This just HITS. #Trust @brindabee.bsky.social

Why does transparency about our mistakes matter for maintaining trust? youtube.com/shorts/E1aHE...

#nicotine #tobacco #harmreduction

Something notable has shifted in Washington, DC. Heading into the midterms (officially now six months away), Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is becoming a political liability, and the administration appears to be quietly stepping back from it.

New paper suggests the UK disposable vape ban may have unintentionally made vaping more affordable for young people. The ban prompted vape manufacturers to introduce disposable-like reusable vapes with lower ongoing costs than disposable equivalents. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

#StayCurious fo shizzzle!

Who's up for a big, messy food fight? This administration figures it might be more popular than it was to burn down the CDC and rip up vaccine policies. Now, if only we can agree on the righteous way to eat, we might get somewhere. HT: @emilystewart.bsky.social conscienhealth.org/2026/03/29/s...

For at least one reason why people who smoke are not aware of the relative risks across the products, see this @nypost.com story (nypost.com/2026/03/26/h...) based, loosely (😜), on the scientific article pitched in this #EurekaAlert: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...? @cochranetag.bsky.social

Benadryl blocks acetylcholine, a chemical that plays an important role in memory/thinking. In fact, Alzheimer’s disease involves changes in acetylcholine signaling. Because certain anticholinergics like Benadryl can cross into the brain, it’s biologically plausible that this could affect cognition.

Big props to @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social for inviting @mbsiegel.bsky.social on the pod to talk about smoking, nicotine, vaping, and how the tobacco control community may not be helping as much as they might. If you're vulnerable to #DiscomfortOfThought, consider prophylactic analgesia!

In case you missed it we recently sat down with Dr. Michael Siegel on our podcast to discuss complex landscape of e-cigarettes and harm reduction strategies. You can watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/eyZoIY14KUY

Flavored vapes could help more adult smokers quit, saving lives. If only we could stop obsessing about teenagers, writes Joe Nocera.

Don't be too put off by the NSFW poster warning about measles but click through for the knowledge nuggets from @drjenndowd.bsky.social. substack.com/@joegitchell...

An interesting discussion on vaping that I was fortunate enough to take part in on the Unbiased Science podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZo...

Tobacco Control Groups are Misleading Legislators in Their Efforts to Block Smokers from Access to Life-Saving Products tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/toba...

Big props to @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social for inviting @mbsiegel.bsky.social on the pod to talk about smoking, nicotine, vaping, and how the tobacco control community may not be helping as much as they might. If you're vulnerable to #DiscomfortOfThought, consider prophylactic analgesia!

What I like about Purple Public Health is that it invites difficult conversations and disagreements rather than avoiding them. That’s the message we should be sending our students

I am not entirely sure I needed to know this, yet here we are.

Hate to do this, but

Thoughtful and expert insights from @truthinitiative.bsky.social's CEO, Kathy Crosby. I have notes (would love for her to read and comment on my substack substack.com/@joegitchell...) and I am very glad I took the time to watch this interview.

Have you subscribed to Scienceline’s #Newsletter yet? Don’t wait and risk missing even more incredible stories delivered every Friday straight to your inbox. Go to buff.ly/USwZbvY and subscribe now!

Abundant #DiscomfortOfThought prompts.

#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.

Sweet joyfulness alert! Mandatory watch if you’re doomscrolling and clenching your jaw!

Generous serving of #DiscomfortOfThought from Joe Nocera.

"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin, 1722

So whilst the self-reported big manly men are accidentally closing a narrow shipping channel by having a big manly war and shouting big manly war things, a reminder of that time a bunch of lads who were much secure in their gender did it deliberately.

Mood.

I thought of you with Peter Hajek's analogy, @dingdingpeng.the100.ci. www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

Nerds! NHANES?

Find someone who believes in you like researchers believe in pre-post differences as valid treatment effect estimates.

I am so wrong on many things! open.substack.com/pub/joegitch...

Oh, shit.

Love this. To get the full effect, you may have to say things ou-tloud. #DayJob Follow @dingdingpeng.the100.ci to get less wrong and to chuckle!

Nicotine Nerds! Deep reporting here from Georgia Michelman with input from NYU's Abrams, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, @uwctri.bsky.social's Piper, @drsarahejackson.bsky.social, Zeller, and PHAI's Mark Gottlieb. 1/2

There are so many #BrutalTruths in this @kiransidhu41.bsky.social interview of @clivebates.bsky.social about the future of nicotine and public health. Where does Clive get it wrong, tho? He would love to get less wrong, I'm sure.

❤️

Psychologists following a third-variable control strategy that may be best described as "sequential."

I hope @helenalb.bsky.social sees this and maybe @clairezagorski.bsky.social could make use of "hemogoblin"?!? And people say that James is just good at "difficult"!

It is good to have primaries. I think we all agree on that. As such! When we have primaries, we need to stop getting upset that candidate A *dares* to challenge candidate B. That’s what primaries are for. Simply vote for your preferred candidate. This is about Talarico/Crockett.

Hope-booster! substack.com/@joegitchell...

Make a warship mid: HMS Strategic Victory

If you're not following @clairezagorski.bsky.social, please fix that damage.

SJA tonight and the cadets were asked to come up with posters or social media content around their current topic of emergency planning (in this case weather warnings). Pretty pleased with their efforts, tbh...

Love this. To get the full effect, you may have to say things ou-tloud. #DayJob Follow @dingdingpeng.the100.ci to get less wrong and to chuckle!

#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine. And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about. But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social agrees on that point. #respect