I'm 67 years old and I just joined TikTok. Here's why. As public health leaders, we must adapt to meet the audiences where they are. On the CareTalk podcast, John Driscoll and I discuss the challenges facing public health communication today.

We spend $1.5 trillion more on healthcare than any other country—and still leave millions uninsured. The ACA was a critical step forward, but it was not a finished product. I spoke with @NPR about the past, present, and what still needs fixing. www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...

Your doctor can't read your mind, but they can save your life if you ask the right questions and provide the right information. Read more of the no frills advice I offered @meghanrabbitt.bsky.social in @mariashriver.bsky.social's Sunday Paper. www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/be-healthy-5...

Dr. Peter Attia exercises 10 or more hours per week in the hope—with no proof—that it will actually add more years to your life than exercising 2 to 3 hours per week. If you want science-based wellness tips, pre-order my book. Link in thread.

The moment you all have been waiting for with bated breath…..THE ZEKE BAR IS BACK. For a limited time, the International Award Winning Zeke Bar | 62% dark chocolate with dried cherry from is now available. It won’t last long. Purchase at the link in the comments. #chocolate #awards #ZekeBar

50,000 Americans could die from Medicaid and ACA coverage losses. When costs spike like this, healthier enrollees drop coverage, which drives costs even higher. I joined @yahoofinance.com to discuss what's at stake with ACA subsidy renewal.

RFK Jr.'s claim that vaccines didn't save lives, sanitation did, is half right—and dangerously wrong. While sanitation helped in the early 20th century, vaccines saved millions of lives in the later 20th century and reduced severe impairments like brain damage. More in @statnews.com

Stop popping supplements. Start eating food. Ashwin Rodrigues’s piece in the @nytimes.com alarmingly reports that Americans are taking more supplements than ever before and it can hurt – rather than help – our overall health. Here's what actually works: eating real food.

My students at the University of Pennsylvania are brilliant, but they couldn't fully focus in class. That's why I banned all technology in my classroom. No online shopping, no Instagram, no email, no internet. The results speak for themselves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUh...

Join us on Oct. 14, 14:00-15:00 in Alrek, @unibergen.bsky.social, for a talk with @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@upenn.edu)on #disinformation and #trust in #science in the U.S. and beyond. Sign up here: alrekhelseklynge.no/arrangemente... #sciencecommunication #trustinscience #Health #ethics

Public health requires investing today to protect people tomorrow. As I shared on @vox.com, we're already seeing the damage caused by the Trump admin: Rising vaccine skepticism and preventable outbreaks. The Texas measles deaths are just the beginning. www.vox.com/today-explai...

Read this op-ed in the @bostonglobe.com by LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social. ⤵️

In a new ‪@nytopinion.nytimes.com‬ essay, Team Scientist @zekeemanuel.bsky.social draws from behavioral science and his own teaching experience to argue that removing phones from classrooms can make students more focused and classes more effective. https://nyti.ms/4myDcW3

As a professor, I'd give MAHA a "C." Success: spotlighting phones' harm to kids, chronic illness/food connections. Problems: vaccine skepticism (2 children died from measles), questionable supplements, and little real action on healthy food subsidies. My thoughts in @thefp.com ⬇️

RFK is turning the CDC into an ideological rubber stamp of the Trump admin. Congress must use their oversight power to restore qualified leadership and adequate funding to the CDC. Our children's health and our scientific credibility depend on it. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/o...

Because of Florida's decision to phase out childhood vaccine mandates, many will die of preventable diseases like measles, chickenpox, tetanus, and diphtheria. This is regressive, bringing us back to the early 1950s when parents had to worry that their kids might die from diseases like polio.

There's a deadly condition killing Americans: healthcare churn. 15-20% of Americans lose coverage yearly due to job changes. Insurers won't invest in prevention if patients will switch next year. I explain how to fix this crisis in @statnews.com. #MAHA #ACA www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/h...

New in @bmj.com Global Health: four fallacies that undermined COVID/mpox resource allocation, and the solutions we need now. With $700M+ in vaccine contracts cancelled, we must avoid repeating past mistakes in the next pandemic. gh.bmj.com/content/10/8...

My students gave me the best reviews in 13 years, but I didn't change my teaching. I just banned phones and laptops from my class. In the @nytimes.com, I explain how this approach made students more engaged with my class: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

The Zeke Bar won Bronze at the International Chocolate Awards! Finally, an award that rewards not my mind, but my taste (and an honor that maybe my grandkids will care about). Thanks for the incredible partnership, Askinosie Chocolate! Next batch coming mid-fall 2025. askinosie.com/products/the...

When patients get better provider info from Google than their own insurers, the system is broken. Great to see CMS exploring a national provider directory. This is the kind of admin streamlining we need to reduce costs without compromising care. www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-reg...

Did you know a hip replacement could cost you $20K or $98K in the same city? In a new @nejm.org Catalyst study focused on physician intervention, we found that even modest referral changes can result in huge cost savings. catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" just exempted critical treatments like Keytruda, which made Merck over $29B in 2024, from Medicare negotiations. This will cost the govt billions. If you believe in the "art of the deal," why not negotiate the best deal for cancer patients? www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Social connectedness is critical to our health and well-being. I was reminded of this during an unexpectedly wonderful DMV experience (I know, impossible!). The clerk was friendly, asked about my day, and even restarted my process when I missed a section. We could all use more of this!

When you truly care about the future of American healthcare, you pick up the phone when duty calls – no matter what. My thoughts about how we can create a more efficient system that works for everyone on the @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...

Analysis by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social argues that middle-income countries with high death tolls were treated most inequitably, not low-income nations. Ethics demands more than equal shares—it demands vaccines go where they save the most lives. Read the essay: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social believes Democrats must fundamentally fix Medicaid, not merely repair Trump-era policies. He proposes seven changes to Medicaid to improve the program and deliver quality health care to more Americans. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

If we're serious about prevention and better chronic disease management, we need to fundamentally change how we pay primary care physicians: higher pay and bonuses tied to outcomes like ensuring diabetes is well-managed.

Trump's bill could strip Medicaid from 12 million Americans. Repeal isn't enough. Democrats must use this opportunity to propose bold reforms that truly fix Medicaid’s core problems. In @thebulwark.com, I share how to build a system that actually works: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

The US spends more than other countries on health care AND has worse outcomes. One clear opportunity to lower spending without compromising patient care: reducing admin costs. Our recommendations to improve the data and identify savings ⬇️

All of this was avoidable. When we choose not to vaccinate with this safe, very effective vaccine, there will be more measles, more hospitalizations, more suffering – and tragically, people will die.

One of America's most overlooked problems: healthcare churn. 20% of Americans change insurance plans yearly, and insurers are disincentivized to invest in preventative care. I discussed this on @planetmoney.bsky.social.

Surprising finding: When private equity acquires ophthalmology practices, they actually shift toward Medicare patients and away from higher-paying commercial insurance - the opposite of what we expected. New research in @jamanetworkopen.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The US spends 2x more on healthcare than peers, but with worse outcomes. Admin costs are 25% of that spending. Better data is an essential step toward reducing excess expenses and improving the efficiency of our healthcare system. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

New research: Middle-income countries with high COVID death rates – not low-income nations – faced greatest vaccine inequity. True equity means distribution by health burden, not population size. More in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

RFK Jr. claims to support “choice,” but his anti-vaccine stance has real consequences: lower vaccination rates, measles outbreaks, and kids at risk. Canceling trials and closing NIH research centers says it all. @thebeat.msnbc.com

Simulating the impact of survival benefit-based liver transplant organ allocation ft. @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social), @KaplanDeLiver & @PeterPReese1 (@PennGIHep) @Penn_Transplant journals.lww.com/hep/abstract...

@susandominus.bsky.social's "The Family Dynamic" hits close to home! Coming from a family of high-achieving brothers, I appreciated her smart and entertaining insights on how families and siblings shape each other's success. Check out my full review in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/b...

The $100K college price tag is misleading. At @upenn.edu and similar schools, families earning under $75K often pay $0. In our @nytimes.com opinion piece, Caitlin Zaloom, @zelizer.bsky.social, & I show how college is more affordable than many think–and how Trump’s cuts could threaten that.

HHS requiring placebo-controlled trials for COVID and flu vaccines is deeply concerning - and unethical. Adding unnecessary layers of approval will make it practically impossible to implement in time for seasonal vaccines.

Thrilled to see my friend Dr. Patrick Conway named CEO of @optumhealth.bsky.social. I've seen firsthand his absolute commitment to transforming health care and ensuring patients get the best care possible. Congratulations!

Preventive care saves lives – and access shouldn’t depend on cost. When copays are eliminated, more people take advantage of critical services like HIV prevention, cancer screenings, and routine check-ups.

Trump’s FDA cuts undermine the labs that test our food supply, including infant formula, for dangerous contaminants like cadmium and lead. As I shared on @thebeat.msnbc.com, without proper inspections, people could get sick or even die. www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...

Standing where the fight for independence began – at the Battles of Lexington and Concord's 250th anniversary – was an honor and a reminder that to keep our republic and democracy strong and vibrant takes all of us.

How should we decide who gets a liver transplant first? Our new study uses simulation models to compare the current liver donation allocation system – which prioritizes the sickest patients – with a proposed system based on projected survival benefit.

The Trump administration’s new Medicare policy did not include a proposed rule that would have expanded coverage of anti-obesity drugs to an additional 3.4 million adults. This is a big mistake.

In 2022, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 10x higher than in other high-income countries. For the health of our nation, now and in the future, we must invest in programs like CMS' Transforming Maternal Health Model. Read more in @milbankfund.bsky.social: www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

Wow. Firing Christine Grady is a terrible mistake and certainly will not make America great or healthy.

Over the past 25 years, breakthroughs like CRISPR, CAR-T, mRNA vaccines, and GLP-1s were born in labs, and made possible by research funding. Today, I joined @npr.org to discuss how Trump’s attacks on higher ed funding will inhibit life-saving innovation: www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1...

Today, I joined @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social to discuss President Trump’s attacks on higher education, along with another pressing topic: the life-saving importance of vaccines. www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...