Never in my life have I said, "I want to watch the ball drop in Times Square" Growing up in NJ, you know it is too damn cold and I need to use the bathroom every 5 minutes.

In bed with the flu. Happy New Year. Thankful for the flu shot otherwise I would feel so much worse

Viola December 6th 2025

More conferences need nap pods

I can watch the conclusion of the Las Vegas GP from my hotel room. #lasvegasgp #f1 #formula1

“A harvard professor named in the epstein files has now resigned. Accountability is finally catching up with institutions that protected predators for decades.” Hart ‘28 Dem Pursuing.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc... 🇺🇸🙏

Why is it that on my 6 hour flight to London that I get 2 meals but on my 6 hour flight to Las Vegas, I only get pretzels?

Answering a question during an issue panel on #HTA capacity building in CEE at #ISPOREurope

I have flown a lot this year. 24 flights in total. 180 flights in my lifetime And yet every time I get on a plane I am just as excited as I was as a child

The importance scientific rigor presented at #ISPOREurope by Uwe Siebert.

Proud to have presented yesterday on the global perspective on a framework to develop HTA capacity building in Central and Eastern Europe at ISPOR Europe 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. #ISPOREurope #HTA

Good morning, everyone! #jokesters

If you read only one obit of James Watson, read this one www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j... (From the late Sharon Begley, for @statnews.com )

Today we held the HTA Roundtable - Europe. 60 participants from all over Europe met to discuss collaboration to improve healthcare sustainability and how both US and European politics will impact decision making. #ISPOREurope

Saw an escort at a bar tonight. Legitimately worried for her safety after things the guy said and did and how she reacted and said don't you ever do that again and how she said she would never do something. And I have way to check on her as they left. Truly sad for her.

4/ A new publication, NEJM Evidence, will share notes from the public health front lines, helping fill gaps left by CDC’s MMWR amid staffing and trust challenges. Local and state health departments now have a reliable, uncensored source.

#Sudan: Horror is unfolding in #ElFasher. People appear to be trapped, with reports of mass killing and other atrocities. We are concerned about the risk of a potential bloodbath after over 500 days of siege and violence. Javid Abdelmoneim, MSF International President, updates:

Kicking off our new @horizoneu.bsky.social project in Mozambique this morning. PEN CONNECT will co-create solutions to NCDs. With @dinabalabanova.bsky.social we’re working with a great Mozambican team here in Maputo.

The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality? A good post from CGD... www.cgdev.org/blog/world-b...

If traditional artworks aren't able to scratch that artistic itch of yours, perhaps you might be wanting to check out the paintings of Joachim Ingulstad of Norway. Here's a 3-in-1 artwork of his that's simultaneously an oil, UV-reactive and also glow-in-the-dark painting. Interesting. #art #modern

Rainbow Sunrise 10-18-2025 #photography #nature #TwinLakes #trailrun #sunrise #clouds #colors #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky #landscape #reflection

Protein Powders & Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein... "...tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day"

Show me the pharmacoepi studies!!!

The second Trump said "Centers for Medicines and Medicaid Services" and said that "1 in 100,000" was a measure of time, I shut the press release off in anger.

Warm up for MAHA / MAGA autism statement. 1) NO evidence vaccines cause autism. 2) NO solid evidence acetaminophen causes autism. Do they have robust new evidence? (Spoiler: they don't.) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

1/ RFK Jr. promised to “find the cause of autism” by September. Well, it’s September—and as many of you may have heard, word is his report drops today (or this week). It's rumored he will announce that #Tylenol "causes" autism along with a few other possibilities, so let's see what the studies say👇

BREAKING NEWS: Canada, UK and Australia say they recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to pile pressure on Israel over Gaza. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/3VtaMRI

It feels like voting members of a committee like ACIP should have to have some minimum knowledge base but I guess their lack of one whatsoever now is actually the point.

In case you’re wondering, it’s barely fall & our children’s hospital is already almost always full with kids boarding in the ER. And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin. Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.

Please, PLEASE get yourself & your loved ones vaccinated ASAP.

So this happened this weekend!

Thread (with context regarding the kinds of questions ACIP members were asking, for further support for Jason's conclusion).

"Most-Favored Nation" Drug Pricing Strategy May Backfire, New Research Warns A new analysis suggests that the Most-Favored Nation approach to lowering US drug may not achieve its intended goals, based on years of experience with similar policies in Europe www.ispor.org/heor-resourc...

"An 'overwhelming majority' of respondents said that Bluesky has a "vibrant and healthy online science community," while Twitter no longer does.." #BlueskyforScience 🧪 arstechnica.com/science/2025...

If it was possible to just eyeball someone and determine they have "mitochondrial challenges," those of us with ME/CFS, who actually do have wonky mitochondria, wouldn't constantly be told by able-bodied people, including doctors, "But you don't look sick."

Dr. Yot Teerawattananon, HITAP, delivered opening speech in the Welcome Dinner, setting the tone for meaningful exchanges and collective learning throughout the conference. 🚀 More highlights from the 12th #HTAsiaLink2025 coming soon—stay tuned! #HITAP #HTAsiaLink #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA

(cont) and the 10th anniversary of Singapore’s Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE). Together, these milestones reflect a decade of progress in advancing #HTA and strengthening collaboration across the region.

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking in Plenary 2 at the HTAsiaLink Conference in Singapore next week. I will be discussing the global perspective on the use of AI in #HTA and the assessment of precision medicine. Specific country examples will be provided! lnkd.in/evD6kh3g

They were shooting at the CDC. Shooting AT PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS!!! The people trying to prevent the spread of disease--and reduce gun violence. Don't tell me that rhetoric doesn't matter. cc: @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @emmybetz.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Baseball umpire Jen Pawol made history as she became the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular season game: cnn.it/4fv16Pv

CDC employees told me the shooting at CDC was much worse than initial police reports suggested. More than 40 bullets hit buildings. “It’s a miracle more people weren’t hit,” said one staffer who was locked down in a building for hours last evening.

Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

New @healthaffairs.bsky.social paper on how CMS can integrate formal aspects of #HTA, much of which is patterned after @icer-review.bsky.social practices! Many thanks to @commonwealthfund.org for their support. @basucally.bsky.social @leah-rand.bsky.social www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

In case you're wondering why every article about this study leads with "participants doubled their weight loss!"

The #USPSTF, which is under fire from the HHS secretary, lowered the age at which it recommended colorectal cancer screening to 45 from 50 in 2021, because more cases of advanced cancer were being seen in younger adults. New studies suggest the new policy is working. www.statnews.com/2025/08/04/c...

In an interview with @matthewherper.bsky.social, @billgates.bsky.social announced that the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social will commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support dozens of different approaches for improving women’s health.

Donald Trump said today he was thinking about cutting short a 50-day window he offered Vladimir Putin to bring an end to his war in Ukraine before he imposes up to 100 percent tariffs on Russia and its trading partners.

We have preliminarily found Temu in breach of its obligation to properly assess the risks of illegal products being sold on its marketplace. Evidence shows there is a high risk for EU consumers to come across illegal products on the platform. Find out more: europa.eu/!XdqQQM