A good read. Since WW2, the #NIH has operated as a decentralized entity. Priorities were set by Congress, but independently executed by experts. This led to its success. Now, political appointees have unprecedented control over what research gets funded, harming science. 🧪 go.nature.com/4bCwTNh

COVID is an infection acquired via the respiratory route, primarily transmitted via inhalation of infectious aerosols. That doesn't mean it's just a respiratory infection. Similarly, no longer having respiratory symptoms doesn't mean you've cleared the infection. #medsky #scisky #longCOVID

🎙️New episode of Infectious Dose is live. And this is such an important conversation. I’m joined by biomedical researcher @mark-ungrin.bsky.social to talk about something we don’t discuss enough: What happens when scientific errors become institutional policy. 🧵

I’ve spent years focused on correcting misinformation with accurate science, but what if some misinformation starts inside the institutions we trust most? A conversation with biomedical researcher @mark-ungrin.bsky.social gave me some insight. New #InfectiousDose episode Tues. night midnight CST

Around the world, women writers face risks because of what they write, where they write, or simply just *because* they write. On #InternationalWomensDay, we encourage you to learn more about women writers at risk, and read some of their words. pen.org/we-must-reme...

NEW EPISODE LIVE! Mpox isn’t over. The virus is still evolving. In the new episode I break down: 🧬 viral evolution 🦠 clade Ib 🌍 spillover ecology 🔬 genomic surveillance Why this virus still matters. 🎧 Listen or read here: infectiousdose.com/post/under-t... #InfectousDose #Mpox

🎧NOW LIVE It’s not a love story. It’s a transmission strategy. Parasites that hijack fear. Viruses that sabotage courtship. Fungi that demand altitude. 🎙️Love Bites: Microbes That Hijack Affection, is live. #InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark www.infectiousdose.com/post/love-bi...

A good read, summarizing what has happened to science & medicine since Kennedy's confirmation. His anti-vaccine stance is behind measles outbreaks, is causing an exodus of next gen scientists, turning pharma companies away from investing in American R&D. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Love isn’t always what it seems. Sometimes it’s hijacked by microbes. 🐭 Mice flirting w/ cats 🐜 Ants climbing to their doom 🦠 Viruses rewriting profiles Tomorrow night, Midnight CST. 🔥 Recipes attached. Make your own & join us! #InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

Holy shit.

we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response

New episode is live: At the Edge of Spillover – The Nipah Paradox High fatality. Neuroinvasion. Human-to-human transmission. And yet… it burns out. Why does a virus this formidable fail to go pandemic? 🎧 Listen here: infectiousdose.com/post/nipah-paradox #InfectiousDose

Nipah virus checks uncomfortable boxes: • High fatality rate • Human-to-human transmission • Neuroinvasion • Fruit bat reservoir • No licensed vaccine So why does it keep burning out? 🎧New episode drops tomorrow at midnight CST. #InfectiousDose

Babies are being born with syphilis in 2026. It’s curable. It’s preventable. And it’s a public health failure. 🎙️ New episode: “The Syphilis Surge: Echoes of Betrayal in a Broken Health System” Listen here → www.infectiousdose.com/post/syphili... #InfectiousDose #STIs #Tuskegee

Thanks for posting this @mackayim.bsky.social I have been talking about this for years and how its not just the acute infection but rather the increased risk to subsequent infections that is particularly concerning

I have been informed by U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and confirmed by the City of El Paso, Texas that there are two known active cases of tuberculosis registered at Camp East Montana. There are also at least 18 cases of COVID-19. I had been hearing rumors of this from my contacts for weeks.

An immigration atty repping families at a detention facility said a child suffering from appendicitis collapsed in pain after being denied meaningful med attn. "The child passed out in a hallway vomiting and writhing ... only to be offered Tylenol" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... @mikehixenbaugh.com

If you or your loved ones are in need of a KN95 Mask (or like... many of them), drop by our office at 132 Main Street in Fredericton during office hours and fill your boots! Masking up is a simple way to help protect your community and lighten the burden on our health care system. #NewBrunswick

ICE is composed of pardoned felons

“This episode is not a scientific explainer & not an invitation to debate. It exists to make clear where this podcast stands, why silence is not an option, why evidence, accountability & human rights are inseparable from public health” @infectdosepodcast.bsky.social

Entanglement is one of the greatest threats to whales around the globe. It's a complex problem, but we hope Canada's new "whalesafe" strategy finds success on the east coast, and that similar action will be taken on the west coast soon. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A brief statement clarifying the ethical boundaries of #InfectiousDose is now live. www.infectiousdose.com/statement-of...

We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”

Or, and hear me out, don't upload photos and videos that could facilitate a statewide takeover of your local school district and arbitrary consequences for children.

If you're a Post journalist who got laid off today: 1. [pats bench] come sit by us, is it time to go get that book deal?; and 2. even if not, I'd be happy to comp you a free year's subscription to "How to Glow in the Dark" if you reach out this week. neonliterary.substack.com?utm_campaign...

RSV is common. Severe disease doesn’t have to be. A clear, evidence-based episode on what RSV is, how it spreads, and how we protect infants and families today. 🎧 Now live at #InfectiousDose www.infectiousdose.com/post/__rsv

A long-term dream of mine has been to bridge @viralemergence.org's work on AI/ML-driven viral risk assessment with AI/ML-driven work on drug discovery. This would make a great topic for this fellowship here at Yale! If you're interested in applying, reach out. medicine.yale.edu/biomedical-d...

If you send me a dm with a $100 donation receipt to any one of the charities in this link, I’ll do a portrait of whoever you want, animal or human. www.standwithminnesota.com

Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen

Coming up on #InfectiousDose RSV, explained. A clear, evidence-based look at what it is, how it spreads, and how we protect against severe disease today. New episode drops Tuesday night at midnight CST. #RSV

South Carolina measles outbreak is exploding & has already surpassed the Texas 2025 total. Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

It’s live. 🕷️🔥 Most “spider bites” aren’t bites at all. Fear spreads faster than facts—and spiders have been taking the blame for decades. A new Outbreak After Dark episode is now live. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. www.infectiousdose.com/post/oad-eig...

Eight legs. Endless fear. Most “spider bites” aren’t bites at all. A new Outbreak After Dark episode crawls in tomorrow night at midnight CST. 🕷️ #InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark

I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed. When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL I was traumatized for years from reading the news story. The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.

Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine. Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.

The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....

One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it. www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...

this is clear & expert reporting (by journalists trained in visual investigations at berkeley's human rights center) demonstrating ICE's execution of alex pretti

Read this week's TRANSMISSION for the latest news on H5 Avian Influenza, Measles, Influenza, Mpox, and COVID-19. Read here: www.unmc.edu/healthsecuri... #Mpox #Meales #H5N1 #Influenza #COVID19

Over half a decade in, and we're living in two realities about COVID-19. In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore. In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\ Only one is right. blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...

🎙️ Now live: From Spillover to Weapons A conversation with biorisk expert @brownecfm.bsky.social on why clarity matters more than fear for biological threats — natural, accidental, or deliberate. 🎧 Listen on your fav podcast player or here: #InfectiousDose www.infectiousdose.com/post/biorisk...

Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.

Huge congrats to The Sentinel team on the $100M MacArthur Foundation 100&Change award for transforming infectious disease surveillance & #pandemicprevention! 🎉 🌍 Your work will save lives. 👏 #GlobalHealth hsph.harvard.edu/news/harvard...

If it will hurt Americans, he'll do it: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Science doesn’t care about party lines. Viruses don’t negotiate. Gravity doesn’t compromise. New episode is live — a conversation on leadership, public health, and respecting reality with @AstroTerry. 🎧 www.infectiousdose.com/post/the-rig...

My interview with @AstroTerry drops tonight at midnight CST. Hey Texas, y'all don't want to miss this one. #InfectiousDose #PublicHealth #Science infectiousdose.com