The CDC’s new vaccine advisory committee members were chosen for their skepticism about vaccines. Today, they’re considering scaling back Hep B at birth, changing how MMR + chickenpox vaccines are given, and narrowing COVID recs. This doesn’t give parents more choice — it limits it. #medsky #cdc

Decided to have an unofficial Take Your Parents to Work Day and brought my Mom & Dad to tour our new clinic! They’ve supported me through every stage of this journey, so this felt really special. Big thanks to staff for saying nice things about me (unpaid, unstaged!) and making me look good :-D

Hard to imagine a more dangerous move than #Florida scrapping its vaccine mandate. To come: more outbreaks, more kids in already bed-strapped hospitals, more lives on the line — even for otherwise healthy children. Once again, politicians choosing power over Americans' health. #PublicHealth

15 years, 2 amazing kids, 2 cute kitties, and countless memories… Happy 15th Anniversary to my best friend and favorite teammate. 💕

In the last 24 hrs, I've had 4 patients tell me they wanted to get the Covid vaccine, but were denied at a community pharmacy. In some cases, had asthma / heart disease or other life-threatening condition for which Covid vaccine is indicated. #MedSky Here's why: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/b...

Thrilled to welcome 2 new MDs to our MGH/Harvard Adolescent Med team today: Drs. Jessica Calihan & Adam Kronish! 🎉 Caring docs are needed now more than ever. Misinformation & policy threats to youth well-being are on the rise. Proud to have these 2 join us to help teens in Boston & beyond ❤️ #medsky

Breaking: The AAP has released its own evidence-based vaccine schedule, after recent federal changes prioritized politics over evidence. Americans have long trusted their pediatricians. We ask for your trust again on this. Science first. Kids first. downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...

RFK Jr says the USPSTF has “done very little” in 5 years and may dismantle it But the Task Force has expanded cancer screening, updated diabetes guidance, improved mental health care—all saving lives Undermining that progress puts public health at risk thehill.com/policy/healt...

A research colleague here at Harvard Medical School has been detained by ICE since February. Her story is powerful and disturbing. Please read: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Enjoying this “work trip” to #pas2025 in Honolulu ☺️

Sunrise selfie 🌅

Pre-dawn moonlight over Laninao Beach, HI 🤩

Breaking, from Stat News: An internal communication at NIH states that *no new grants* for biomedical research will be awarded to certain universities that have been singled out on a list. www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/n...

Harvard faculty member here. Every one of my colleagues is deeply committed to making our country better, stronger, healthier. The students, researchers & clinicians I know all work tirelessly - often through the night, weekends, cutting into time with family - because they want to serve. 1/

There’s risk in speaking up. But just as my patients need to see me as their doctor to standing up — so too do we clinicians need to see our institutions stand up for science, freedom of expression, and the diversity of our academic community. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/b...

Breaking: Harvard's response to the government's threat of withholding research grants to exert control over universities 👇 Research grants are not political weapons. The stakes are not abstract: Every $ withheld is a delayed cure, a patient or family left behind. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

Gun injuries are now the leading cause of death for kids 19 & under in the US Politicians have made these conversations partisan, but the families I talk to tell us there’s nothing political about keeping kids safe Simple steps families can take in clip below in Replies #ChildHealth #Firearms

Thrilled to have attended the 2025 @hrc.org New England Dinner to stand in solidarity with our regional LGBTQ+ community. Especially grateful to share this evening with my husband, Dr. Jorge Alvarez, and our dear friends and colleagues, Drs. Scott Hadland @drscotthadland.bsky.social and Jason Vassy.

So proud of friend & colleague @britshmit.bsky.social for standing up for science. Thank you for all you’re doing to safeguard America’s biomedical research!

NEW: Researchers have sued the NIH and HHS, alleging that they have engaged in a "reckless and illegal purge to stamp out NIH-funded research that addresses topics and populations that they disfavor" by terminating hundreds of grants, violating the APA, Fifth Amendment and the Separation of Powers.

Lots of talk online about how measles is harmless. More than 'just a rash', measles in kids can cause pneumonia, brain swelling, and even death. Cases are rising, and it's preventable: 2 doses of MMR vaccine provide 97% protection. #Measles #VaccinesSaveLives #Vaccines

From 91 professors at Harvard Law School: a letter to our students. tinyurl.com/letter-to-ou...

New data highlighting that higher nicotine concentrations in e-cigs are linked to youth vaping more & having trouble quitting. We definitely see this in our clinic... Lots of teens struggling to quit. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

If you’ve ever benefitted from a medication, or a family member has, or any other treatment that has improved your health—it almost certainly had its basis in #NIH-funded #research Now across the US: That #science is being terminated Via @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Good neighbours. Always. 🇨🇦🇺🇲

Take a look at the size of the federal workforce to help contextualize today's news about planned layoffs at HHS.

In the name of tax cuts for America's wealthiest, the #NIH is cutting potentially lifesaving #research. Let me be clear: There is no responsible way to conduct #publichealth research without understanding the impact on marginalized communities. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...

There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵

Erasing science doesn’t make ‘undesirable’ problems go away—it makes them worse. The #NIH is terminating grants. LGBTQ+ health research is a clear target. LGBTQ+ people face stigma & violence. This research saves lives. Let’s not stay silent. Terminated grants 👇🏻 taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...

Saturday snuggles ❤️

Teen doc here. These new NIH policies will cost lives. Some key teen vaccines are against: 🦠 Meningitis 🦠 HPV (prevents cancer) 🦠 Tetanus, pertussis Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise, and we need to know how to support teens & families in their decisions. #PublicHealth #VaccinesSaveLives #MedSky

Total luddite here. What is this? Spotted in Boston.

Threats to federal funding are harming us all: Like many others, our university just implemented a hiring freeze. This means no new researchers to study, for example, cancer cures. Or educators to prepare America's next generation. These constant setbacks will leave America in the dust globally.

NIH just posted this news announcement. "Today the National Institutes of Health is announcing plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within the agency’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR)"

Stand Up For Science Boston, MA ✊🏻

Just a couple pediatricians, standing up for science 👨🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️✊🏻

Breaking: The Trump administration just canceled $400M in federal grants & contracts to Columbia University. This is a grave threat to the future of higher education in America and freedom of speech. US academics are being targeted, and we must speak up vociferously. #MedSky #research

Censorship in research will cost American lives. Alarming new reporting shows that new NIH policies will bar scientists from studying certain topics place hurdles on research that even mentions diversity, equity, or inclusion. Call your Rep, call your Senator. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Proud to be a Bostonian. Proud of Mayor Wu for standing up for our values: “If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans.” #boston #policy #politics www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...

Baltimore — 2nd US city I lived in, where I first put down roots in public health research… it’s so good to be back. Love you, Ballmer ❤️🐦‍⬛

This is unbelievably alarming:

For the 1st time in a decade, a child has died of #measles -- a preventable disease. The current outbreak is mainly among unvaccinated school-aged kids. The MMR vaccine prevents infection: 1 dose: ~93% effective 2 doses: ~97% effective Please: Get vaccinated, and your loved ones, too.

Please, please vaccinate your children. Measles is not harmless. And it’s almost entirely vaccine-preventable. 😔 abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/1...

Flu season update: Brand-new CDC data suggest flu cases may be leveling off after weeks of dramatic rise. A positive sign—but we’re not in the clear yet. The single best way to prevent the flu? Get vaccinated. #Flu #PublicHealth #Healthcare via @wcvb5.bsky.social 1/4 www.wcvb.com/article/dr-s...

Trying to get to this in DC next Friday! Hope others will join too. #MedSky #research #science #NIH #CDC

Boston: She’s cold but she’s beautiful 🤩 #winter #boston #sunset

Please share widely: Nationwide day of action TODAY to speak up against cuts to US biomedical research! #MedSky #NIH #CDC #science #research www.labor4highered.org

This, on the eve of a potential bird flu outbreak, in the wake of a global pandemic. #cdc

“I'm a survivor of childhood polio. In my lifetime, I've watched vaccines save millions of lives... I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles." #rfk #rfkjr #hhs ~Sen. M. McConnell