.
Anybody who cares about their health or the future or science, technology, and innovation in this country should watch this.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/T...
Anybody who cares about their health or the future or science, technology, and innovation in this country should watch this.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/T...
‘It’s heartless, it’s careless, and it’s deeply damaging’ says former NIH director on cuts to medical research | CNN
Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks to Christiane Amanpour about his decision to leave the agency and what he says is the Trump administration’s crackdown...
www.cnn.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our brave men and women, who risk their lives so that we can remain free, got a win today. For those of you who aren't aware, the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program is a comprehensive initiative by the U.S. Army aimed at improving the overall health, fitness, and readiness of soldiers.
www.armytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our brave men and women, who risk their lives so that we can remain free, got a win today. For those of you who aren't aware, the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program is a comprehensive initiative by the U.S. Army aimed at improving the overall health, fitness, and readiness of soldiers.
Vaccines work - here are the charts to prove it. As science-based vaccine guidance comes under threat in the US, Scientific American has published these amazing visuals of which vaccines to get, and why they work. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
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#MedSky #Science
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#MedSky #Science
An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.
www.ama-assn.org
June 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
#MedSky #Science
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#MedSky #Science
The Run It Straight trend has turned viral, and deadly. We ask an organiser how they're addressing doctor's warnings about the serious risks.
#concussion #secondinpactsyndrome #runit
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#concussion #secondinpactsyndrome #runit
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Run It Straight controversy, Tassie chaos + is Net Zero doomed? - triple j
The Run It Straight trend has turned viral, and deadly. We ask an organiser how they're addressing doctor's warnings about the serious risks.
Plus, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff could be ousted ...
www.abc.net.au
June 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI has a habit of hallucinating and producing false information. It appears that the #Trump administration via #HHS Secretary #RFKJr and team used #AI in part or fully to develop the #MAHA Report without checking the work product.
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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI has a habit of hallucinating and producing false information. It appears that the #Trump administration via #HHS Secretary #RFKJr and team used #AI in part or fully to develop the #MAHA Report without checking the work product.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
#AcademicSky #MedSky #science #research
#AcademicSky #MedSky #science #research
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
#AcademicSky #MedSky #science #research
#AcademicSky #MedSky #science #research
Exclusive: #NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | #Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
#AcademicSky #Research #Grants #Awards #Funding
#AcademicSky #Research #Grants #Awards #Funding
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
www.science.org
May 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Exclusive: #NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | #Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
#AcademicSky #Research #Grants #Awards #Funding
#AcademicSky #Research #Grants #Awards #Funding
It feels like #Trump and #DOGE are trying to completely collapse America’s #research and #innovation infrastructure.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It feels like #Trump and #DOGE are trying to completely collapse America’s #research and #innovation infrastructure.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Dr. Phill Worts
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
#CDC firings by #Trump administration and #DOGE gut research on traumatic brain injuries and new injury surveillance efforts #braininjury #concussion #tbi #mtbi www.science.org/content/arti...
CDC firings gut research on traumatic brain injuries
Last week’s mass layoffs removed small team studying concussions
www.science.org
April 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#CDC firings by #Trump administration and #DOGE gut research on traumatic brain injuries and new injury surveillance efforts #braininjury #concussion #tbi #mtbi www.science.org/content/arti...
The #Trump administration is defunding #science significantly reducing #research grant spending and cutting fellowship/training opportunities to develop the next generation. This is how America falls behind in education and innovation www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF slashes graduate fellowship program
The “life-changing” fellowship will go to 1000 fewer students this year
www.science.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The #Trump administration is defunding #science significantly reducing #research grant spending and cutting fellowship/training opportunities to develop the next generation. This is how America falls behind in education and innovation www.science.org/content/arti...
Editor's Choice🌟
While #vestibular #rehabilitation is advised for #sports-related #concussion (SRC), the ideal timing remains uncertain. This study examined how rehabilitation timing impacts recovery in adolescents with #SRC.
🔗 Read: zurl.co/sJQJ9
While #vestibular #rehabilitation is advised for #sports-related #concussion (SRC), the ideal timing remains uncertain. This study examined how rehabilitation timing impacts recovery in adolescents with #SRC.
🔗 Read: zurl.co/sJQJ9
April 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A lot of the seminal epidemiological research and education (including HEADS UP) on #braininjury and #concussion was done by or in partnership with the National Center for Injury Prevention #NCIP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #CDC. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu...
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A lot of the seminal epidemiological research and education (including HEADS UP) on #braininjury and #concussion was done by or in partnership with the National Center for Injury Prevention #NCIP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention #CDC. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu...
Trump officials will screen #NIH funding opportunities
#Science #AcademicSky #ClinicalResearch #MedSky
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#Science #AcademicSky #ClinicalResearch #MedSky
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Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities
Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities
www.science.org
March 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Trump officials will screen #NIH funding opportunities
#Science #AcademicSky #ClinicalResearch #MedSky
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#Science #AcademicSky #ClinicalResearch #MedSky
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Reposted by Dr. Phill Worts
This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.
Enjoy the wins no matter how small and transient they might be.
#AcademicSky #MedSky #NIH #Biomedical #Research
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#AcademicSky #MedSky #NIH #Biomedical #Research
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U.S. judge blocks NIH’s plan to slash overhead cost payments
Injunction allows universities to keep receiving billions to recover costs of supporting federal research on campus
www.science.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Enjoy the wins no matter how small and transient they might be.
#AcademicSky #MedSky #NIH #Biomedical #Research
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#AcademicSky #MedSky #NIH #Biomedical #Research
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#Science #AcademicSky #MedSky #ClinicalResearch #TranslationalResearch #BasicScience #StandUpForScience #ScienceNotSilence
Critical research is not being funded. Even a short term delay will have permanent consequences, with some labs forced to shut down, scientists and support staff losing their job, and trainees - the future leaders of medical research - losing their lab & funding
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
#TBI or Traumatic brain injury gets a lot of attention when it involves sport-related #concussion in youth and #blast-injuries in warfighters. An area often overlooked is older adults and fall-related morbidity and mortality of moderate-to-severe TBI. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling
Background Older persons comprise most traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related hospitalizations and deaths and are particularly susceptible to fall-induced TBIs. The combination of increased frailty and ...
doi.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#TBI or Traumatic brain injury gets a lot of attention when it involves sport-related #concussion in youth and #blast-injuries in warfighters. An area often overlooked is older adults and fall-related morbidity and mortality of moderate-to-severe TBI. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
In case you haven’t heard about the cuts to indirect costs at the NIH (15% cap) and discussed cuts to NSF….. #AcademicSky #STEMCuts #ResearchCuts #InnovationCuts #BiomedicalCuts
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CRA Letter cra.org/nsf-budget-c...
APS letter www.physiology.org/detail/news/...
CRA Letter cra.org/nsf-budget-c...
NIH Cuts Indirect Cost Rate for Research Grants
www.physiology.org
February 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In case you haven’t heard about the cuts to indirect costs at the NIH (15% cap) and discussed cuts to NSF….. #AcademicSky #STEMCuts #ResearchCuts #InnovationCuts #BiomedicalCuts
APS letter www.physiology.org/detail/news/...
CRA Letter cra.org/nsf-budget-c...
APS letter www.physiology.org/detail/news/...
CRA Letter cra.org/nsf-budget-c...
“Over a 25-year period, inventions from universities and nonprofits—through patents and licensing to industry—helped drive up to $1.9 trillion in gross output for US industries, contributed up to $1 trillion to the nation’s GDP, and supported as many as 6.5 million jobs.”
#AcademicSky #STEMCuts
#AcademicSky #STEMCuts
February 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“Over a 25-year period, inventions from universities and nonprofits—through patents and licensing to industry—helped drive up to $1.9 trillion in gross output for US industries, contributed up to $1 trillion to the nation’s GDP, and supported as many as 6.5 million jobs.”
#AcademicSky #STEMCuts
#AcademicSky #STEMCuts
Retrospective research published last month reinforces the known benefits of #vestibular #physicaltherapy on sport-related #concussion recovery in athletes. Active, targeted treatments align with best practices. #vestibulocular #TBI doi.org/10.1123/jsr....
Gaze Stability Test Asymmetry Before and After Individualized Rehabilitation in Youth Athletes With Concussion
Context: Concussion causes physiological disruptions, including disruptions to the vestibular and visual systems, which can cause dizziness, imbalance, and blurry vision. The vestibular ocular reflex ...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Retrospective research published last month reinforces the known benefits of #vestibular #physicaltherapy on sport-related #concussion recovery in athletes. Active, targeted treatments align with best practices. #vestibulocular #TBI doi.org/10.1123/jsr....