Insurers to maintain vaccine coverage: www.ahip.org/news/press-r...

Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.

As students in grades 6-12 start school, I hope some of them are thinking about their National History Day projects. Here are some suggestions for making a compelling project. 🗃️ historyprofessor.org/miscellaneou...

Just received an advance copy of our new book *Information Sick*— Coming in October. As timely as ever.

#ThrowbackThursday: In 1980 the 🌍🌎🌏 was declared #smallpox free, thanks to mass vaccination efforts. Smallpox was an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity. #VaccinesWork

I am horrified by gunshots at the CDC. It’s time for everyone to support this critical agency and the amazing people who work there.

Is vaccine policy a chance for a do-over for public health organizations stung by accusations of not listening enough during the pandemic? I think so. My thoughts in @jamahealthforum.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Thank you to Demi for such a powerful interview and such impressive advocacy for people with disabilities. We are so fortunate she will be a doctoral student at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social this fall.

Health officials in Kent County, Michigan, announced on Wednesday that two more measles cases were detected, bringing the total to four in the county.

New from @brookings.edu -- honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social on a look at current substance use policy issues: www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

@citizencohn.bsky.social does an amazing job explaining how harmful a policy choice it was that the Trump Administration ended continuous coverage for babies and toddlers. A truly terrible decision for America's families. Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...

Billions in opioid settlement money was meant to be spent on treating and preventing addiction — but what happens if it’s misspent? Some advocates say attorneys general need to pay closer attention. If they don’t, a new tool might empower the public. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

FDA publishing the reasons why drugs are not approved is supported by ---86.2%--- of the US population. Count this as a step forward for FDA -- and it would be even better for FDA to release all of these moving forward in real time. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

SCOTUS has decided to uphold an Affordable Care Act provision requiring health insurers to cover certain preventive services, such as cancer screenings and PrEP. @drjoshs.bsky.social‬ spoke with @mofollp.bsky.social’s Joe Palmore about this case in 2023👇 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/598-a-court-...

How can a public health approach improve school attendance? Some thoughts with Bechara Choucair of @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/chro...

Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers and Adrianna McIntyre discuss how proposed cuts to Medicaid could impact tens of millions of low-income adults and families, people with disabilities, pregnant people, and seniors.

I did the arithmetic. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cut federal spending for Medicaid and the ACA by just over $1 trillion over a decade. www.kff.org/quick-take/t...

New today: Senator Bill Cassidy + Senator Chris Van Hollen introduce legislation to cure >1 million Americans with hepatitis C & save taxpayers *billions* -- according to the Congressional Budget Office (!). Lives + money + bipartisan = can we do this? www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Cutting public health makes us all worse off. Terrific reporting by @lauraungar.bsky.social @mrsmithap.bsky.social of the Associated Press on the consequences of massive federal changes and cuts. apnews.com/article/publ...

Secretary Kennedy's announcement that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women could reduce vaccine access for millions of Americans. IDSA urges insurers to maintain coverage for COVID-19 vaccines: bit.ly/4jjmwPV

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

The recent MAHA Commission called kids in America "the sickest generation in American history in terms of chronic disease" It failed to mention the HUGE progress we have made in childhood mortality over the past 50 years Deaths for every age group of kids down 50-75% Here's CDC's Data

Should parents vaccinate their children against COVID-19? Dr. Erica Prochaska, who cares for children critically ill from Covid or its aftermath, has a view. Hear her thoughts @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/899-pediatri...

Is there an epidemic of autism? I spoke to one of the top researchers studying the diagnosis of autism, on the @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/894-is-there...

What's it like when measles shows up in your city ... and you run the health department? My interview with Katherine Wells of Lubbock Public Health, on the @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/898-the-meas...

Times may be tough for public health, but that only makes #convocation that much more inspiring @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

“Once you ramp up an infectious disease, it is ever harder to get control.” The warning of Dr. Chris Beyrer on the coming surge of global AIDS and malaria on the @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/893-on-going...

The defunding of global health is hurting people all over the world... *It's also terrible for the health of people here in the US.* With Joe Amon, our viewpoint in JAMA.com Health Forum -- jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A group of well-respected public health experts -- including trusted CitizenCohn source @drjoshs.bsky.social -- has launched a blog/website on vaccines in the hopes of spreading facts instead of misinformation Check it out here www.cspinet.org/cspi-news/st...

In this episode, @drjoshs.bsky.social looks back at health policy in the first 100 days of Trump's second term, including global health, vaccines, and HHS restructuring—plus a few things to keep an eye on for the future. Listen: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/892-health-p...

Now out in @nejm.org: @rachelsachs.bsky.social, @drjoshs.bsky.social & me on the decision vacating FDA's LDT rule. In short, there is good reason for FDA oversight of LDTs & the judge's reasoning could extend beyond LDTs - to the detriment of patients & public health. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A terrible ruling on FDA's authority over laboratory developed tests leaves patients exposed to unnecessary risks of over- and under- treatment. With @rachelsachs.bsky.social @pzettler.bsky.social, we explain the issue, the decision, and potential consequences. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

How clinicians can communicate about vaccines with their patients. From JAMA jamanetwork.com/journals/jam....

A conversation with Alabama's health officer, Dr. Scott Harris, about the challenges facing public health in 2025. On the @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/888-a-conver...

Out today in @jama.com, me and @nathancortez.bsky.social examine how the drastic staffing cuts at FDA run counter to FDA's many statutory obligations and the bargains embodied in user fee provisions - and put public health, innovation, and all of us at risk. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New state by state estimates from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social on the impact of a per capita cap just on the #Medicaid expansion. States would have to kick in an additional $230 to $276 BILLION over 10 years of their own funds or would have to drop expansion. www.urban.org/research/pub...

Just how transparent is “radical transparency”? (Spoiler alert: Not that transparent).

It wasn't that long ago when HHS led a campaign for its employees to feel welcome. It was the first Trump Administration. www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

Two weeks ago, 10,000 US Department of Health and Human Services employees were abruptly dismissed. In a new Milbank Quarterly Opinion, @drjoshs.bsky.social of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the rapidity and scale of the Trump Administration’s workforce actions.

Supporting the HHS workforce used to be a bipartisan cause. HHS once launched a campaign called "It Takes You" to help staff feel "personally connected and committed to their organization." That was 6 years ago...during President Trump's first term. www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

HHS has scrapped its Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening, which is responsible for updating a standardized list of conditions the HHS secretary recommends states screen for as part of their universal newborn screening programs.

A week ago, the Trump administration laid off thousands of people at HHS and its agencies. The cuts were so deep, and touched so much, we're still learning about the impacts. Here are a couple stories that have stood out to me. 1) @levfacher.bsky.social on the gutting of a pain-research office.

My conversation with Dr. Robert Califf on what’s happening at FDA On the @publichealthpod.bsky.social johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/880-the-fda-...

What are the impacts of cuts in COVID era funding to public health programs at the state level? A conversation with Dr. Manisha Juthani, CT health commissioner, on @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/879-the-impa...

Hear how one rural hospital started prescribing buprenorphine to emergency department patients, and how scaling up opioid addiction treatment while reducing stigma at hospitals across the U.S. is now helping thousands of patients every year: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/878-opioid-u...

"This historic, sweeping removal of thousands of the department’s employees puts everything at risk, including childhood vaccinations, maternal health, and community health centers." from @jbetancourtpr.bsky.social

#measles is not over after the rash goes away. It will leave the people infected sick for years. #MAHA #Ivax2protect www.npr.org/sections/sho...

NEW: How the CDC’s widespread layoffs cut lifesaving programs. Drowning prevention. Hotlines to report school shootings. Tips from former smokers on how to quit. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

As the prospects for a recession rise quickly, the danger and folly of cutting federal Medicaid funds gets worse. Normally during a recession the federal government increases federal Medicaid support as states see enrollment go up. Medicaid is a first responder in economic and other crises.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has been working with partners in the DRC to help control an outbreak of a deadly clade of mpox. But with its USAID funding running out, the future of the program—and the mpox outbreak—is uncertain. 🎧: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/876-preventi...