For @nytimes.com I am looking to speak with American home buyers who have been trying to buy their first home this spring. How competitive is the market in your area? How are you thinking about mortgage rates? Home prices? My DMs are open or email ronda.kaysen@nytimes.com
Just received notice I am low censused for Friday of the holiday weekend and I am not upset about it one bit!
A big thank you to the pharmacy staff that worked with my patient to find where their out of stock medications were in stock at. Usually the patient has to call around and find them so this was nice!
I need help with a gift idea for my retiring OBGYN. Suggestions appreciated.
Kids are excited for their treats
So orange ominous looking!!
The most prevalent cancer types associated with both short-and long-stay nursing home residents were similar: lung (18.0% vs. 15.5%), breast (9.9% vs. 12.9%), and hematological (9.9% vs. 9.6%) (Figure 1).
1 in 7 Medicaid beneficiaries received care at a nursing home following a new cancer diagnosis, with more than half of these individuals using one for the first time. Lung, breast, and hematological were most prevalent. #gerisky #medsky agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
After years of delays, a music venue dedicated to Jerry Garcia will open this month in the West Loop. buff.ly/q9EtOky
Wait WHAT
The damage being done to American science, particularly in the area of medical research will cost countless lives and take decades to repair. This is truly a catastrophe.
Materials produced or authored by NCI staff that address topics that may be controversial, high profile, or sensitive must be sent to the NCI Clearance Team for review prior to publication. Depending on the nature of the information, additional review and clearance by the NCI director, deputy directors, NIH, and HHS may be required. In some cases, the material will not need further review, but the NCI Clearance Team will share it with NCI leadership, NIH, and/or HHS for their awareness. Examples of controversial or high-profile topics include, but are not limited to: Cancer Moonshot NCI budget COVID-19 Vaccines H5N1/bird flu Opioids , Marijuana Dietary guidelines/ultra-processed foods Obesity Stem cell or fetal tissue research Abortion Autism Peanut allergies Fluoride Measles Diversity/equity efforts Gender ideology Environmental justice Discussion of federal policies Topics of federal investigations Issues concerning pending legislation Topics that have received recent attention from Congress Topics that have received widespread or critical media attention
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.
Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
A thing that most Americans never really pay attention to, but now that there's tariffs I'll share: the personal exemption limits. Please note the great footnote to the alcohol limits: "if this is a matter of utmost importance to you, you can check with the state Alcohol Beverage Control Board"
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
Please share: 2024 CDC/ACIP guidelines #IDsky #medID #pharmacy
web.archive.org/web/20240719...
The CDC vaccine app is still fully functional and has the 2025 recommendations
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Maintaining a healthy waist circumference and staying physically active are important in preventing cancer 🧪 bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
Cervical cancer screening is an important public health intervention, but screening disparities exist for those w/ physical disabilities. Would self-sampling improve screening rates? @jama.com #cansky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I was set to enter a clinical trial in February.
It's since been canceled.
You are spot on with "cancer itself will not agree to such a delay."
#Cansky
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
I help with cancer research posts at work but this week felt very hard to post. What are some positive posts in cancer research or cancer research advocacy I could share in light of the NIH pause.
Ladies night
Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH.
I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Great entertainment pre @nhlblackhawks.bsky.social
let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
If you're a federal worker and you want to blow the whistle and share emails or memos from the new administration, my DMs are open and I'll keep you anonymous.
The antidote for despair is action ❤️
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
If you’ve been affected by this pause — either as a government worker or as a health care professional — I’d love to hear from you.
Feel free to reply to this post or drop me an email — dan.diamond@washpost.com.
if you’re a grant-supported researcher* and your grant funding is “paused” there’s a good chance you’re out of a job and have to switch gears in various ways and a lot of people will be committed to other work even if that “paused” resumes however long from now…
Attention, kidney docs! The new #Nephsky feed is up and running!
