Remember when conversations about Zika were everywhere, and then almost immediately fell by the wayside because Zika predominantly affected Brown women in South America? Ten years later, these mothers are still fighting for justice.

In moments I wish I still TAed statistics for health sciences, this is a real big one

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!

HHS leaders are doubling down on harm. Their new “report” on gender-affirming care for minors is junk science. Skip it. Check this out instead: sph.washington.edu/news-events/... It links to real evidence-based research Bottom line: Gender-affirming care improves mental health and saves lives 🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏳️‍⚧️

know how I've been saying that some in public health will embrace MAHA? treat it like a legitimate public health project instead of the fascist, eugenicist purge to 'MAGA-ify the gene pool' that it is? Others, like JHU, will point out the lies: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-evi...

really I just want to be @maiasz.bsky.social when I grow up. How can I reach that career goal?

New antibiotic www.sciencealert.com/powerful-new...

Holy. Crap. Wow. This is absolutely amazing. @ebergdahl.bsky.social!

I've been highly resistant to adding any kind of ML to my tech skillset, because my work in health technology and data has always been about equity. For the first time, I'm reconsidering learning ML programming—because clinicians ARE adopting it, and someone needs to put the equity IN it. Maybe me

We Need to Double Down on Harm Reduction, Not Walk Away From It www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-n...

ISO: Your favorite/best articles about social determinants of health as factors in Black maternal mortality in the US. #phsky #episky do we have #sdohsky yet

Transgender people make up, depending on your source, around 1% of the population. But they make up 0.1% of mass shooters. Meaning that transgender people are far less likely to be mass shooters. If it were proportionate, 42 of the shooters would have been transgender, not just 4.

Feeling real rough being unemployed while the "new CDC" hires a bunch of non-experts. Currently I am looking for work as a clinical data analyst, which is the focus of my resume, but I can also sit the CHES exam and do other things in health tech!

Anyone who wants it, here's a non-paywall link to my 2019 column on tear gas in Nature, the world's most prestigious scientific journal. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

MICHIGAN Anyone who visited a medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on Tues, June 3, may have been exposed to the measles. The office building is on the corner of Rochester Road and South Boulevard. Anyone who was there between 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. may have been exposed.

Experts Credit Harm Reduction, Not Border Cops, for 27% Drop in Overdose Deaths I cover the OD crisis closely cuz I lost so many friends. If anyone gets credit for the decline in death, it's community activists like Tasha in this photo, and drug users themselves. truthout.org/articles/exp...

After [mumble] number of years, due to my job search continuing far, wide, and unsuccessfully so far ... I am preparing to take the AHIMA CCS test. My medical coding skills are far beyond entry level but I have no evidence of this.

are those WMDs... hold on, let me check my notes, you guys are changing definitions of words so fast over there... here we go! are the WMDs fentanyl patches? their adhesive might fuck up the finish, i see your concern.

I value my graduate education very much. I also think a fifth grader could find the trendline and see that it is going up.

In epidemiology, we have a special name for the strategy of letting a disease spread unchecked through a population in order to encourage the development of "natural immunity". It's called an epidemic. #episky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...

I am looking for employment! Is anyone looking for a clinical data analyst? Ideally who would not ask me to move?

Broadly Epi are an absolutely excellent group of people doing amazing work.

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

With a heavy heart I must admit I am currently job searching. But it is a great honor to be able to apply to work with the CDC Foundation at a time like this.

This is a bit gumshoe epidemiology but I have an unexpected cluster of weird so let's take it to the people: did anyone else in the NYC metro area experience a severe migraine at 23:00 (11pm) last night (2/2/25)? I've currently got cases in the city and immediately across in NJ.

RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention: Robert F. Kennedy misrepresents the data about HPV vaccines while making millions off litigation over the vaccine, by @pauloffit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

While I've wanted the world to see that the Oxford Center is harming patients for years, and have something to say to legislators about it whenever I'm in the area, the death of a child was not in any way how I wanted that to come to light!

NYTimes adding insult to injury in this tragedy. The “treatment” was for autism, which isn’t a thing, and was being done by someone with no medical training who charges cash for expensive bogus therapies. And now a 5-year-old is dead because of the grift.

I don't want this to get lost—the discourse is not differentiating between illicit fentanyl and prescription Fentanyl is a safe and effective medication when used under the supervision of a qualified physician. Fentanyl is, for many chronically ill and disabled people, a life saving medication.

I just learned about the death of Cecile Richards, who was the keynote speaker and honorary doctoral recipient at my MPH graduation. May her memory be for a blessing. May we find a true way to rid us of the insidious glioblastoma, which has taken so many good people I have known.

Goodness gracious, people.

Updated my URL a little bit. It's just *slightly* shorter now. :)

@denisesilver.bsky.social this is a great picture of your living room

Exactly! With every passing year, new documents are unearthed or declassified and it changes the way we see the past. All history is revisionist. Why would we need these 15,000 books about Abraham Lincoln when one “objective” volume should suffice? Because that’s not how history works.

As someone who has been on both ends of having discharge to a lack of support (i have never been homeless, but family has), Bridge to Home is a big deal and a long time coming. Snaps for team Bridge to Home! www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/...

Made my first political donation this decade, despite our current state of broke, because I truly believe in @marklevinenyc.bsky.social.

Denizens of New York City: the Community Health Needs Assessment 2025 is here! Please fill it out! nychealthandhospitals.surveymonkey.com/r/NYCCHNA2025 #PublicHealth #NYC #CommunityHealth

I really, really want Bluesky to implement community alt text, it would be such a huge help if other people could submit alt text and the author of the post could choose which one(s) to display.

yep, no one has any idea there's an overdose crisis. & Bill Clinton's several billion dollar anti-drug media campaign totally solved our drug problem....

This is brilliant! #harmreduction #empowerment

#PancreaticCancerMonth may be almost over, but on this Thanksgiving, take a minute to learn some facts. Then eat more. Then #WageHope. Then have a nap. #PublicHealth #HealthEducation

I had definitely lost the password to this account and then had to replace my phone, but lo, Professional I am back. Eventually I will get my domain set.

Great piece from @sesmith.bsky.social about how the pandemic enabled disability accommodations people have needed since forever, and how their rollback affects everyone. conversationalist.org/2024/09/20/w...

#NationalRecoveryMonth + #OverdoseAwarenessDay at Metropolitan Hospital! Some excellent material here. 🧵

Breaking News: CVS and Walgreens, the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone in a handful of states this month before offering it more widely. nyti.ms/4bYTdQs

The name of this survey sparks joy, seriously.