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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 2h

Medicare Aborts Apparent Plan to Pause All Physician Payments During Shutdown www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
This is a Medicare cut

practitioners telehealth services that are not currently payable by Medicare should consider providing beneficiaries with an advance notice of noncoverage

Medicare Aborts Apparent Plan to Pause All Physician Payments During Shutdown

Pause in payments still affects telehealth and hospital-at-home services

www.medpagetoday.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 4h

Claiming a nation is under existential threat from outsiders
—this may tap into real concerns about economic instability or cultural change but distorts them into xenophobia or authoritarianism.

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 4h

ceding control, most can't
the irony

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 4h

I might get a mention somewhere near the end of the day.

Longitude Prize on ALS @longitudeprize.bsky.social · 5h

Join us at the #ALSTDI Summit in Boston, MA tomorrow to learn more about how we're bringing #AI and unprecedented data to the fight against #ALS, the most common form of motor neurone disease ( #MND).

#LouGehrig #AIforGood #DrugDiscovery #HealthInnovation #Neurodegeneration

ALS Therapy Development Institute @alstdi.bsky.social · 2d

Summit day is almost here! 🙌 Join us this Friday for the ALS TDI Summit — a free conference sharing the latest breakthroughs in ALS research.

There’s still time to register to attend virtually 🌍
👉 fundraise.als.net/alssummit

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 4h

Hay fever
ain't about hay.

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 2d

The word ‘dementia’ is about to lose its value
Because of the rise of Biomarkers.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/d...
via @statnews.com

The word ‘dementia’ is about to lose its value

Better diagnostics are changing how patients and caregivers talk about living diseases that cause dementia.

www.statnews.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 2d

Today, fellow Texan, Juan B Escalera-Rios died.
R.I.P. Juan.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 3d

The National ALS Registry will be holding its 2025 Annual Meeting on October 22nd-23rd. Registration for the Annual Meeting is Now Open
forms.gle/a73wukGtYFUd...

National ALS Registry 2025 Annual Meeting

Dates: October 22nd-23rd, 2025 Times: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Event Address: Virtual (Link will be sent when available) Contact Song Xue at <[email protected]> for any questions Summary o...

forms.gle

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 3d

The majority of CDC ATSDR ALS Registry pages are now undated.
www.cdc.gov/als/hcp/proi...

Projects and Studies

Links to the Research and Studies the National ALS Registry is involved with

www.cdc.gov

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 4d

How Brooke Eby is Using Humor and Honesty to Redefine Life with ALS

She was diagnosed with ALS at 33. Now she’s sharing her story with over 500,000 followers on social media.
www.brainandlife.org/articles/bro...
I have a face for radio.

How Brooke Eby is Using Humor and Honesty to Redefine Life with ALS

She was diagnosed with ALS at 33. Now she’s sharing her story with over 500,000 followers on social media.

www.brainandlife.org

Reposted by L Brielmaier

IEEE EMBS @embs.org · 4d

Don't miss out! We are still offering FREE access to an IEEE EMBS Membership for all non-members from October 5th - 18th in honor of IEEE Day, a global celebration of technology and innovation.

👉 Learn more: https://ieeeday.org/special-activities-offers-2025/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 5d

Taped my October 16th ALS-TDI Summit award acceptance speech video this morning. They liked it.
Starts off with two jokes:
I know a lot of jokes about unemployed people but none of them work.
My doctor told me to have a good day, so I went home!

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 5d

Taped my October 16th ALS-TDI Summit award acceptance speech video this morning. They liked it.
Starts off with two jokes:
I know a lot of jokes about unemployed people but none of them work.
My doctor told me to have a good day, so I went home!

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 5d

“Look what they’ve done to your creation.”

Reposted by L Brielmaier

IEEE EMBS @embs.org · 9d

In honor of IEEE Day, a global celebration of technology and innovation, we are offering FREE access to an IEEE EMBS Membership for all non-members from October 5th - 18th.

Learn more here: https://ieeeday.org/special-activities-offers-2025/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 9d

States can't do that
unless SCOTUS overturns settled law
yet again .

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 10d

China refuses to buy U.S. soybeans, causing all sorts of problems.
But why can't U.S. farmers grow something other than soybeans?

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 12d

private school for everyone

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 12d

Trump administration backs off 100% pharma tariffs threatened to start Oct. 1
www.statnews.com/2025/10/01/t...
via @statnews.com

It's TACO time, yet again...

Trump administration backs off 100% pharma tariffs threatened to start Oct. 1

The White House is pressing drugmakers to lower their prices and invest in U.S. factories.

www.statnews.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 14d

just like last time, no

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 14d

As shutdown begins, FDA to stop accepting new drug submissions

The funding lapse triggered by the U.S. government shutdown is the latest test for an agency that’s already dealt with significant layoffs and leadership upheaval this year.

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 14d

Last week’s poll results

53% of
PharmaVoice readers who think drug ads on TV should be banned.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d

Alaska intensifies

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d

It has a name
The Congress Conga.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d