#Ivermectin was found to help #COVID patients...

patients with parasites

#Ignorance spread "the cure" without the whole picture

Likewise, #VitaminA was found to help #Measles patients...

patients with vitamin A deficiency

And so, ignorance once again:

"West #Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as #medical #disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak"

People think they know better than #scientists and #doctors, and harm themselves and their children

https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak

An incredible person has started a movement to tell the stories of #US #scientists and #science experts who have been dismissed because of the #trump #madness over there at the moment

If you know scientists who have lost funding or jobs because of *certain decisions*, you should contact them! They are also looking for #volunteers ❤️❤️

More here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/silencedsciencestories_faces-of-terminated-scientists-activity-7303887945944420352-Gb2j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADNAIO0BuzwIm3tNVH5tUXHgOK6WxKwxPr8

#scicomm #stem #illustration #art #sciart #illustrators #terminated #federalscience #sciencematters #standupforscience

So #ElonMusk went after a depository of carefully preserved #seeds and #plants and fired the #scientists who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of #genetic #diversity for #crops.
And this #NYT article complains only about the #danger for Americans. 🤦🏽‍♂️
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&smid=nytcore-android-share

#capitalism #techbros #oligarchy #doge #fascism #stupidity #science #food

History repeats itself

#FascistAmeriKKKa #fascism #Nazis #science #academics #scientists #history #politics

Your weather app could miss the next big storm. Blame DOGE.

Legendary TV meteorologist Tom Skilling says targeting the National Weather Service puts us all in jeopardy.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/your-weather-app-could-miss-the-next

"The US #government ‘s stellar #weather info service is being torn apart & likely sold for parts [by] #ElonMusk & #Doge... experienced #scientists fired... The loss of expertise is profound... We’ll all be less safe, the #economy will suffer"

#Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #US #USA

Elon Musk faces exile from 365-year-old Royal Society scientific institution over his political behavior
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/02/17/elon-musk-faces-exile-from-365-year-old-royal-society-scientific-institution-over-his-political-behavior/

"more than 2,700 #scientists signed an open letter, penned by biologist Stephen Curry, accusing #Musk of breaching the society’s code of conduct.

Curry pointed to Musk’s peddling of #conspiracy theories... Musk’s steering of #DOGE in the #US & its impact on #science...

The society hasn’t expelled a member in more than 150 years"

#ElonMusk #Tech #News #USA

On #WomenInScienceDay, the #AIP presents female #scientists from the institute in a series of exciting #Interviews. 🌌💡
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC-7FdjPnEBAKHJe_W2Nn496_OFnu39cr

Wanna be the next astrophysicist? 🔭🙋‍♀️ - Register now for Girls' Day 🚀
https://www.aip.de/news/girls-dayzukunftstag-brandenburg-2025/

What the Hell Is Going on at #NIH?
#Scientists sound the alarm about #Trump unprecedented “Big Brother” research #crackdown. “pause” goes beyond grant reviews - part of larger #blackout on #research at #NIH, across federal govt. Trump admin paused all external comms—”health advisories, weekly #scientific reports, updates to websites, social media posts” at #HHS, which includes the NIH, #FDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC). https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/donald-trump-hhs-nih-cancer-research-pause-crackdown-grant-funding-delays-cancellations-communications/ #medicine #healthcare

Trump #executiveorder declaring only ‘two #sexes’ gets the #biology wrong, #scientists say .

Order describes sex as an ‘immutable biological classification set at conception as either #male or #female’, but all #human #embryos start out as #female.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/trump-executive-order-only-two-sexes-not-supported-by-science/

#Syria: Dr. Hamdi Ismail Nadi, a prominent organic chemistry scientist, was assassinated in his home in #Damascus by unknown assailant

This incident has raised concerns about repeating a similar scenario in #Iraq and targeting #scientists and engineering elites

#Syria #Terrorism #PoliticalMurder #Mossad

I find more and more researchers don't respond to emailed media queries -- even when I'm trying to report on their studies. It suddenly occurred to me that maybe some of them don't think the email queries are legit. If you're uncertain (or even if you're just too busy), forward the query to your university/institutional communications/media relations team. They can sort things out.

#media #journalism #scientists #scicomm #communications #university @medmastodon