Study after study after study Important to reduce mortality Important to reduce hospital admissions Important to reduce myocarditis Important to reduce ER visits Important to reduce sick days from school or work Important for military force health protection jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults

This case-control study estimates vaccine effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines among adults with COVID-19–associated emergency department or urgent care encounters and COVID-19–associated hosp...

jamanetwork.com

Some highlights (imho) of the top 46 drugs accessed via Canada's Special Access Program💊 in 2025: Clofazimine at #3 (536 requests) Iloprost Trometamol #12 (210) Albendazole #19 (146) Bedaquiline #24 (127) Flucytosine #28 (120) Pretomanid #43 (59) 👀Bonus SAP "drug": Medicinal Leeches #33 (94)

Adam R Houston@healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some interesting stats about Canada's #SpecialAccessProgram for medicines not approved by Health Canada just released: www.ourcommons.ca/written-ques... #SAP 💊 🧵

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Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...

This makes sense to me and I believe we continue to underestimate the impact of “routine” respiratory virus—both in terms of the direct initial impact and the long term sequelae.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases@ofidjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hospitalisation Burden Estimates of Respiratory Syncytial Virus with Adjustment for Case Underascertainment in Adults Aged 18 to 65 Years in High-income Countries: a Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Modelling Study ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/3SiYqwU

If only someone could figure out how to make milk safe to drink! It'd be such a big deal the process would be named after them.

Kyle Pfannenstiel@pfannyyy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they didn't name two dairies potentially linked to the outbreak “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”

Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they didn't name two dairies potentially linked to the outbreak “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”

Nearly 60 Idahoans sick after drinking raw milk in past two weeks, officials say • Idaho Capital Sun

The Department of Health and Welfare didn't disclose the names of dairies in North Idaho and southern Idaho that are linked to the outbreaks.

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In persons with HIV and barriers to adhering to antiretroviral therapy, a long-acting injectable treatment (monthly cabotegravir plus rilpivirine) resulted in better virologic control than standard oral ART. Full phase 3 LATITUDE trial results: nej.md/4qFyjMm #MedSky #IDSky

“If I knew this could be the outcome, I still wouldn't have given my son the vaccine.” This was said by the mother of a child in South Carolina who has been hospitalized with measles encephalitis since January. I tried out several sentences for this spot, but none could capture my thoughts.

Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate

EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication f...

independent.co.uk

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Gooo Blue Jays goooo!!!!!! 🇨🇦

At the 12 second mark, that camera operator called an audible and just said "fuck it, the lane is clear, no tripping hazards, I'm winning a Sports Emmy for cinematography right now"

Ian Hunter@bluejayhunter.com · 10mo ago

"I was born ready. I was born ready. And I want it all for this city."

I’ve found my forever meme.

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My mentions on that play in Milwaukee are all some form of Sal Frelick

Today I’m thankful for a Thanksgiving dinner with Persian accents, in the warm and loving home of my mother and father—who, though not healthy, is still very much able to enjoy the company of his family. #Thanksgiving #CanadianThanksgiving

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg@sherylnyt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79. people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today. The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly. We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

Hauntingly beautiful achingly authentic Nordic masterpiece for the longer nights #ofmonstersandmen #fruitbat youtube.com/watch?v=rXC6...

Of Monsters and Men - Fruit bat (Live from Skarkali)

YouTube video by Of Monsters and Men

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“Amid the smoke bombs and screams that ricocheted throughout a South Shore building last month during a massive military-style immigration raid, one man heard a knock on his door. On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.”

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

chicago.suntimes.com

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today. The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly. We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you? www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

nj.com

I hate how accurate this is

Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

Terrible news for the United States and the world. It’s heartbreaking to see such a valuable institution (and its experts!!) decimated like this.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg@sherylnyt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

So regressive & dystopian it feels like, um, The Handmaid’s Tale…👇 “…public school board is yanking more than 200 books from its library…” “…including literary classics such as author Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’” MAGA Alberta: edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto....

Edmonton Public removing more than 200 library books to comply with provincial rules

Edmonton's public school board is yanking more than 200 books from library shelves this year to comply with Alberta government rules.

edmontonjournal.com

As an elder millennial, I still love stomp-ho-hey music. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

The Revenge of Millennial Cringe

The viral resurgence of the single “Home,” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, reflects a simultaneous disgust at and attraction to an era of unabashed sincerity.

newyorker.com

I went to put my shoes on this morning and there was a bouncy ball in my shoe. One day, there won’t be any more bouncy balls in my shoes. And that made me sad.

Iranian freedom fighters Hossein and Hassan Ronaghi have been kidnapped and are being held by the Islamic regime as it cracks down. Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday. The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.

These are the Iranian voices we should be listening to — Nobel laureates calling for peace. #Iran #Israel #CeasefireNow

War is horrific. It should be a last resort. Every life matters and deserves protection. These may sound trite, but we seem to have forgotten. #iran #israel #gaza #ukraine

The pandemic was overwhelming and deeply personal. As an ID doc, I thought maybe I could help. But this moment — with rising authoritarianism in the US, war in Iran, genocide in Gaza, and public health under attack — feels dizzying, overwhelming, and helpless 😟