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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 13h

MMWR stole the show in the first round of headlines about CDC cuts but in the chaos, many missed that the NHANES mobile team remains RIF'd. This is the backbone of this key survey that contains some of the only representative anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data on the country.

STAT @statnews.com · 15h

Protecting the nation’s public health demands data, whether it be new measles cases, a surge in ER visits, or shifting patterns in obesity. The most recent job cuts at the CDC threaten the mostly unseen foundation of that research enterprise.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 13h

Everyone across biomedicine should be very loud about this so this team's RIF status gets reversed. Nhanes has been key for tracking obesity & diabetes rates, identifying high blood lead levels in kids in the 70s, tracking progress on cholesterol lowering, guiding nutrient fortification programs etc

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 4h

Sam the rural health advoCATe is distressed. Measuring the difference in the % of folks who know they have high blood pressure and those who actually screen high, for example, illustrates public health gaps for rural.
#PowerOfRuralCats

Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 5h

Wow. NHANES js incredibly for population health surveillance, and is nationally representative as well. What a loss.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 5h

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 9h

Define “knife.” I’m a little old lady & I always carry a knife. It’s about 2” long and is useful for opening bags, trimming fingernails, and repairing catcher’s mitts.

@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 12h

Another assessment of the effect of massive H-1B visa changes, focused on rural. This analysis focuses on rural institutions.
Sam the rural health advoCATe is tired of gritting his teeth as he reads the news.
#PowerOfRuralCats
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Trump’s H-1B Visa Policy Will Hurt Research Institutions | The Daily Yonder

On September 19, 2025, Trump passed an executive order requiring international applicants to pay a $100,000 fee to acquire H-1B visas, a program that

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow about a third of Perseverance rover staff will be laid off, despite the mission being the penultimate step in a decades long effort to bring samples back from mars.

Reckless, needless budget cuts intended to hinder the pursuit of knowledge.

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 1d

As an amateur musician who spent time in an ICU: wish this study hada metric for ambient sound. My Bose sound reducing headphones were no match for the interminable loud beeps and alarms… which would have disturbed the music.

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Slow-Tempo Music and Delirium/Coma-Free Days Among Older Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation

This randomized clinical trial aims to determine if a slow-tempo music (60-80 beats/min) listening intervention decreases delirium duration, delirium severity, pain, or anxiety in older adults undergo...

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JAMA @jama.com · 1d

Are you a physician interested in medical publishing?

Our Fishbein Fellowship will welcome a physician to our Chicago headquarters to receive hands-on training in all facets of a major medical journal including manuscript review, issue makeup, online publishing, and more.

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Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing: Call for Applications

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JAMA @jama.com · 1d

📢 Applications are open for the JAMA Editorial Fellowship Program.

This remote program will offer early career researchers an opportunity to immerse themselves in JAMA’s editorial team to learn about editorial decision-making and enhance their skills in scientific communication.

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Call for Applications: JAMA Editorial Fellowship

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals www.axios.com/2025/10/13/t...

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.

www.axios.com

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 2d

Sam the rural health advoCATe agrees with the sentiment below.
Rural problems aren’t seen without data.
#PowerOfRuralCats

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 2d

the gutting of the national center for health statistics should be considered its own five alarm fire

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Eliminated at NCHS:
❌ Office of Informatics, Governance and Assurance
❌ Office of Information Sevices (communications)
❌ Office of the Director for the Division of Vital Statistics, which is now without all leadership
❌ Planning/Operations in the Division of Healthcare Statistics

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing! I barely attempt to hem jeans, much less make them.

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OPB @opb.org · 2d

Researchers discovered that since 2017, firearms have surpassed motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of mortality for youth ages 11-18, spiking from 1,945 deaths in 2001 to 3,224 in 2022.

Gun deaths among high schoolers on the rise, WSU study finds

The researchers found that, nationwide, high schoolers ages 14 to 18 are at an exceptionally elevated risk for gun-inflicted injury and death compared to children in other age groups in both rural and urban settings.

www.opb.org

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

JD Vance is LYING. These firings have NOTHING to do with the shutdown.

Donald Trump is CHOOSING to fire these scientists to threaten Democrats.

Trump is destroying what little is left of our public health infrastructure, and we will NOT be ready for the next pandemic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 2d

Shamelessly sharing.

JAMA @jama.com · 2d

💬 Viewpoint: To address rural hospital closures, a cohesive framework is needed that simplifies program enrollment, aligns financing with clinical needs, and streamlines accountability.

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A JAMA article titled "Rural Hospitals Deserve More Than Patchwork Policies," published online September 3, 2025. A table outlines a path toward supporting rural hospitals with a modern framework, comparing current state and modernized proposals.

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 2d

“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.”

Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education.

I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.

The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang

cdh.princeton.edu

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Daniel Spiro @danielspiro.bsky.social · 2d

I agree with R2…

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 2d

Finally scheduled an appointment for COVID vaccine next week. Prescription is no longer required in GA to get the booster.
I get vaccinated to:
- Protect myself
- Protect others
- Model what I preach
georgiarecorder.com/2025/10/08/g...

Georgians can now get updated Covid shots at pharmacies without a prescription • Georgia Recorder

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters” Georgians should now be able to get the updated Covid vaccines at pharmaci...

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 3d

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 3d

My bluegrass group practices in a local park. Now that school is back in session, the attendants bring a group of autistic kids (various impairment levels) in to listen on Mondays. Any one of those kids is worth more than anyone in the current administration.

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 3d

1. My father's funeral was this week. This morning, I attended my first @nihvigils.bsky.social with my family. I shared my father's story. My father immigrated from South Korea. This was possible with #NSF funding. I know we are sister agencies, but science is under attack in multiple departments.

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Joseph Q Jarvis MD MSPH @drjqjarvis.bsky.social · 3d

“Rural hospitals across the US are under threat. Nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, and one-third, more than 700 hospitals, are at risk of shutting their doors.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rural US town outraged as only hospital forced to shut: ‘I would have died without it’

Nearly 28,000 people relied on Glenn Medical center for its services, but now they will have to travel more than 30 miles for care

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social · 3d

No pizza party or company swag is going to fix the reality of what it’s like to be a healthcare worker in the US. Our pilot data suggest that moral injury is prevalent among HCWs and may affect suicidal thoughts and behaviors doi.org/10.1080/1555...

ABSTRACT
Research suggests that moral injury (i.e., perpetrating, witness-ing, or failing to prevent acts that transgress one's moral beliefs, values, or ethics) is associated with a range of adverse psychological sequelae among military-connected populations, including suicidality. However, little is known about how moral injury is associated with suicidality among healthcare workers or if these associations differ by gender. We collected self-reported data from a sample of United States healthcare workers (N= 200), including a modified Moral Injury Events Scale and items related to suicidality (i.e., past-year suicide thoughts, suicide plans, suicide attempts). We examined the cross-sectional relationships between moral injury and these measures of suicidality using separate logistic regression models and examined for differences by gender. Greater moral injury was significantly associated with higher odds of past-
year suicidal thoughts (aOR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.09) and
associated with suicide planning (aOR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.12) and suicide attempt at a trend-level (aOR = 1.07, 95%
Cl: 0.99, 1.16). There were no statistically significant differences in these associations by gender. Results suggest that suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts of healthcare workers may be driven, in part, by morally injurious events experienced in the workplace.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 4d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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