Science! Evidence based approaches can decrease chronic condition and improve health. Science matters. Public health is your health.

🇺🇸 Today is Veterans Day 🇺🇸 To our veterans: you deserve so much better: affordable housing, mental health care, food security, and more. Thank you for fighting for us. We are fighting for you Want to honor veterans? Consider donating/volunteering at local/national veterans helping veterans programs

📉 Public health funding was budgeted by Congress. 🦠 Outbreaks don’t pause for red tape, but budgets sure do per Russ Vought. 👉 When measles outbreaks hit and emergency funds are still “processing,” that’s not efficiency. That’s negligence dressed in bureaucracy.

The furlough and firings at CDC hurt all all of us as the nation's public health agency is unable to respond to communities and is lacking basic functions like HR and IRB abcnews.go.com/US/video/cdc...

Good trouble ❤️ D3

What a great idea! Thanks to @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, we can all support furloughed and fired federal employees who are offering a variety of services, including dog-walking, tutoring, graphic design, meal prep, and much more. For more information, visit firedbutfighting.org/talent-marke....

Ahead of #PHTYD on Nov. 24, ASTHO recognizes the essential work of the public health workforce — the dedicated professionals who protect, promote, and strengthen the health of communities. Read our five reasons to be thankful for public health: https://discover.astho.org/4nws6Rb.

The honor is all ours. Context for others: as soon as I heard @drdebhoury.bsky.social's forthright, no-nonsense answers at the Senate hearing on what's happening to US health institutions right now, I was convinced we needed her to explain to our world audience. Try: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzhK...

The were many Science in Action 'regulars' I'd have loved to have on this farewell edition, but with the threat from antiscience as the theme, hugely grateful @michaelemann.bsky.social could join, along with @drdebhoury.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @naomioreskes.bsky.social.

On halloween there’s nothing spookier than a future without CDC

It's the end of the road for BBC Science in Action. But science itself is facing growing roadblocks. For this terminal edition of SinA I'm joined by @naomioreskes.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social & @angierasmussen.bsky.social for where now? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Thanks @apoorvanyt.bsky.social for calling out what is happening at CDC and the impact it will have. No transparency or strategy behind these cuts other than disruption

Public servants do just that, serve the public. It’s in our character. Thank you, furloughed Feds, for continuing to give back.

Join me Saturday on WCPT/ @heartlandsignal.bsky.social to unravel the latest Trump madness & strategies for pushing back with: + @carmitage.bsky.social + @ericmgarcia.bsky.social + @drdebhoury.bsky.social + @wisdems.org Chair Devin Remiker 🎧 Stream 1-4 CT bit.ly/3DAcG8s

Dr. Deb Houry on Why She Resigned from the CDC | It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath www.lincolnsquare.media/p/dr-deb-hou...

Thanks @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social @firedbutfighting.bsky.social and CDCalumandfriends for hosting an event last night to recognize the recently resigned and fired staff and to remember the impact of these programs

Thanks to generous donations from people like you, CDC Mutual Aid has raised more than $60,000. And as of this week we've passed another big milestone: We've given more than $50K to help fired/RIFed CDC employees. 👏 Check out the latest numbers (updated weekly): www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate

During this spooky season, don't let flu spook you into hiding. Get a flu vaccine to take the flu from wild to mild. For children, be sure to talk to your child's doctor about getting the flu vaccine. #TBT #CDC #VaccinesSaveLives #PublicHealth #SavePublicHealth

LIVE AT 1 PM ET - It’s The Democracy, Stupid with host @eisendrath.net! This week’s guest is Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science of the CDC! Subscribe for free to watch and join the chat! See you there! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

I’m not ready to give up on MMWR yet either as I know the 1000s of scientists who will publish great and timely work if empowered to do so. BUT…. Website says current issue Sept 28th- that is not timely. In prior shutdowns the important scientific findings were still continued

Proud to stand with @drdemetre.bsky.social and @dbj63.bsky.social to speak on scientific integrity and the violent attack at CDC fueled by misinformation- Thank you @frontlinepbs.bsky.social for a well-done documentary that covers the impact of recent policies on public health

Halloween is coming! 👻🎃 Time for horror movies — starting with this one @drdebhoury.bsky.social thanks for the rec!

The Trump shutdown has thrown the CDC into chaos as states recognize gaps in health data and measles cases rise. Former CDC officials Dr. Debra Houry and @drdemetre.bsky.social, who resigned after Trump fired the agency’s director, join The Weeknight to warn of the mounting public health fallout.

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Still public servants- @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social- supporting public health and CDC. Thank you for your courage and commitment.

A standing ovation for me and @drdebhoury.bsky.social during a celebration of C. Everett Koop’s legacy! His moral courage should inspire all of us in #PublicHealth and #Medicine. Speaking truth to power and sticking to the science can change the world!

Spreading the word. The CDC community will remember Officer Rose's sacrifice forever. 💚💚💚💚💚

Whiplash and trauma- that's what the CDC staff are currently experiencing. CDC can't protect us if they don't have the resources and the boots on the ground. My conversation with @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com last night. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

I think what is troubling about some of the current layoffs that are still underway is CDC can’t do its work. When the entire HR office is laid off, they can’t bring people on. The whole conflict of interest office is laid off, so they can’t look at COI for leaders or advisors, a priority for HHS

"Certainly, you can always look for places to reduce, but not when you have to undo it and not when it can harm people." plus more thoughts from me with @scrippsnews.bsky.social

“It seems like they just took a sledgehammer to the agency versus a scalpel,” said @drdebhoury.bsky.social. She believes the unRIFed jobs may have been reinstated after public outcry. HHS did not provide documentation of an error by press time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Thank you @lenasun.bsky.social for your continued coverage of public health and the impact these devastating cuts and policies will have on our communities

Congress needs to demand transparency re these CDC firings and what happened. I don't think "miscoding" is the reason nearly 50% of those fired were rescinded. Maybe it was the public awareness that programs like global health, suicide prevention, and measles response were being eliminated...

🎃 Spooky Season PSA: When public health gets ghosted,👻 we all feel it. Don’t let science become a skeleton 💀 of its former self. Not just a Halloween prop. It's a warning. We have a skeleton crew holding it all together. Public health isn’t scary: it’s essential. Spread the word.

💣CDC Cuts💥 Even with some staff having their firing rescinded, CDC has been deeply damaged by the cuts from 🧠🪱 that remain intact. We do not have a complete list as this was done in secrecy. 🧵

Devasting cuts on so many levels at CDC this weekend- and per @altcdc.altgov.info note below- for those staff who are remaining, they have lost critical services to take care of themselves, which they need now more than ever, as they continue to protect all of us in the community from health threats

If you reach a goal by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded. If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed. The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.

Laughter is medicine. G’night all

“now when we hear from the CDC, we have to ask "which CDC" is speaking?”

From the 6 Surgeon Generals who served across administrations since President Bush: "Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

“framing science as a debate to be won makes it easy to paint established scientists as opponents who must be overcome” An interesting thesis and suggestion of a solution www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o... 🎁

On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives. Today, in response, we brought our own graphs. We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.

“It really represents a hostile takeover of the agency,” said Deb Houry, former chief medical officer of the CDC. “It gives me concern about what we can trust coming out of the overall agency as well, not just on vaccine safety.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Worth reading interview with Debra Houry, who served under six CDC directors spanning four administrations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Exclusive: "The CDC is far too important to just give up on" says Susan Monarez, who was director of the CDC for just 29 days under the current administration go.nature.com/4pSmanQ

In every galaxy, true leaders stand out! Not for chasing power, but for choosing principle. You are the Lukes, Leias, & Hans not perfect, but courageous. Your leadership inspires resistance & hope. Thank you @drdebhoury.bsky.social, @drdemetre.bsky.social, & Dr Dan J #USAnotRFK #CDC #publichealth

The measles website at CDC continues to share updated data. 1514 cases reported in 2025. 3 deaths. CDC scientists working hard but have to manage vaccine attacks from @SecKennedy and his minions. This will be the year that ends US’s measles elimination status. Not one word at #UNGA.

🪑SIT DOWN:🪑 We AGREE with President Trump on Operation Warp Speed success & positive impact of COVID-19 vaccines on us all. RFK Jr & his vaccine advisory panel (ACIP) DON'T agree with Trump & us. This is a shame for President Trump’s legacy, Operation Warp Speed, & life-saving innovation. 1/2 🧵

Meet the newest CDC hire. Retracted studies do not equal gold standard science.

No, doctors don't get rich off vaccines. www.npr.org/2025/09/25/n...