Our NIH grant to discover coronavirus antiviral meds was terminated today. With this grant, we had developed a better SARSCoV2 inhibitor than Paxlovid, and we recently discovered an improved drug that looks better than Pfizer's own second-generation inhibitor.

Our grocery bills are already high – and Trump’s economic plans will make them even worse.

I'm no expert on tariffs and their implications for world trade, which qualifies me to be President of the USA, apparently

Trump’s CFPB won’t enforce a rule that protects consumers from predatory payday lenders. That’s on top of the 45 corporate enforcement cases the agency has dropped so far. Why? So Trump’s billionaire buddies can get richer by ripping you off.

UK: Brexit is the biggest act of economic self harm any country will ever perform USA: Hold my beer...

This is the post I never wanted to have to make. Earlier today, news arrived that my position as a history professor for US Army CGSC has been eliminated in accordance with DOD cuts. There is no chance of reassignment, and the entire Fort Belvoir campus will be stood down.

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…

Who started the war again…?

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on

🥳 We’ve hit 6K signatures on the petition for better infection controls against airborne illnesses in healthcare! But we’ve still got a LONG way to go to reach 10K in the next 2 weeks before the petition closes on 11 May. Please SIGN & SHARE now! ✍🏻 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7003…

NY Post: Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is under sharp criticism. Despite lacking diplomatic experience, he leads negotiations with Russia alone — without US diplomats and relies on Kremlin translators. 1/

How does a scientist’s journey shape their groundbreaking work? Prof Professor John Tregoning from the Imperial Department of Infectious Disease shares insights on his #ImperialInaugural, discussing his career, scientific contributions, and the role of collaboration in advancing science.👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-medic…

OPPORTUNITY! Applications are now open with part funding of £10,000 towards your MRes fees available for successful applicants! 💼MRes in Epidemiology, Evolution & Control of Infectious Diseases 📅Application deadline 12th of June 2025 ✏️Find out more ➡️ imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-inf…

There are 112 people with Covid in Welsh hospitals. 2 in critical care. 79% of those 112 people didn’t have Covid when they went into hospital. Read that again.

Just in case you wondered whether President Trump was right about the ‘genocide’ of white farmers in South Africa…. BBC Verify shows he wasn’t. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Climbers Summited Mount Everest in Record Time. Did Inhaling Xenon Help? S&C's Dr Robert Dickinson research into xenon gas neuroprotective effects after a brain injury, such as a stroke or a traumatic blow to the head, is referenced in this Scientific American article ⬇️ scientificamerican.com/article/did-in…

Quite the lead story on the BBC. An in depth article by Bowen that deserves your attention. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nearly half of all farmworkers in California, where large portions of this country's food are grown, are undocumented. If you raid farm fields, you won't have food on your table.

Good news - Channel 4 will air this important film by basement films about medics under fire in #Gaza. The one the BBC refused to show. Watch at Weds 10pm.

I would pay good money for a reporter to ask Donald Trump to explain what an mRNA vaccine is and what his administration’s exact objection to it is.