When “gold standard” has lost all meaning.
You want to know what’s a term that will be forever tarnished? “Gold standard.” If I never hear the term “gold standard science” ever again, it will be too soon. Like…
Childhood vaccines, AGAIN.
I’m a little late with this post, because honestly, I don’t know what else to say.We are not Denmark.Children in the United States need all the vaccines that were on the…
The U.S. is not Denmark. But imagine if it were?
Warning: I’m a little salty. Read on and you’ll understand why. Also, this is the longest What in the Health?! I’ve written to date. Sorry, but there was just so much to…
It’s all about the (lack of) trust.
Well, it has been a WEEK. I’ve been planning to write a post for about a month now about trust in public health. How did we get to a place where so many Americans don’t…
What public health has already gotten right.
Hopefully you had a happy Halloween, with lots of adorable trick-or-treaters coming by to show off their costumes in exchange for a bit of candy. One of my favorite…
Catching up, Part 2: ACIP and Vaccines
Just Monday, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill approved the recommendations made over two weeks earlier by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This in…
What in the Health is happening at CDC?!
Even if you don’t follow public health news regularly, you probably saw that CDC is in chaos right now—unless you live under a rock these days, which let’s be real,…
Part 2: Vaccine Chaos Reigns.
It’s time for installment 2 of What in the Health?! has been going on the last few weeks. (If you missed Installment 1: The Big Ugly Bill is now law you can read that…
New ACIP members, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, and a huge legal victory restoring NIH grant funding.
It’s been a busy news weekend, with things that have nothing to do with public health. (Well, except that war is a profound public health issue.) I don’t have expertise…
The evidence is clear: None of us can trust what RFK Jr. says.
Today was a doozy. What in the health is going on these last couple weeks at the hands of RFK Jr.? Let’s dive in.Today RFK Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of CDC’s…
It’s time to talk COVID vaccines.
OK, let’s talk COVID vaccines. Are you confused about whether you will be able to get a COVID vaccine this fall, if you want one? If so, you’re not alone.It’s confusing…
RFK Jr. thinks the MMR vaccine is crucial. (Or does he?)
Well something very odd happened yesterday: RFK Jr. released an opinion article on Fox News entitled “Measles Outbreak is Call to Action for All of Us: MMR vaccine is…