The comments here are all the funny things I would write if I wasn’t so damn angry.

HHS just published an update to its Scientific Integrity Policy. Notably, it has removed the concept of political interference, and no longer calls it out as something specifically to be prevented. www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... (deletions in red, insertions in green)

Currently, 101 countries—about half the globe—have a national public health agency. Chikwe Ihekweazu and @garryaslanyan.bsky.social explain why more countries are launching these agencies to foster political accountability and create chains of command during emergencies.

I 🩷 that my colleagues @library-archives.canada.ca have shared this on #WorldHealthDay - another reminder that libraries and librarians are a critical resource for public health scientists.

Important to publish articles that provoke debate and encourage different ways of thinking at problems - why not consider a #PHEIC?

This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?

Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running June 1–5. This one-week (30-hour) online course equips you to understand & respond to key law and policy issues in public health. For more information or to apply: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

Neutrality Is Dangerous in the Face of Medical Misinformation www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them

The latest from BRC Co-Scientific Director Dr. Kelley Lee, on what researchers and scholars can do to rebuild #PublicTrust in #GlobalHealth: 📝 www.globe.uio.no/english/rese...

What role will #mRNA technology play in the future of Canadian #HealthCare? Join us for a documentary screening and dialogue with mRNA pioneers and leading experts in #PublicHealth, medical anthropology, clinical practice and regulatory affairs. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rna-health...

ESCAIDE 2025 - A summary of day 1 www.escaide.eu/en/news-even...

When science is understandable, we all win. I've started a national petition calling on all institutions of higher education, and their accreditors, to require science communication and public engagement training for all STEM degrees. Share and sign today, it only takes a few seconds: bit.ly/3LbnfHB

Join @healthjournalism.org for a webinar with @drdemetre.bsky.social, @drdebhoury.bsky.social and Daniel Jernigan next Wednesday and find out what went down at the #CDC, what will happen next, and what needs to happen to preserve the integrity of public health infrastructure in the U.S.

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j... via @statnews.com

NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com

'You know it's artificially induced" --families destroyed over this, it's so so terrible. "No mercury in the vaccines, no aluminum in the vaccines, the MMR should be taken separately" based on what Trump feels. Good lord we're back to Wakefield.

Some foreign regimes exploit major events to distort online content and push manipulated information. By hiding their role, their lies look real and spread fast. See how Canada exposes these tactics: ow.ly/4eQV50WYa8e #ThinkBeforeYouShare

1/ Contrary to recent claims by two political scientists, new work by @adrianraftery.bsky.social & Nick Irons estimates that COVID non-pharmacuetical interventions (NPIs) saved an estimated 860,000 lives in the US *in 2020 alone*. bmcglobalpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

🌍 #openscience in action! Join Michaela Th. Mayrhofer @i-med.ac.at and Alexander Kohls @cern.bsky.social for a roundtable on transformative #openscience across disciplines. Learn how FAIR principles and collaborative culture are driving transparency, innovation, and global impact. #osfestival2025

🕺💃 It takes three to tango: #OpenScience, #CitizenScience & #SciComm. Katharina Rieck moderates this roundtable with Daniel Dörler, Katja Mayer, and Franz Kerschbaum - exploring overlaps, differences & shared challenges between openness, participation & communication. #CitizenScience #osfestival2025

WANT publishorperish.games

This is an understatement: “Mr. Kennedy’s defiant performance at the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, his critics say, put on vivid display what happens when someone with no medical or scientific training and a conspiracy-minded approach takes charge of the nation’s public health”

Came across a brilliant article about the problems with how health equity has often been conceptualized (that white communities don't realize that they benefit from attempts to improve health equity). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Officials warn of possible measles exposure at 4 Winnipeg sites https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/30868/ Public health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at four sites in Winnipeg last week — including…

Doctors Have Lost Their Mount Olympus of Medicine www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

#Hepatitis update you should know: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now classified hepatitis D as carcinogenic to humans, just like hepatitis B & C. ⚠️ It causes liver cancer & only spreads in people already infected with hepatitis B. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4mjGQCY

New post by me on the implications for global science from America's scientific retreat and what we need to do about it. christinapagel.substack.com/p/americas-r... this is adapted from an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The important characterisation of the UK pop'n from More In Common highlights v low levels of trust in most former 'authoritative' professions. Scientists are the exception. Trust both fragile & valuable. We scientists must continue to *earn* it. Science communication is more important than ever.

Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you listen to music harder

I'm hiring! Talk Science to Me Communications is looking for a senior science editor. Part time, remote, contract, CA$50–75/hr. 10+ years experience (5+ in science editing), knowledge of Canadian English required. #science #scicomm 🧪 www.talksciencetome.com/2025/07/07/w...

Scientists, let's share our work with the public, so they can know how our work benefits their everyday health and wealth. Share your research & story in a LOCAL HOMETOWN PAPER op-ed, published June 16! #McClintockLetters #SciComm #DefendResearch Sign up & learn more: tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters

An important follow up to the previously reported "undiagnosed" New Brunswick neurological disease. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

📣 Federally funded scientists! Now more than ever before, it is critical that we bridge the gap btw scientists & the community to rebuild trust & address misinformation. Join the national #McClintockLetters movement to #DefendResearch, improve #SciComm, & share your scientific story! ⤵️

Hey #SciComm and #MedComm folks, how do you communicate uncertainty? Uncertainty is a tricky topic. I mean, heck, when discussing uncertainty in a general sense, you're defining a word that describes how things are hard to fully define. That's pretty meta, if you ask me! 🧪 (1/7)

Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

This is my favorite (and I feel, most important) article I have ever written. www.youcanknowthings.com/shame-doesnt...

An excellent article by @matthewfacciani.bsky.social on what steps we can take to start rebuilding trust in science. Quick notes: 1. Be a human (competency and warmth both matter) 2. Say "I don't know" 3. Show up irl (when possible) 4. Own mistakes when they happen substack.com/home/post/p-...

Is Public Health Really Dead? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

Couldn’t agree more with @teachepi.bsky.social! Communication is vital, essential, NEEDED for progress! #comms skills should be as important as any other lab skill for scientists, but specially for those working in topics that relate directly with the public #ESCMIDGlobal

Great presentation by @teachepi.bsky.social on trust and #PublicHealth at #ESCMIDGlobal2025 showcasing examples of studying distrust and policy and interventions to respond. #GlobalHealth #IDsky #EpiSky #ESCMIDGlobal @escmid.bsky.social

Ahead of final #PandemicTreaty negotiations, Senior Scholar @nschwalbe.bsky.social writes, "Pandemic threats can only be addressed through multilateral collaboration." In an era of great dismantling, she emphasizes the need for collective strength among nations. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

There’s a municipal by-election in the city of Vancouver, to fill two city council vacancies. I am in a voting place lineup that extends around the block. A volunteer told us that a 2017 city by-election had something like 10% voter turnout: this is different. Value the vote.

As Canadians head into a federal election, the Canadian Public Health Association encourages its members, and every voter, to question their candidates and demand support for strategies and programs that build health for all. www.cpha.ca/election-2025

We felt nostalgic and wanted to bring back Clippy, but with a twist! We wondered: “What would Clippy say if it was programmed to nudge and assist people with misinformation?” More Clippys here 👇 scienceupfirst.com/project/what... #ScienceUpFirst #TogetherAgainstMisinformation

This article focuses on health care but public health capacity, and the critical challenge of restoring trust in public health, must also be front of mind for the new administration. Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

West Texas measles outbreak update: Now 145 cases total. Seems to be slowing down, but be careful coming to this conclusion. It's unclear whether it's from true containment or lack of reporting/cooperation. Just have to watch how this unfolds. Big thanks to public health workers on the front line!