With their communities facing some of the highest rates of maternal death, Native American leaders are increasingly working with state mortality review committees to better address the crisis. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Important finding: 18% of immigrant parents report they’re avoiding signing up for government health care and other programs
This is the “chilling effect” in action which will lead to more uninsured kids
1/4 kids in U.S. have an immigrant parent; most kids are citizens
www.kff.org/immigrant-he...
yale campus at dusk
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Sharing some encouraging news re: CDC PRAMS. The CDC has indicated they will weight and clean the 2024 PRAMS data. Also, the PRAMS data collection system (PIDS) is up and running again and some sites have begun 2025 PRAMS data collection. Hopefully restoration of the ARF portal is coming soon too.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Brown University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $15,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $10,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 10% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Columbia University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $40,000,000 and $60,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to approximately $20,000,000 in April 2025 and to $0 in May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years fluctuate but remain generally above $25,000,000. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain mostly below 20%.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Cornell University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show some variability but generally stay above $0, with some dips. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show more variability than Harvard and Northwestern, with some spikes, as well, but returning to normal levels after.
Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Northwestern University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $30,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $25,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 15% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.
NEW at grant-watch.us: Emma Mairson and Marian Jarlenski report on funding freezes at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern, that have received zero payments for #NIH grants since the start of April: grant-watch.us/posts/trends...
Only 25% of moms in US report 'excellent' mental health, marking an alarming decline
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New study out @jamainternalmed.com examining trends in self-reported mental and physical health among female parents in the U.S. We find a large—63% increase—in moms reporting fair or poor mental health from 2016 to 2023. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
"What we don't talk about, we don't study – we don't treat. So if people are not aware of the whole range of experiences that people can have both during pregnancy and afterwards, then they can't get the care that they need." @kzivin.bsky.social on why PRAMS is important.
Women's Health Initiative defunded after 30 years and 5,000 publications
www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...
Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match!
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Ah yes. Let's stop research on perhaps the most brutal disease in existence, the one without any really good treatments.
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Flyer that says: CUIMC Stands Up Join Columbia physicians, nurses, researchers, and faculty as we call on our Board of Trustees to resist the Trump administration's assault on our students, our research, our teaching, and our patients. Monday, April 14th 12:30pm Low Library Steps
Join us on Monday as we call on Columbia and the Board of Trustees to resist the Trump administration's assault on our students, research, teaching and patients!
📍Low Library Steps
⏰ 12:30pm Monday April 14
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US
🧪 #medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...
"The NIH official said they had put in paperwork to leave the agency. 'I don’t want to be part of the dismantling of American science,' the official said."
A more comprehensive list of terminated NIH grants that doesn't rely only on those reported on HHS TAGGS but also from affected PIs and other sources. Thank you
@scott-delaney.bsky.social and team! #lostscience
NIH terminations go beyond the list posted on taggs.hhs.gov (which is the source my recently posted google sheet is based on). Folks at Harvard @scott-delaney.bsky.social @britshmit.bsky.social are leading the charge to gather this info - please contribute if you have been affected! #lostscience
🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!
The list of terminated NIH grants is growing. Now 14 pages (was 6 pages last week).
With support from federal funding, @hsph.harvard.edu faculty have conducted groundbreaking research that has led directly to treatments, policies, and programs that have saved lives by the millions, in the US and around the world.
Here are just three examples: hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...
It’s been a rough couple weeks here at Columbia. An inspiring talk from @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social was exactly the medicine we needed to remind us all why we do what we do and the impact that research can have on people’s lives #healthpolicy
We are the world’s laboratory. It’s not even close.
"The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research. Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights."
With the Agency for Healthcare [sic] Research and Quality on the chopping block, I thought it might be useful to highlight a few ways in my own research on efficiency and access in the U.S. health care system has benefited from AHRQ data, collaboration and funding.
There are days in life that shake you.
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
Our university’s NIH CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award) was just cancelled for having some keywords that just mean it will serve ALL people in Utah. This funds research that moves discovery science into clinical therapies. This is literally the mandate of the NIH! 😰 🧪
