Hundreds of former and current #HHS workers signed an open letter calling for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation and to guarantee their safety after a gunman opened fire at #CDC headquarters in Atlanta earlier this month, @rachrobertson.bsky.social reports.

Why does menopause hormone therapy still divide physicians? I spoke with a reproductive endocrinologist about this debate, how research on MHT has evolved since the WHI, + how doctors can interpret the science when caring for their patients. @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/hrt/11...

FDA has recently held a slew of so-called "expert panels" (on menopause, SSRIs in pregnancy, talc, + baby formula) that sidestep legal procedures + ethics guardrails, raising concern about cherry-picking of experts and evidence. For @medpagetoday.bsky.social 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

There's a major publishing slowdown at CDC's flagship journal, MMWR. Submissions are down, and there's a new step in the process that's never been required before -- all articles must be cleared by the HHS secretary's office (though an HHS spokesperson said this was "false"). More here:

A handful of states have passed legislation allowing ivermectin to be sold and purchased over-the-counter -- and other state legislatures have their sights set on doing the same. @rachrobertson.bsky.social

RFK Jr promised that new CDC vaccine advisors wouldn’t be “ideological anti-vaxxers” — yet many of his new appointees are known for their anti-vax views. One even posted this week that the term is “not a slur, but a compliment.” My latest 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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SCOOP: Poison control centers have received nearly 40% more reports of vitamin A exposures among kids from Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 this year compared to the same time last year -- a trend that lines up with the growing measles outbreaks in Texas and other states. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Millions of vaccine doses are made from chicken eggs each year. So how exactly will the #eggshortage impact flu vax production for next season? My latest for @medpagetoday.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates increased — but so did infant mortality. The greatest differences were seen by marginalized women, according to two studies. www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/aborti...

Researchers have been learning the hard way that government data may not always be available or reliable — so archives, like @archive.org, have been hosting critical CDC data. That particular archive was spotlighted by @altcdc.bsky.social. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

And with that…RFK Jr got the votes he needs to become HHS secretary🤮 It’s an increasingly dark time for public health.

Government websites are being gutted of vital health information, so @acog-org.bsky.social is stepping up to host PDFs of contraceptive guidance + ob/gyn-related gov-issued guidance that docs reference regularly — in case it gets purged. My latest 👇🏻 www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/genera...

BREAKING: For the first time in 60+ years, MMWR did not go out as scheduled because of the communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the Trump administration. Public health leaders called this “a disaster” and “a concerning precedent” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

I’m just begging you: Before you write your post about why the media isn’t covering something, *Google it* and look at the “news” tab. Please.

Last June I dove into what Dr. Oz was up to after his failed senate bid. It was clear he was as positioning to launch a public role, but I don’t think any of us could have predicted that this is where we’d find him a year later 🙃 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Good write up of BlueSky #MedSky by @kristinafiore.bsky.social feat. BlueSky elders: @mdaware.org @gavinyamey.bsky.social @nickmark.bsky.social @kiswanson.bsky.social and @kidneyboy.bsky.social of course www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Since 2022, 76 people have mistakenly been told they failed the pathology board exam. While they are getting refunds and new certificates, many told me that’s not enough to make up for the mental distress, time, and compensation they missed out on as a result. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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