Dr. @ashishkjha.bsky.social, who led Biden’s coronavirus response, on what the Trump administration’s MAHA report leaves out. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/12/o...

"The number one cause of death for kids in America is gun violence, a fact that the MAHA report makes no mention of," Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social writes in a @bostonglobe.com opinion. It gets some things right, he says, but "offers no real path to a healthier America."

The #CDC “no longer has any credibility as a public-health entity,” Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social says. “States have to do it themselves.”

"This amounts to a very dark moment for public health. . . The department needs leadership that respects evidence and allows CDC to operate free from political interference. Without that, it is hard to see how the agency can recover." Read more from Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social in @statnews.com⤵️

There is a destruction of leadership at the CDC. The newly confirmed Director is out Most of the top leaders who run key centers have resigned en masse Wholesale implosion All because of @SecKennedy leadership What a disaster

"Ending this research is not just a policy misstep. It is a profound failure of leadership." Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social's latest in the @bostonglobe.com. Keep reading ⤵️

@ashishkjha.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h...

Our Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social joins @amomentinhealth.bsky.social w/ @ashishkjha.bsky.social to discuss the US's retreat from global health leadership and how it's fueling political strong-arming and a decline in global trust. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7ks6...

"That’s the unspoken promise of our health care system: when the worst happens, an ER will be there, no questions asked. But that promise is about to become harder to keep." Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social writing in @timemagazine.bsky.social⤵️ time.com/7300067/budg...

"On #IndependenceDay, politicians will speak of freedom. True freedom, however, requires not just platitudes but actual policies that improve health through innovation, access, and reduced costs," Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social writes in the @bostonglobe.com. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/30/o...

This move by Kennedy is just awful

Gavi works in close partnership (operationally and financially) with governments around the world to distribute life-saving vaccines to children. Their work has saved nearly 20 million lives since 2000. Kennedy is either misinformed or lying, but either way children will die as a result.

"Kennedy’s new ACIP panel isn’t about reform; it’s an effort to sabotage the vaccine program." RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here’s how to stop him. wapo.st/3ZBWqkt by @ashishkjha.bsky.social

"Congress must investigate and take urgent steps to restore ACIP’s scientific integrity," @ashishkjha.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/4k4WAs0

#RFKJr is dismantling America's access to #vaccines, and subjecting all of us to risk to deadly illnesses. And nobody is doing anything to stop him: -Not Congress. Not the courts. Not healthcare corporations. Dr @ashishkjha.bsky.social has a proposal: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I do have a proposal What RFK Jr did with ACIP makes one thing clear: I don't believe we can rely on the federal government to keep vaccines accessible for Americans any longer So I have a proposal Its time for medical societies and for states to step up They can. And they should

Foreign aid can save lives and ALSO advance U.S. interests in the world. Its not an either/or. I argued in @thinkglobalhealth.org that foreign aid builds soft power when it is: ✅ Visible ✅ Altruistic ✅ Effective ✅ Aligned with country priorities

In his latest @bostonglobe.com opinion, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social reacts to HHS cancelling Moderna’s bird flu vaccine contract—a decision he calls RFK Jr.'s "most dangerous yet." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/03/o...

The recent MAHA Commission called kids in America "the sickest generation in American history in terms of chronic disease" It failed to mention the HUGE progress we have made in childhood mortality over the past 50 years Deaths for every age group of kids down 50-75% Here's CDC's Data

Watch @jenpsaki.msnbc.com 's full interview with @ashishkjha.bsky.social here: youtu.be/fkPVSylvZ80

"It's really not clear what the Secretary intends because his words don't seem to match his actions." - Dr. Ashish Jha, Fmr. WH Covid-19 Response Coordinator, responds to RFK Jr.'s lack of awareness on cuts happening in his own department.

There is a new pandemic treaty that'll get ratified at World Health Assembly next week Its meant to fix lethal gaps we saw during COVID in getting vaccines to poor countries Unfortunately, as @spsaki.bsky.social and I lay out in @statnews.com, it probably won't do much But there is a better way

US drug deaths plunged in 2024, according to new federal data. “I would characterize this as a historically significant decrease in overdose deaths,” says Professor Brandon Marshall. “We’re really seeing decreases almost across the entire nation at this point.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Just very good news Opioid overdose deaths were down 27% in 2024 compared with 2023 What's driving the decline? More availability of Naloxone and expanded addiction treatment are two key factors We have much more work to do. But this is progress! www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vs...

On @amomentinhealth.bsky.social our director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social appeared with @ashishkjha.bsky.social to answer the question: How do we rebuild trust in public health? Her advice: Putting the 'public' back in 'public health' 🫂 community engagement 👂 listening 😌 understanding people's values

New episode out this morning! @ashishkjha.bsky.social talks about pediatric flu deaths and lives saved by Medicaid, and we hear from @pandemiccenter.bsky.social's @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social on how we can rebuild trust in public health with community engagement. player.captivate.fm/episode/354a...

5 years ago today, a COVID-19 test was approved—a major step toward limiting the virus' spread. But in the latest Continuum, 5 #BrownSPH experts look back 5 years—including to the moment Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social realized lack of testing had the US "in real trouble." sph.brown.edu/news/2025-05...

In last week's @amomentinhealth.bsky.social podcast I asked @monicamedinadc.bsky.social about whether we can bridge public health and environmental action And she gave a great answer about why we must Check it out a-moment-in-health-with-dr-ashish-jha.captivate.fm/episode/can-...

Trump Administration has suspended air quality monitoring at all national parks Knowing air quality is critical if you have asthma, chronic lung disease, or otherwise care about breathing clean air Monitoring air quality is cheap. No good reason to do this www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

I recently started a new podcast called A Momenth in Health In it, I share one data point, discuss one study, and answer one question, usually with a guest The episodes are short (10-15 minutes) and hopefully informative Check it out a-moment-in-health-with-dr-ashish-jha.captivate.fm/episodes

On This Week with George Stephanopolous I laid out why what the administration is doing to health is so harmful And will take years if not longer to fix We talked hhs cuts, nih impacts on research, measles, and whether we need fresh RCTs for updated vaccines abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...

I recently started a new podcast called A Momenth in Health In it, I share one data point, discuss one study, and answer one question, usually with a guest The episodes are short (10-15 minutes) and hopefully informative Check it out a-moment-in-health-with-dr-ashish-jha.captivate.fm/episodes

On Thursday RFK Jr announced that all new vaccines will require testing against a placebo. Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, explains what it means to the American public and our annual updates of common vaccines like Covid or influenza. @ashishkjha.bsky.social

Check out this week's episode with special guest @monicamedinadc.bsky.social! @ashishkjha.bsky.social highlights the importance of community health centers in serving 1 in 10 Americans and discusses a new study modeling the impact of declining vaccination rates. player.captivate.fm/episode/cc54...

With funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, what can Americans who care about public health do? @ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...

On today's #EarthDay episode of A Moment in Health, @ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses a 2020 study linking roadway proximity to higher asthma rates in kids, and we get an assessment from Francesca Beaudoin on the opioid epidemic. Available here and Apple/Spotify: player.captivate.fm/episode/62e6...

ONE WEEK AWAY! #BrownSPH celebrates the launch of the Center for Climate, Environment & Health (CCEH)🌍 on 4/28 when Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social welcomes Monica Medina, previously of @climate.noaa.gov, for the Barnes Lecture. CCEH faculty expert panel follows. RSVP: events.brown.edu/featured/eve...

Did you know that Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social has his own podcast?🎙️ In less than 20 minutes Dean Jha & guests unpack emerging research, data that shapes everyday health choices and insights into the systems meant to keep us well. Listen to "A Moment in Health" now! open.spotify.com/show/1TH6ghv...

We're trying something new — we've launched a podcast! Each episode, we will cover: - One data point from a recent paper - One interesting study - One answer to an important question In the first episode, @ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with @spsaki.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/07Es...

"We've never seen anything like this before," Dean Ashish Jha says. @ashishkjha.bsky.social @npr.org

With 20,000 layoffs at HHS and Dr. Peter Marks' @fda.gov exit, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social says the US is at risk. "We've seen no evidence that these cuts are targeted and thoughtful, and I'm actually really worried about the impact on the health and safety of Americans."

Great Larry Summers piece Universities have to fix deep issues that ail them: rampant antisemitism, inadequate focus on merit, etc But have to push back against attacks on intellectual freedom and government censorship that is fueling the Administration's actions www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

My post from Twitter Peter Marks is one of our nation's best scientific public servants And he was pushed out because he refused to bow down to an agency that would rather promote cod liver oil than vaccines that have been rigorously tested for safety and effectiveness

More analysis and updates from us this morning on the forcing out of FDA’s Peter Marks — including calls for a congressional investigation. www.statnews.com/2025/03/28/f...

"While many priorities compete for attention in school construction and renovation, few have a more profound and lasting impact than improving indoor air quality." Great piece by @ashishkjha.bsky.social and Natalie Kopp making the case for healthy schools in RI www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/m...