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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#RFKJr fires top #NIH scientist weeks after she files #whistleblower complaint

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump admin’s #hostility toward #vaccines

The US * #health* secretary, RFKJr, has fired a top scientist at the National Institutes of #Health (NIH) just 3 weeks after she had filed a whistleblower complaint against the Trump admin relating to its hostility towards vaccines, according to a report.

#science #medicine #OrchestratedShutdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/rfk-jr-jeanne-marrazzo-nih-fired

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RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint

Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump administration’s hostility toward vaccines
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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#RFKJr fires top #NIH scientist weeks after she files #whistleblower complaint

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump admin’s #hostility toward #vaccines

The US * #health* secretary, RFKJr, has fired a top scientist at the National Institutes of #Health (NIH) just 3 weeks after she had filed a whistleblower complaint against the Trump admin relating to its hostility towards vaccines, according to a report.

#science #medicine #OrchestratedShutdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/rfk-jr-jeanne-marrazzo-nih-fired

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RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint

Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump administration’s hostility toward vaccines
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@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The U.S. has long lagged behind other wealthy countries in reducing its stillbirth rate.

Now a new five-year, $37 million NIH consortium will prioritize this public health issue. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-stillbirth-prevention-consortium?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #NIH #Pregnancy #Health #Women #PublicHealth #Science #Research

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NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

Two prominent scientists said in #whistleblower complaints filed late Wednesday that they had been removed from leadership positions at the #NIH after objecting to #Trump admin efforts to undermine #vaccines, flout #CourtOrders, withhold #research money & politicize the #grant-making process.

#RFKJr#PublicHealth #science #medicine #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/health/nih-whistle-blower-complaints-vaccines-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

The allegations added to a growing chorus of protest from former high-ranking #health officials over what they warned were dangerous & unscientific views about #vaccines gripping the #FederalGovernment & potentially opening the door to preventable infections.

Those policies have not only restricted people’s #access to vaccines, …but also have constrained federally funded #research on future inoculations against #InfectiousDiseases.

#Trump#RFKJr#PublicHealth #science #medicine #law

Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

The complaints were filed by Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who until the end of March had directed the National Institute of #Allergy & #InfectiousDiseases [#NIAID], the institute previously run by Dr. Anthony S. #Fauci; & Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, who until mid-April had directed the #NIH Fogarty International Center, which supports global #health #research.

#Trump#RFKJr#PublicHealth #science #medicine #law

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

The complaints shed light on much of the internal strife at the agency earlier this year, as the #Trump admin clamped down on the country’s #medical research #funding apparatus.

The scientists drew particular attention to what they described as an administration-wide “hostility” toward #vaccines that they said had taken hold in the upper echelons of the #NIH, long one of the world’s leading engines of #vaccine #research.

#RFKJr#PublicHealth #science #medicine #law

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

Two prominent scientists said in #whistleblower complaints filed late Wednesday that they had been removed from leadership positions at the #NIH after objecting to #Trump admin efforts to undermine #vaccines, flout #CourtOrders, withhold #research money & politicize the #grant-making process.

#RFKJr#PublicHealth #science #medicine #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/health/nih-whistle-blower-complaints-vaccines-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.

The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.

#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy

Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The admin has already terminated thousands of #research #grants at agencies like the #NSF & #NIH, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation & diversity, equity & inclusion.

The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by #FEMA, #PublicSafety initiatives funded by the #DOJ & #PublicHealth efforts supported by the #CDC. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.

#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy

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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
#Trump executive order gives #politicians control over all federal #grants, alarming #researchers

An #ExecutiveOrder signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give #political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by #FederalAgencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the #US the world leader in #research & #development.

#USpol#BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999

Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The order requires all #FederalAgencies, including #FEMA, the National #Science Foundation [#NSF] & the National Institutes of #Health [#NIH], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal #funding opportunities & #grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”

It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.

#Trump#BrainDrain #research #idiocracy

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Update. "Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, in an Appropriations Committee vote that represents a clear rebuke of President Trump’s plan to dramatically reduce the agency’s spending."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih-budget-senate-committee-replaces-trump-cuts-with-400-million-increase/
( #paywalled)

#DefendResearch#Funding#Medicine#NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Update. "Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, in an Appropriations Committee vote that represents a clear rebuke of President Trump’s plan to dramatically reduce the agency’s spending."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih-budget-senate-committee-replaces-trump-cuts-with-400-million-increase/
( #paywalled)

#DefendResearch#Funding#Medicine#NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

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@setihub@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Hundreds of NASA employees and supporters have signed the #VoyagerDeclaration, formally expressing dissent against budget cuts and attacks on key NASA missions.

This action follows similar statements from #NIH and #EPA communities, voicing objection to the unlawful policies of the Trump administration.

https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration#StandUpForScience#Science#SpaceScience#NASA

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@setihub@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Hundreds of NASA employees and supporters have signed the #VoyagerDeclaration, formally expressing dissent against budget cuts and attacks on key NASA missions.

This action follows similar statements from #NIH and #EPA communities, voicing objection to the unlawful policies of the Trump administration.

https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration#StandUpForScience#Science#SpaceScience#NASA

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The #NIH is calling for public comments on its plan to cap the use of grant funds to pay #APCs. It seeks comments on five listed options and/or suggestions for other options.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-138.html

The comment deadline is September 15, 2025. The NIH plans to start implementing its APC-capping policy on January 1, 2026.

#Funding#Medicine #OAintheUSA

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"14 Republican senators urge White House to release delayed #NIH funds."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/25/britt-leads-letter-urging-trump-administration-to-release-delayed-nih-funds-00476872

PS: The real news here is that these are #Republicans. "Suspension of these appropriated funds — whether formally withheld or functionally delayed — could threaten Americans’ ability to access better treatments and limit our nation’s leadership in biomedical science. It also risks inadvertently severing ongoing NIH-funded research prior to actionable results.”

#DefendResearch#Funding#Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.

Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Health#Vaccines#RFKJr#Children#Medicine#PublicHealth

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@ArenaCops@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
@ProPublica Is RFK Jr. the prime threat to public health & national security?
No! It's the one, who nominated & appointed him, and the ones, who confirmed the deluded conspiracy theorist, who even his own family warned against.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history
#USPol#PublicHealthRisk#Trump#RFKJr#PublicHealth#HHS#CDC#NIH#NationalSecurityThreat#UnseatTheTrumpRegime#USPolitics#RaiseYourVoice #UnitedInDiversity#StrongerTogether#WeThePeople#WeCare

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Björn Brembs
@brembs@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

More anti-science at the US funding agencies.

“the #NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models."
Slide at 2:48 (NIH section starting at 2:38).

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/fda-nih-workshop-reducing-animal-testing-07072025

Apparently, hallucinating AIs will be sufficient for finding the next drugs, no animal tests necessary. Given the history of human testing in the US, I think it's quite clear which populations will get the newly discovered drugs first...

#science #pseudoscience#USpol

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Björn Brembs
@brembs@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

More anti-science at the US funding agencies.

“the #NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models."
Slide at 2:48 (NIH section starting at 2:38).

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/fda-nih-workshop-reducing-animal-testing-07072025

Apparently, hallucinating AIs will be sufficient for finding the next drugs, no animal tests necessary. Given the history of human testing in the US, I think it's quite clear which populations will get the newly discovered drugs first...

#science #pseudoscience#USpol

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Joseph Szymborski :qcca:
@jszym@cosocial.ca  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

My question for #researchers in the fields of #biology , #genetics , #medecine , etc... is are we going to be ready for the possibility of #PubMed and other #NIH online databases and services becoming one of the many casualties of the current #US administration and its increasingly unreliable #HHS department?

This is an interesting opportunity for the broader international research community to create a more distributed, resilient alternative. Scientists, citizen or otherwise... any ideas? #phd

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The #NIH just announced that it will "cap how much #publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their research findings publicly accessible."
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-crack-down-excessive-publisher-fees-publicly-funded-research

We don't yet know the cap or how NIH will calculate or enforce it.

#APCs#DefendResearch#GoldOA#OpenAccess#ScholComm #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

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