Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July!
249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
Essentially 100% of patients I see for substance use are on Medicaid (or uninsured & working to get on Medicaid). Most cannot afford their lifesaving medications without coverage & I’ve seen devastating results from coverage lapses in the past. This bill’s new “requirements” are going to kill people
No kings.
I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a few days in Bermuda. Such a beautiful country and amazing people. A perfect getaway.
Fantastic to see that Time has published an opinion piece by one of our MPH students, Luke Carl Jorgensen, reflecting on how the past can inform us about the impact of current policy implementation.
time.com/7286403/hist...
Fake health information – whether shared unknowingly and innocently, or deliberately to mislead or cause harm – can be far more captivating than accurate information. A global health scholar explains: buff.ly/ELp8mk6 Angshuman K. Kashyap, University of Maryland
Tell me you don't know how public health works without telling me you don't know how public health works
Public health has taken a large hit this year and many of our grants that fund our students were terminated. For #PurdueDayofGiving, consider a donation to our public health student fund. Select Public Health Student Fund
dayofgiving.purdue.edu/campaigns/se...
Connor Ives created the T-shirt worn proudly by Pedro Pascal. He is currently pre-selling his version, with all proceeds benefitting Trans Lifeline. If you buy from another seller or company, do your research to ensure they support and fight for the trans community.
Holy crap Indiana cut public health funding to $40 million annually
The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels
Good grief
Nice to be back in NYC for a few days.
Rural health care providers are staring down existential threats from both cuts to Medicaid and the elimination of HRSA initiatives
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
About 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriages. Despite this, Republican lawmakers in 5 states introduced symbolic bills calling on the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. A scholar explains: buff.ly/q76uFwD
Paul M. Collins Jr. @umassamherst.bsky.social
NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility:
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
Nearly all modern medical treatments trace back to #NIH-funded research. Now hundreds of active grants are being terminated, jeopardizing progress against cancer, Alzheimer's, infectious diseases and more. buff.ly/HhK60HP #ScienceFunding
Congratulations to Chavez Rodriguez whose poster reviewing interventios to promote HIV medication adherence among individuals who use substances was recognized for excellence at #sbm2025!!
Sofia Rubi did an outstanding job presenting on mobile medical units to address opioiod use disorder in the HEALing Communities Study at #sbm2025; the abstract received a Meritorious Abstract Award.
Lisa Neumeister did an excellent job presenting on sources of sexual health information among South African adolescents at #sbm2025
@luis-a-gomez.bsky.social and Stephen Beegle presented their work examining AI-delivered HIV health information at #sbm2025 that was recognized as a Citation Abstract.
This is what breaks my heart. These young people who are so eager and full of promise and who are the next generation of Nobel Prize winners, scientists inventors, teachers. #Trump and #Musk have destroyed it all. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
The NIH have terminated hundreds of HIV-related research projects. The damage is irreparable. Soon, we will see delays in scientific progress and difficulties in training the next generation of scientists. Even worse, hundreds of thousands of people will die. youtu.be/q9icRYpLIbY?...
Because of Trump’s ban on LGBT health research, some of the most prominent #LGBT health researchers are mourning the loss of their careers and figuring out what to do next.
The speed at which NIH is terminating in-progress HIV-related grants is truly horrifying. This is not a shift in future priorities—they are abruptly cutting off studies originally competitively funded because of their high scientific impact that are already underway. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Gift link I hope. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
💜 needed to read this
March 21, 2-3 pm ET: What to do when your federal grant has been stopped or terminated
If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations.
Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers.
Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...
I urge faculty members to join the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). We have few organizations that represent us and offer us collective power. #Yale has a new chapter. You can start one if your campus doesn't have one yet. And you can join now too.
www.aaup.org/membership/d...
The Trump administration is planning to completely eliminate the CDC Division of HIV Prevention, cutting $700 million that should be used to prevent HIV infections and control HIV the HIV epidemic. Such cuts would have horrific consequences for the health of Americans. aidsunited.org/action/polic...