New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

This a great piece of investigative journalism. @rollingstone.com
This should be required reading for scientists and ethicists.
Ethics matter, especially in science.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

In summary, from both a personal and professional perspective, to hinder access to HPV vaccine would be to directly cause preventable deaths in both men and women, and to cost the U.S. $8B per year.

And I will fight it with everything in my power, I can promise you that.

An overpass occupied by people with signs, and a large banner between them that says, "Come for one, face us all." Because Fuck ICE, that's why. This is not my photo. I don't know who it belongs to.

Just outside Seattle on I-5 🤘

What if NIH had been 40% smaller? Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened What happened when a public health scientist overheard four men sharing misinformation about Covid — and decided to talk to them about it.

The next beer’s on me, JessSteiner!
#vax reality
##COVID

news: COVID vaccines are safe

Cartoon by Charles M Schulz showing the Peanuts gang reading - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock all with books - Woodstock weighed down by War And Peace!

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy

(Art: Charles M Schulz)

Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin. She captured an X-ray diffraction image of DNA and stated that a helical structure was probable. Watson and Crick then created a detailed model based on her results. They initially received credit for the discovery and were awarded the Nobel Prize after her death.🧪

Everybody
Everywhere
Needs flowers tonight

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.

Before the 1970s, a child diagnosed with leukemia had a 90% chance of dying within 5 years.

Today, those odds are flipped: they have an almost 90% chance of survival.

My colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev's article on progress against childhood cancer.

ourworldindata.org/childhood-le...

N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies

One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people.

This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

Read this thread to understand the horror, the suffering, the pain, and the dreadful censorship that Jay Bhattacharya has unleashed 😞

Congrats, Saahi! Also, what an amazing overview of your brilliant work. 👏👏👏

A spatial transcriptomic atlas of acute neonatal lung injury across development and disease severity A molecular understanding of lung organogenesis requires delineation of the timing and regulation of the cellular transitions that ultimately form and support a surface capable of gas exchange. While ...

I am so excited to share our most recent work & my first big project as a graduate student! We leveraged spatial transcriptomics to study the cell-cell communication involved in human lung development. Here’s the full study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Do not listen to RFK Jr. on covid vaccines for pregnant people. Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which STRONGLY recommends a covid vaccine during pregnancy, for the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. 🧪 www.acog.org/covid-19/cov...

“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.

In light of today’s recommendation on COVID vaccines for pregnant women, this 2022 piece by
@deldeib.bsky.social is newly relevant.

COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen

Neonatal and Developing Lung Interest Group (NDLIG) Annual Meeting & Whitsett Award Presentation
Mon 5/19/2025 7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Marriott Marquis San Francisco Foothill E (Second Level)
#atsmeeting #ats #neobluesky

HUGE NEWS.

A study presented at #AACR25 found that one dose of the HPV vaccine (which prevents CANCER) is as effective as two, with efficacy rates >97%.

Presenting at #pas2025 about cystic fibrosis newborn screening!

Here at the #PedsICU section of #PAS2025

Learning about pediatric mortality in conflict zones

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say results of a Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine aimed at preventing pancreatic cancer show promise. The vaccine PREVENTED the cancer from coming back in patients who had already received treatment for MORE THAN three years. 🧪🧵⬇️

This is clearly happening to @atscommunity.bsky.social, where longtime friends and stalwarts — great teachers who usually show Americans cutting edge data from @anzics.bsky.social collaborations — are skipping this year

US patients will suffer from delayed access to latest results

Learning from the legendary Dr. Bonnie Ramsey #cysticfibrosis

Revolutionary New Guidelines Set to Enhance Cystic Fibrosis Screening In a significant stride towards improving the health outcomes of newborns with cystic fibrosis, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has released new guidelines that advocate for updated, standardized

scienmag.com/revolutionar... read about the new guideline for cystic fibrosis newborn screening! #medsky

Tom Mariani, PhD - chair of the ATS Research Advocacy Committee told Hill staffers, "It is no exaggeration to say important studies testing the benefits of new treatments have been delayed, fundamental research pursuing novel health discoveries have been derailed...by Administration actions."

Alright Skeeties! I wanted to put all the anatomy facts in a thread to keep them organized so:

WELCOME to class of 2023 Insomniac Anatomy Academy! In which I study anatomy when I can't sleep and share the best facts with you. 🧪

The Best Investment You Didn’t Know You Made: How NIH Funding Fuels Innovation and Economic Growth Continued investment in the NIH is essential to fighting current and emerging health threats and to ensuring the U.S. remains a global leader in medical innovation.

THIS: The Best Investment You Didn’t Know You Made: How NIH Funding Fuels Innovation and Economic Growth
www.amfar.org/news/how-nih...

Horrible. Pediatric brain cancer research. What are we doing? On this front:

Is flat 15% fair? An NIH funding policy is misguided and damaging

'NIH suggests that indirect and direct costs are substitutes when in reality they are complements: (...) If NIH puts more money into direct project funding, that funding generates additional indirect costs for more labs, more safety & compliance officers, and more buildings & their utility costs.'

Screenshot of tweet from @AlecStapp “Too many people take biomedical innovation for granted.” Below this is a screenshot from an article on the Atlantic.com. Highlighted is the text: “A child born with cystic fibrosis in the 50s could expect to live until age 5. In the 70s, age 10. In the early 2000s, age 35. With Trikafta came a quantum leap. Today those who begin taking the drug in early adolescence, a recent study projected, can expect to survive to age 82.5 - an essentially normal lifespan.”

I remember the cystic fibrosis patients I took care of 20 years ago.

I also remember the dedicated HIV wards in the hospitals, and that Princess Diana made headlines for shaking hands with AIDS patients.

Progress has been incredible.

Miracles are where you choose to see them.