@beccaschleifer.bsky.social
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Trump wants to cut healthcare costs by gutting The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research—an agency focused on public health research to make care cheaper and better.

Roosevelt Fellow @mirandayaver.bsky.social weighs the risks for healthcare outcomes. https://bit.ly/46db7Ne
If Trump wants to cut health spending, he's defunding the wrong agency
Hobbling the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research's capacity is dangerous.
thehill.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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The amazing @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social and colleagues published this excellent piece in Lancet about the undervaccination problem we are having in the U.S. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Measles in Texas: waning vaccination and a stark warning for public health
In late January, 2025, a measles outbreak primarily affecting unvaccinated school-aged children emerged in Gaines County, Texas, USA, near the New Mexico border. As of March 7, 2025, 228 measles cases...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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An excellent piece by two students about the effects of massive funding cuts on our next generation of researchers. www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...
We dreamed of a future in public health for NC. Trump’s funding cuts threaten that | Opinion
As young people pursuing education, staying in NC and contributing to it was exactly our plan. Recent ​federal executive actions threaten our goals. | Opinion
www.charlotteobserver.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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@drjudystone.bsky.social makes the case against him. Dave #Weldon is up for #CDC Director. His Senate hearings are on Thursday. He thinks vaccines cause autism, doubts the safety of MMR vaccines. CALL YOUR SENATORS: 202-224-3121. www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Is Dave Weldon The Best Candidate To Head CDC?
Dave Weldon is up to head CDC. He's a critic of the FDA and CDC, and believes vaccines cause autism. As we face measles, flu, bird flu outbreaks, is he the best choice?
www.forbes.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM