Michelle Scotton Franklin, PhD, RN, PMHNP, FNP
@michellescotton.bsky.social
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Scientist, Nurse Practitioner, and Assitant Professor @DukeUniversity committed to improving the health and well-being of the disability community and other marginalized communities through community-engaged research, education, and clinical practice.
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Extraordinarily cruel
People will get sick
Drug resistance will spike
It sounds as if PEPFAR could be terminated (not just “paused”)
Until now, PEPFAR enjoyed bipartisan support & has arguably been one of the most effective bilateral health aid programs ever
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
People will get sick
Drug resistance will spike
It sounds as if PEPFAR could be terminated (not just “paused”)
Until now, PEPFAR enjoyed bipartisan support & has arguably been one of the most effective bilateral health aid programs ever
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
New study in @jama.com @duke-population.bsky.social: We found relative increases in Medicaid personal care services for dual-eligible beneficiaries newly enrolled in D-SNPs vs other MA #econsky #academicsky #VBP @chvanhoutven.bsky.social @valeriesmith.bsky.social @michellescotton.bsky.social
How old are you, really? Biological aging tech from Duke inventors spotlighted on TV
Duke professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi invented technology that measures aging based on biomarkers from a person’s organ systems.
dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...
Duke professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi invented technology that measures aging based on biomarkers from a person’s organ systems.
dupri.duke.edu/news-events/...
How old are you, really? Biological aging tech from Duke inventors spotlighted on TV | DUPRI
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