And the award goes to Walter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@WutTheWut.bsky.social

RFK's toxic combination arrogance and incompetence is stunning.

This week's cover @thelancet.com

She has already told the American people what we need to know. She won't protect the nation's health.

New measles case in North Carolina brings state total to 5, linked to South Carolina outbreak These cases are linked to the ongoing outbreak in South Carolina.

After health officials in South Carolina reported ~100 new measles cases in the past several days, the outbreak is reported to have spread to North Carolina and Ohio. abc11.com/post/measles...

American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.

American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding for projects including reducing sudden infant deaths, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, and more after criticizing RFK Jr. wapo.st/48U8yB2 via @lenasun.bsky.social and Paige Cunningham @washingtonpost.com

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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.

Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.

What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...

Supporting children's health and well-being should not be on the chopping block.

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.

RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.

So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.

Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.

Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid" YouTube video by Annie Andrews

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.

Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. Logo

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...

AAP: Removal of COVID vaccines from immunization schedules for healthy children, pregnant people disregards process, increases risk AAP experts say the move may leave families without the ability to decide whether to get a vaccine for their children. It is unclear how the change will impact insurance coverage.

“What is clear is that pregnant women, infants and young children are at higher risk of hospitalization from COVID, and the safety of the COVID vaccine has been widely demonstrated.”

publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

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##Caturday with Stella

It's true. It will be hard to keep pediatric hospitals open, too.

Same!

I live in the Research Triangle of NC. Many of my friends and neighbors are affected by the chaotic attempts to slash government-funded research. These scientists have trained for many years and are the best of the best. They deserve better.

How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.

NIH DOGE'd.....
Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
60 Minutes @cbsnews.com w/transcript
www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-lay...

Trump and Republicans are gearing up to eliminate Head Start programs, which provide vital childcare to nearly 1 million kids.

SNAP, which helps feed nearly 14 million children, is also on the chopping block.

And they wonder why more people aren’t having children.

Hello?

Cassidy should be barraged with calls to impeach him. #rfjkr #pediatriciansupport

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

🚨 Over 70 graduate programs in the biological and biomedical sciences have frozen or slashed admissions.

The consequences are profound—how many brilliant minds are being shut out of research entirely? How much future discovery is being lost before it even begins?

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🚨1.25 million people died of TB in 2023
🚨10.8 million new cases of TB were diagnosed in 2023
🚨Multi-drug resistant TB is a public health crisis
🚨US$ 22 billion is needed annually for TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, but funding is being cut.
🚨Poverty fuels TB globally
#WorldTBDay2025

graph of NIH basisfor new drugs

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

It used to be so cheap!

Apparently Gweneth Paltrow is back to touting raw milk.

Here are some common infectious diseases you can get from raw milk: Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria, tuberculosis, brucellosis, and avian flu. Among others.

USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

My 18 year old:

It's good to eat foods like kale, but it doesn't have antigens. Only antigens give you immunity. It's safer to get antigens from vaccines than disease.

She gets it. 🥲

NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.

NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake: Does anyone still want to claim Mr. Kennedy is not anti-vaccine? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... via @joelachenbach.bsky.social @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

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I'll be seeing kids in clinic today, thankful for the science that protects, heals, and treats them. I wish I could join the scientists bringing attention to the essential work they do every day as they gather at Stand Up For Science protests around the country today.