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They just killed NHANES.
Every US public health student learns about this study.
It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.
Every US public health student learns about this study.
It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.
Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
They just killed NHANES.
Every US public health student learns about this study.
It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.
Every US public health student learns about this study.
It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.
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Even the animals aren’t safe….
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Even the animals aren’t safe….
You all give me hope, and a place you likely know that gives hope (you know this!) is MUSIC. Two musicals I've been listening to that resonate in our world today: Hamilton and Hairspray. Listen to "The world turned upside down" and "I know where I've been". I hope it brings you hope, too.
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
You all give me hope, and a place you likely know that gives hope (you know this!) is MUSIC. Two musicals I've been listening to that resonate in our world today: Hamilton and Hairspray. Listen to "The world turned upside down" and "I know where I've been". I hope it brings you hope, too.
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The full 28-minute Jimmy Kimmel monologue. Please share.
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The full 28-minute Jimmy Kimmel monologue. Please share.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to protect vaccine access.
The order will ensure health insurance plans cover COVID vaccines and provides guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to prescribe and administer them.
The order will ensure health insurance plans cover COVID vaccines and provides guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to prescribe and administer them.
September 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to protect vaccine access.
The order will ensure health insurance plans cover COVID vaccines and provides guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to prescribe and administer them.
The order will ensure health insurance plans cover COVID vaccines and provides guidance instructing pharmacists and other health care providers to prescribe and administer them.
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NPR is trying to raise $1M in September, and you should help out. Please and thank you. www.npr.org/donations/su...
Donate : NPR
Power independent journalism in your community. Donate to your NPR station.
www.npr.org
September 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
NPR is trying to raise $1M in September, and you should help out. Please and thank you. www.npr.org/donations/su...
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Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!
How did we get here? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/e...
Is history not history? Different opinions that make us so rich and interesting not ok?
Is history not history? Different opinions that make us so rich and interesting not ok?
Oklahoma Proposes ‘America First Test’ for Teachers From New York and California
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How did we get here? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/e...
Is history not history? Different opinions that make us so rich and interesting not ok?
Is history not history? Different opinions that make us so rich and interesting not ok?
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Can I Get A “Hell Yeah?” 😉😉😉
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Can I Get A “Hell Yeah?” 😉😉😉
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Let That Sink In! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏾
August 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Let That Sink In! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏼👇🏾
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Okay, I take it back. I do have advice and it is this.
Be a sweet potato.
Be a sweet potato.
I'm excited that this thread gives me the opportunity to follow a prompt from yesterday to "post a tweet you still think about" with something I took as advice from you years ago!
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Okay, I take it back. I do have advice and it is this.
Be a sweet potato.
Be a sweet potato.
SPREAD THE WORD - Congress did something GOOD. Holding up science in so many ways that were threatened by undoing NIH.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
SPREAD THE WORD - Congress did something GOOD. Holding up science in so many ways that were threatened by undoing NIH.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You are a marvelous human being to put yourself, front and center, against something you know is wrong. Bravo for taking this stand and I wish we could stand with you.
You are a marvelous human being to put yourself, front and center, against something you know is wrong. Bravo for taking this stand and I wish we could stand with you.
July 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You are a marvelous human being to put yourself, front and center, against something you know is wrong. Bravo for taking this stand and I wish we could stand with you.
You are a marvelous human being to put yourself, front and center, against something you know is wrong. Bravo for taking this stand and I wish we could stand with you.
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NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Conflicts of Interest HAVE to mean something. Scientists have worked hard to police themselves though imperfectly. Can politicians today say the same? This reading illuminates this problem
www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/r...
RFK Jr. says medical journals are ‘corrupt.’ As former NEJM editors, we know he’s wrong
RFK Jr.’s plan to circumvent established medical journals smacks more of retaliation than reform, write three former NEJM editors.
www.statnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Conflicts of Interest HAVE to mean something. Scientists have worked hard to police themselves though imperfectly. Can politicians today say the same? This reading illuminates this problem
www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/r...
A thought
"Administrare" comes from the Latin words "ad" (to, towards) and "ministrare" (to serve, attend).
To serve. Not dictate. To serve
"Administrare" comes from the Latin words "ad" (to, towards) and "ministrare" (to serve, attend).
To serve. Not dictate. To serve
June 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A thought
"Administrare" comes from the Latin words "ad" (to, towards) and "ministrare" (to serve, attend).
To serve. Not dictate. To serve
"Administrare" comes from the Latin words "ad" (to, towards) and "ministrare" (to serve, attend).
To serve. Not dictate. To serve
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Dear Scientist,
Build that bridge. The world is ready to listen
🧪
Build that bridge. The world is ready to listen
🧪
June 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Dear Scientist,
Build that bridge. The world is ready to listen
🧪
Build that bridge. The world is ready to listen
🧪
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Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82
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Look at what our colleagues at NIH just did: The Bethesda Declaration.
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Support NIH Staff Now!
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Look at what our colleagues at NIH just did: The Bethesda Declaration.
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
I don't think anything could be truer.
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge
“Knowledge is power”—or at least it was when Sir Francis Bacon coined this phrase in the 16th century. In today’s world, we frequently encounter a different variant of this philosophy, perhaps best de...
www.science.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I don't think anything could be truer.
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Public health suffers when those in power dismiss knowledge | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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