Peter
@schwarzerpeter.bsky.social
'On November 11, 2025, the Trump administration named Pazdur as the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, after previous director George Tidmarsh resigned amidst accusations of abuse of power.' Wikipedia
scoop: RICHARD PAZDUR set to be named FDA's top drug regulator
He'd initially turned down job leading agency's CDER but reconsidered
He'd initially turned down job leading agency's CDER but reconsidered
FDA plans to tap oncology-expert Pazdur as nation’s top drug regulator
Richard Pazdur, a longtime Food and Drug Administration employee, would lead its center that oversees over-the-counter and the majority of prescription drugs.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
'On November 11, 2025, the Trump administration named Pazdur as the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, after previous director George Tidmarsh resigned amidst accusations of abuse of power.' Wikipedia
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Holy crap go look at the sky right now
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Holy crap go look at the sky right now
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November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Northern lights alert! Photo from my family near Madison, WI ✨ If you live in a northern state, look outside!
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Northern lights alert! Photo from my family near Madison, WI ✨ If you live in a northern state, look outside!
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"Lung cancer screening is the most powerful tool to reduce deaths from lung cancer to happen in my lifetime." Low-dose CT scans can detect lung cancer early and cut the risk of death by up to 20%.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Lung cancer remains deadliest cancer, but patients are living longer - UPI.com
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, but advances in screening, surgery and personalized treatment are helping patients live longer.
www.upi.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Lung cancer screening is the most powerful tool to reduce deaths from lung cancer to happen in my lifetime." Low-dose CT scans can detect lung cancer early and cut the risk of death by up to 20%.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
In ancient times it was a sign
(Just saying REVOLUTION 🤫)
(Just saying REVOLUTION 🤫)
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In ancient times it was a sign
(Just saying REVOLUTION 🤫)
(Just saying REVOLUTION 🤫)
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Migrating wild birds are spreading the bird flu virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Migrating wild birds are spreading the bird flu virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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I just don't think that "you do you" and repeated infection with a virus that can do this to kids is a good idea. Wild and extreme, I know.
"Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Study compares heart risks of COVID-19 infection and vaccination, and the results may surprise you
The risk of children developing rare but serious heart complications is higher after a COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, according to a new study.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I just don't think that "you do you" and repeated infection with a virus that can do this to kids is a good idea. Wild and extreme, I know.
#OralHealth is crucial to everyone
Oral hygiene has been linked to multiple health conditions, including dementia and diabetes. Now, research shows that people with both gum disease and more tooth cavities also have a notably higher risk of stroke.
www.sciencealert.com/21-year-stud...
www.sciencealert.com/21-year-stud...
21-Year Study Links Gum Disease And Cavities to Higher Stroke Risk
Oral hygiene has been linked to multiple health conditions, including dementia and diabetes.
www.sciencealert.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#OralHealth is crucial to everyone
No data, no problem 🤡
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
No data, no problem 🤡
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Nextstrain's daily-updated tree of SARS-CoV-2 genomes was my gateway into the world of viral phylogenetics in early 2020, and Nextstrain's beautiful interactive tree display is crucial to making usher.bio results usable. GISAID cutting off data harms global surveillance efforts. 🧵👇
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Nextstrain's daily-updated tree of SARS-CoV-2 genomes was my gateway into the world of viral phylogenetics in early 2020, and Nextstrain's beautiful interactive tree display is crucial to making usher.bio results usable. GISAID cutting off data harms global surveillance efforts. 🧵👇
150 Dollar als 'little price' zu bezeichnen ist etwas euphorisch, wenn man bedenkt, dass das oft als eine lebenslange Therapie gebraucht wird
Alles relativ 🥜
Alles relativ 🥜
President Trump on Thursday announced a deal that could significantly expand access for millions of Americans to hugely popular obesity drugs by reducing the price to as little as $150 a month. nyti.ms/3LzfeMR
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
150 Dollar als 'little price' zu bezeichnen ist etwas euphorisch, wenn man bedenkt, dass das oft als eine lebenslange Therapie gebraucht wird
Alles relativ 🥜
Alles relativ 🥜
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A writeup of some of the concerns around the metastasizing influence of "Evidence Based Medicine".
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A writeup of some of the concerns around the metastasizing influence of "Evidence Based Medicine".
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A reminder that while "Evidence Based Medicine" sounds like a good thing, so does "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
For a preview of what the Trump NIH budget will likely be diverted to, read this 🧵.
EBM is a world where 2 + 2 can be 5 if the right people say so.
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For a preview of what the Trump NIH budget will likely be diverted to, read this 🧵.
EBM is a world where 2 + 2 can be 5 if the right people say so.
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True, but...
Actions > words.
A🧵 (directed at JAMA et al, not you):
For this to be more than performative, more than JAMA - and the profession - jumping in front of someone else's parade to "lead" it...
...comes down to what happens when the rubber meets the road.
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Actions > words.
A🧵 (directed at JAMA et al, not you):
For this to be more than performative, more than JAMA - and the profession - jumping in front of someone else's parade to "lead" it...
...comes down to what happens when the rubber meets the road.
bsky.app/profile/mark...
🧵An example of the shenanigans and junk science accepted in medical journals.
In September 2023, JAMA Pediatrics published a ludicrously bad paper (quasi-retracted after much effort) claiming long COVID is "strikingly rare" in kids, supposedly vs the WHO definition.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In September 2023, JAMA Pediatrics published a ludicrously bad paper (quasi-retracted after much effort) claiming long COVID is "strikingly rare" in kids, supposedly vs the WHO definition.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
February 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A reminder that while "Evidence Based Medicine" sounds like a good thing, so does "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
For a preview of what the Trump NIH budget will likely be diverted to, read this 🧵.
EBM is a world where 2 + 2 can be 5 if the right people say so.
bsky.app/profile/mark...
For a preview of what the Trump NIH budget will likely be diverted to, read this 🧵.
EBM is a world where 2 + 2 can be 5 if the right people say so.
bsky.app/profile/mark...
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(Jefferson was first author on Conly's Cochrane review - who "seriously misinterpreted its finding on masks..."
"In fact, Soares-Weiser said, “that statement is not an accurate representation of what the review found.”")
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/o...
"In fact, Soares-Weiser said, “that statement is not an accurate representation of what the review found.”")
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/o...
Opinion | Here’s Why the Science Is Clear That Masks Work (Published 2023)
A respected science organization says its review of studies about respiratory viruses was misinterpreted to incorrectly claim masks were useless.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
(Jefferson was first author on Conly's Cochrane review - who "seriously misinterpreted its finding on masks..."
"In fact, Soares-Weiser said, “that statement is not an accurate representation of what the review found.”")
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/o...
"In fact, Soares-Weiser said, “that statement is not an accurate representation of what the review found.”")
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/o...
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Collateral Global, what's that?
I'm glad you asked!
An anti-vax, anti-mitigations, anti-N95, COVID-is-no-big-deal-so-letting-it-rip-was-not-the-worst-medical-error-in-history GBD-successor organization, linked to the Alberta clown car report?
What a surprise!
bylinetimes.com/2021/05/07/t...
I'm glad you asked!
An anti-vax, anti-mitigations, anti-N95, COVID-is-no-big-deal-so-letting-it-rip-was-not-the-worst-medical-error-in-history GBD-successor organization, linked to the Alberta clown car report?
What a surprise!
bylinetimes.com/2021/05/07/t...
Top World Health Organisation COVID-19 Advisor Bankrolled by Great Barrington Declaration Successor Organisation
Nafeez Ahmed raises asks why the global health body is seeking input from scientists linked to the discredited theory of herd immunity by natural infection
bylinetimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Collateral Global, what's that?
I'm glad you asked!
An anti-vax, anti-mitigations, anti-N95, COVID-is-no-big-deal-so-letting-it-rip-was-not-the-worst-medical-error-in-history GBD-successor organization, linked to the Alberta clown car report?
What a surprise!
bylinetimes.com/2021/05/07/t...
I'm glad you asked!
An anti-vax, anti-mitigations, anti-N95, COVID-is-no-big-deal-so-letting-it-rip-was-not-the-worst-medical-error-in-history GBD-successor organization, linked to the Alberta clown car report?
What a surprise!
bylinetimes.com/2021/05/07/t...
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Christian #Lindner wird Senior Advisor bei der globalen CEO-Beratung Teneo. Dort wird er Unternehmen in den USA, in Europa und in Deutschland beraten.
www.politik-kommunikation.de/personalwech...
www.politik-kommunikation.de/personalwech...
Lindner wird Senior Advisor bei Teneo | politik&kommunikation
Der ehemalige Bundesfinanzminister Christian Lindner wird Senior Advisor bei der globalen CEO-Beratung Teneo. Dort wird er Unternehmen in den USA, in Europa und in Deutschland in strategischen Fragen ...
www.politik-kommunikation.de
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
👀
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2/ Links:
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
ontario.ca
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2/ Links:
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
Ontario Covid/Flu Vaccine info: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
Australia flu season info:
tinyurl.com/yv7yxzup
This is Covid-19
Alterations in limbic brain structures were evident even in mild, non-hospitalized patients in previous studies.
Both atrophy and increase in thickness of cortical areas have been reported at varying time points after the infection
—in the acute or subacute period.
Both atrophy and increase in thickness of cortical areas have been reported at varying time points after the infection
—in the acute or subacute period.
October 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is Covid-19
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The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.
Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error
Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.
nyti.ms
October 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
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Not sure how you fire someone in error. This was clearly planned and they are walking back due to public outcry.
Just when you think things can’t get worse, they do.
Just when you think things can’t get worse, they do.
New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.
Unserious people cause real-world harm.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Unserious people cause real-world harm.
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Not sure how you fire someone in error. This was clearly planned and they are walking back due to public outcry.
Just when you think things can’t get worse, they do.
Just when you think things can’t get worse, they do.
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Donald Trump: US-Präsident ordnet trotz Haushaltssperre Bezahlung von Soldaten an: Der Shutdown lähmt die USA. Doch immerhin bei den Streitkräften laufen die Soldzahlungen offenbar weiter. Präsident Donald Trump wies an, »alle verfügbaren Mittel zu verwenden«.
Donald Trump: US-Präsident ordnet trotz Haushaltssperre Bezahlung von Soldaten an
Der Shutdown lähmt die USA. Doch immerhin bei den Streitkräften laufen die Soldzahlungen offenbar weiter. Präsident Donald Trump wies an, »alle verfügbaren Mittel zu verwenden«.
www.spiegel.de
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Die Verteilung der Erkrankungen variiert stark zwischen den Bundesländern (Angaben in Fälle pro 100.000):
1. Saarland: 884 Fälle (1 von 79 infiziert)
2. Bayern: 845 Fälle (1 von 83 infiziert)
3. Brandenburg: 821 Fälle (1 von 85 infiziert)
4. Sachsen: 745 Fälle (1 von 94 infiziert)
2/5
1. Saarland: 884 Fälle (1 von 79 infiziert)
2. Bayern: 845 Fälle (1 von 83 infiziert)
3. Brandenburg: 821 Fälle (1 von 85 infiziert)
4. Sachsen: 745 Fälle (1 von 94 infiziert)
2/5
October 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Die Verteilung der Erkrankungen variiert stark zwischen den Bundesländern (Angaben in Fälle pro 100.000):
1. Saarland: 884 Fälle (1 von 79 infiziert)
2. Bayern: 845 Fälle (1 von 83 infiziert)
3. Brandenburg: 821 Fälle (1 von 85 infiziert)
4. Sachsen: 745 Fälle (1 von 94 infiziert)
2/5
1. Saarland: 884 Fälle (1 von 79 infiziert)
2. Bayern: 845 Fälle (1 von 83 infiziert)
3. Brandenburg: 821 Fälle (1 von 85 infiziert)
4. Sachsen: 745 Fälle (1 von 94 infiziert)
2/5
Wie war das kürzlich von Ministerin Reiche
(der Partnerin von
K T von Guttenberg)
zur Milliarden Förderung für Kernfusionsreaktoren?
Fusionskraftwerk in Deutschland I Bundesregierung share.google/SMR4f82vv5Gr...
Verhältnismäßig ?!
(der Partnerin von
K T von Guttenberg)
zur Milliarden Förderung für Kernfusionsreaktoren?
Fusionskraftwerk in Deutschland I Bundesregierung share.google/SMR4f82vv5Gr...
Verhältnismäßig ?!
October 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Wie war das kürzlich von Ministerin Reiche
(der Partnerin von
K T von Guttenberg)
zur Milliarden Förderung für Kernfusionsreaktoren?
Fusionskraftwerk in Deutschland I Bundesregierung share.google/SMR4f82vv5Gr...
Verhältnismäßig ?!
(der Partnerin von
K T von Guttenberg)
zur Milliarden Förderung für Kernfusionsreaktoren?
Fusionskraftwerk in Deutschland I Bundesregierung share.google/SMR4f82vv5Gr...
Verhältnismäßig ?!