Tonya Hongsermeier

Universal access advocate, Carol Emmott Fellow, Healthcare 3.0 because health is social, let's create a contagion of healthy communities

[Pearl Freier @PearlF]

On the US's slow response to the Ebola & hantavirus outbreaks, also note that NIH was recently told by HHS Secretary Kennedy's dept to remove biodefense language from their websites due to deprioritization announcement last year. A link to @CIDRAP's article is in the reply

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Two rigorous new studies reach the same conclusion: delaying the hepatitis B birth dose means hundreds more infant infections, more liver cancer, more deaths, and millions of dollars in added costs. The evidence for the birth dose has always been strong. These studies make it even stronger.

[Tonya Hongsermeier @drtonyah]

@danielsgoldman @M322233 It’s estimated 11% of eligible voters (mostly poor) don't have an ID, it should be easy & free to obtain one- real ID requires birth certificate or Passport ($), actual social security card/W2 if wage earner, and proof of residency (bills, statements, $)

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

> PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon

> 6,900 academic research citations

> Machine Learning Research Scientist at Meta

> Moving from the US to the UK because we denied his visa re-entry

We are brain draining ourselves... 🫠

[NEJM AI @NEJM_AI]

In a new editorial, Chirag J. Patel, PhD (@chiragjp), argues that the operationalization of new approach methodologies to replace animal testing is currently hindered by a lack of benchmarking infrastructure. Read the full editorial: https://t.co/BOnRz7heS2

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

This @HHSGov statement concerning @WHO contains inaccurate information. The truth is as follows:

While WHO recommended the use of masks, physical distancing and vaccines, WHO did not recommend governments to mandate the use of masks or vaccines and never recommended lockdowns.

WHO supported sovereign governments with technical advice and guidance that was developed on the basis of evolving evidence on #COVID19 for them to make policy decisions in the best interests of their citizens. Each government made their own decisions, based on their needs and circumstances.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Impunity for shooting a woman; investigation for objecting to the shooting

[Dean Sittig @deansittig]

For those who missed the live webcast, here is a recording of the NORC-sponsored WEBINAR: Practical Insights About Creating & Implementing Patient-Facing... https://t.co/dnrL5IVn5R based on our AHRQ-funded research project. @NORCNews @HealthITzen @histalk

[Bloomberg @business]

Using the common painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy is not linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published in the Lancet on Friday https://t.co/c2kTU8uS69

[Kevin Pho, M.D. @kevinmd]

Why ACIP’s ruling on universal hepatitis B vaccination endangers newborns https://t.co/bJD0cXJcfH #Physician #Pediatrics via @kevinmd

[Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal]

How to test positive for stupid—eliminate lifesaving recommendations for vaccines. Sec. Kennedy must urgently reverse his new, unscientific vaccine schedule that eliminates universal recommendations for 6 vaccines & puts kids at risk from deadly diseases.

[Dr Terry Simpson @drterrysimpson]

Science doesn’t ask you to “trust experts.”
It asks you to trust evidence that survives challenge.
The scientific establishment isn’t a priesthood — it’s a process: hypothesis → data → replication → correction.
Tyranny is demanding belief without evidence.
Science does the opposite: it earns authority by being willing to be wrong.
What authoritarians and grifters hate isn’t “experts.”
It’s consensus, because consensus means their pet theory lost.
Saying “don’t trust experts” while selectively trusting fringe doctors, anecdotes, and YouTube personalities isn’t skepticism — it’s epistemic shopping.
Democracy depends on informed citizens.
Science supplies the information by testing reality.
When evidence changes, science changes.
When facts don’t cooperate, demagogues change the definition of science.

Data beats dogma. Every time.

[Pearl Freier @PearlF]

Boston announced yesterday that 2 children have died of the flu & these are the 1st reported flu-related pediatric deaths since 2013: (link to the story is in the reply).

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

Say hello to your new little friends:
E.Coli0157
MDR-Salmonella
Hepatitis-A
Norovirus
Campylobacter
Listeria
botulism
Clostridium
Giardia
Cryptosporidium
Toxoplasma gondii
Shigella
cholera
Staph aureus
Vibrio
Ciguatoxin
Bacillus cereus
See if you can MAHA your way out of food poisoning.

[Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @DrSusanOliver1]

New study in JAMA. Modelling shows that at current state-level vaccination rates, measles may become endemic again in the USA. If rates continue to decline, ditto for rubella, polio and diphtheria, leading to many preventable hospitalisations and deaths.
https://t.co/hBKZ0MTX5p

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

The Administration has suspended air quality monitoring at all national parks

Knowing air quality critical if you have asthma, chronic lung disease, or otherwise care about breathing clean air

Monitoring air quality is cheap. No good reason to do this

https://t.co/UcCoSsKaV7

[Pearl Freier @PearlF]

According to the chat below, 1 of the suggestions is that FDA approval could be replaced w/ review websites like the ones for the cell phone market he said. Replace FDA w/ anonymous Yelp-like reviews but for cancer drugs or cod liver oil

[Pearl Freier @PearlF]

FDA databases that physicians & public health experts check for key drug safety & manufacturing information are no longer up-to-date due to HHS Secretary Kennedy & Doge's layoffs according to @axios story below. h/t @RonDePinho https://t.co/H3apXUVrE6

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

This is the predictable result of a naive approach to “government efficiency.”

Cutting FDA capacity before reforming the process just means fewer lifesaving drugs and more biotech bankruptcies.

[Alexander Berger @albrgr]

New preprint finding that eliminating US global health funding over the next fifteen years would cause:
- 15.2m deaths from AIDS
- 2.2m deaths from TB
- 7.9 additional child deaths