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FrancesSteadSellers

@francesssellers

Associate Editor of the Washington Post.

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The justification used to kill many an ⁦NIH⁩ grant: it ā€œno longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.ā€ Another must-read by ⁦carolyn johnson⁩ & ⁦Joel Achenbach⁩ washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

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It’s hard for many people to see the importance of what CDC does because when it succeeds, there isn’t an outbreak. Your neighbor doesn’t overdose. Your cousin stops smoking or your child doesn’t start. Your grandmotherĀ doesn’t develop cancer. Cuts to this work would put us all

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Excellent analysis in The Economist on why @Gavi is "exemplary" and shows how health aid can be maximised to ensure cost-effective, predictable support. Gavi's unique model helps countries transition away from support to become fully self-financed: econ.st/4l7qygB

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Will the brain drain from Europe to the U.S. be reversed? 75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving nature.com/articles/d4158…

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⁦I came to the U.S. as an international student. It is sobering to read Sarah Ellison⁩ on how Feds are spreading fear w secret moves in that community. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."

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Volunteers and staff at the Newlin Grist Mill in Glen Mills Pa are rebuilding the waterwheel using 18th-century tools. It’s an exercise in experimental archaeology: #woodwork #woodworking #watermill #history #archaeology share.inquirer.com/Yukz3F?utm_sou…

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A warning of what may come if shots decline: Millions of U.S. measles cases and many unnecessary deaths. Follow ⁦LenaSun⁩. #publichealth #infectiousdisease washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04…

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Join me Tuesday at noon ET when I’ll be ⁦Washington Post Live⁩ speaking w D Shana Ntiri and ⁦Kimberly⁩ about advances in and access to #cancer care. Register below! washingtonpost.com/washington-pos…

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Shana O. Ntiri tells FrancesSteadSellers, "Some of the [cancer] screening barriers that occur are the barriers that occur in all populations ... One of the major barriers is time."

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Kimberly Enard tells FrancesSteadSellers, "Given that certain groups have higher rates of poverty... You'll see those things contributing to either lack of detection and less availability to be able to engage in lifestyle changes that might help to prevent certain types of cancers."

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NEW: FDA’s plan to limit access to covid vaccines is frustrating some who trying to get vaccinated before fall, toying with the idea of going abroad for shots or deciding they are willing to pay hundreds of dollars. ⁦Fenit Nirappil⁩ ⁦Rachel Roubein⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05…

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Supreme Court walks a tightrope as it confronts Trump’s power moves. Another great piece by ⁦Ann Marimow⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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How kind can a leader be? Former NZ PM ⁦Jacinda Ardern⁩ makes the case for compassion. My review of her new memoir, ā€œA Different Kind of Power.ā€ washingtonpost.com/books/2025/06/…