Food and healthcare aren’t optional #budget lines. Pretending basic needs are negotiable engineers harm. Dividing “deserving” vs “everyone else” just keeps people fighting each other instead of seeing who’s pulling resources upward. #publichealth #socialdeterminants www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...

"Fall back" hits different when you have kids/pets who don’t care about #DaylightSavingTime. Expect a few weird mornings/bedtimes. Shift routines slowly, get sunlight early, maintain consistent mealtimes, keep nights calm. Understanding circadian biology beats “biohack your sleep!” posts every time.

#Autism isn’t about one pill, one moment, or one soundbite. Risk is multifactorial. The #Tylenol headline? Too simple. The truth is messy. And that's where real science lives. #EpiSky

BARDA cuts mRNA vaccine programs bc they’re not miracle cures. RFK Jr is torching evidence-based innovation for fringe pet projects. This not just sabotages pandemic prep. It cripples cancer & autoimmune research. He's silencing science in favor of ideology. And people will die for it #episky #idsky

21 people incl kids sick from E coli & Campylobacter after drinking #rawmilk sold illegally in FL. 7 hospitalized, 2 severe cases. While influencers and RFK Jr glamorize milk as natural, science says otherwise. Nature gave us germs. Science gave us pasteurization. Choose wisely. #episky #idsky

BREAKING: Scientists trying to protect your land, air and waterways are the real threat. Not the wildfires, lead pipes, microplastics, or greenhouse gases. Obviously. The real pollutant was evidence-based policy all along. #EPA #EpiSky #PublicHealth

Happy July 4th! Public health gave you clean water, safe meat, and emergency services. RFK Jr? He’s trying to dismantle the very systems that make this holiday safe, while blaming his worst ideas on a brain worm.

This Big Beautiful bill will drag our healthcare system backward. It will strip coverage from up to 16 million Americans by 2034. It will make it harder for working families, children, and the chronically ill to stay insured. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

RFK Jr just fired all 17 independent experts on the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. Expect anti-science replacements. If ACIP falls, states, schools, and insurers will be on their own. Federal leadership may be gone, but the science isn’t. 🔗 www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r... #EpiSky #IDSky #Vaccines

When science is silenced, blame finds a target elsewhere. Scapegoats get louder. Yet risk remains. Suppressing science won't fix the problem. It shifts the blame until the consequences catch up. Science will never stop being true because it’s politically inconvenient or difficult to understand.

"MILK - Maliciously Ignorant, Like Kennedy". 🥛 Maybe I'll start using this. 🤣 When the world feels like a dumpster fire, sarcasm is self-care. ❤️ #EpiSky #IDSky

#RFKJr ’s week in #PublicHealth: #Misinformation, infected ostriches, a dash of AI, and other 'bang-head-against-wall' absurdities. The scientific community can’t fix this alone. Together we speak up and push back. You don’t need a PhD to stand up for #science. #IDSky

#Fluoride Myths vs Facts. #PublicHealth policy deserves evidence, not internet rumors. www.factcontagion.org/water-fluori...

Because nothing says personal liberty like elective tooth decay. Let’s talk #fluoride: www.factcontagion.org/water-fluori... #PublicHealth

UT banned it. FL is next. RFK Jr wants to scrap CDC guidance entirely. Fluoridated water has protected millions from preventable oral disease. Now it’s under attack. Not by new data. By the tried and true misinformation playbook. Here’s what to know about #fluoride and its coordinated unraveling.

Decades of public health warnings against swimming in sewage-contaminated DC-area waters, and RFK Jr thought, “Perfect spot for a photo op with my grandkids.” When your public health platform is “do the opposite of scientific consensus,” this tracks.

The misinformed anti-mRNA sentiment is so strong, that it has caused deep funding losses in the US. Scientists fear that this novel technology, widely seen as the next generation vaccines & therapeutics, won't see its full potential. Brandolini's Law applies here🧪 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This story sheds light on one researcher’s experience. But it’s far from an isolated case. The Trump administration’s abrupt funding freezes have derailed vital medical research. Behind every paused study are real patients, real losses, and years of progress undone by politics.

She once criticized "the science" as a mind-control term. Nothing says public health leadership like spewing conspiracy theories as clickbait. Her journey proves that in 2025, a strong social media presence outweighs an active medical license when vying to be our top public health spokesperson.

McSweeney's usually posts satire, but this is raw truth. RFK Jr isn’t just spreading anti-vaccine misinformation. He’s scapegoating the neurodivergent community to stoke fear in parents and line his own pockets through lawsuits that target vaccine makers for profit, not justice.

Nothing says "trust the science" like letting the guy who hyped hydroxychloroquine run your pandemic playbook. 😠

Because apparently, injecting a vaccine is scary, but popping pills with side effect profiles, along with unregulated supplements and whatever "natural" modality is trending this week? Totally fine. Almost like tearing down vaccines is good business, if you’ve got nutraceuticals to sell. 🤔

Large (300 millions) study of covid-19 vaccines cut by HHS before completion. Someone who wants information on vaccine safety or transparency would not do this. Someone who wants people to fall for conspiracy theories he sells rather than data would. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

When "do your own research" is both encouraged and escalates to federally funded rehashing of a long-debunked vaccine myth… congratulations, we’ve officially institutionalized internet science.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 #𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀? 🧵

#Vaccine trust is unraveling. Measles is surging. #RFKJr is recycling MMR-autism myths like it’s 2005. Some politicians want to strip COVID-19 vaccines from the childhood schedule. But the science community isn’t backing down. They're coming together to confront the crisis head-on. #PublicHealth

The US is facing a significant #measles outbreak. Nearly 900 cases across 30 states as of 4/24. Its resurgence is accompanied by a wave of misinformation. In #KFF poll, 60% of US adults have heard MMR-autism myths. >50% are unsure if false. 24% of misinformed parents delayed or skipped vaccines.

💉 It’s World Immunization Week! #Vaccines save 2–3 million lives every year, yet myths persist: MMR causes autism (nope), natural immunity is safer (wrong), vaccines are toxic (false). #Misinformation kills. What’s the wildest vaccine myth you’ve heard? Let’s bust it! #Publichealth

April 24–30 marks World Immunization Week, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of vaccines in preventing diseases. Despite vaccines averting 2-3 million deaths annually, misinformation continues to hinder immunization efforts worldwide.

Because what’s more American than treating preventable diseases after they become expensive? But good news: Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold ACA's preventive care mandate. Glad they can recognize that preventing disease is still a good idea.

So just to recap: COVID is a hoax, but also a global bioweapon conspiracy. That’s quite the Schrödinger’s virus. #IDSky #EpiSky

Colossal says dire wolves are back. They're not. They edited a few genes into grey wolves. That's not resurrection. It's rebranding. Jurassic Park this is not. Extinction is forever. Conservation still matters. Full post: www.factcontagion.org/de-extinctio... #Science #Conservation #ScienceLiteracy

Trying out a different medium. For those who have dabbled in the #Reels / #Shorts / #TikTok space, any advice? #EpiSky #SciComm #IdontknowwhatImdoing youtube.com/shorts/uuZur...

#Rawmilk: because what’s more “wellness” than playing bacterial roulette with your morning smoothie? Spoiler: germ theory is still real. Dive into the history of #pasteurization, raw milk myths, and the misinformation campaign below www.factcontagion.org/raw-milk-the... #PublicHealth #IDSky #MedSky

Head of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Dr. Peter Marks, resigns (or alternative being fired). "This man doesn’t care about the truth. He cares about what is making him followers" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...

Utah just banned fluoride in drinking water, undoing decades of science-based public health progress. Time for a fluoride #factcheckfriday:

We are excited to announce our official partnership with @indivisible.org for the National Day of Action on April 5th! Stand Up for Science says: HANDS OFF OUR SCIENCE! #standupforscience #handsoffourscience Find and register for an event near you: handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

Fewer experts, scarcer programs, less research, limited preparedness, and diminished resources. What could go wrong?

HHS abruptly cuts $12B+ in public health grants, halting funding for infectious disease surveillance, mental health, and addiction care. States now face layoffs, stalled outbreak responses & major gaps in essential services. #PublicHealth #IDSky

Hopefully you’ve been studying up on my #ScienceLiteracy posts, because this is exactly why we need them. A vaccine skeptic is leading a federal study on vaccines & autism. A link long debunked. Flawed assumptions ≠ balance. Bad science starts with bad design. #PublicHealth #IDSky

Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

When evaluating information, look for expertise, transparency, and reliable citations. Beware of red flags like missing data, hidden affiliations, and anecdotal claims. #PublicHealth #ScienceLiteracy #Misinformation #CriticalThinking

Dramatic claims like “Eating chocolate improves test scores!” often misrepresent data by ignoring confounders, cherry-picking data, & skipping biological explanations. Before you share, ask yourself: Does this claim actually prove causation? Or is it just correlation? #PublicHealth #ScienceLiteracy

Weak correlations can turn into viral health claims. With little context and cherry-picked data, media amplification can spread misleading science fast. Don't fall for the hype. #PublicHealth #ScienceLiteracy #CorrelationVsCausation

Don't be fooled by bad science or sensationalized headlines. Just because a study finds a correlation doesn’t mean it proves causation. Follow these principles to help you separate real cause-and-effect relationships from misleading claims. #PublicHealth #ScienceLiteracy #CorrelationVsCausation

🔍 Correlation ≠ Causation. Bad actors use this confusion to manipulate science. From cherry-picked data to media hype, learn how bad science gets weaponized and how to spot the red flags. Follow the 🧵 #PublicHealth #ScienceLiteracy #CorrelationVsCausation

Spotting unreliable research is crucial! Small sample sizes, data manipulation, conflicts of interest, and sensational headlines can all distort scientific results. Always ask: Is this study well-designed and trustworthy? #scienceliteracy #publichealth

Not all research findings will be reliable. Bias and confounding can distort results and lead to incorrect conclusions. Understanding these pitfalls will help you to critically evaluate research. #scienceliteracy #publichealth

mRNA vaccines: A political battleground or a medical breakthrough? While some states are trying to ban them, scientists are expanding their use beyond COVID-19 to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. www.factcontagion.org/how-mrna-vac...

Not all research is created equal. Effectively interpreting scientific studies empowers you to think critically, spot misleading claims, and make informed decisions. Understanding study designs, statistics, and bias is key to separating fact from fiction. Follow 🧵 for more! #scienceliteracy #EpiSky