“Measles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls. The majority of cases remain centered in Spartanburg County, mostly among people who were either unvaccinated or didn't know their status”

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

What should success look like here? And how should effectiveness and impact be measured? 🧪

US citizen says he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing half-dressed. He was later returned home without explanation or apology, he said.

The Thursday afternoon plenary at the 2026 #ASPPHAnnualMeeting will bring together leaders from academic public health, the podcast Why Should I Trust You?, and the Make America Healthy Again movement for a conversation about today’s most pressing public health challenges. aspph.org/events/annua...

“Science-speak” has invaded the fashion, beauty, and food industries—even as actual science has come under considerable threat, @elcush.bsky.social argues. She explores the rise of faux-scientific jargon:

Hi from your friendly gun violence researcher! Want to know one thing we did differently? Since 2022, we have approached firearm homicide (the most common type) not just as a crime problem, but also using all the tools of public health - education, environment change, etc.

Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

There is SO MUCH STUFF to dissect in this article. Discuss. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...

We are excited to announce that Doctor Mike Varshavski — the most popular doctor in the world with over 30 million followers — will be joining Dean @meganranney.bsky.social for a fireside chat on Feb 10. This event is open to members of the Yale community only. Register now: m.yale.edu/dfgk.

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

Tonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself. But it’s anonymous so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.

My goodness! Honored.

Are you curious about the people who have dedicated their careers to supporting great science at NIH? Here’s a starter pack. Consider some follows.

we will reach the heat death of the universe before we come to an agreement on what a catch is

In @jamahealthforum.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty and @yalesph.bsky.social Dean @meganranney.bsky.social and colleagues lay out 10 concepts to help ensure that health datasets include underrepresented subgroups to improve health outcomes for all. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

U.S. Measles cases continue to rise unabated - with 125 new cases in South Carolina alone. This is BEFORE the expected increase in transmission from holiday travel. Ps: the MMR vaccine works. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ys... for most recent @yalesph.bsky.social report

“I have treated patients who have harmed others. I have cared for people in police custody, people accused of violent crimes…. None of that alters my obligation. When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.” @josephsakran.bsky.social

Thanks, Megan! I was really glad to have this opportunity to share my research findings and highlight this large-scale problem.

A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue — the same one the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights A suspect has been arrested, authorities say

This happened in 2020.

Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV. This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.

Happy Christmas all. A detail from the Capella dei Magi in Florence, the journey of the wise men

“Like Prime, but with human beings.”

I got disappointing news tonight from a journal about a manuscript (& a revision) that I'd given my heart & soul to. 1. The lesson: rejection happens to everyone in academia 2. The cognitive reframing: A friend sent me this article 😂

A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.

I am currently reading the Ronald Reagan bio by Max Boots. Did you know that the John Birch Society [a hyper-conservative, often racist & homophobic private society started in the 1950s - too conservative for William Buckley] “denounced the fluoridation of water as a communist conspiracy”? 🤔

Rare FREE article from Stat: the fallout from hacks to research grants. Follow Megan Ranney MD MPH for important public health news: #publichealth #informatics

I was just talking with someone about all the silent damage that has been done beyond the headlines, and the years it will take to right this. Public sector-academic partnership removes dominant profit bias found in the total privatization of R&D

Not only is his lab silent, but he's aware that without public funding, he'll have to turn to commercial sources. Instead of creating a public good, he'll have to create private ones. Tragic. www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r...

In an op-ed for @theatlantic.com on the shooting at Brown University, @yalesph.bsky.social Dean and @solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate @meganranney.bsky.social writes about the importance of data-driven, public-health approaches to reducing gun violence. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I am grateful that they found the man who committed this horrible crime. I appreciate our state police colonel reminding us that investigations are based on evidence, not clickbait or misinformation. I am not surprised he was found dead. But I am bothered we may never know the “why”. 🤎

First We Grieve Then we must act. Very important article written by Dr. Megan Ranney and published in The Atlantic Monthly @theatlantic.com

As clinicians, we know fear is natural, but it must fuel action. Policy, community, & conversation can protect children. We’re so grateful to This Is Our Lane Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social for translating data into actionable guidance.

First We Grieve Then we must act. Very important article written by Dr. Megan Ranney @meganranney.bsky.social and published in The Atlantic Monthly @theatlantic.com

Thank you for writing this, @meganranney.bsky.social.

Even if you are an old hand at trauma and crisis communications, this is an excellent piece and well worth taking a moment to breathe and read this thoughtful piece by an ED doc with close ties to Brown.

After tragedies like those this weekend, particularly when the horror of gun violence hits so close to home: First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Dean @meganranney.bsky.social joined CNN the day after mass shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach to discuss the long-term mental and physical health impact of these events. Dean Ranney is an emergency physician and firearm injury prevention researcher and spent 20 years at Brown.

@meganranney.bsky.social piece worth reading. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Link to additional psychological resources: istss.org/public-resou... @meganranney.bsky.social

I moderated a @theNAMedicine panel on "Improving How We Communicate in Health Policy." nam.edu/event/improv... @haroldpollack @haroldpollack.bsky.social @aaronecarroll @academyhealth.bsky.social @AcademyHealth @meganranney @meganranney.bsky.social @kmvnarayan14 @CatoHealth

We are having the wrong debate, says Zack Cooper of @yalesph.bsky.social We need to talk about not *just* subsidies, but more importantly WHY & HOW American healthcare is so expensive. And he has a list of things we could do today … Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...

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An outstanding job here @yalesph.bsky.social with @jacobwswallace.bsky.social ! 🧪🩺🛟📈

And the anxiety may be higher in some states than others That simply makes no sense

A thoughtful piece from Katie Wu @theatlantic.com from ... months ago. About why the US is not equivalent to Denmark. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...