"During Trump’s second term, DOGE cuts led to the firing or retirement of an estimated 75 percent of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality staff".
The damage done is deep and cuts to the bone.
> Pharma does not fund research "that does not pay back"
Irrelevant, as public and private research are totally different beasts in nature. Most of the science done in the planet is public (and underfunded or free), and can explore where pharma does not dare to enter.
Ironically, most MAGA are on the group with higher risk to die for lack of affordable (public) healthcare research. They put their lives and hopes on the private research, unaware that most of them will not be able to afford it.
> Who cares about people that trust research because it has "public" or "private" label?
Don't move the goalposts. I said affordability, not trust.
People that don't "trust" science, will simply miss the benefits of trusting science. Period.
Sorry if it sounds too harsh, but this people actively supported to destroy the lives of thousands of researchers, they even cheered about it. Those retired scientists will not return at the last minute to save them from the crisis caused by their poor choices. We have too much urgent problems to solve, and life is too short.
This people finally failed the test and is (emphatically) NOT scientists fault. They were given a million chances to pass it.
>Those retired scientists will not return at the last minute to save them from the crisis caused by their poor choices
And the younger scientists ? They are activity looking abroad for work with support of Countries in Europe, Canada and even China. They will never come back because they will be unable to trust the US Federal Gov.
oh boy. aside from splitting hairs in a way that only an AI or a CS nerd could comprehend, are you defending masks now? masks? this theory has been disproven. there is one crazy person on each flight these days days who wears a mask. are you that person?
as for the researchers trying to stay in the good graces of the political machine, we don't need them. we survived for millennia without them. they can adapt. this reminds me of the french physics establishment that for decades rejected quantum mechanics because it did not come from france. they'll be ok. don't worry about the stupidities of researchers.
What is "a bit bollocks" about it?
The article is reporting on an opinion piece in the Annals of Internal Medicine, and on a related open letter signed by 30 Democratic senators.
That article and letter are events that have happened, which this journalist is reporting on. Without such reporting, most people would not be aware of these events.
What additional research do you think would be appropriate? Do you think journalists should decline to report on events that are happening if they haven't done deep enough background research?
What more do you expect them to do? Hire a hit man, storm the Capitol, send someone with a rubber mask to impersonate RFK Jr? (OK, the way he looks, that last one...)
Does not take a scientist to know Trump's admin handed the US Lead in all Medical Research to China over the last 2 years.
So since the US lost the lead in Medical Research, time to end Obamacare by destroying funding and firing federal workers that are involved with the nation's health.
Setting Hanlon's razor aside, at some point, you have to consider the other possibility; That it is malice, and that the destruction is intentional and serves the goals of other other parties.
How on earth are citizens of the USA putting up with this. Don’t they realize how utterly moronic this administration is? The list with embarrassing failures is so long now, it boggles my mind. The fact that the streets are empty makes everyone complicit, not just those that drank the Koolaid.
Horseshit. ~30% of US citizens are happy with this state of affairs. ~30% are completely disengaged, believe ridiculous things like "both sides are the same" or feel like politics doesn't effect them. ~30% voted for Harris, Biden, and Clinton before that.
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[ 0.20 ms ] story [ 33.5 ms ] threadPharma does not fund research into questions that do not optimize revenue. Consequently most research concludes in pharmaceutical recommendations.
The damage done is deep and cuts to the bone.
> Pharma does not fund research "that does not pay back"
Irrelevant, as public and private research are totally different beasts in nature. Most of the science done in the planet is public (and underfunded or free), and can explore where pharma does not dare to enter.
Ironically, most MAGA are on the group with higher risk to die for lack of affordable (public) healthcare research. They put their lives and hopes on the private research, unaware that most of them will not be able to afford it.
It's definitely true that public research is underfunded. It would also need better leadership for more funding to matter.
Who cares about people that trust research because it has "public" or "private" label?
Don't move the goalposts. I said affordability, not trust.
People that don't "trust" science, will simply miss the benefits of trusting science. Period.
Sorry if it sounds too harsh, but this people actively supported to destroy the lives of thousands of researchers, they even cheered about it. Those retired scientists will not return at the last minute to save them from the crisis caused by their poor choices. We have too much urgent problems to solve, and life is too short.
This people finally failed the test and is (emphatically) NOT scientists fault. They were given a million chances to pass it.
And the younger scientists ? They are activity looking abroad for work with support of Countries in Europe, Canada and even China. They will never come back because they will be unable to trust the US Federal Gov.
as for the researchers trying to stay in the good graces of the political machine, we don't need them. we survived for millennia without them. they can adapt. this reminds me of the french physics establishment that for decades rejected quantum mechanics because it did not come from france. they'll be ok. don't worry about the stupidities of researchers.
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-26-03490
Would’ve been nice to see a few quotes. Come on, Ars!
There are at least 3 sources to this article.
1 is the proximate opinion piece that you’ve linked to.
There’s also a link to a letter signed by 30 lawmakers and excerpts from that latter.
Then there’s a link to previous Ars coverage which discusses a different study altogether.
That article and letter are events that have happened, which this journalist is reporting on. Without such reporting, most people would not be aware of these events.
What additional research do you think would be appropriate? Do you think journalists should decline to report on events that are happening if they haven't done deep enough background research?
So since the US lost the lead in Medical Research, time to end Obamacare by destroying funding and firing federal workers that are involved with the nation's health.
(Occam's razor beats Hanlon's razor)
It is a significant emotional drain to keep watch of the state of things, but I can't look away.