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Do you follow the HHS Facebook page? I do, mainly because I think I should. But, boy, it’s adopted the bizarre self-promotional tactics of the president. I’ve always been loath to jump into the comment sections on public Facebook posts — no good can come of it. Helpfully, I work under an HHS contract, so […]
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It’s not been a good week for news in general, but I want to keep the drum going for advocacy. Your voices matter. And the more voices together create momentum Here’s what we have coming up next week. Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, […]
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Happy Memorial Day to our U.S. colleagues. It’s kind of hard to be the right* amount of patriotic these days. Stay strong out there peeps. Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every […]
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Obviously, the big news is the leaked HHS budget. We talked about that yesterday, so you can read at that link to catch up. Here’s some things we have coming up for next week. And don’t forget to subscribe. GOP cuts to Medicaid could threaten rural hospitals Southwest Memorial Hospital, a vital component of both […]
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I saw today that NIH scientists might be able to travel to conference again, but only if it’s officially ru n through the Department. Okay, seems reasonable, except where they are prohibited from attending conferences on their own dime and time. Well, here’s what we have coming up next week. Time is Running Out—Sustain Public […]
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Just an interesting bit of reflection today, I quit smoking on this day back in 2008. 16 years ago! I also quit drinking in 2017. What I also think is interesting is that I still get cravings for cigarettes, but nothing for alcohol. I’m sure a neuropsych person could tell me why my brain has […]
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HHS set to see cuts, overhaul to its agencies Obviously, this is the big story. In a controversial reorganization plan led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut 20,000 positions and shut down entire agencies responsible for community health and addiction services, despite concerns from […]
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Plenty of science still coming up next week. They can stop the funding, but it’s going to be hard to stop a bunch of angry scientists from putting their research out there. Let us not forget, public health is GLOBAL. Here’s some of the research coming up next week. Also scroll down for some of […]
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Every day is like some horrible day of roulette. Some outcomes are a loss. Some are neutral. Some seems okay, until you realized that you’re already in the hole and are just trying to get back to neutral. It gets fatiguing. We want to plug the data rescue project, who are doing yeoman’s work trying […]
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As I write this, it’s 7 in the morning, East Coast time. It’s also a Friday and the last day of the month. Some of the Reddit chatter indicates more federal job cuts today, but nothing is in the news yet. If you go to our front page, you will see a link to all […]
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We know it is really tough. The work is devalued. People are losing their jobs. And that meets huge competition for the current available NGO jobs. I myself had a few depressing hours last night where I was tempted to throw in the towel and keep my head down. But there are really people out […]
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Well, plenty of people are going to be losing their jobs in the next few days under the banner of efficiency. Of course, this is just a smokescreen to obfuscate the consolidation of power. We’ve been blogging a lot about this, and will continue to do so in a way that supplements the work we […]
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