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#malthuswouldbeproud

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Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "The Washington-based Malaria No More says new modeling shows that just a year of disruption in the malaria-control supply chain would lead to nearly 15 million additional cases and 107,000 additional deaths globally. It has urged the Trump administration to “restart these life-saving programs before outbreaks get out of hand.”"</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaria</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/usaid-cuts-africa-malaria-health-trump-22252b138d6eeaa143cc892731aec227" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/usaid-cuts-</span><span class="invisible">africa-malaria-health-trump-22252b138d6eeaa143cc892731aec227</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Headline: NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "The National Institutes of Health has stopped considering new grant applications, delaying decisions about how to spend millions of dollars on research into <a href="https://c.im/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> ranging from heart disease and <a href="https://c.im/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s and <a href="https://c.im/tags/allergies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allergies</span></a>.</p><p>"The freeze occurred because the Trump administration has blocked the NIH from posting any new notices in the Federal Register, which is required before many federal meetings can be held.</p><p>"While that may seem arcane, the stoppage forced the agency to cancel meetings to review thousands of grant applications, according to two people familiar with the situation, one of whom was not authorized to speak publicly and the other who feared retribution."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a></p><p>URL for article because thumbnail is not displaying:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305276/trump-nih-funding-freeze-medical-research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305276/trump-nih-funding-freeze-medical-research</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@source" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>source</span></a></span>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article:"The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/measles-tex</span><span class="invisible">as-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549</span></a></p>
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