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Megan Ranney MD MPH
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Emergency physician & Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Gun violence prevention researcher. Incorrigible optimist (because we can and do create change, together). Mom of two teens. GO BILLS. @meganranney at the other place 🛟🩺📉📈🧪 .. more

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Megan L. Ranney is a practicing American emergency physician currently serving as the Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Previously, Ranney served as the Deputy Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, was Warren Alpert Endowed Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Ranney was the founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health. .. more

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 1d
Happiness is:

Seeing your kids happy.

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Alexander Tsai, MD @drdrtsai.bsky.social · 2d
Elvin Geng @elvingeng.bsky.social, EIC of Implementation Science Communications, is trying to understand what makes a peer review invitation from an academic journal better or worse. Please consider taking a few minutes to fill out his survey!
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 2d
Not. At. All.

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 2d
The new US official: in exchange for restarting foreign aid, the US gets other countries’ genomic data on diseases.

No promise to share the benefits of that IP, though - in contrast to WHO agreements that are under negotiation.

www.reuters.com/business/hea... 🛟🧪🩺
www.reuters.com

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 2d
“as the…administration has rescinded its support for scientific research, restricted vaccine access, dismissed expert advisers, attacked doctors & scientists, & worked to curtail health-insurance coverage, researchers & health-care workers have had a surge of interest in running for office.”🧪🛟
The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.
www.theatlantic.com

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Dennis Ren MD @dennisrenmd.bsky.social · 2d
On the latest #SGEMPeds Xtra, we chat with Dr. @kmpanthagani.bsky.social about how health communication strategies and approaches must evolve in today's world.
@yalesph.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social #FOAMed #SciComm #MedSky
SGEM Xtra: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution…Training Health Communicators - The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
Date: October 17, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kristen Panthagani is an emergency medicine resident and Yale Emergency Scholar at Yale New Haven Hospital. She’s a physician-scientist, having completed her ...
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Reposted by Peter Thorne, Julie L. Lockwood, Megan L. Ranney , and 4 more

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Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 2d
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 2d
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 3d
"Exec director of the community violence initiative I've worked with for a decade+ (the Non Violence Institute) just published this amazing op-ed" -Megan Ranney

➡️ From Neighborhood ‘Beefs’ to Public Health Crisis: As Culture of Violence Shifts, Nonviolence Work Must Reach Further" archive.is/SWDy4
Man wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt with "Choose Peace" written on the back in white.

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
Popcorn and wine, for me.

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3d
My latest, in @msnbc.com, on how ICE, CBP, and Bovino may be overplaying their hand in Chicago.

Also: this will only make hiring go ICE harder.

And: I hope ppl appreciate that the lying Judge Ellis calls out is NOT an aberration, but a very consistent problem w police claims.
Opinion | ICE and CBP's aggressive tactics may have finally gone too far
A federal judge dealt federal agents a setback – and shed light on a much more persistent, deeper problem with policing.
www.msnbc.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
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From neighborhood ‘beefs’ to public health crisis: As culture of violence shifts, nonviolence work must reach further - The Boston Globe
Television, music, social media, and video games have shifted the culture of violence, writes the director of the Nonviolence Institute in Providence.
www.bostonglobe.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
Trying again: amplifying the great work of the executive director of the Non Violence Institute in Providence RI :)

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From neighborhood ‘beefs’ to public health crisis: As culture of violence shifts, nonviolence work must reach further - The Boston Globe
Television, music, social media, and video games have shifted the culture of violence, writes the director of the Nonviolence Institute in Providence.
www.bostonglobe.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
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From neighborhood ‘beefs’ to public health crisis: As culture of violence shifts, nonviolence work must reach further - The Boston Globe
Television, music, social media, and video games have shifted the culture of violence, writes the director of the Nonviolence Institute in Providence.
www.bostonglobe.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
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From neighborhood ‘beefs’ to public health crisis: As culture of violence shifts, nonviolence work must reach further - The Boston Globe
Television, music, social media, and video games have shifted the culture of violence, writes the director of the Nonviolence Institute in Providence.
www.bostonglobe.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 3d
YOU GUYS!!!

The exec director of the community violence initiative I've worked with for a decade+ (the Non Violence Institute, Providence, RI) just published this amazing op-ed in @bostonglobe.com !!!!

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
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Dennis Ren MD @dennisrenmd.bsky.social · 3d
Coming up this week is an #SGEMPeds Xtra. Dr. @kmpanthagani.bsky.social joins us to talk about the evolution of health communication! #FOAMed #SciComm #MedSky @nejm.org @yalesph.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social
Training Health Communicators - The Need for a New Approach - PubMed
Training Health Communicators - The Need for a New Approach
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 5d
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Brian Keegan, Richard M. Carpiano , and 1 more

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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 5d
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
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Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Miles Corak

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 5d
Almost one billion children have died globally since 1950
The UN estimates that 990 million children have died globally since 1950. Bar chart showing annual number of children who died before age five from 1950 to 2024, with a long-term downward trend. Key points annotated: 1950 annual child deaths about 20 million, child mortality rate 23%; deaths peaked in 1960 as millions died during the "Great Leap Forward" famine in China; 2000 annual child deaths about 10 million, child mortality rate 7.6%; 2024 annual child deaths about 5 million, child mortality rate 3.6%. X-axis runs from 1950 to 2024. Data source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024). License: CC BY.

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 5d
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By crushing the opposition in the elections last night, the Democrats have fallen right into Trump’s hands.

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 5d
By crushing the opposition in the elections last night, the Democrats have fallen right into Trump’s hands.

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 7d
I am here for it. ❤️

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 7d
RWJF: “Despite a common assumption that our country is more polarized than ever, new survey research shows that US adults agree broadly on their priorities for themselves, their families, & their communities, & in the day-to-day challenges they face”🧪🛟

*w/ gratitude to @meganranney.bsky.social
U.S. adults largely agree on what's important for health in the place they call home. Graph/Percent who say the following is to the kind of community they want to live in — clean water Everyone feels safe Good schools Ability to be healthy Good paying jobs Stable place to live “People are worried about the impact of costs on others, not just themselves: Nearly 4 out of 5 (78%) people are concerned that rising costs will drive long-term residents to leave their communities. And an overwhelming majority (94%) believe your ZIP code shouldn't determine access to affordable housing, good jobs, and healthy food. Most U.S. adults care about their neighbors.”

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 7d
Exclusive: Hundreds of travel businesses, including casinos, hotels and convention bureaus, are asking Congress to end the shutdown, citing worries about the holiday travel season.
Travel Industry Sounds Alarm Over Government Shutdown
Hundreds of travel businesses, including casinos, hotels and convention bureaus, are asking Congress to end the shutdown, citing worries about the holiday travel season.
on.wsj.com

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JAMA @jama.com · 7d
In March 2025, the JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from medicine, academia, advocacy, government and industry to develop solutions to reduce firearm violence by 2040.

📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 7d
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Exclusive: The Trump administration dismantled the CDC’s peer review system. Staffers scrambled to salvage it.
The CDC sends hundreds of millions of dollars to outside researchers each year. Would the Trump administration let that happen in 2025?
open.substack.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 7d
Love that

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 7d
"Whether you are writing about a rumor, lie, or a conspiracy theory, it helps to be specific. If you don’t know what exactly you are dealing with, it may be worth spending some time trying to figure that out."
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The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Megan L. Ranney

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 7d
As the federal shutdown comes up on one month, states are showing what a functional government can do: defending voting rights, protecting food aid, and more. bit.ly/47eUTVA
States Step Up as Washington Stalls
With Congress paralyzed and aid programs in jeopardy, state governments are proving to be laboratories for reform and resistance.
www.brennancenter.org