Victoria Harden
@vharden.bsky.social
Founding Director, Emerita, Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, U.S. National Institutes of Health. Research focus has been on NIH history and history of infectious diseases. Now retired and teaching History of Medicine to other very sharp retirees
A righteous History of Medicine podcast! This one is by younger trained medical historians. I look forward to listening.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ov...
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Federal Regulations Progressive Era and Beyond
YouTube video by Perspectives on Sci Tech Med
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October 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A righteous History of Medicine podcast! This one is by younger trained medical historians. I look forward to listening.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ov...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ov...
The AHA has prepared useful "how to" guides for preparing comments and tailoring them differently for Congressional representatives and for the Federal Register. The
comment period on proposed visa restrictions in the Federal Register expires on Sept. 29, 2025.
www.historians.org/why-history-...
comment period on proposed visa restrictions in the Federal Register expires on Sept. 29, 2025.
www.historians.org/why-history-...
Your Voice Matters - AHA
Individuals can make a difference. Federal, state, and local representatives rely on input from constituents to inform their decisionmaking. In many instances, they want to hear from you as they navig...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The AHA has prepared useful "how to" guides for preparing comments and tailoring them differently for Congressional representatives and for the Federal Register. The
comment period on proposed visa restrictions in the Federal Register expires on Sept. 29, 2025.
www.historians.org/why-history-...
comment period on proposed visa restrictions in the Federal Register expires on Sept. 29, 2025.
www.historians.org/why-history-...
JOB OPENING: Director, National Army Museum *closes 9/18 (not 9/15 as listed)
Announcement number - CHDE259943636247D (Open to Public)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84529480...
Announcement number -SDSB-25-12782849-MP (Federal Employees)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84530090...
Announcement number - CHDE259943636247D (Open to Public)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84529480...
Announcement number -SDSB-25-12782849-MP (Federal Employees)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84530090...
National Army Museum Director
<strong>About the Position:</strong> This position serves as the Director of the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) reporting to the Executive Director, Center of Military History. The ...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
JOB OPENING: Director, National Army Museum *closes 9/18 (not 9/15 as listed)
Announcement number - CHDE259943636247D (Open to Public)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84529480...
Announcement number -SDSB-25-12782849-MP (Federal Employees)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84530090...
Announcement number - CHDE259943636247D (Open to Public)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84529480...
Announcement number -SDSB-25-12782849-MP (Federal Employees)
www.usajobs.gov/job/84530090...
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Herd immunity as policy & metaphor.
#IllnessPolitics
#IllnessPolitics
Get ready for more censorship, less dissent, less intellectual freedom, less funding for research in all areas, more prematurely ended careers, less biosafety, less health security, less preparedness, fewer vaccines, fewer jobs, & more dead people.
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thehill.com/policy/healt...
Senate confirms Trump’s nominee to run NIH
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhattacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was confirmed on a party- line vote, 53 to 47. …
thehill.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Herd immunity as policy & metaphor.
#IllnessPolitics
#IllnessPolitics
Reposted by Victoria Harden
The entire @votebeat.org staff tore Trump's executive order on elections apart to explain it to you. Here it is. I promise you it's the most detailed article on this you'll find on the internet right now. www.votebeat.org/2025/03/25/t...
Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge
The order could be used to justify canceling a future election, one Democratic official warned. “It’s very methodical, and very, very dangerous.”
www.votebeat.org
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The entire @votebeat.org staff tore Trump's executive order on elections apart to explain it to you. Here it is. I promise you it's the most detailed article on this you'll find on the internet right now. www.votebeat.org/2025/03/25/t...
Make no mistake about what the aim is: complete control of the media.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article)
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Make no mistake about what the aim is: complete control of the media.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
John Parascandola memorial service:
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: River Road Universalist Unitarian Congregation, Fireside Room
6301 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Website: www.rruuc.org
To RSVP, please contact parascandolamemorial@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: River Road Universalist Unitarian Congregation, Fireside Room
6301 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Website: www.rruuc.org
To RSVP, please contact parascandolamemorial@gmail.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
John Parascandola memorial service:
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: River Road Universalist Unitarian Congregation, Fireside Room
6301 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Website: www.rruuc.org
To RSVP, please contact parascandolamemorial@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: River Road Universalist Unitarian Congregation, Fireside Room
6301 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Website: www.rruuc.org
To RSVP, please contact parascandolamemorial@gmail.com
Firing the incoming class of EIS officers at the CDC will put all of us at great risk of an epidemic or pandemic not recognized until too late.
tinyurl.com/44b5fwzp
tinyurl.com/44b5fwzp
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
tinyurl.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Firing the incoming class of EIS officers at the CDC will put all of us at great risk of an epidemic or pandemic not recognized until too late.
tinyurl.com/44b5fwzp
tinyurl.com/44b5fwzp
Very sad news. Betty was a colleague in federal history and a friend. Her books on the furnishings in the White House are authoritative.
tinyurl.com/25f332vm
tinyurl.com/25f332vm
Betty Monkman, longtime curator of White House treasures, dies at 82
During 35 years under eight presidents, she was entrusted with the conservation and care of thousands of artistic and decorative artifacts in the White House.
tinyurl.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Very sad news. Betty was a colleague in federal history and a friend. Her books on the furnishings in the White House are authoritative.
tinyurl.com/25f332vm
tinyurl.com/25f332vm
Sad news: John Parascandola died this weekend. John suffered from recurring lymphoma and had stopped a new round of chemo because he wasn't strong enough to endure it. Will post more detailed information as I learn it. John was a dear friend and colleague for 40+ years. He will be sorely missed.
December 2, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Sad news: John Parascandola died this weekend. John suffered from recurring lymphoma and had stopped a new round of chemo because he wasn't strong enough to endure it. Will post more detailed information as I learn it. John was a dear friend and colleague for 40+ years. He will be sorely missed.
Don't stop fluoridating the water! Protect children from having teeth full of cavities! Here's the history of fluoridation, beginning in 1901 with the observation that people unhappy with their brown teeth also had teeth with no cavities.
www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/...
www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/...
The Story of Fluoridation
www.nidcr.nih.gov
November 22, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Don't stop fluoridating the water! Protect children from having teeth full of cavities! Here's the history of fluoridation, beginning in 1901 with the observation that people unhappy with their brown teeth also had teeth with no cavities.
www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/...
www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/...
Job opportunity: Senior Curator, Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, National Institutes of Health. GS-13. Application Deadline: Feb. 24, 2024.
Link for current/former fed. employees:
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Link for nonfederal candidates:
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Link for current/former fed. employees:
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Link for nonfederal candidates:
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Museum Curator
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD), in the Office of Intramural Research (OIR).<br>
www.usajobs.gov
February 21, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Job opportunity: Senior Curator, Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, National Institutes of Health. GS-13. Application Deadline: Feb. 24, 2024.
Link for current/former fed. employees:
www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
Link for nonfederal candidates:
www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
Link for current/former fed. employees:
www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
Link for nonfederal candidates:
www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
There have been just a handful of moments over the centuries when we have experienced a huge shift in the skills our economy values most. We are entering one such moment now.
Gifted.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/o...
Gifted.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/o...
Opinion | When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever
The rise of A.I. will make “soft skills” even more important.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2024 at 3:58 PM
There have been just a handful of moments over the centuries when we have experienced a huge shift in the skills our economy values most. We are entering one such moment now.
Gifted.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/o...
Gifted.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/o...