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Epidemiologist & Infectious Diseases Professor scientist, dog mom, traveler, disease detective, global public health advocate, lover of trees, bugs, animals, & the oxford comma.
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Having the measles interrupts and disrupts immunity to other infectious diseases, imposing unnecessary susceptibility to various illnesses and their lifelong sequelae.

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Wins. Federal judge halts attack on DEI. "Among the most aggressive orders ... were ones that mandated the immediate purge of hiring practices that sought to reverse the effects of systemic discrimination against women, minorities and people with disabilities." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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No Room for Silence www.patheos.com/blogs/thelat... #SilenceIsDeafening

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Postdoc (London, UK) Polio epidemiology: modelling of surveillance innovations and novel oral polio vaccines at Imperial College London More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2266

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Helpful guidance if PubMed ‘goes down’ - use Europe PMC and doi from Crossref 🧪

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If you are an NIH or CDC scientist that lost your job, we have a home for you at UTHealth. I’m hiring physician scientists and we also have transplant ID fellowship slots open. Contact me. #IDSky #MedSky

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

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Do we have a Houston Texas March location for @standupforscience.bsky.social yet #MarchForScience?? @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social @houstonchronicle.com #MedSky #EpiSky @texasmonthly.bsky.social

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Oh guess what - It's not migrants entering US that are the biggest biosecurity threat... Just a bunch of irresponsibly unvaccinated Texans! Largest measles outbreak in over 3 decades. #EpiSky #GetVaxxed #VaccinesWork abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...

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The Epidemic Intelligence Service is an elite squad of global experts on field detection and response during disease emergencies, mostly infectious, crisis related, and otherwise urgent events that require expert rapid responders. US leads the world here ... or used to, until now. #FieldEpi #EpiSky

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#standupforscience #sciencenotsilence Rock the Walk!! ~March 7 2025~

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Flu Activity In US Now May Be Highest Since 2017-2018 My coverage for @forbes.com 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

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Epidemic intelligence service officers are the cream of the cream. They're top doctors, veterinarians & other health professionals. They sign up for a two-year training program to serve the country. Not only is terminating them bad for the country, it's also a disgraceful violation of a commitment.

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Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...

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Amid state Measles outbreak, declining pedi Vax rates, & US health upheaval, Texas cancels critical conference, a "vital platform that brings together experts from public and private health sectors to discuss best practices in improving immunization rates." www.keranews.org/health-welln...

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"Health institutions may be hesitant to criticise the new administration publicly, but this timidity is a mistake. Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing." - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.bsky.social

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If only we had actual experts to assess the risks of infectious disease exposure and importation via travel. Oh wait, we do... THANK YOU for all you do, US Border Health Commission! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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I hated having to write this, but I'm grateful to the many people who risked their ability to do critically important work they love, by talking to me. (And I will continue to cover it, so if you want to talk to me, DM for my Signal.) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

submitted 21 days ago • 6 comments

Trump's effective death sentence for millions.

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Pleased to see Dr Gerald Parker selected to lead pandemic team up top. He is a thoughtful scientist and a good human. I truly hope he has the resources needed to succeed - i imagine it may be a very exciting few years for epidemiologists... @tamuvetmed.bsky.social www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...

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Regarding Trump attempting censorship of science, "It sounds incredible that this is compatible with the First Amendment. A constitutional right has been canceled"- Alfredo Morabia, Editor in Chief of the AJPH @alfredomorabia.bsky.social @aphapublichealth.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/us-cdc-...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

No one should fear deportation for seeking medical treatment, writes the primary care doctor Danielle Ofri. “Medical professionals should reassure all of our patients of our commitment to care for them, no matter the political environment.”

submitted 35 days ago • 8 comments

There is a good reason the worlds Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination. His anti-vaccine and other anti-public health claims are not rooted in evidence, science, or sound judgment. They are massively harmful to health and security. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

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Hold on to your hats. montreal.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-of-...

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