Vaccinating babies at birth has reduced hepatitis B infections by 99 percent. Is RFK’s new CDC committee about to stop recommending it? share.google/9e3BTpcrGKSY...

The new Emory-Rollins National Child Policy Poll reveals how U.S. adults view recent federal actions and proposals that affect children's health. "Cuts to critical public health programs that serve the nation’s children are unpopular across the political spectrum.” - @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social

Oh goodness. This is study is a sobering evaluation of parents’ and pregnant women’s vaccination intention (with the caveat that intent is not always equivalent to behavior). We have so, so much work to do. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

👀In the name of “protecting vulnerable Americans” the Trump Administration will rip away Medicaid coverage from babies and toddlers👀 CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps due to red tape will no longer be allowed.

One issue that I haven't heard as much attention paid to as it deserves regarding the Big Beautiful Bill is the effect on states - especially poor red Medicaid expansion states. Changes to Medicaid and SNAP in the bill push a lot onto states. They make states far more responsible for costs.

A sobering story about the price of vaccines in the current US health system for those who are under-insured. And a cautionary tale for the future, should the government & insurers stop covering this essential part of preventive care. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

“Still, repealing the clean energy tax credits would threaten billions of dollars’ worth of economic investment. In Georgia alone, there have been more than $23.9 billion in new clean energy investments and more than 32,000 new jobs created since the law took effect” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/c...

My mom, diagnosed with cancer at 88, wouldn't have gotten five more years of life without cancer research done at the National Institutes of Health. I'd love to hear how NIH and other federal science agencies have benefitted you or your family. #ThanksNIH

The NOTUS reporters said they spent five days (!) going through the 522 citations in the report.

“What is clear is that pregnant women, infants and young children are at higher risk of hospitalization from COVID, and the safety of the COVID vaccine has been widely demonstrated.” publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Reminded of a story that @hannahnatanson.bsky.social + I did in early April about how DOGE’s cuts were inevitably creating new risks for Americans — including risks related to severe weather

The White House's 2026 budget proposal recommends eliminating the Health Resources and Services Administration and cutting rural health funding by 25%, posing a threat to health care access and services in rural areas. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

All NIH and NSF grants for my entire team--and for all of Harvard, I guess?--have been terminated. As provocative as that sounds, the practical effect is probably not much. Everything was already frozen. 🤷‍♂️ On the upside, it makes tracking terminated grants easier. No more guesswork at Harvard!

A new CDC study estimates hundreds of drowning deaths could be prevented by more pool fences & life jackets while boating It was one of last authored by agency's injury prevention researchers, before Secy Kennedy's layoffs largely eliminated them www.cbsnews.com/news/pool-fe...

Cavities are common for kids. This is not a move supported by data.

After the end of emergency allotments, there were increases in food insecurity and poor physical health days among SNAP participants. ja.ma/43dp8ZN @rkwadhera.bsky.social

Bravo @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social and colleagues @emoryrollins.bsky.social for surveying Georgia parents' attitudes toward #vaccines (and many other family health topics) -- thanks @rgrapevine.bsky.social www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

Children pay the highest price in war and violence. #ForEveryChild, peace and protection.

Thoughtful insights from HPM's Ilana Graetz on the impact of recent cuts to HHS. “These delays affect not only research institutions and investigators but also critical training programs for the next generation of public health and medical leaders.” www.healthline.com/health-news/...

🚨 New Report Out This Week We just released The State of Child Health and Well-being in Georgia 2025 — the first statewide snapshot of what families are facing, based on nearly 1,000 parent voices. 📄 [Insert link] #GeorgiaKids #PublicHealth #ChildHealth sph.emory.edu/news/news-re...

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

🚨 New report drops Tuesday: The State of Child Health and Well-being in Georgia 2025. From mental health to economic hardship, the data show where Georgia kids are struggling—and where there’s hope. Let’s make Georgia the best place to be a kid. #ChildHealth #GeorgiaKids #DataToAction

Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

New KFF Tracking Poll looks at opinion on cuts to federal health agencies & programs. Partisans mostly disagree, of course, but majorities of both Ds and Rs oppose major cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, mental health, and infectious disease funding, and VA staff cuts www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...

This is untrue. Some vaccines use cell lines from two elective pregnancy terminations in the 1960s to grow viruses (these cell lines are immortal). The cells derived from them are REMOVED during vaccine production.

NEW: A viewer on RFK Jr.'s 100-day interview with Dr. Phil asked how he'd advise new parents on vaccines. Kennedy urged them to "do your own research." GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

Wonderful talk today by @wrightcensored.bsky.social at HPM @emoryrollins.bsky.social seminar on discrete choice experiments. Great talks and discussion!

“There is a surprising lack of data comparing buprenorphine—the most common treatment for opioid use disorder—with no treatment. We found that the benefits of treatment were profound, substantially reducing risk of preterm birth and severe maternal morbidity.” - @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social

The last three months have been extraordinary. Grants have been canceled, friends who are some of the most committed public servants I know have been fired, entire groups of scientists now gone, data systems shuttered ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

At least 50% of pregnant women with opioid use disorder nationwide do not receive treatment Our study in JAMA Health Forum found that buprenorphine treatment was associated with significant improvements in outcomes for mothers and infants Full paper: ja.ma/3EyF00J www.healio.com/news/pediatr...

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

From JAMA Health Forum: Buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy for opioid use disorder was associated with significantly improved maternal and infant outcomes compared to no treatment. #PAS2025 https://ja.ma/3EyF00J

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder face huge barriers to treatment. Our new study: Buprenorphine = fewer preterm births, fewer severe maternal complications. Treatment saves lives & we found ~5 percentage point reduction in preterm birth. Study ➔ sph.emory.edu/news/news-re...

The percentage of publicly insured children receiving any mental health or neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis increased between 2010 and 2019. ja.ma/4lHUgca #PAS2025 #MedSky

Projected deaths from cessation of USAID PEPFAR funding www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths

New from the HPM team @emoryrollins.bsky.social: Mental health diagnoses among publicly insured kids rose from 10.7% to 16.5% (2010–2019). Big implications for equity in care. Study in @jama.com led by Janet Cummings et al. 🔗 sph.emory.edu/news/news-re... #ChildHealth #HealthPolicy #Medicaid

"Experiments are screeching to a halt, data is vanishing, careers are ending, opportunities are contracting, trust is breaking, and the historical benefits of a vibrant scientific community in the U.S. are starting to evaporate." tinyurl.com/yj3pwptv @academyhealth.bsky.social @aaas.org

Want to know a bit about @emoryrollins.bsky.social? Check out this infographic. - #2 School of Public Health in the US - #5 in NIH funding - Students from 43 states and 30 countries Beyond the numbers ... Rollins is a WONDERFUL place.

🧠 Our research team found that how we talk about adolescent medical consent shapes support. Only 22.9% of parents backed the “Mature Minor Doctrine,” but with specific examples, support jumped to 43.2%. 📰 Press release: sph.emory.edu/news/news-re... #HealthPolicy #AdolescentHealth

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

Piece in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social cites our team's research, led by graduating Vanderbilt medical student Sunaya Krishnapura. Striking beginning to this article ... newrepublic.com/article/1935...

The CDC has scrapped a plan to offer schools in Texas help with curbing measles, we're told NIOSH's experts had been in the state, wrapping up work helping fix errors in ventilation/filtration at hospitals treating measles, when they got layoff notices www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-scr...

On Monday the Supreme Court hears a case that could strike down the ACA mandate that insurers cover preventive services at no cost to patients. We found that ~40 million people with private insurance use these free services, including half of enrolled women. JAMA Health Forum: ja.ma/3GcUZC6 🩺📊

“What we’ve seen has not been a change in access over the last few years, to my knowledge, but what we have seen is a change in attitude,” said @stephenwpatrick.bsky.social. “The measles vaccine is the best way to to prevent measles transmission — period."

Changes to #Medicaid continue to be proposed. What is Medicaid? What might these changes mean? Check out this conversation with Health Policy and Management @emoryrollins.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Kathleen Adams. sph.emory.edu/news/news-re...

NIH funding and correcting its trajectory so that it could keep up with inflation after some years when it did not has largely been a bipartisan priority the entire time I’ve covered health policy.

“The measles vaccine is the best way to to prevent measles transmission — period,” Patrick said. ”The outbreaks we’re seeing now are preventable.” www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

2 Louisiana infants die of pertussis as infections rise; pediatric flu deaths reach 168 publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

Pertussis cases are up 1500% since 2021 due to declining vaccinations & there were at least a dozen deaths in the US last year. Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year. These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.