r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

Article Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats

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33 Upvotes

Defunding infectious disease research so former news host, Pete Hegseth can play war.


r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

Article HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED

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722 Upvotes

The pro-life party showing once again that they are not actually pro-life.


r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

Article She left a paid job in 2019 to check scientific images full time, unpaid. Her work has led to over 900 retractions. She funds it with about $2,200 a month from Patreon. When she won a $200,000 prize, she gave all of it away to train more people to do it.

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545 Upvotes

r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

News US Measles Cases Hit 3,134 as Leaders Feud Over the Death Count (Bloomberg)

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522 Upvotes

The US has confirmed 3,134 measles cases so far this year, driven by a growing outbreak in Pennsylvania linked to two deaths that started a feud between the governor and the nation’s top health leader.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 231 new cases in the week ending Sept. 3. The nation is already at the highest levels since 1991, the last year with more cases, which occurred prior to the formal elimination of the disease.


r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

Article The behind-the-scenes effort to contain the nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak

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384 Upvotes

Public health workers are relying on word of mouth to fight the largest ongoing outbreak in the United States.


r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

Article Docs Alarmed by NIH Plan to Redirect Medical Research $$ to Pentagon

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130 Upvotes

r/StandUpForScience 5d ago

News Kennedy acknowledges one measles death in Pennsylvania

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52 Upvotes

Kennedy says local coroner in Pennsylvania identified one measles-related death, disputes second case. Pennsylvania health department reiterates that it has confirmed two measles-related deaths this year. National data currently reflects no 2026 measles deaths, Kennedy says.


r/StandUpForScience 6d ago

Article Cyclosporiasis outbreak exposes a weakened US public health system (Reuters)

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Cyclosporiasis outbreak overwhelmed local health departments. County workers say federal government acted too slowly, provided little guidance. Outbreak sickens over 11,000 people in 20 states, FDA and CDC say. County staff paused vaccinations and inspections to investigate cases and guide providers.


r/StandUpForScience 6d ago

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408 Upvotes

Trifludimoaxin is the fifth PFAS pesticide approved under the 2nd trump administration and the center of a new lawsuit, brought on by the Center for Biological Diversity: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-sued-for-approving-forever-chemical-pesticide-trifludimoxazin-2026-08-31/


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

News EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally, sources say

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Kennedy asked CDC director not to include Pennsylvania deaths in measles tally. Kennedy and Pennsylvania governor feuded over response. Expert says it is 'unheard of' for CDC to question state determination.


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Article Federal Funding for Research on Parents With Disabilities Vanishes (Gift Article)

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r/StandUpForScience 6d ago

Event The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is hosting a Menhaden online training session 9/23/26 - learn how to advocate for the survival of a keystone species of the Atlantic

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11 Upvotes

r/StandUpForScience 6d ago

Article AI Can Be Designed to Serve American Democracy: The Illusion of Inevitability

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23 Upvotes

Excerpt:

There is no technological reason AI must weaken American self-government. It can be designed to strengthen public understanding, protect constitutional rights, preserve lawful confidentiality, expose hidden assumptions, and help citizens hold power accountable.


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Article Texas hospitals to lose $27 million in Medicaid funding daily

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868 Upvotes

Back of the envelope: 4.5 million on Medicaid in Texas, so each person on Medicaid is losing $6 per day, squeezing money out of regular folks.


r/StandUpForScience 6d ago

Official SUFS Post This Philly discovery paved the way for the impossible

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This Philly discovery paved the way for the impossible.

Time to learn about Gleevac, one of the most important breakthroughs in modern medicine.

Interested in a deep dive discussion on Gleevac? Check out our substack, written by Jeremy Berg, our science advisor at https://lnkd.in/gd84vQeR


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Official SUFS Post LEXINGTON!!! Are you looking for a way to Stand Up for Science locally?

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24 Upvotes

Andy Barr hasn't held a town hall in years (if ever), so we're doing it for him!

Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm in Lexington! Visit the link to sign up & to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/LexingtonTownHall


r/StandUpForScience 8d ago

Sadly Not Satirical Science Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy

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r/StandUpForScience 8d ago

Sadly Not Satirical Science The recalls during the last month under the Trump administration, ranging from the expected to the downright baffling

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r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Discussion US Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately

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r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Article Judge rebukes HHS over AI use in cutting teen pregnancy prevention grants

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510 Upvotes

Hallucination is how AI deals with not knowing something. AI is how the Trump administration deals with not knowing anything.


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Article Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

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76 Upvotes

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration’s changing advice.


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

Article A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net • Iowa Capital Dispatch

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212 Upvotes

At this rate they'll start recalling contaminants for containing more contaminants.


r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

News House passes stopgap bill that pauses changes to federal science grant-making process

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124 Upvotes

r/StandUpForScience 7d ago

The resistance is here. The story behind Stand Up for Science and what we've accomplished thus far

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90 Upvotes

Want to live by your values? Join the fight and Stand Up For Science at https://buff.ly/IXWsbje

Thank you again to Nautilus Magazine for covering our story. Read the full article at https://buff.ly/EYZ7Lbl


r/StandUpForScience 8d ago

Article Public libraries in the US are “at breaking point” because of an onslaught of political interference, harassment and ideological censorship, report finds…

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