.@PBS : Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say . @CDCgov .@NIH .@HHSGov . by @AliRogin .

Research Square: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(#H5N1) Outbreak Among House Cats: A Case Series Involving Oseltamivir Treatment .by Kristen Coleman et al . with early supportive care and antiviral treatment, H5N1 is survivable in domestic cats,.

.@washingtonpost U.S. #measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread . by @bylenasun.

.@statnews : Inside the staff exodus and tanking morale that threaten Makary’s @US_FDA . Agency staff are already struggling, and the future consequences could be more dire .

.@WHO : Considerations for use of avian influenza A(H5) vaccines during the interpandemic and emergence periods: report of a WHO virtual scientific consultation, September 2024 . #h5n1.

.@DrPaulOffit : Senator William Cassidy (R, LA) promised that he would prevent RFK Jr. from disrupting vaccine programs. How’s he doing? .

“It’s almost like they’re admitting that their process before was inappropriate and lacked legal basis for termination,” said Marylana Saadeh Helou, a partner at Epstein Becker & Green, who has been advising universities on appealing grant terminations.

.@statnews :.HHS devises legal playbook for future grant terminations, internal memo shows . By @AnilOza16 .

.@TheAtlantic : Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR . #HIV .

CDC @EIDjournal : Promising Effects of Duck Vaccination against HPAI, France, 2023–2024 . 314–756 outbreaks were averted in 2023–2024, representing a 96%–99% reduction in epizootic size, likely attributable to vaccination. #H5N1 .

.@axios : An increasing share of American adults are going hungry .

Inside Medicine: Thoughts on a "defense" of Gold Standard science published in Science Magazine. 👉 by @jeremyfaust

Bloomberg: When an #HIV Scientific Breakthrough Isn’t Enough. Trump administration funding cuts and dismantling of USAID force the focus to shift from elimination back to treatment.

.@TheAtlantic : RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine . The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened . @SecKennedy .

.@latimes : @NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it .

RT @Sayedabdelwhab: 🦆💉 Duck vaccination in France worked wonders against deadly bird flu!.From Oct 2023–2024, an estimated 96–99% drop in o….

RT @Sayedabdelwhab: 🧬 Scientists have recovered the 1st complete 1918 flu genome from Switzerland, revealing early mutations linked to huma….

RT @BillGates: According to a @UNAIDS analysis, ending PEPFAR-supported programs for people living with HIV could result in an additional 4….

npj Viruses: Highly pathogenic avian influenza #H5N1 in the United States: recent incursions and spillover to cattle . Ahmed Mostafa et al .

Doctors for America et al vs. OPM et al: This case involves government officials acting first and thinking later.