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The FY26 budget will devastate our innovation driven economy. A summary in 3 parts...

Part 1 - The White House vision for dismantling science, as described in one simple plot, means slashing budgets of NIH, NASA, NSF & going back 25 years (or more).

joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Brilliant scientists are getting their grants terminated for committing the sin of studying people other than white, straight men who don’t live with a disability.

These grants were selected for funding via a thorough review done by experts, only to be cut via a hatchet job done by idiots.
March 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Exploitative cancer misinformation everywhere.

Our recent study: Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/goog...

Ads led to an estimated 6,717,663 website visits. Paid traffic constituted 44.4% of all traffic.
Google allows advertisers to target the sensitive informational queries of cancer patients | HKS Misinformation Review
Alternative cancer treatments are associated with earlier time to death when used without evidence-based treatments. Our study suggests alternative cancer clinics providing scientifically unsupported ...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
February 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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New study was published based on National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) compared incidence of sudden cardiac death in competitive athletes in 2017-2019 to 2020-2022

They found no increased risk of SCD during the pandemic.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Young Athletes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This cohort study compares the prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest or death among young athletes in the 3 years before vs the first 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
jamanetwork.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The measles outbreak in a Texas county with low vaccination coverage continues to spread. Now up to 14 confirmed cases and 6 probable. Most are children, all are unvaccinated, and 2 were hospitalized. Vaccinate your kids. www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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#HealthForAll

For everyone. Everywhere.
January 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM