The Microbiologist of MMC, now @Hood_Biology

#News release: @SchneiderAub with the best #undergraduate #research #poster at the 2019 Spring meeting of the #ASM's #Kentucky-#Tennessee branch. martinmethodist.edu/about/news/201…

𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 is a bacterium that causes an infection called shigellosis, leading to diarrhea and stomach illness. Drug-resistant 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 infections are rising, making some infections harder to treat. 🧵👇

Exactly right! @WorldTBDay approaches on Mar 24...

Another pandemic is a matter of when, not if. We cannot stop every pathogen, but we can build systems that help communities and countries find threats early and act decisively. The 7-1-7 target is a powerful tool to close the gap between knowledge and action. tomfrieden.substack.com/p/three-number…

Please #RSVP to reserve a seat! You can also tune in via #Zoom; pls register for an invitation (lnkd.in/erTheqWz). Attendance is free & open to all! #Microbiology, #PublicHealth & #History #filmfest @hood_college is in @FredCityGovt, @StateMaryland @DMVFollowers

Human Metapneumovirus (#HMPV): #Symptoms & #Treatment my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disease…

This #history of pandemics chart doesn't mention the deadliest #infectiousdisease of all time. Want to learn what I'm talking about? Thu, Mar 26, 6:00 PM @hood_college In-person and on #Zoom. Contact me for more #information!

We are #HoodProud to announce the appointment of Paige Eager, Ph.D., as Hood College's provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Read more 👉 hood.ws/eager-provost

The #Microbiology, #PublicHealth & #History #filmfest continues on Thu, Mar 26, 6:00 PM US Eastern. Our topic this month is the deadliest #infectiousdisease in #human history. Guess which 🤔🦠🧫???

@GlobalHealth Please note that I teach an Honors class called "Perspectives in #globalhealth" during the spring semester @hood_college in @FrederickMD. Our students would love to hear from experts in the field!

@peppermin5 @DukeMicrobio @MSF_USA Update about on Feb 26 screening of "Living in #Emergency"! Dr. Eugene Richardson of @harvardmed will join Dr. Rick Berzon of @GWpublichealth tomorrow after we watch this uncensored @MSF #documentary for a panel discussion. #GlobalHealth

@peppermin5 I've been staying away from Twitter/X but I am back to see what the state of the platform is :)

I reviewed the list. Twenty-three citations were posted. Twenty had identifiable PMIDs. Three were truncated PMC links that can’t even be verified from what was shared. This is what’s called a paper dump. It’s a tactic. Not an argument. The idea is simple: overwhelm the reader with citations so no one checks them. The length of the list is meant to substitute for the strength of the evidence. When you actually read them, here’s what they mostly are: • Ecological correlations (state vaccine rates vs. autism prevalence). That cannot establish causation. Ever. • Small observational re-analyses of old datasets. Vulnerable to confounding, subgroup dredging, and statistical artifacts. • Narrative reviews and “hypothesis” papers. Mechanisms proposed. No primary causal data. • Case series. No proper control groups. • Cell culture or mouse experiments using doses that do not represent routine human exposure. What they are not: • Large prospective birth cohorts • National registry studies with proper controls • Meta-analyses demonstrating causation • Randomized neurodevelopmental outcome trials In other words: none of them establish that vaccines cause autism. A stack of citations is not proof. It’s volume masquerading as validity. If you want to know whether something causes something else, you don’t count papers. You weigh evidence.

Millions of people alive today would be dead if Bill Foege hadn’t done the work he did. Virtually none of them know that fact. And that would be fine with Bill. I’m continuing to reflect on the lessons and example of Bill Foege, to remember his words and moral character, to be grateful for his influence, and to know how much better the world is because of him. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

But let’s be honest, it’s not “irregularities,” it’s part of the MAHA vile eugenics agenda to give a generation of African kids hepatitis B and liver cancer. Experimentation on African kids, for their twisted world of pseudoscience, withholding one of our safest most effective vaccine

"Only very sick kids should die from measles" No, Secretary Kennedy NO child should die from measles. Because there's a vaccine to prevent it.

The #Microbiology, #PublicHealth & #History #filmfest @hood_college College continues this Thursday, Feb 26 at 6:00 PM US Eastern Time with the 2008 #documentary, "Living in Emergency" @MSF_USA We are searching for volunteers to speak after the film and answer questions!

We will be away from @hood_college in #January 2026 visiting Middletown #public #library for our first #community #film screening! Come see us for #Gallipoli (1981) as we continue the #WWI series called "From #GreatWar to Great #Flu". #Microbiology, #PublicHealth & #History

⚠️ BREAKING: UKHSA says 'wear a mask' as four viruses spread in UK Health officials are urging people to take extra precautions including wearing a face mask if you have symptoms as four winter viruses continue to circulate across the UK.

RFK Jr unilaterally turned CDC into an anti-vaccine propaganda site. Do people forget that he has made millions of dollars demonizing vaccines and autism for the last 25 years? This is his business model. Watch: youtu.be/ZZCutMBhjpg?si…

Happening tonight @hood_college! #IEW2025 and the #MPH #filmfestival present the Latvian feature film, "Blizzard of Souls" (2019). We revisit the largely forgotten #history of the Eastern Front of #WWI and the impact of the 1918 #influenza #pandemic on Eastern #Europe.