The WHO once again reafirms that there IS NO link between vaccines and autism. A committee formed to bring together international experts to provide independent and authoritative scientific advice to WHO once again looked into this link and found no evidence for it. www.who.int/news/item/11...

A new report from the CDC shows that the COVID vaccine reduced the risk of emergency room or urgent care visits by 76% for kids 9-months to 5-years old and by 56% for those 5-years to 17-years-old. Just incase you need more evidence that vaccines work. www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

Deaths of kids under 5 has dropped from 10 million in 2000 to 5 million in 2020. But with the growing anti-vax movement and funding cuts, it looks like 2025 might be the first year this century where child mortality increases instead. This is horrifying and unacceptable. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

To follow up on my last post, flu and other respiratory illnesses are rapidly increasing in the US as well. In New York flu increased 80% week on week, RSV had a 17% increase. Unfortunately, this increase isn't limited to NY. Other states are seeing increases too. www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/...

Some good news! With funding cuts to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative expected to reach $1.7 million up to 2029, global leaders pledge $1.9 billion to fill that gap. This will help protect 370 million kids from polio per year. It's good to see people caring. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The number of confirmed flu cases in Canada jumped from 2,273 to 3,655 during the last week of November. Here is your friendly reminder to get your flu shot if you haven't already. It can help prevent you from getting it or having a severe disease if you to catch it. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

With measles being in the news a lot over the past year or two, it is time that I talk about it. Today at 10 am PST on YouTube I'll be discussing measles. What it is, how it is prevented, and how public health professionals deal with investigations. See you there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nex7...

The blood pressure medication, Ziac because it may have been contaminated by a cholesterol medication the company also makes. The FDA states that exposure is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. Contact a pharmacist on how to safely dispose of this medication. thehill.com/policy/healt...

Tomorrow, December 7 at 10 am PST over on YouTube, I'll be talking about measles. What is it? How is it spread? How can we prevent the spread? What does public health do to respond to cases and outbreaks of measles? Spoiler, vaccinations are good. See you all there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nex7...

Well, they did it. ACIP voted to overturn a decades old recommendation on hepatitis B vaccination. Now only infants born to women who test positive for the virus or whose status is unknown will receive the vaccine at birth. This is a horrible day for public health. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Here is an interesting theory. A volcano eruption in 1345 caused colder global temperatures leading to crops failing around the Mediterranean. Italian cities imported grain from the Black Sea area, bringing fleas infected with plague (the Black Death) to Europe. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Measles is a highly contagious disease that infects 11 million people and kills 95,000 each year. While some countries have worked towards elimination, measles is making a resurgence. Sunday, December 7 at 10 am PST I will be talking all about measles on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nex7...

France confirmed 2 cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in people who had recently traveled. MERS is related to SARS and COVID with a mortality rate of about 35%. Contact tracing, testing and isolation have been started as prevention measures. bnonews.com/index.php/20...

Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg has been appointed as acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in the US FDA. As such, she will oversee the FDA division that regulates over-the-counter drugs as well as most prescription drugs. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The US FDA is set to stop a proposed rule requiring testing cosmetics for asbestos. Asbestos increases the risk of cancer and is linked to 40,000 deaths per year. Just another example of this administration "making America healthy again." This is not ok. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Antibiotic resistant organisms cause 2.8 million diseases and 35,000 deaths annually. The over use of antibiotics and antifungals increase the risk of resistance. The US EPA has been petitioned by farmers and public health to decrease their use in farming. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Listeria contamination of cheese from The Ambriola Company had been detected and have been recalled. So far, no illnesses have occurred due to this, but please be careful. See the attached link for detailed information about affected products and recommendations. www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

The US FDA warns about 19 cookware products that have a risk of causing lead poisoning. See the link below to find a list of affected products as well as recommended actions. Lead poisoning is nasty, and all reasonable steps should be taken to avoid it. Please be careful. www.fda.gov/food/alerts-...

So cool! A new (in trials) treatment for aggressive brain tumors. Focused ultrasound is used to make microscopic bubbles that temporarily open the blood-brain barrier allowing the chemotherapy to get at the tumor. Long way to go still, but this is looking promising! www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

The WHO has launched new guidance to help protect and promote mental health across many governmental sectors. This lays out policy approaches that they can take to protect population-wide mental health and well-being and are grounded in human rights, equity, and evidence. www.who.int/news/item/24...

Over the past few years, gonorrhea has started to become resistant to the main classes of antibiotics used to treat. Now a new report shows more countries around the world with an increasing amount of resistance in the reported cases. Antibiotic stewardship is important. www.who.int/news/item/19...

Studies have shown that the bacteria that causes typhoid fever is becoming extensively resistant to antibiotics. They are resistant to first-, second-, and third-line antibiotics leaving one that is still effective. But resistance to this one is now spreading. www.sciencealert.com/ancient-kill...

The US Department of Education is proposing to remove public health, nursing, and more from the list of professional degrees. This will limit the amount of loan funding available making these degrees more expensive and unavailable. www.newsweek.com/full-list-de... aspph.org/department-o...

1/ The CDC's website now says that "The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim." This Is wrong and incredibly harmful. Numerous studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism. There are 2 that have shown a link. Both by Andrew Wakefield and both highly flawed.

California farms have applied 15 million lbs of pfas (forever chemicals) to crops between 2018 and 2023. These chemicals do not break down and are linked to cancer, kidney and liver disease, immune disorders, birth defects and more. We need to get rid of these. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It is confirmed, Washington state has the first human avian influenza case in the US since February. It is the first known human case of the H5N5 strain, all previous cases have been H5N1. Encourage your governments to support public health to prevent more cases. www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg for the first time. Marburg is a disease similar to Ebola that kills about 50% of the cases. At least 9 cases have been identified so far. Ethiopian authorities have responded quickly to contain the outbreak. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

In the past month, there have been 66 poultry flocks in the US hit by bird flu causing the death of 3.5 million birds. This may lead to higher food costs and more human cases. The US government has scaled back the FDA and CDC hurting their ability to respond effectively. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Egypt has eliminated trachoma! This is a horrible bacterial infection that can lead to blindness if not treated. Egypt is the 7th country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to do this bringing the world total to 27. Only 30 countries to go! www.who.int/news/item/12...

In 1981 the WHO and CDC decided to try to eradicate Guinea worm disease. In 1986, The Carter Center joined the fight. Since then, the number of cases has dropped 99.99%. Come by my YouTube channel Sunday, Nov 16 at 10 am PST to learn all about it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brr...

An infant botulism outbreak in the US has been linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula. See the link below for symptoms to look out for as well as the products affected. This is critically important as this can cause life threatening illness. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea....

In 1986 there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease). In 2024 that was down to 15. Stop by my YouTube stream Sunday, Nov. 16th at 10:00 am PST to find out all about this disease and the efforts to eradicate it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brr...

The climate crisis is a health crisis. As part of one health, environmental health, animal health, and human health are all interconnected. At COP30, the Belém Health Action Plan has been adopted to address health inequities that are impacted by climate change. Let's go! news.un.org/en/story/202...

THIS WEEK'S WHOPPER: ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE GETS FAN-MAIL FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS, THE LETTERS SENT TO CONGRESS ACTUALLY ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Malaria causes over 600,000 deaths per year. But now, the first new class of drug in over 25 years may give hope for increased treatment and decreased drug resistance. It shows a 97.4% cure rate and clears artemisinin resistant malaria faster than standard treatment! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Israel is blocking shipments of syringes and solar powered refrigerators from Gaza. This is limiting vaccination efforts against polio, measles and pneumonia. As if starvation and bullets isn't enough, now they are stopping disease preventing. This is unacceptable! www.reuters.com/business/hea...

With an ongoing outbreak lasting longer than 12 months and over 5,000 cases, Canada has officially lost its measles-free status. If the US doesn't end their outbreak by January, they will follow. This is a preventable disease. Vaccinate your kids!!!! www.bbc.com/news/article...

A new study suggests that are wrong about where the Black Death plague of the mid 1300s originated because we misunderstood a poem. This study suggests it began in Central Asia as opposed to East Asia and traveled along the Silk Road. phys.org/news/2025-11...

Dr. Oz, the head of the US Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that with Ozempic and Zepbound, Americans will lose 135 billion pounds in a year. That is 400 pounds per person in the US. How can we follow scientific advice of people that can't figure out simple math? www.yahoo.com/news/article...

1/ "I think public health is under attack by our own federal government more than anything else," says the head of the APHA, Dr. Georges Benjamin. He is right. We need to fight to protect ourselves and our ability to do good work that is supported by science and evidence. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

There is a recall for Nate's Fine Foods, Inc. pre-cooked pasta due to it being linked to a listeria outbreak. Check this link vs anything you may have. Throw out anything you have on the list. If you have symptoms of listeria (also in that link), see your doctor. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

With the start of the 2025 American Public Health Association meeting, thousands of amazing people gather to try to find ways to make the public's health a priority. They will, among other things, work to figure out how to fight back against the MAHA movement. Good luck! www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...

Hello! In one hour at 10:00 am PST I will be hosing my first epidemiology live stream on YouTube. I'll be talking about smallpox and how it was eradicated! See you there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2T...

42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to have food to eat. The government shutdown has stopped those benefits from going out. Access to food is a necessity. We can not allow this to continue. Contact your senator and representative and tell them to shape up! abcnews.go.com/Politics/sna...

Do you or someone you know have a scar from a smallpox vaccine? Have you ever wondered how smallpox was ended as a human disease? Find out all about smallpox and the eradication campaign in my live stream on YouTube Sunday Nov. 2 at 10:00 am PST. See you there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2T...