The news here (Taubenberger out as head of NIAID) tells you a lot about the chaos reigning at top science institutions in the US. 16 of 27 NIH institutes now have acting directors.
And the second paragraph tells you about the chaos journalists face trying to get government responses…
a doozy from @sarah-todd.bsky.social — inside a longevity conference, people talked about how they might vibrate their scalps, replace their vital organs, buy tests and scans, and do any number of self-experiments to try and live forever:
www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/l...
Alcohol addiction treatment, while neglecting medications to help people cut back — or even harm-reduction used for other drugs — relies heavily on programs like AA. For many, that has worked well. What about everyone else?
NEW from @levfacher.bsky.social
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A study on alcohol's health risks that was paid for by taxpayers but never released is now out – in a scientific journal. New:
www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/s...
A really important story about new details Trump officials released on Medicaid work requirements: www.statnews.com/2026/06/03/m...
Really timely conversation on the overlooked crisis in Cuba on @wamu.org – "The food is simply not going to market."
No fuel to cook or go to work. Public health dissolving. Hospitals "eerily calm...but it's because people are getting ill and dying in their houses," reporter says.
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When I started working with @isabellacueto.bsky.social on alcohol use during pregnancy, the best data we had ended in 2020 which left us with a big question: is the increase a blip? So I got busy replicating the studies we read and here's what I found: www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/d...
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The surging popularity of alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous represents a seismic shift in the alcohol treatment landscape. Many say it's overdue.
Jeffery Taubenberger, the acting head of the NIAID, the NIH’s infectious disease institute, is reported to have stepped down.
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Inside the longevity conference that brings together founders, investors, biohackers, and the generally death-averse to discuss how to forestall — or even beat — our demise.
my latest @consumerreports.org investigation is based on months of reporting and 120+ lab tests of popular snacks
over a third of the products had more additives / contaminants in 1 serving than what health agencies have identified as safe to consume daily 🧵 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Diabetes researchers removed from a conference for handing out printed copies of their editorial warning that the Trump administration's funding cuts & delays will make America's health worse.
The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Tests by Consumer Reports and Yuka found high levels of additives and contaminants in popular products from Cheetos, Hostess, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Takis, and more.
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research.
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Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
