NHANES runs mobile clinics that travel the country measuring height, weight, & blood pressure while collecting blood and urine samples. These samples are our only national source for tracking everything from blood sugar to hormones, heavy metals, and more. The entire operation has been eliminated.

Crazy working on my problem set for class and using NHANES data, knowing that we might not have this resource moving forward :(

Americans collectively have forgotten that yellow fever and malaria were once endemic in our country. To be fair, it’s not something we’re ever taught in school; I had no idea until I started studying public health! And now, especially w/ climate change, there’s little stopping it from coming back.

Really love this plain language breakdown on the reality behind House of Dynamite (no jargon, minimal acronyms). I enjoyed this film, and it's a great reminder of the need for nuclear de-escalation and disarmament. I'd say it's worth seeing on the big screen, if you can.

The administration is trying to finish the job from this spring

I fear my health law & policy class is a psyop to make me go to law school

This was the morsel of hope for the future that I needed today ❤️

The finding that the shingles vax decreased risk of dementia was widely reported last year, but we’ve heard less about similar findings for others (Flu, RSV, TDaP) I imagine we’ll keep seeing this as we study more vaccines, with how much inflammation is averted with a prevented/attenuated disease.

“Playing the long game” is an interesting framing of the reality that protecting other’s speech means protecting your own as well. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

When I little, I thought the military was organized as the Department of War in times of conflict, and the Department of Defense during peacetime. The president’s latest theatrics are really bringing me back to that memory, though it’s interesting rhetoric from an self-proclaimed peacemaker.

New statement: IDSA, APHA and partners call for RFK Jr. to resign: "Our country needs leadership that will promote open, honest dialogue — not disregard decades of lifesaving science, spread misinformation, reverse medical progress and decimate programs that keep us safe." bit.ly/3JOgDya

Taking a health law and policy course in 2025 is wild because genuinely every item needs an asterisks.

It seems that many Americans will, likely for the first time, learn who their State’s Secretary of Health is. State’s will need to majorly step up to fill in the gaps left by federal health agencies —both in leadership and in funding.

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I wonder if Secretary Kennedy knew he lacked the authority to fire Dr. Monarez, or if he didn’t care and thought he could get away with it. Genuinely can’t decide which version is worse.

Despite the horrible circumstances, I’m proud to see that Dr. Monarez did not resign, nor intends to. While I expect she will be fired via the proper channels shortly (X being not a government personnel tool), this administration needs to be held accountable for this dismissal.

And this makes it much worse. The CDC is losing a swath of outstanding, senior public servants. These are really terrific people who have served the public health with distinction across administrations. An enormous loss. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline. It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.

This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This was domestic terrorism. Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough. Domestic. Terrorism.

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Our new mobile medical unit is hitting the streets soon—bringing health care, vaccinations, and support directly into underserved neighborhoods. It’s part of our work to meet people where they are, respond to the opioid crisis, and make Minneapolis safer. spokesman-recorder.com/2025/07/17/m...

Well this would certainly explain why some Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) programs are not receiving their funding. New policy extensively cites SCOTUS ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor health.gov/news/hhs-iss...

I’ve been a little surprised this issue hasn’t gotten more attention, but to be fair, it’s hardly making the list of worst things happening to planned parenthood right now …

So worthy of a read. “the oath of office I took upon joining the FBI did not contain a caveat releasing me from supporting and defending the Constitution simply because I no longer draw a government paycheck.” Hits home as a fellow former government employee 🇺🇸 www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...

While I had heard that this past flu season was bad, I did not realize it was coming in behind only the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, as far as modern flu seasons.

Such great news in the PrEP space! I’ll be curious what comes of Apretude’s share of the market.

Further destruction of our public health system … potentially one of the worst blows yet.

Hi! I specialize in medication toxicity. All available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines. Mortality rates: Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000 Penicillin 2/100K Viagra 4/100K Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)

While teaching a class about HIV, when asked about a vaccine, I’m glad I hedged my bets and projected we’d have an HIV vaccine “within the century.” Because with these cuts, it’s likely not happening in the 10-20 years that otherwise would have been an optimistic, but possible timeline.

Join us for our first-ever Tree Care Festival, Leaf n’ Learn tomorrow! 🌳 📅 Saturday, May 31, noon to 3 p.m. 📍 Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Ave. N., #700 Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/things-to-do...

Wait I’m actually excited about this - Markdown support?! This is gonna be so handy.

Kennedy, Makary, and Bhattacharya announced on X that they are pulling recommendations for Covid vaccines. They will no longer be part of the childhood vaccination schedule, and they're no longer recommended for pregnant people. There's a process for changing recs. It's not posting a video on X.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss is one of the smartest, most sincere people I’ve ever met. I’m really excited that he’s running for Congress in Illinois’s 9th. He’ll be an amazing leader in Washington and a fresh new voice at a time when we need it most.

Today we celebrate World Vaccine Day! 229 years ago, Edward Jenner performed the first vaccination against smallpox. We now have vaccines for dozens of diseases which once killed millions. We must remember the successes that PH has achieved, and allow ourselves to continue to be inspired by them.

Big day in IL politics!

When Viktor Orban’s government forced Central European University out of Hungary, it was rightly recognized as a milestone in that country’s slide towards illiberalism. The US now approaches a similar, grim, moment.

As a medical reserve corps (MRC) volunteer, I fail to see any logic in the total cut proposed in the leaked 2026 HHS budget. For a nominal sum ($6 mil in FY25) you are getting ~free~ labor from >300,000 volunteers. Critical part of our post-9/11 health security infrastructure we’ll be losing.

When an attempt was made on Donald Trump’s life, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris immediately issued statements condemning the shooting and all political violence. The fact that Donald Trump hasn’t said a word about the arson attack on Gov. Shapiro and his family tells you all you need to know.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

Just saw my first Lime scooter of the season - I’m so glad they’re back, and excited that they’ll be skipping the winter migration this year, by the sounds of it.

In addition to my own work in public health, I’ve been a participant in a prospective (longitudinal) cohort study for 8 years. Yesterday, I got the call that their NIH funding had been terminated. “Hopefully we will be able to call you in a few years and get things going again” 1/4

Tragic news for the health of Minnesotans today: 170 people let go, 140 more receiving notice that their jobs are “at risk”, and 20 signed job offers rescinded at Minn dept hlth. I’m glad MDH is stating unequivocally the cause for these layoffs, and the deleterious effects we can expect to see.

I’m so saddened to hear from my colleagues of whole branches/divisions that are being liquidated today. Even if the administration had a legitimate interest in re-aligning the agency’s priorities, this is not the way to do that.

I just spent the past 30-45 min on a call with several of my former CDC colleagues. All we could do was sit in silence punctuated with sobbing we desperately tried to hold in. Every. Single. One. so amazingly talented, driven, and brilliant. Heartbroken…

I feel horrible for my former colleagues who are going through this for the second or even third time in two months. It’s all part of the Project 2025 game plan to terrorize federal civil servants.

Teslas are what protected class, exactly?

Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

Got my first paycheck at my new job today (after being fired from CDC), and decided it was time to subscribe to @wired.com. Their coverage lately has been top notch, and we need to support journalism more now than ever.

This is why due process matters. If the government says someone is a dangerous gang member, we just can't take their word for it.