Julie

@TonyLaneNV Cynophobia (fear of dogs) is a real thing that can affect all ages. Don’t blame the child, the parents or the animal. If you have a true service dog you should hopefully also have sufficient empathy to understand this and work to have yourself or the child reseated.

Apparently this child started crying because there was a dog on the plane. Service animals are legally allowed to fly - and this happens more often than people realize. So what’s the right move here? Should the parent prepare the child better? Should flight staff step in to help calm the situation? Or is this just something passengers need to adjust to? What would you do in this situation? ⬇️ 🇺🇸

@englandcricket How’s that working out for you so far…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 COME ON ENGLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@LukeKezza Yeah - don’t do that

Raila Odinga was a true champion of democracy. A child of independence, he endured decades of struggle and sacrifice for the broader cause of freedom and self-governance in Kenya. Time and again, I personally saw him put the interests of his country ahead of his own ambitions. Like few other leaders anywhere, he was willing to choose the path of peaceful reconciliation without compromising his core values. Through his life, Raila Odinga set an example not just for Kenyans, but across Africa and around the world. I know he will be missed. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and to the people of Kenya.

@UnrealBluegrass I’m originally from Australia - also waiting for my check from the flat earth conspiracy!

Am I the only one still waiting for their check from George Soros? #NoKingsOct18

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.   I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people.  This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.  The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people.   The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership.  This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors.  Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC.  The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense.  Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function.  Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. The recent term of reference for the COVID vaccine work group created by this ACIP puts people of dubious intent and more dubious scientific rigor in charge of recommending vaccine policy to a director hamstrung and sidelined by an authoritarian leader.   Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults.  Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again.  I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season.  Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.”  We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary.  I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us.  Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources.  At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him.  To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer.  I believe in nutrition and exercise.  I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability.  Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning.  My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so.  I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud.   I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur.  I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics.  I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution.  If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States. Sincerely, Demetre C. Daskalakis MD MPH (he/his/him)

@LukeKezza So proud of you Luke!

@EvidenceOpen Please allow non-clinician medical educators access to this platform. Our students are using this and we need to be aware about the resource to provide high quality medical education. Requiring a provider number to register unnecessarily restricts access

@LukeKezza Hope you’re ok

@SVRaoMD I certainly don’t agree with this policy suggestion, but the fact is that most state governments subsidize medical schools on a per medical student basis as tuition does not come anywhere near the cost of providing medical education as the LCME requires.

Help me understand this. Why would a medical student have to pay the govt back tuition that the govt didn’t pay?

My home country Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NO cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation! None! Zero! What a stunning achievement ! The HPV vaccine ie a modern medical miracle!

@ShuklaRajiv @BCCI @ICC @ybj_19 Solid reasons like - he hit the ball!

Yashaswi jayaswal was clearly not out. Third umpire should have taken note of what technology was suggesting. While over ruling field umpire third umpire should have solid reasons . @BCCI @ICC @ybj_19

@LukeKezza Do something fun!

@AquiferOrg Wonderful to work with such amazing colleagues!

Aquifer Consortium members are expert health care educators from across the country­—including award winners and leaders in national organizations—who possess the knowledge and skills needed to work collaboratively to create quality virtual case-based courses and assessments.

@BenBikmanPhD @DanODonnellShow He’s teaching Microbiology - responses to future Pandemics is a relevant topic

I just don't understand the need that some professors have to do this. As a professor of cell biology, my priority each day is to simply teach the topic. They're not paying tuition to hear my thoughts on anything else. What is it, truly, that makes professors think students want or need to hear the professor's thoughts on current events and politics? Just teach the topic!

University of Wisconsin microbiology professor Timothy Paustian tells students during a class lecture that "we have a psychopath who's going to be the head of Health and Human Services. He's a moron. That's not a political thing, that's a fact."

@owl_elc It’s a fucking movie - why get so worked up? No one is forcing you to watch it

Unpopular opinion: I DETEST the movie Love Actually. I've seen it several times, because like everyone else who's seen it, I was told how lovely it was, and how much I'd like it, and like a glutton for punishment, I kept watching it year after year during the holiday season TRYING to find the good in it, and since this is my year I'd radical truth-telling, I'm coming out as a Love Actually hater. It's a visual metaphor for everything wrong in our culture, and should have been a giant red flag to us when it came out that horrible ideas had become so normalized, we stopped noticing, and even celebrated them. Where to begin...

FIRST BALL OF THE TEST! Mitchell Starc sends Adelaide into delirium. #AUSvIND | #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance

I’m seeing some “free market” simps defending Nature’s 12k open access fees. Guess it’s time to bring this back around.

@LukeKezza So proud of you!

@LukeKezza So proud of you Luke!