Bill Hanage
@billhanage.bsky.social
Refugee from Twix. Arsenal fan and Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Opinions my own.
Before we get het up about this, a few observations… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/s...
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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For some reason @theathletic.com has Bournemouth top of the league before any games have been played which seems…. odd when positions are supposed to be determined by alphabetical order under such circumstances. Is there a silent, and invisible ’A’?
Credit where credit is due. Reuters recently reported that Dr. Marty Makary + Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stood up for vaccines inside RFK Jr.'s HHS. Whatever else they've gotten wrong, we must recognize when they get something right. My full thoughts here: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/these-guys...
These guys did a good thing on vaccines recently. It's important that we acknowledge it.
Dr. Marty Makary and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stood up for vaccines inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS. Whatever else they've gotten wrong, we must recognize when they get something right.
insidemedicine.substack.com
Testosterone is real medicine for men who can't make enough. For a man with a normal level, it's risk and no proven benefit: clots, infertility, breast tissue. The only question that matters: are you actually deficient? Read free: celinegounder.com
As ever with outbreaks, the news is ahead of this. However here is my Cyclosporiasis summary Q and A hsph.harvard.edu/news/cyclosp...
Cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic gastrointestinal illness, is spreading across the U.S., sickening thousands and hospitalizing hundreds.
hsph.harvard.edu
I love how Compte Tête-de-Poubelle sounds like a minor character in a Dumas novel.
John Walton@thatjohn.bsky.social · 2mo agofascinatingly* the French news is translating "Count Binface" as « le Compte Tête-de-Poubelle » rather than « Visage-de-Poubelle) which is, in fairness, more accurate (his entire head is a bin, not just his face) typical British media not asking the important underlying questions * ta gueule
Dr. Debra Houry met Secretary Kennedy once, for about a minute. She was never allowed to brief him. So she documented everything: 250 pages, now with Congress. My breakdown: https://www.celinegounder.com/p/houry-cdc-emails-paper-trail Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtHk87yVOoM
I think it was Tony Adams who once said you learn more from your defeats you do from your victories, and if that’s true the USMNT just learned a lot
As Richard Feynman almost said, “Algae cannot be fooled”
Yup, Bhattacharya’s travel lockdown—broad travel restrictions & movement controls—can “discourage reporting, drive cases underground, hinder response efforts, disrupt supply chains & make outbreaks harder to contain” Jay’s travel lockdown isn’t based on science. I guess it’s a vibes-based lockdown?
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@helenbranswell.bsky.social · 3mo ago"Pathogens don’t recognize passports." Former #CDC chief scientist Deb Houry & @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social argue that the US approach to trying to keep #Ebola out of the country is not science based. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
The current #Ebola outbreak in DRC has the potential to be even larger than those in 2018 and 2014. Why have we seen larger outbreaks in recent years? There are multiple reasons including conflict, population movement and urbanization. But the trend shows we must learn how to respond better
PhD position (London, UK) Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Health Economic Modelling with Rebecca Baggaley, Johan Thygesen at University College London More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2551
The largest ebola outbreaks to date started in 2014 and 2018. Sadly given this trend, the continuing limited testing capacity and everything we know about the virus, I would be very surprised if this does not end up worse.
Bill Hanage@billhanage.bsky.social · 3mo agoPeople like @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social know what they are talking about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
People like @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social know what they are talking about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Why This Ebola Outbreak Could End Up Being the Worst One in History
The situation in eastern Congo and Uganda combines some of the most dangerous aspects of the 2014 and 2018 Ebola outbreaks.
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Bill Hanage@billhanage.bsky.social · 3mo agoRead this to understand why the current Ebola outbreak in a conflict zone with scarce resources, is likely to end up as the largest and most deadly in history www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/w...
Read this to understand why the current Ebola outbreak in a conflict zone with scarce resources, is likely to end up as the largest and most deadly in history www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/w...
Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It
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For all that I can recognize there is truth in this, some of us were around for more than the past few decades www.ft.com/content/2491...
This is a thread that will be worth your while if you have the faintest interest in DnB!
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3mo ago🥁🎧As promised—starting a thread on 20 of my fave vintage drum & bass tracks @lareinamalvada.bsky.social tells me she’s married to a DnB DJ, so the pressure’s on🙀 We start with an undisputed, unrivaled masterpiece DJ Hype Presents The Ganja Kru, Super Sharp Shooter 1/20 youtu.be/l2KZoWLot0g?...
Dear West Ham, please remember you have to score. Dear Everton, please remember you have to score twice.
The headline in this is “May have been exposed to Ebola” Apparently to be exposed you only need to have been in the same country.
Apoorva Mandavilli@apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Trump administration on Friday said that it would block entry into the country for some legal permanent residents who had been in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan, citing a limited ability to monitor people who may have been exposed to Ebola. 🎁 🔗 : www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...
Have you had any difficulty accessing miscarriage care after the Dobbs decision? I'd love to talk with you for a story I'm writing. (Please share!)
Said far far better than i ever could. Bravo arseblog.com/2026/05/ive-...
I've paid my dues
I am happy for my friends and family. Needless to say, Arsenal is a very strong thread that binds us. The club has been in my family for over 100 years- grandparents, parents, siblings, nieces and nep...
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Tuesday evening I was having dinner in Copenhagen while attending #ISPPD14. I didn’t imagine citeh would drop points. Then my phone started buzzing. An old friend video called and shared his TV screen. At the final whistle I wept, and then sang “North London Forever” to a quite confused restaurant
Bill Hanage@billhanage.bsky.social · 4mo agoTfw your phone runs out of battery just after your team wins the premier league…..
Abrupt aid cuts by all G7 nations will come back to haunt us We abandon global solidarity at our own peril www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/u...
Trump’s cuts to foreign aid are undermining the Ebola response, insiders say
Trump's cuts to foreign aid likely hampered the detection of the Ebola outbreak and the response to it.
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Tfw your phone runs out of battery just after your team wins the premier league…..
Delighted to have played a small part in this piece of work out in @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Prompt dosage with an antiviral (ensitrelvir in this case) can effectively prevent Covid in exposed household contacts, which is great news
Ensitrelvir for Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis in Household Contacts | NEJM
Ensitrelvir, an oral inhibitor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 3C-like protease, is approved in Japan for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 ...
nejm.org
