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Dr. Syra Madad

@syramadad

Chief Biopreparedness Officer @NYCHealthSystem▪️Biosecurity Advisor▪️ Public Health Editor-at-Large @NYASciences▪️Faculty @TheNETEC @BUCEID Fellow @BelferCenter

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FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials The twice-yearly injectable drug’s potential could be compromised by the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to HIV-prevention infrastructure in the U.S. www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcnew…

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It’s Primary Election Day in NYC! Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Meet the candidates for city office and find your assigned poll site at on.nyc.gov/3AfNnJM.

It’s Primary Election Day in NYC! Vote for Mayor, City Council, and more. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Meet the candidates for city office and find your assigned poll site at on.nyc.gov/3AfNnJM.
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Cambodia announces 7th H5N1 avian flu case of the year Listed in critical condition, the woman had recently handled and cooked sick poultry. cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz… Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc

Cambodia announces 7th H5N1 avian flu case of the year

Listed in critical condition, the woman had recently handled and cooked sick poultry.

cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz…

Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc
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Washington, Michigan confirm more measles cases The initial patient in Michigan's outbreak was exposed to a sick out-of-state traveler. cidrap.umn.edu/measles/washin… Photo: CDC/Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD

Washington, Michigan confirm more measles cases

The initial patient in Michigan's outbreak was exposed to a sick out-of-state traveler.

cidrap.umn.edu/measles/washin…

Photo: CDC/Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD
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Cassidy calls to delay meeting of CDC’s vaccine panel in challenge to RFK Jr. Senator says advisers picked by RFK Jr. lack experience, may be biased against some shots statnews.com/2025/06/23/bil…

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As RFK Jr. reshapes the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel adding vaccine skeptics, health experts are scrambling to protect vaccine access nationwide. With insurance coverage and school requirements at risk, the integrity of decades of public health progress is on the line. Tomorrow

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In a world of breaking news & nonstop doomscrolling, our mental health takes a hit. Dr. Jessi Gold and I share 3 science-backed ways to build resilience Read: Finding Calm in the Chaos: nyas.org/ideas-insights…

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Today, NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue participated in the international #TranquilPassport exercise, testing the safe transport of simulated patients with highly infectious disease from Canada to U.S. treatment centers using HHS.gov new Portable Biocontainment Unit. This effort

Today, <a href="/NYCHealthSystem/">NYC Health + Hospitals</a> <a href="/BellevueHosp/">NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue</a> participated in the international #TranquilPassport exercise, testing the safe transport of simulated patients with highly infectious disease from Canada to U.S. treatment centers using <a href="/HHSGov/">HHS.gov</a> new Portable Biocontainment Unit. 

This effort
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Congress, stop neglecting the farm bill. Only luck has shielded us from disaster. From foreign actors smuggling in crop diseases to outbreaks like the bird flu, America has come dangerously close to disaster. Our luck cannot continue. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

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Most laypersons naively think that ED/hospital crowding occurs because a lot of people go there. The reality is crowding occurs when people can’t leave. The massive Medicaid cuts in the “BBB” will force ~1/4 of nursing homes to close, making hospital & ED crowding MUCH worse.

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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could push millions off health coverage. Here are 5 ways it slashes access to care: 1.Forces millions to meet strict work rules to stay on Medicaid 2.Cuts funding that rural hospitals rely on, hundreds may close 3.Makes ACA plans harder to get and

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🎧 New Episode: Drills & Exercises in Special Pathogens Preparedness Why do drills matter? How do we keep teams ready for real-world response? Host Jill Morgan chats with experts Syra Madad, Darrell Ruby, & Tim Scholten. Listen: ow.ly/zZE650WjzFg #TransmissionInterrupted

🎧 New Episode: Drills &amp; Exercises in Special Pathogens Preparedness

Why do drills matter? How do we keep teams ready for real-world response? Host Jill Morgan chats with experts Syra Madad, Darrell Ruby, &amp; Tim Scholten.

Listen: ow.ly/zZE650WjzFg

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“NACCHO selected five local health departments as mentors and 11 local health departments as mentees for the 2025 Wastewater Monitoring Mentorship Program, which is now in its fourth year” cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/…

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A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said. nytimes.com/2024/12/12/sci…

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Six former CDC vaccine advisory committee chairs warn: U.S. risks losing access to life-saving immunizations Vaccine development, licensure, recommendations, and monitoring are all under attack statnews.com/2025/06/20/aci…