Interesting backstory…

Amazing to watch the United States of America turn it back on vaccines.

"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...

In a new #OpEd, Daniel Pham, MD, discusses the debate surrounding Casey Means’ nomination for U.S. Surgeon General, weighing concerns about her medical background against the broader responsibilities of the role in public health leadership. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

Seth Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science” while presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony — sometimes called the “Oscars of Science” — where Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. Rogen's comments were cut from the broadcast.

In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

AP: #Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on #fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn't allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral. #medsky www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

New article up in The Scientist the-scientist.com/federal-empl...

The #NIH funding fiasco, cont'd @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

#Scientists need to speak up to save the institutions that fund #scientific #research like #NIH, the largest public funding agency supporting #science in the world. That's why I spoke to @medpagetoday.bsky.social. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

This is my first post here. I'm an #infectiousdisease #epidemiologist who studies #HIV prevention & #harmreduction. I also co-direct IPATH, a nonprofit that is advancing #phagetherapy to combat #AMR. Give me a follow!

I'm an #infectiousdisease #epidemiologist w/ >24,000 followers on #Twitter hoping to find y'all & more like-minded folx here!