Huge thanks to America’s Pediatricians for calling it like it is The decision by Secretary Kennedy to fire vaccine experts will endanger the lives of American children

RFK Jr. went on national TV and spouted egregious, dangerous falsehoods about vaccines. As a parent and infectious diseases doctor, I couldn't stay silent. Fox News might not fact-check him, but I will. I've reviewed the trials. I've catalogued them. I have receipts. 🧵

BREAKING: Secretary Kennedy just cut U.S. funding to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the alliance that has vaccinated over 1 billion children and prevented more than 17 million deaths since 2000. This isn’t about science. It’s about dangerous ideology overriding children’s lives. The consequences will be

What do bridge building, aircraft design, and household plumbing have in common? Unlike vaccines or climate change, no one questions the science behind them. It's a consequence of what Timothy Caulfield calls the “demonization of scientific consensus.” thewalrus.ca/before-you-sha…

Ironically, it is World Drowning Prevention Day on July 25th. Every year 300,000 people die from drowning. #Drowning is abrupt, silent and shocking, and bystanders don’t realize it’s happening u til it’s too late. 😢#TheoHuxtable #RIPMalcolmJamalWarner

BREAKING: First human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year confirmed | Health News | thecanadianpressnews.ca thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/first-h…

A rare randomized trial looking at #ultraprocessed foods. Even over 8 weeks, shows greater #weight loss (in the form of #fat ) with minimally processed foods vs UPFs. Many other metabolic benefits need measurement, over longer periods. Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159…

Doctors sometimes fake CPR — and they should. "Slow codes aren’t an anomaly; they’re a symptom of a deeper dysfunction in how we manage death and dying in America." 💯(also Canada). statnews.com/2025/08/07/slo… via STAT

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense statnews.com/2025/08/18/rfk… via STAT

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.

The American protein craze seems to hinge on a biological misunderstanding. Yes, muscles are "made of protein." But it doesn't follow that more protein always = bigger muscles. There is no way to store excess protein in the body, and the more protein we take in beyond what

Big randomized trial of a GLP- pill (vs placebo) achieves significant weight loss nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… NEJM

This will kill people

Heartbreaking. Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

#MMWR is about to disappear forever due to the #shutdown. Insanity. statnews.com/2025/10/11/cdc…

Feeling that #BrownSugar tonight. #DAngelo #RnB #legend

‘Doctor Mike,’ the popular YouTube creator, faults AMA communication strategies to counter misinformation statnews.com/2025/10/15/doc… via STAT

Is Canada about to lose measles-elimination status? The world is watching. Danielle Smith - take a bow.  statnews.com/2025/11/03/hea… via STAT

So well deserved ⁦Timothy Caulfield⁩ 👏🏼 royalcollege.ca/en/news/leadin…

RFK Jr could help himself. More tampering on the CDC website - damage from which will be felt for decades. Dr. Daniel Jernigan said it best - RFK's CDC has gone from evidence-based decision making to decision-based evidence making." #CDC M.A.H.A - Making America Healthy Again! cbc.ca/news/health/au…