America 2025.

Handed a patient a printout of a CDC summary. They were suspicious. I pointed out the publication date. It was from 2024. “Oh, ok, so this is from when we could trust them.”

In agreement with my friend @kkjetelina.bsky.social who writes today: "I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/cdc-false-... www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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new trolley problem just dropped: Elon vs. 10^58 randomly chosen people. let's see what Grok has to say

“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website

Can we please discuss accessibility at conferences? When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded. /

If there was any doubt at all that the CDC is fully destroyed, this page on autism and vaccines on its website confirms it. It's now just another vessel of dangerous health misinformation. I have no words. This is beyond sad.

This is a real image of a real thing that exists in the universe! And because a bunch of humans decided to get together and build a space telescope, we get to see it! 🤯

In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus. We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!

oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with

This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views

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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

Pasadena Humane Society is really testing my theory that every food is a good hamster name.

Schrödinger should never have been allowed to have a cat

The Pope is more woke than the British Museum

Marburg virus is similar to Ebola. It’s a hemorrhagic fever virus that causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhea. Spreads from person to person by contact with body fluids.

I decided to convert dollars to centimeters. That allows us to visualize, for example, the distance between having no money and being at poverty level — about four city blocks. 2/8

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

16% of graduates students in STEM fields in the US are Chinese nationals. If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.

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Donated 🏳️‍⚧️

8 new cases of measles in SC. Spartanburg County is on its way to becoming the Gaines County of this fall. As I’ve written before (link in 1st reply) Spartanburg has a problem with exceptionally low vax rates in some private & charter schools, particularly bc of religious exemptions to vax mandates

#TBHillDay 2025 is probably the best thing I’ve ever done. Now’s your chance to get in on the action!

More evidence for delayed prescribing for acute otitis media in children.

"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong." Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror" www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...

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Wild-type polio detected in German sewage—this is *actual* polio, not vaccine-derived virus. This will probably be a one-off event, but it shows the real potential for polio reintroduction into under-vaccinated communities.

By @cohenjon.bsky.social

Almost two-thirds of states say they face at least a “50-50” chance of a Medicaid budget shortfall in FY 2026 as they anticipate increased Medicaid spending and tighter fiscal conditions. Learn more in our report: https://on.kff.org/4oJnA3e

If Republicans take away the ACA tax credits, families get hit with a 114% jump in what they pay. For a 60-year-old in Wyoming, that’s $22,452 more every year. No one should face a bill like that to stay insured. We need these tax credits protected.

UKHSA data: Early findings show the 2025/26 flu 💉 is performing strongly in 🇬🇧 despite the 📈 of a A(H3N2) subclade K. Effectiveness against hospitalization: 70–75% in children 30–40% in adults Good news! 💉 are still working where it counts: 📉 severe illness and hospitalisation.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

It's starting soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqQ...

These are the same people who freak out if a trans girl wants to use the girls bathroom at school. It's not about protecting girls or women, it's about protecting power. That's it.

Finishing a ten day stretch on a Wednesday

Today @who.int released their 2025 #tuberculosis report, and figures remain unacceptable: 1.2 million children and young adolescents fell ill in 2024, and a staggering 43% were never diagnosed and thus missed lifesaving treatment. Act now to close the deadly gap! msfaccess.org/msf-responds...

“The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.” Or, at least, it should be #bioethics

A few months old, but timeless.

I'm excited to announce the establishment of the Western University Centre for Bioethics (@westernbioethics.bsky.social), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences @westernu.ca. I'm honoured to serve as the Centre's inaugural Director. #bioethics Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)

With an absent CDC and mismatched 'subclade K' flu strain, experts face upcoming season with uncertainty Early data from the United Kingdom and Japan show that the H3N2 subclade K was represented in 90% of flu samples. www.cidrap.umn.edu/i... Photo: NIAID/ Flickr cc

New PhD position in my lab at @uniofbath.bsky.social (with both @tweethinking.bsky.social & Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun)! We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution. Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Can anyone explain this ingredient list? Especially the “natural chai” part?

🚨 We’re hiring! @CIDRAP is seeking a Digital Communications Lead to drive strategy, content, and analytics that amplify our global public health mission. Apply here 👉 hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371... #Hiring #DigitalComms #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication

C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

Had to drive north out of town but worthwhile

NEVER FORGET: The GOP House Congress got a VACATION for 2 months, while federal workers got $0 paychecks and 42M Americans didn’t get their SNAP.

“The federal government, I think, is just going do the absolute minimum on health care,” said Steven Staples, the [Canadian Health Coalition's] national director of policy and advocacy."