NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.
'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
We have spent over a year fighting back against this administration’s destructive policies, but that’s not enough. We are excited to announce our new platform for Public Health Week: The People's Health Platform! The 1st pillar: Guarantee Healthcare for All www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/peo...
After Trump took office last year, the US Holocaust Museum quietly removed educational material about American racism from its website and canceled a workshop on the "fragility of democracy," @iriesentner.bsky.social reports. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
I’m running for Congress in my home, New York’s 12th Congressional District, because the federal government is destroying the very systems that keep people safe. Our rights and guardrails of democracy are at risk. We need people who will deliver results.
That's what I'll do: ninafornyc.com
I can't believe Katherine Johnson used to do these sorts of calculations and simulations BY HAND. I'm flabbergasted.
Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings
Federal agencies have been labeling some research "gold standard science" — a trend that accelerated after a May 2025 executive order. Researcher Jonathan P. Scaccia argues the branding distorts how evidence actually works.
White text on violet gradient background reads, "Fertility tracking must be part of an evidence-driven vision of reproductive health care for all." Below is a photo of a fertility chart, pills and a thermometer.
Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) are important options within the full spectrum of #ReproductiveHealth care. By grounding FABMs in evidence and reproductive justice, we can strengthen the fight to ensure access to care for all.
Read more from @cbpolis.bsky.social: https://gu.tt/4aO6QDX
I feel so lucky to have been in school with so many brilliant international students. The son of a Ugandan mango farmer helped me survive statistics class, & the varied perspectives I was exposed to enriched my science immeasurably. This is truly our (the US's) loss.
I'm reminded of these wise words from Mr. Fred Rogers on what would have been his 98th birthday. We are all in this together. Let's renew ourselves to the fight for the common good. It's all the more important during these difficult times.
THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside.
On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors.
She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.
Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job. n.pr/3PPoNJy
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For International Women's Day on 8 March this weekend, @nature.com's Careers team presents award-winning women scientists and the women who inspired them. If you need some feel-good news these days or pro tips for mentoring in your own science career, dive in!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I loved chatting with you @jennieindc.bsky.social - thank you for having me! Hope the cupcakes were amazing. 🧁
Happy birthday!
🚨 New Episode 🚨
This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the amazing @cbpolis.bsky.social at @guttmacher.org on why fertility awareness-based methods of family planning must be grounded in evidence and reproductive justice. It was a great conversation and I learned a lot. #podcast
This week, Chelsea Polis, Principal Research Scientist @guttmacher.org, talks with us about different fertility awareness-based methods, their effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages, & why each method must be grounded in scientific evidence and oriented within a reproductive justice framework:
Yeah.
But once it's in a journal, stopping it from "starting" to catch on is pretty hard, too. Ask me how I know 🫠
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Thank you!!
Whew.
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here is a slide from a talk I delivered yesterday on addressing mis- and disinformation in the published scientific literature.
Wakefield's paper, of course, had been published in the Lancet, where Richard Horton was, and remains, Editor in Chief.
Thank you so much! And thank you also for helping spread the word - much appreciated! 🤗
Guttmacher Principal Research Scientist Chelsea Polis co-edited a special issue of Contraception and co-authored the accompanying editorial examining the rapid rise of FemTech in sexual and reproductive health, including its promise and risks.
Find the editorial on our website: gu.tt/3MQIorK
US immigration officials picked up a blind Rohingya refugee last week in Buffalo, NY. Then, realizing they had no basis to deport him, they released him five miles from his home. He needed a walking stick and died trying to make his way back to his house: www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...
Thank you for helping us get the word out about the Special Issue! Appreciate it :)
So very grateful to you for helping us get the word out - thank you!
HUGE thanks to my fellow guest editors Rebecca Simmons, Patty Cason, & Angel Foster, to Carolyn Westhoff (Contraception’s Editor Emerita) & Blair Darney (current EIC) for support, every researcher who submitted work, and every peer reviewer who willingly donated their time and expertise!
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This special issue isn’t anti-tech. It’s about ensuring that innovation serves people’s needs, not just market incentives.
The path forward requires collaboration across technology and health, rigorous evaluation, and an unwavering focus on reproductive health, rights, & justice.
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Vast majority of special issue submissions came from high-income contexts.
Despite FemTech collecting data from millions daily, only ~50% of submissions included empirical data.
FDA recently signaled it may relax regulation of health tech, but we need stronger (not weaker!) safeguards.
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