What is best about Jay Bhattacharya? I would say his integrity, poise, and respect for others and their rights. I especially value his desire to make the First Amendment his top concern. Thank you and congratulations Dr. Bhattacharya!
If I may make one suggestion…Will everyone reading this consider the scope of NIH against the enumerated powers given to the government by the Constitution. If there are activities at the NIH that fall outside these enumerated powers can we please put them on a publicly accessible list, and either stop executing these activities or begin discussing what to do with them?
For reference here is The Tenth Amendment.
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Getting back to real evidence-based medicine, cutting baksheesh from Big Pharma, and promoting people based on competency would be a great start! So excited to have Dr. Bhattacharya in this position!
Just to get medicine and science back to true basics as you list. And where competing ideas can actually be voiced and debated - will be such an improvement. Looking forward to seeing what Jay does over these next several years!
If these are the kind of appointments we can expect in the next Trump term, I'm all in (at least in the healthcare space). First RFK, then Makary and now Jay! I'm sure VP will be involved at either an appointed post himself, or at least as a trusted advisor. For the first time in 10 years I can honestly say there is hope for the FDA, and public health as institutions. Only time will tell if they are allowed to make the impactful overhaul that is necessary, or if they are stifled by the corrupted interests who don't want the cash cow to end.
As somebody who works within the NIH Intramural Program I cannot imagine a better pick than Jay Bhattacharya. He will be a breath of fresh air, especially after all the DEI/woke nonsense we've had to put with at the NIH for the last 4-8 years. Hopefully Jay will also ensure that the NIH is no longer asked to provide advice on managing a pandemic as many of the interventions pushed, including the mRNA vaccines and paxlovid were in large part motivated by obvious conflicts of interest. For example, NIAID, in a negotiated settlement with Moderna, received close to $500 million from Moderna. Further, NIH leadership advising both Trump and Biden were very much motivated by wanting to appear as knights in white armor, not simply for personal glory but to ensure increased funding for the NIH.
This is such a breath of fresh air. Dr. Bhattacharya will bring ideas outside of the dark ages. I hope that we will become a standard in medicine, where New Zealand, Germany, Sweden are looking to us for the right direction. Another reason this doctor is a great pick is he has a backbone. If it looks like a cabbage, feels like a cabbage, smells like a cabbage, ker plunk, kick it out. (sideline - I'm not picking on cabbages, they just popped into my head)
I discovered Dr. B on Twitter in the midst of the covid madness. I am not a medical professional but I read a lot and I had decided by summer of 2020 that something was wrong with the Official Covid Narrative. What impressed me SO much about Dr. B was his refusal to engage in cancelling, name calling, and profanity -- the preferred tactic of the covid fanatics -- even when he was being personally attacked. From the beginning of my exposure to him, I was impressed by his character. I am (beyond) thrilled with his appointment to head NIH!
If I'm shocked (in a good way) that all of this is really taking place, I can't even imagine the level of WTF that the "fringe left" is experiencing right now. Karma is kicking some serious ass!
Not thrilled with many other appointments, am VERY pleasantly surprised with these picks in science and medicine. May not be possible but I for one would dearly love to see all the studies “not” supporting a new drug that were buried never to see the light of day finally revealed. Would dearly love NIH to fund independent studies of pharmaceutical trials looking for safety signals which frequency may have been a tad understated in the past.
I don’t get it. JB was a coauthor of the Great Barrington Declaration which was partly based on a flawed seroprevalence study which ordinarily Vinay you would rake over the coals. What gives? What am I missing. You weren’t a supporter of GBD or at least a signer.
The irony is not lost on Jay’s nomination. A fringe, contrarian, anti-vaxxer (and any other COVID era insult) may very well hold the reigns to NIH’s $45 billion budget.
1. It’s kind of sad that we are so excited about someone bringing a commonsense approach to managing the NIH(why isn’t this the norm?)
2. I take fiendish delight imagining JB taking control of the reins of NIH funding for many of his Stanford colleagues who treated him so shamefully during the pandemic. I know he probably wouldn’t exercise his power in that way, but maybe…
What is best about Jay Bhattacharya? I would say his integrity, poise, and respect for others and their rights. I especially value his desire to make the First Amendment his top concern. Thank you and congratulations Dr. Bhattacharya!
If I may make one suggestion…Will everyone reading this consider the scope of NIH against the enumerated powers given to the government by the Constitution. If there are activities at the NIH that fall outside these enumerated powers can we please put them on a publicly accessible list, and either stop executing these activities or begin discussing what to do with them?
For reference here is The Tenth Amendment.
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Getting back to real evidence-based medicine, cutting baksheesh from Big Pharma, and promoting people based on competency would be a great start! So excited to have Dr. Bhattacharya in this position!
This is a great summary. Exciting times ahead.
Just to get medicine and science back to true basics as you list. And where competing ideas can actually be voiced and debated - will be such an improvement. Looking forward to seeing what Jay does over these next several years!
If these are the kind of appointments we can expect in the next Trump term, I'm all in (at least in the healthcare space). First RFK, then Makary and now Jay! I'm sure VP will be involved at either an appointed post himself, or at least as a trusted advisor. For the first time in 10 years I can honestly say there is hope for the FDA, and public health as institutions. Only time will tell if they are allowed to make the impactful overhaul that is necessary, or if they are stifled by the corrupted interests who don't want the cash cow to end.
The ultimate rebuke to the lying Anthony Fauci.
As somebody who works within the NIH Intramural Program I cannot imagine a better pick than Jay Bhattacharya. He will be a breath of fresh air, especially after all the DEI/woke nonsense we've had to put with at the NIH for the last 4-8 years. Hopefully Jay will also ensure that the NIH is no longer asked to provide advice on managing a pandemic as many of the interventions pushed, including the mRNA vaccines and paxlovid were in large part motivated by obvious conflicts of interest. For example, NIAID, in a negotiated settlement with Moderna, received close to $500 million from Moderna. Further, NIH leadership advising both Trump and Biden were very much motivated by wanting to appear as knights in white armor, not simply for personal glory but to ensure increased funding for the NIH.
This is such a breath of fresh air. Dr. Bhattacharya will bring ideas outside of the dark ages. I hope that we will become a standard in medicine, where New Zealand, Germany, Sweden are looking to us for the right direction. Another reason this doctor is a great pick is he has a backbone. If it looks like a cabbage, feels like a cabbage, smells like a cabbage, ker plunk, kick it out. (sideline - I'm not picking on cabbages, they just popped into my head)
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
I discovered Dr. B on Twitter in the midst of the covid madness. I am not a medical professional but I read a lot and I had decided by summer of 2020 that something was wrong with the Official Covid Narrative. What impressed me SO much about Dr. B was his refusal to engage in cancelling, name calling, and profanity -- the preferred tactic of the covid fanatics -- even when he was being personally attacked. From the beginning of my exposure to him, I was impressed by his character. I am (beyond) thrilled with his appointment to head NIH!
If I'm shocked (in a good way) that all of this is really taking place, I can't even imagine the level of WTF that the "fringe left" is experiencing right now. Karma is kicking some serious ass!
Excellent suggestions. Hope Dr. JB reads them.
Poetic justice indeed!!
Not thrilled with many other appointments, am VERY pleasantly surprised with these picks in science and medicine. May not be possible but I for one would dearly love to see all the studies “not” supporting a new drug that were buried never to see the light of day finally revealed. Would dearly love NIH to fund independent studies of pharmaceutical trials looking for safety signals which frequency may have been a tad understated in the past.
I don’t get it. JB was a coauthor of the Great Barrington Declaration which was partly based on a flawed seroprevalence study which ordinarily Vinay you would rake over the coals. What gives? What am I missing. You weren’t a supporter of GBD or at least a signer.
The irony is not lost on Jay’s nomination. A fringe, contrarian, anti-vaxxer (and any other COVID era insult) may very well hold the reigns to NIH’s $45 billion budget.
Two thoughts:
1. It’s kind of sad that we are so excited about someone bringing a commonsense approach to managing the NIH(why isn’t this the norm?)
2. I take fiendish delight imagining JB taking control of the reins of NIH funding for many of his Stanford colleagues who treated him so shamefully during the pandemic. I know he probably wouldn’t exercise his power in that way, but maybe…