“.. The President even said his recommendations were ‘based on what I feel.’ It was reckless guidance from a man with no medical training, delivered from the nation’s most powerful podium.” @craigspencer.bsky.social time.com/7319680/crai...

After yesterday’s rambling press conference on acetaminophen and autism, I wrote for TIME about the disastrous medical guidance offered by the president and why this was even worse than the ‘inject bleach’ press conference during Covid OpEd and accompanying video interview👇 time.com/7319680/crai...

“This is the worst ‘health’ press conference I maybe have ever seen. And I watched every one during Covid.” — @craigspencer.bsky.social After RFK Jr & Trump claimed #Tylenol in pregnancy and #vaccines raise autism risk without evidence, doctors warn the MAHA agenda is eroding public health. More ⤵️

Doctor @craigspencer.bsky.social‬ argues that the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan amounts to one of its most consequential health policies, with an approach to data and research that risks hardwiring bias into American medicine. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

LISTEN: Professor @craigspencer.bsky.social joined @npr.org to discuss the recent upheaval at the CDC.⤵️ "Right now, whether you're Democrats, Republicans, left, right, whatever it is, we have an agency where it's really hard to trust the recommendations that are coming out."

As three top CDC officials resigned last week, Professor @craigspencer.bsky.social says there is no compensating for the vast experience lost: “We are dramatically less able to respond."

Center Affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social has an op-ed in @theatlantic.com on the White House AI Action Plan. Health care has long struggled with bias across patient groups. #AI risks amplifying those gaps in the data we feed it, turning inequities into hard-to-fix standards of care. More here ⤵️

On @npr.org, @craigspencer.bsky.social warns new rules don't just affect #COVID vaccines. The danger is a future where all shots become more difficult, confusing, and costly to get. “...more confusion, more chaos, more uncertainty and I think, unfortunately, a lot more sickness” 🎧 Listen here ⬇️

By gatekeeping health data, the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan risks hardwiring bias into the future of American medicine, Craig Spencer argues.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

We should all worry about the chaos at the CDC But there’s an even larger and longer-term health threat quietly unfolding For @theatlantic.com I wrote about how the Trump admin’s ‘AI Action Plan’ risks hardwiring bias and inequity into medicine for decades. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Wondering whose White House job it is to protect Americans from bio threats - and why that matters? As of this week, it is *nobody's* full-time job. Here is what that means for all of us. Thanks to Jon Finer & @spsaki.bsky.social who lay it out with me here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“Politicians may slash budgets and dismantle institutions, but they cannot erase the principle that built them: that caring for others is a moral obligation, not a partisan position,” writes Dr. Craig Spencer.

"Empathy is not idealism; it articulates a pragmatic vision of our shared fate. In a world defined by worsening pandemics, climate instability and global interdependence, empathy is a necessity" @craigspencer.bsky.social is spot on! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Incredibly moving piece from an incredible human. I’m proud to know you @craigspencer.bsky.social. Thanks for inspiring us.

@craigspencer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

If we allow the Trump administration’s assault on empathy to define our global health agenda, or ourselves, we won’t just be turning away from the world — we’ll be turning away from who we are. My latest for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Yesterday, RFK Jr announced the U.S. wouldn't continue to support Gavi, the leading international vaccine organization. I had a lot of thoughts, so I put them in my first ever Substack. tl;dr—this is RFK Jr taking his anti-vaccine crusade global. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...

From #ABC: RFK Jr meets w/ his new vaccine panel this week to plan #flu season protocols, raising concern due to their anti-vax history. @craigspencer.bsky.social warned that Kennedy “has an unbelievable ability to drastically change the access and availability of vaccines in this country”. More ⤵️

Center affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social spoke to #ABCNews about what RFK Jrs vaccine panel might push next. "It's anybody's question of what is going to happen, what the discussion around [MMRV] is going to be," Spencer warns of the effort to blur science and create doubt. More ⤵️

NEW: Beth Cameron, @craigspencer.bsky.social and I share the impact of US funding cuts and policy changes to global health security now and in the future in Vaccine journal. "A tale of two U.S. Global health security futures—withdraw or evolve?" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our Center affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social joined a group of public health experts on Zoom, w/ MAHA grassroots members aiming to learn how to talk with each other @bostonglobe.com: The conversation reflects the common ground that exists in a desire to rebuild trust in the medical system More ⤵️

#RFKJr talks about freedom of choice but limits it by bypassing norms. @craigspencer.bsky.social told #ABCNews RFK Jr. identifies problems, but his solutions undermine community health "As the focus shifts from community to individuals, we're losing...a lot of the gains in public health" More ⤵️

This is incredibly important stuff from @kkjetelina.bsky.social . The only way those of us who care about public health can reach the many folks who agree with "MAHA" is to have difficult two-way conversations. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Latest episode of #InfectiousIDeas features compelling conversation with #Ebola survivor and global health expert @craigspencer.bsky.social @brownpublichealth.bsky.social 🎧 Listen to his powerful story: www.nfid.org/podcast/from... #GlobalHealth #NFIDPodcast

I spent time in Seminole, Texas, after a deadly measles outbreak tore through. I came back with a story about anti-vaccine activists who exploited the crisis, outmatched doctors and public health officials working to contain it — and a community left to bear the cost. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Really honored to be featured as a guest on the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)'s podcast 'Infectious Ideas'. Our episode—'From Shark Dreams to Global Health' was released today! 🎙️https://www.nfid.org/podcast/from-shark-dreams-to-global-health-with-craig-spencer-md-mph/

In Boston, @celinegounder.com is giving a fiery convocation address at Harvard School of Public Health talking about #misinfo in public health: “The current administration is waging a war on science, and that can be seen most clearly on the issue of vaccines.” #IDsky 🧪

This conversation between two “sides” was deep, thoughtful, and truly honest… in ways that I didn’t expect. Take a listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... @brindabee.bsky.social @craigspencer.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social

Times Opinion asked experts across disciplines to share concrete ways that individuals and institutions can keep science and health efforts in America moving forward. Here are their ideas.

For @nytopinion.nytimes.com I joined a dozen colleagues to offer concrete ways to save health and science at a time of immense change and uncertainty. With timely and important perspectives from @reshmagar.bsky.social, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social‬ and many others. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

The GREAT @craigspencer.bsky.social will join me in The Doctor's Lounge today (May 13) at 2pm ET We'll be discussing everything from how to bridge the gap between "us" and MAHA to why Craig is writing about...empathy. Join us! Link: lnkd.in/eeaV3YnU Calendar invite: lnkd.in/ezY4s6mB

At a time of intense turbulence and uncertainty for public health, I highly encourage everyone to listen to the ‘Why Should I Trust You?’ podcast. Just a few weeks ago, the host @brindabee.bsky.social invited myself and other public health voices to a call with MAHA members in Ohio 🧵

A remarkably important and timely piece in @thelancet.bsky.social by @madhupai.bsky.social, @shashikalb.bsky.social, and Nhial Deng. Essential reading for all of us in global health. "The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The measles vaccine is proven to work. It has saved millions of lives. That’s an undeniable fact, no matter what anyone says. The ‘treatments’ repeatedly touted by RFK Jr—budesonide, clarithromycin, and cod liver oil—do not. No matter what anyone like him says. 🧵

An incredibly passionate and moving presentation by @madhupai.bsky.social on global health equity and allyship today at Brown University. His energy, expertise, and insistence on hope at this dark moment are exactly what we needed right now! 🙏

Breaking News: FDA Commissioner says there will be no agency reorganization like those floated at other HHS agencies. In our exclusive interview, Makary asserts his independence, addresses morale, and lays out his vision. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

“you can think of measles cases as a probe for whether we are paying attention…While measles is often first, it is a harbinger of problems to come.” Highly recommend ‘Booster Shots’ by @adamratnermd.bsky.social. Crucial for understanding the history of measles and what the future likely holds.

It was deadly scandals involving things like 'swill milk', patent medicines including actual snake oil, and tainted food that led to the creation of today's FDA. With less oversight of the things we eat and drink, it is only a matter of time before we deeply regret these cuts.

A video showed a doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer. My @apnews.com story with comment from @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @craigspencer.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social -->

The measles outbreak in Texas continues to grow—36 more cases in the last week, up to 597 total The true number of cases is certainly much much higher And consistently 97% of cases are in the unvaccinated We don't need more studies The data has been—and remains—very clear

Countries around the world have been negotiating a 'pandemic treaty' for 3 years. And just now this Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) finished its last meeting. With an absolutely historic agreement. We just witnessed a huge step forward for global health and global health equity ❤️🌏

Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.

🚨My latest: Trump's deportation tactics are undermining the bird flu response, outreach workers say. Detecting cases is key but farmworkers at highest risk - mainly immigrants - are afraid to leave home for care. @kffhealthnews.org / ABC kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

U.S. prices for all drugs (brand & generic) are 3 times higher than other countries. For brand name drugs, it’s 4 times as much. 1 in 4 Americans have difficulty affording their medications, according to @kff.org And 30% don’t take them as prescribed due to cost That’s NOW. So…

Important article - glad to be quoted along with @craigspencer.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Health/rfk-j...

Read the entire thread Happy National Public Health Week...

Yesterday we learned the sad news another child died from measles in Texas. We also learned what RFK Jr. will and will not say And we got a clearer glimpse of the playbook being used to discredit the proven measures to tackle measles outbreaks Let me tell you why I'm worried 🧵